Dysprosium — The Most Magnetic Element
We are interested in using dysprosium, the most magnetic element, to explore long-range
dipolar interactions in an optical lattice. Long-range interactions open many possibilities for
creating new type of strong correlations in many-body systems. Such long-range strong correlations
are key to many exotic materials currently studied for their potential applications and pose the
greatest challenge to our understanding of many-body quantum states.
Taking advantage of the large tensorial light shift (quadratic Zeeman effect) around a narrow transition,
we have recently localized two layers of dipolar atoms at a distance of ~50 nanometers.
Taking advantage of the large tensorial light shift (quadratic Zeeman effect) around a narrow transition,
we have recently localized two layers of dipolar atoms at a distance of ~50 nanometers.
Current Members
Graduate Students
Li Du — lidu@mit.edu
Yukun Lu — yukunlu@mit.edu
Jiahao Lyu — jhlyu@mit.edu
Yaashnaa Singhal — yaashnaa@mit.edu
Post-Doctoral
Gary Rozen — gary95@mit.edu
Principal Investigator
Wolfgang Ketterle — ketterle@mit.edu
Former Members
Jin Yang — Post-doc 2022-2024.
Pierre Barral — PhD 2017-2023. Now at Amazon Boston.
Tom De Coninck — Visiting student 2022.
Julius de Hond — Post-doc 2020-2022. Now a quantum engineer at PASQAL
Michael Cantara — PhD 2016-2022. Now a technology specialist at Young Basile
Alan Jamison — Post-doc 2016-202x. Now Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo
Will Lunden — PhD 2014-2019. Now a senior scientist at Vector Atomic
Rudy Pei — Visiting student 2016-2017. Graduate student at UCSD 2017-2021