Group News (2022)11 July 2022|ilp SengstockMulti-frequency optical lattice for dynamic lattice-geometry controlPhoto: UHHWe have developed a new scheme for tunable optical lattices that can switch, ramp or modulate between a honeycomb, boron-nitride and triangular...19 April 2022|ilp SengstockFormation of spontaneous density-wave patterns in DC driven latticesPhoto: adapted fromPhys. Rev. X 12, 021014 (2022)In a collaboration with the theory group of Ludwig Mathey, we have observed and explained surprising density-wave patterns, which form in BECs in...8 April 2022|ilp SengstockA new sorting algorithm for cold atoms in optical tweezer arraysPhoto: Henning Mollenhauer / UHHWe have developed a new sorting algorithm based on the well-known compression algorithm that minimizes exception handling and leads to a faster and...24 February 2022|ilp SengstockSuccessful test of our high-NA microscope objectivesPhoto: Jan Philip Deppe / UHHOur custom-made high NA microscope objectives neccessary for trapping and manipulation of neutral Yb atoms at various different wavelengths have been...