All Outputs (86)

Physical swap dynamics, shortcuts to relaxation, and entropy production in dissipative Rydberg gases (2019)
Journal Article
Gutiérrez, R., Garrahan, J. P., & Lesanovsky, I. (2019). Physical swap dynamics, shortcuts to relaxation, and entropy production in dissipative Rydberg gases. Physical Review E, 100(1), Article 012110. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.100.012110

Dense Rydberg gases are out-of-equilibrium systems where strong density-density interactions give rise to effective kinetic constraints. They cause dynamic arrest associated with highly constrained many-body configurations, leading to slow relaxation... Read More about Physical swap dynamics, shortcuts to relaxation, and entropy production in dissipative Rydberg gases.

Localization in spin chains with facilitation constraints and disordered interactions (2019)
Journal Article
Ostmann, M., Marcuzzi, M., Garrahan, J. P., & Lesanovsky, I. (2019). Localization in spin chains with facilitation constraints and disordered interactions. Physical Review A, 99(6), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.99.060101

Quantum many-body systems with kinetic constraints exhibit intriguing relaxation dynamics. Recent experimental progress in the field of cold atomic gases offers a handle for probing collective behavior of such systems, in particular for understanding... Read More about Localization in spin chains with facilitation constraints and disordered interactions.

Synthetic lattices, flat bands and localization in Rydberg quantum simulators (2019)
Journal Article
Ostmann, M., Marcuzzi, M., Minář, J., & Lesanovsky, I. (2019). Synthetic lattices, flat bands and localization in Rydberg quantum simulators. Quantum Science and Technology, 4(2), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/aaf29d

© 2019 IOP Publishing Ltd. The most recent manifestation of cold Rydberg atom quantum simulators that employs tailored optical tweezer arrays enables the study of many-body dynamics under so-called facilitation conditions. We show how the facilitatio... Read More about Synthetic lattices, flat bands and localization in Rydberg quantum simulators.

Non-equilibrium absorbing state phase transitions in discrete-time quantum cellular automaton dynamics on spin lattices (2018)
Journal Article
Lesanovsky, I., Macieszczak, K., & Garrahan, J. P. (2018). Non-equilibrium absorbing state phase transitions in discrete-time quantum cellular automaton dynamics on spin lattices. Quantum Science and Technology, 4(2), https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/aaf831

We introduce a discrete-time quantum dynamics on a two-dimensional lattice that describes the evolution of a $1+1$-dimensional spin system. The underlying quantum map is constructed such that the reduced state at each time step is separable. We show... Read More about Non-equilibrium absorbing state phase transitions in discrete-time quantum cellular automaton dynamics on spin lattices.

Spectral properties of simple classical and quantum reset processes (2018)
Journal Article
Rose, D. C., Touchette, H., Lesanovsky, I., & Garrahan, J. P. (2018). Spectral properties of simple classical and quantum reset processes. Physical Review E, 98(2), Article 022129. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.98.022129

Dissipative many-body physics of cold Rydberg atoms (2018)
Journal Article
Morsch, O., & Lesanovsky, I. (2018). Dissipative many-body physics of cold Rydberg atoms. Rivista del Nuovo Cimento, 41(7), 383-414. https://doi.org/10.1393/ncr/i2018-10149-7

In the last twenty years, Rydberg atoms have become a versatile and much studied system for implementing quantum many-body systems in the framework of quantum computation and quantum simulation. However, even in the absence of coherent evolution Ryd... Read More about Dissipative many-body physics of cold Rydberg atoms.

Quench dynamics of a dissipative Rydberg gas in the classical and quantum regimes (2018)
Journal Article
Gribben, D., Lesanovsky, I., & Gutierrez, R. (in press). Quench dynamics of a dissipative Rydberg gas in the classical and quantum regimes. Physical Review A, 97(1), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.97.011603

Understanding the non-equilibrium behavior of quantum systems is a major goal of contemporary physics. Much research is currently focused on the dynamics of many-body systems in lowdimensional lattices following a quench, i.e., a sudden change of par... Read More about Quench dynamics of a dissipative Rydberg gas in the classical and quantum regimes.

