Erwin Schrödinger Center for Quantum Science & Technology (ESQ)

Self-organization is a ubiquitous process in nature. In parallel to the fruitful ongoing research on fundamental principles of self-organization, there is a growing interest in applying the knowledge accumulated in the field towards the creation of states of matter and/or light which would be attractive for various applications. In this project, we aim to explore the possibility of applying self-organization of driven ultracold atomic gases in emerging quantum technologies. We will mainly focus on the theoretical study of novel quantum metrological protocols which utilize the recently discovered momentum entangled states in Bose-Einstein condensates, arising spontaneously when driving the condensate via an oscillating magnetic field in free space, or laser light in an optical resonator setup.

The ESQ Discovery grant enables us to pursue this high-risk research problem at the intersection of nonlinear systems physics and quantum mechanics, with potentially intriguing outcomes for future quantum technologies.