We are fascinated by ...

  • Universal matter-wave interferometry:
    Scalable interferometer concepts and beam splitter techniques for atoms, large (bio)molecules and nanoparticles.
  • Quantum physics at the interface to the classical world:
    Mass limits of matter-wave interference, decoherence, wave function collapse. 
  • Quantum measurements for physical chemistry:
    Matter-wave fringes as quantum nanorulers to measure electro-magnetic, optical dynamical molecule properties.
  • Quantum tools for biomolecular physics:
    Matter-wave interferometry with vitamins, neurotransmitters, antibiotics and polypeptides.  
  • Optomechanics for new quantum ideas:
    Optical cooling of trapped nanoparticles to enable quantum experiments in new regimes.
  • Single-photon charge control of proteins
    Novel applications of biomolecular beams controlled by photo-cleavable tags.
  • Quantum sensors for mass spectrometry:
    Superconducting nanowire detectors as detectors for biopolymers and molecular beams. 

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 Latest News

16.07.2020
 

Our work on Bragg diffraction of dyes and antibiotics highlighted by Phys. Rev. Lett. and Physics

22.06.2020
 

Interferometric measurement of molecular diamagnetism published as "hot paper" in PCCP !

25.05.2020
 

Congratulations to Sebastian on completing his Master of Physics with distinction on May 25th, 2020.

25.05.2020
 

Congratulations to Yaakov on completing his PhD with distinction on May 22nd, 2020.

04.05.2020
 

Can you fly rather than fry a polypeptide, thermally for matter-wave deflectometry? Check this out ...

29.04.2020
 

The Doctoral College Advanced Functional Materials has new PhD openings !