22–26 Nov 2021
AlbaNova Main Building
Europe/Stockholm timezone
Please note: ECTI 2021 will be held as a hybrid event.

Structured light beams and phase-stable optical forces for physics with trapped ions

25 Nov 2021, 15:30
30m
Hermann Staudinger lecture hall of the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research (Mainz + Zoom)

Hermann Staudinger lecture hall of the Max-Planck-Institute for Polymer Research

Mainz + Zoom

Speaker

Christian Schmiegelow

Description

I will review two experimental developments and its applications to experiments with ion traps. First I will show how we implemented phase-stable optical forces on trapped ions, and will discuss several applications, both realized and planned. These include: spin-dependent kicking which lead to the realization of a spin heat engine, the possibility of generating giant cats, and a special kind of doubly squeezed state. Next I will show how the use of structured light on quadrupole transitions can be used for various tasks. These include: reducing ac stark shift, controlling selection rules and imaging motional wave packets with superresolution. Finally I will discuss how these ideas are shaping future experiments we are carrying out at the University of Buenos Aires.

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