Understanding composite, interacting quantum many body systems and harnessing their potential for quantum information purposes as quantum simulators or quantum sensors, as well as applying insights gained here to other fields, including biology, pose some of the most outstanding challenges in modern quantum physics.
Furthermore, our group investigates the possibility of forming interfaces between the these many-body systems and light in order to generate novel non-classical light sources and quantum memories for light.
Our research group aims to address these challenges by pursuing research in quantum information and entanglement theory as well as the theory of open quantum systems and the study of non-trivial quantum effects in biological systems. We work with a wide variety of technologies, including NV centers in diamond, trapped ions and optical cavities, by developing theoretical proposals whose realization and application for example in biology we are pursuing in collaboration with national and international groups and interacting very closely with the experimental groups in Ulm.
We are part of the vibrant quantum science community at Ulm University. In this short video you can learn more about the topics that our and the other research groups in this community work at
Bachelorarbeiten
Am Institut für Theoretische Physik stehen eine breite Auswahl von Themen aus den Bereichen der Quanteninformation, Quantenoptik und Quantenbiologie sowie der Kosmologie zur Verfügung. Anfragen beim Institutsdirektor, Herrn Prof. Plenio, sind jederzeit willkommen.
News
Julen Pedernales did it again, Best Post Prize at the UniKORN Poster Session 2021
Martin Plenio is listed as highly cited researcher for the fourth time in a row.
Our work on Quantum Physics and Biology featured Local and National Radio
Ludovico Lami wins a Humboldt Fellowship to continue his work in our group for another 2 years
Most Recent Papers
Enhancing Gravitational Interaction between Quantum Systems by a Massive Mediator, Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 110401 (2022)
Optimizing quantum codes with an application to the loss channel with partial erasure information, Quantum 6, 667 (2022)
On the Significance of Interferometric Revivals for the Fundamental Description of Gravity, Universe, 8, 58 (2022)
Design Principles for Long-Range Energy Transfer at Room Temperature, Phys. Rev. X 11, 041003
Contact
Ulm University
Institute of Theoretical Physics
Albert-Einstein-Allee 11
D - 89069 Ulm
Germany
Tel: ++49 / 731 / 50 - 22911
Fax: ++49 / 731 / 50 - 22924
Office: Building M26, room 4117
Click here if you are interested in applying to the group