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Welcome to the Quantum Optics & Quantum Information (QOQI) group of Prof. Dr. Joachim von Zanthier.
We investigate multi-photon interference phenomena in quantum optics and quantum information science using non-classical, classical or mixed light sources. The research is carried out in theory and in experiment and focuses on fundamental questions and possible applications. Topics of interest include quantum imaging, cooperative effects, entanglement of light and matter, and testing the foundations of quantum mechanics.
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Today, Stefan successfully defended his PhD thesis with the title Spatio-temporal photon correlations: From stars to atoms. After a bit of bureaucracy, he may call himself Dr. Richter.
On Wednesday our group went to the very famous Bergkirchweih in Erlangen. Similar to the Octoberfest in Munich, Erlangen celebrates the beer culture for 12 days. We enjoyed a few beers at our favourite place close to Steinbach-Bräu that evening.
In the recently published book Photonic Quantum Technologies: Science and Applications, a team of distinguished scientists from different disciplines deliver an authoritative, one-stop overview of up-to-date research on various quantum systems.
Ferdinand Schmidt-Kaler (JGU Mainz collaborator) and...
Pioneering experiment paves way to new imaging method for single molecules
An international research team including the QOQI team has succeeded for the first time in using X-rays for an imaging technique that exploits a special quantum property of light. As the researchers write in the journal Phys...
The "Nürnberger Nachrichten" interviewed Joachim von Zanthier regarding his PhD supervisor, Alain Aspect, who got the Nobel Price in Physics 2022 "for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violation of Bell inequalities and pioneering quantum information science". From his time as a P...
Consortium from Erlangen receives roughly 3 million euros from the Free State of Bavaria
In recognition of our outstanding expertise in quantum research: a consortium consisting of eleven researchers from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) will receive roughly three million eur...
Last Monday, our group took a kayak trip from Behringersmühle to Streitberg under perfect conditions with very good weather. After kayaking, we went for a bite at the Pretzfelder Keller.
SAOT - the Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies - just released the new brochure “Photonics Research in Erlangen“. It contains a detailed overview on research groups and investigators working on photonics and optical technologies in Erlangen.
The QOQI group is represented wit...
Marc has won the SAOT Student Award 2022 in the topic Optical Metrology. The prize is awarded for his contribution Testing Higher-Order Quantum Interference with Many-Particle States . The prize was handed out at the occasion of the SAOT Young Researcher’s Award Ceremony which has taken place on Jul...
Marc's PhD Thesis entitled Testing Quantum Theory with Higher-Order Interference in Many-Particle Correlations has been selected for the book series Springer Theses - Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research.
To be published there, the following criteria must be met:
They must be written in go...
