Description du projet
Interactions collectives de la lumière avec la matière froide et dégénérée sur le plan quantique
La matière ultrafroide, et en particulier le régime de dégénérescence quantique, sous-tendra de nombreuses technologies quantiques émergentes. Sa capacité à contrôler la matière quantique, notamment sa dynamique collective et non linéaire et son auto-organisation spontanée, soutiendra donc la compétitivité européenne dans ce domaine essentiel sur le plan socio-économique. Avec le soutien du programme Actions Marie Skłodowska-Curie, le projet ColOpt procédera à la formation d’une nouvelle génération de jeunes chercheurs dans le domaine des interactions collectives de la lumière avec la matière froide et dégénérée quantique refroidie par laser. Ils entendent développer des techniques permettant de contrôler la matière par des effets optomécaniques, d’identifier de nouvelles phases quantiques et d’améliorer la connaissance des systèmes couplés à longue portée. Les résultats feront progresser les technologies de piégeage, de laser et d’optique, et induiront des percées dans le domaine de l’information et de la simulation quantiques.
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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.
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MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinateur
G1 1XQ Glasgow
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