Project description
Collective interactions of light with cold and quantum-degenerate matter
Ultracold matter and particularly the quantum degenerate regime will underpin many emergent quantum technologies. The ability to control quantum matter – including its collective, nonlinear dynamics, and spontaneous self-organisation – will thus support European competitiveness in this socioeconomically critical field. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the ColOpt project will focus on training a new generation of young researchers in the collective interactions of light with laser-cooled cold and quantum-degenerate matter. They intend to develop techniques to control matter through optomechanical effects, identify new quantum phases, and enhance knowledge of long-range coupled systems. Outcomes will advance trapping, laser, and optical technologies, and lead to breakthroughs in quantum information and simulation.
Objective
The network “Collective effects and optomechanics in ultra-cold matter” (ColOpt) will train early-stage researchers (ESR) in fundamental science and applications in the areas of cold atom and quantum physics, optical technologies and complexity science to promote European competiveness in emergent quantum technologies. It consists of nine academic nodes and three companies from six European countries, supported by two partners in Brazil and the USA, five further non-academic partners and one public-private partnership.
Collective, nonlinear dynamics and spontaneous self-organization are abundant in nature, sciences and technology and of central importance. Building on this interdisciplinary relevance, a particular novelty of ColOpt is the integration of classical and quantum self-organization. The research program focuses on collective interactions of light with laser-cooled cold and quantum-degenerate matter. We will explore innovative control of matter through optomechanical effects, identify novel quantum phases, enhance knowledge of long-range coupled systems and advance the associated trapping, laser and optical technologies, establishing new concepts in quantum information and simulation.
ColOpt combines cutting-edge science with training in complex instrumentation and methods to the highest level of technical expertise, both experimentally and theoretically, and fosters the development of transferable skills and critical judgement. Each ESR will be exposed to a broad spectrum of experimental, theoretical and industrial environments, to obtain core competence in one of them and the collaborative experience and skills to thrive in a truly international and intersectorial framework. ESRs will develop the capabilities to analyse and understand complex interactions, and will gain awareness of societal and entrepreneurial needs and opportunities. Taken together, this will enable them to excel in a variety of sectors of our diverse and rapidly changing society.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- natural sciences physical sciences condensed matter physics
- natural sciences physical sciences optics cavity optomechanics
- natural sciences physical sciences quantum physics
- engineering and technology nanotechnology nano-materials
- natural sciences physical sciences optics laser physics
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H2020-EU.1.3. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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H2020-EU.1.3.1. - Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of researchers
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MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)
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(opens in new window) H2020-MSCA-ITN-2016
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G1 1XQ Glasgow
United Kingdom
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