Single strontium Rydberg ion confined in a Paul trap (2017)
Journal Article
Higgins, G., Li, W., Pokorny, F., Zhang, C., Kress, F., Maier, C., …Hennrich, M. (2017). Single strontium Rydberg ion confined in a Paul trap. Physical Review X, 7(2), Article 021038. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.7.021038

Trapped Rydberg ions are a promising new system for quantum information processing. They have the potential to join the precise quantum operations of trapped ions and the strong, long-range interactions between Rydberg atoms. Combining the two system... Read More about Single strontium Rydberg ion confined in a Paul trap.

Nonequilibrium effective field theory for absorbing state phase transitions in driven open quantum spin systems (2017)
Journal Article
Buchhold, M., Everest, B., Marcuzzi, M., Lesanovsky, I., & Diehl, S. (2017). Nonequilibrium effective field theory for absorbing state phase transitions in driven open quantum spin systems. Physical Review B, 95, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.014308

Phase transitions to absorbing states are among the simplest examples of critical phenomena out of equilibrium. The characteristic feature of these models is the presence of a fluctuationless configuration which the dynamics cannot leave, which has p... Read More about Nonequilibrium effective field theory for absorbing state phase transitions in driven open quantum spin systems.

Role of interactions in a dissipative many-body localized system (2017)
Journal Article
Everest, B., Lesanovsky, I., Garrahan, J. P., & Levi, E. (2017). Role of interactions in a dissipative many-body localized system. Physical Review B, 95(2), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.95.024310

Recent experimental and theoretical efforts have focused on the effect of dissipation on quantum many-body systems in their many-body localized (MBL) phase. While in the presence of dephasing noise such systems reach a unique ergodic state, their dyn... Read More about Role of interactions in a dissipative many-body localized system.

Superfluid flow past an obstacle in annular Bose-Einstein condensates (2016)
Journal Article
Syafwan, M., Kevrekidis, P., Paris-Mandoki, A., Lesanovsky, I., Kruger, P., Hackermuller, L., & Susanto, H. (2016). Superfluid flow past an obstacle in annular Bose-Einstein condensates. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 49(23), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/49/23/235301

© 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd. We investigate the flow of a one-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger model with periodic boundary conditions past an obstacle, motivated by recent experiments with Bose-Einstein condensates in ring traps. Above certain rotati... Read More about Superfluid flow past an obstacle in annular Bose-Einstein condensates.

Emergent kinetic constraints, ergodicity breaking, and cooperative dynamics in noisy quantum systems (2016)
Journal Article
Everest, B., Marcuzzi, M., Garrahan, J. P., & Lesanovsky, I. (2016). Emergent kinetic constraints, ergodicity breaking, and cooperative dynamics in noisy quantum systems. Physical Review E, 94(5), Article 052108. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.94.052108

Kinetically constrained spin systems play an important role in understanding key properties of the dynamics of slowly relaxing materials, such as glasses. Recent experimental studies have revealed that manifest kinetic constraints govern the evolutio... Read More about Emergent kinetic constraints, ergodicity breaking, and cooperative dynamics in noisy quantum systems.

Enhancement of Rydberg-mediated single-photon nonlinearities by electrically tuned Förster resonances (2016)
Journal Article
Gorniaczyk, H., Tresp, C., Bienias, P., Paris-Mandoki, A., Li, W., Mirgorodskiy, I., …Hofferberth, S. (2016). Enhancement of Rydberg-mediated single-photon nonlinearities by electrically tuned Förster resonances. Nature Communications, 7, Article e12480. https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms12480

We demonstrate experimentally that Stark-tuned Förster resonances can be used to substantially increase the interaction between individual photons mediated by Rydberg interaction inside an optical medium. This technique is employed to boost the gain... Read More about Enhancement of Rydberg-mediated single-photon nonlinearities by electrically tuned Förster resonances.

