In our experiments, we laser cool atoms to microKelvin and nanoKelvin temperatures and trap them using light. Many of our light traps are optical lattices, which can confine atoms in 3D arrays of sites, in stacks of pancake-like 2D traps, or in bundles of 1D tubes.

Atoms in optical lattices are model quantum mechanical systems. Our three distinct apparatuses applies these model systems to the study of three distinct kinds of physics. Our quantum computing apparatus aims to use individual atoms as qubits, in order to study novel entangled states and with an eye toward a universal quantum computer. Information about the other experiments can be find

There are typically research positions available for postdocs, graduate students and undergraduate students on all these exciting projects. For more information, contact dsweiss@phys.psu.edu

This GitHub Organization is a storage place for shared files related to the quantum computing experiment. This might include code for commanding the experiment, code for performing calculations, Kicad files for circuits and pcbs, manuals for some devices, general notes and other various documentation as needed.

The code base is in various forms, and should not be trusted in general to be up to date or working, so everything listed should be treated with skepticism.