DyPQ-S Lab

We are currently designing and building a next generation programmable optical tweezer setup with ultracold dysprosium to perform beyond state-of-the-art quantum simulation, quantum computation and quantum information processing.

This project is a collaboration of the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) in San Sebastian/Donostia (Spain), the Institute of Experimental Physics of the University of Innsbruck and the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) in Innsbruck.

Using our strong experience from the ERBIUM, Er-Dy and T-Reqs experiments, we will set up a new apparatus exploiting the possibility of ultrafast free-space imaging below micrometer resolution as well as local manipulation using optical tweezers and spatial light modulators.

Lanthanide atoms with their multi-electron shell configuration have very peculiar properties, like many stable isotopes and a rich optical spectrum. This added complexity opens up new opportunities with significant advantages over single-valence-electron (alkali) atoms for Rydberg physics, like direct trapping and imaging of Rydberg states and new manipulation schemes using isolated core transitions.