IQ³
Institute for Quantum Control, Quantum Computing and Quantum Optics

Projects

In the first phase, the research at IQ³ will explore a diverse range of quantum technologies through the development of seven scientific projects exploiting the properties of either ultra-cold atoms (A) or molecules (M) as detailed below:

A1 Neutral atom quantum computing in optical lattices:

1. Collisional gates:

• ⁸⁵Rb BEC
• CO₂ laser lattice (funded by EPSRC grant EP/C511484/1 )

2. Rydberg gates.

M1 Ultra-cold molecule formation by cross-beam collisions.

M2 Ultra-cold molecule formation by coherent control.

M3 Ultra-cold molecule formation from Bose-Einstein condensates.

• RbCs mixtures (funded by EPSRC grant GR/S78339/01 )

Team

Academic Staff

Charles Adams (Far-off resonance optical lattices and Rydberg atom experiments)

Simon Cornish (BEC, Feshbach resonances, and quantum degenerate mixture experiments)

Simon Gardiner (atom optics and BEC theory)

Ifan Hughes (atom optics and heteronuclear molecule experiments)

Jeremy Hutson (ultra-cold molecules theory)

Robert Potvliege (Rydberg atom theory)

Eckart Wrede (ultra-cold molecules experiment)

Postgraduate Students

Paul Griffin, Kevin Weatherill, and Matt Pritchard ( CO₂ laser lattice)

Patrick Tierney and Margaret Harris ( RbCs mixtures)

Malcolm Parks ( ⁸⁵Rb BEC)