Program: Correlation and order in Rydberg gases
(Last update 24 May 2016)
30 May – 3 June 2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Monday 30 May 2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------09:00 - 10:00
Arrival, registration and coffee/tea
10:00 - 10:15
Introduction by Lorentz Center
10:15 - 10:25
Opening remarks by the organizers, intro to workshop format
Morning: setting the stage; what can we simulate with Rydberg systems?
10:25 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:30
12:30 - 14:00
25’+25’+15’ scientific intro by moderator: P. Zoller + talk: A. Glätzle A Rydberg
Quantum Annealer - A novel platform for machine learning
45’ talk + 15’ discussion: H. Weimer Variational analysis of dissipative Rydberg
gases
Lunchbreak @Snellius restaurant and informal discussions
Afternoon: Rydberg dressing
14:00 - 15:15
3x(15+10)’ talks:
M. Plodzien Rydberg dressing of a one-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensate
N. Cisternas San Martin Nataly Cisternas San Martín
S. Whitlock Scaling of a driven atomic gas from the weakly-dressed to the
quantum critical regime
15:15 - 15:45
Coffee/tea break
15:45 - 17:15
45’ talk + 20’ discussion: D. Ciampini Controllable kinetic constraints in a cold
Rydberg gas
17:15 Wine and cheese party @ common room Poster Session
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tuesday 31 May 2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Morning: Rydberg implementation of spin models
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 - 10:35
Intro by moderator: H.-P. Büchler
45’ talk + 20’ discussion: B. Olmos Long-range interacting many-body systems
with alkaline-earth-metal atoms
10:35 - 11:00
Coffee/tea break
11:00 –11:50
2x(15+10)’ talks:
R. van Bijnen TBA
B. Vermersch 1D and 2D Quantum Networks with Rydberg Atoms
12:00 - 14:00
Lunchbreak @Snellius restaurant and informal discussions
Afternoon: molecules
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:50
45’ talk + 15’ discussion: Ch. Koch Quantum optimal control of Rydberg dynamics
2x(15+10)’ talks:
N. Sandor Rydberg optical Feshbach resonance
H. Saßmannshausen Molecular resonances in the Rydberg-excitation spectrum of
an ultracold Cs gas
15:50 - 17:45
parallel workgroup discussions, coffee/tea on the fly
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Wednesday 1 June 2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pattern formation and quantum optics
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 - 10:35
Intro by moderator: Th. Pohl
45’ talk + 20’ discussion: J. Zeiher Controlling long-range interactions by Rydbergdressing
10:35 - 11:00
Coffee/tea break
11:00 –12:30
3x(15+10)’ talks:
Th. Vogt Spectral shift and dephasing of electromagnetically induced
transparency involving a Rydberg state
I. Mirgorodskiy Nonlinear quantum optics mediated by Rydberg atoms
M. Langbecker Towards Rydberg quantum optics inside a hollow core fiber
12:30 - 14:00
Lunchbreak @Snellius restaurant and informal discussions
14:00 - 15:00
15:00 - 16:00
4x15’ preliminary reports from the workgroup discussions
45’ talk + 15’ discussion: R. Löw The rise and fall of Rydberg molecules
17:00
17:30 – 21:30
21:30
Departure by bus to boat (Haven, Leiden)
Boat tour and Indonesian workshop dinner (open mike session)
Departure from boat to Leiden train station, Lorentz Center or hotel Van der Valk
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Thursday 2 June 2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Surfaces and quantum optics
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 - 10:35
Intro by moderator: R. González-Férez
45’ talk + 20’ discussion: J. Fortágh TBA
10:35 - 11:00
Coffee/tea break
11:00 –12:30
3x(15+10)’ talks:
J. Naber Adsorbate dynamics on a silica-coated gold surface
J. Shaffer Electric Field Cancellation on Quartz by Rb Absorbate-Induced Negative
Electron Affinity
L. Torralbo Campo Towards coherent measurements of Rydberg atoms with all-
optical detection
12:30 - 14:00
Lunchbreak @Snellius restaurant and informal discussions
14:00 - 14:35
25’ talk + 10’ discussion: N. Sibalic Quantum optics, optical bistability and optical
imaging using Rydberg ensembles.
3x(15+10)’ talks:
S. Nic Chormaic Towards Rydberg Atoms near the Surface of Ultrathin Optics
Fibres
M. Marcuzzi Absorbing state phase transitions in Rydberg atoms
V. Walther Nonlinear Optics with Semiconductor Rydberg-Excitons
14:35 - 15:50
15:50 - 17:45
parallel workgroup discussions, coffee/tea on the fly
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Friday 3 June 2016
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Gates and entanglement; workshop synthesis
09:00 - 09:30
09:30 - 10:35
Intro by moderator: A. Browaeys TBA
45’ talk + 20’ discussion: M. Saffman Towards scalable quantum computing with
atomic qubits and Rydberg interactions
10:35 - 11:00
Coffee/tea break
11:00 –12:30
4x20’ final reports from workgroup discussions
12:30 - 14:00
Lunchbreak @Snellius restaurant and informal discussions
14:00 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:30
35’ talk + 10’ discussion: J. Porto TBA
35’ talk + 10’ discussion: M. Weidemüller Non- equilibrium dynamics of longrange interacting Rydberg systems
Summary and concluding discussion by moderator: K. Mølmer
15:30 - 16:00