Absorbing state phase transition with competing quantum and classical fluctuations (2016)
Journal Article
Marcuzzi, M., Buchhold, M., Diehl, S., & Lesanovsky, I. (2016). Absorbing state phase transition with competing quantum and classical fluctuations. Physical Review Letters, 116(24), https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.245701

Stochastic processes with absorbing states feature examples of non-equilibrium universal phenomena. While the classical regime has been thoroughly investigated in the past, relatively little is known about the behavior of these non-equilibrium system... Read More about Absorbing state phase transition with competing quantum and classical fluctuations.

Towards rotation sensing with a single atomic clock (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fernholz, T., Stevenson, R., Hush, M. R., Lesanovsky, I., Bishop, T., Gentile, F., …von Klitzing, W. (2016). Towards rotation sensing with a single atomic clock. Proceedings of SPIE, 9900(990007), https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2229878

We discuss a scheme to implement a gyroscopic atom sensor with magnetically trapped ultra-cold atoms. Unlike standard light or matter wave Sagnac interferometers no free wave propagation is used. Interferometer operation is controlled only with stati... Read More about Towards rotation sensing with a single atomic clock.

Experimental observation of controllable kinetic constraints in a cold atomic gas (2016)
Journal Article
Valado, M., Simonelli, C., Hoogerland, M., Lesanovsky, I., Garrahan, J. P., Arimondo, E., …Morsch, O. (2016). Experimental observation of controllable kinetic constraints in a cold atomic gas. Physical Review A, 93(4), Article 040701. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.93.040701

Many-body systems relaxing to equilibrium can exhibit complex dynamics even if their steady state is trivial. In situations where relaxation requires highly constrained local particle rearrangements, such as in glassy systems, this dynamics can be di... Read More about Experimental observation of controllable kinetic constraints in a cold atomic gas.

Coherence in a cold atom photon transistor (2015)
Journal Article
Li, W., & Lesanovsky, I. (2015). Coherence in a cold atom photon transistor. Physical Review A, 92(4), Article 043828. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.92.043828

Recent experiments have realized an all-optical photon transistor using a cold atomic gas. This approach relies on electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in conjunction with the strong interaction among atoms excited to high-lying Rydberg sta... Read More about Coherence in a cold atom photon transistor.

Sagnac Interferometry with a Single Atomic Clock (2015)
Journal Article
Stevenson, R., Hush, M. R., Bishop, T., Lesanovsky, I., & Fernholz, T. (2015). Sagnac Interferometry with a Single Atomic Clock. Physical Review Letters, 115(16), Article 163001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.163001

© 2015 American Physical Society. © 2015 American Physical Society. The Sagnac effect enables interferometric measurements of rotation with high precision. Using matter waves instead of light promises resolution enhancement by orders of magnitude tha... Read More about Sagnac Interferometry with a Single Atomic Clock.

Spin correlations as a probe of quantum synchronization in trapped ion phonon-lasers (2015)
Journal Article
Hush, M. R., Li, W., Genway, S., Lesanovsky, I., & Armour, A. (2015). Spin correlations as a probe of quantum synchronization in trapped ion phonon-lasers. Physical Review A, 91, Article 061401. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.91.061401

We investigate quantum synchronization theoretically in a system consisting of two cold ions in microtraps. The ions' motion is damped by a standing-wave laser whilst also being driven by a blue-detuned laser which results in self-oscillation. Workin... Read More about Spin correlations as a probe of quantum synchronization in trapped ion phonon-lasers.

Strongly correlated growth of Rydberg aggregates in a vapor cell (2015)
Journal Article
Urvoy, A., Ripka, F., Lesanovsky, I., Booth, D., Shaffer, J., Pfau, T., & Löw, R. (2015). Strongly correlated growth of Rydberg aggregates in a vapor cell. Physical Review Letters, 114, Article 203002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.203002

The observation of strongly interacting many-body phenomena in atomic gases typically requires ultracold samples. Here we show that the strong interaction potentials between Rydberg atoms enable the observation of many-body effects in an atomic vapor... Read More about Strongly correlated growth of Rydberg aggregates in a vapor cell.