Ultracold quantum technologies

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• Ultracold quantum technologies

  • Richard Brierley
  • Yun Li
  • Leonardo Benini

  Editorial7 Dec 2021 Nature Physics

• Cold atoms stay cool

  Methods for studying Bose–Einstein condensation in ultracold gases have been under development for over 40 years. A highly sophisticated suite of techniques has emerged from rapid technological advances that show no sign of slowing down.

  • Jook Walraven

  Comment7 Dec 2021 Nature Physics
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  Laser cooling for quantum gases

  Laser cooling underpins the field of ultracold quantum gases. This Review surveys recent methodological advances that are pushing quantum gases into new regimes.

  • Florian Schreck
  • Klaasjan van Druten

  Review Article18 Nov 2021 Nature Physics
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  Spectroscopic probes of quantum gases

  Spectroscopic techniques can probe atomic and molecular gases with exquisite precision. This Review discusses the wide array of methods that have been developed and applied to study many-body physics in ultracold gases.

  • Chris J. Vale
  • Martin Zwierlein

  Review Article7 Dec 2021 Nature Physics
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  Quantum gas microscopy for single atom and spin detection

  Ultracold gases provide a platform for idealized realizations of many-body systems. Thanks to recent advances in quantum gas microscopy, collective quantum phenomena can be probed with single-site resolution.

  • Christian Gross
  • Waseem S. Bakr

  Review Article18 Nov 2021 Nature Physics
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  Quantum science with optical tweezer arrays of ultracold atoms and molecules

  Large arrays of atoms and molecules can be arranged and controlled with high precision using optical tweezers. This Review surveys the latest methodological advances and their applications to quantum technologies.

  • Adam M. Kaufman
  • Kang-Kuen Ni

  Review Article11 Nov 2021 Nature Physics
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  Quantum gases in optical boxes

  Optical box traps create a potential landscape for quantum gases that is close to the homogeneous theoretical ideal. This Review of box trapping methods highlights the breakthroughs in experimental many-body physics that have followed their development.

  • Nir Navon
  • Robert P. Smith
  • Zoran Hadzibabic

  Review Article7 Dec 2021 Nature Physics
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  Tailoring quantum gases by Floquet engineering

  The freedom to manipulate quantum gases with external fields makes them an ideal platform for studying many-body physics. Floquet engineering using time-periodic modulations has greatly expanded the range of accessible models and phenomena.

  • Christof Weitenberg
  • Juliette Simonet

  Review Article12 Aug 2021 Nature Physics
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  Developments in atomic control using ultracold magnetic lanthanides

  The detailed structure of each atomic species determines what physics can be achieved with ultracold gases. This review discusses the exciting applications that follow from lanthanides’ complex electronic structure.

  • Matthew A. Norcia
  • Francesca Ferlaino

  Review Article25 Nov 2021 Nature Physics