Team overview page 〉Details for: Julian Schmitt
Research interests:
Quantum optics, quantum gases, photon Bose-Einstein condensates, thermodynamics of light, open quantum systems, non-Hermitian topological physics, physical computation, photonic nanostructures
Short summary of current research:
The research explores emergent equilibrium and non-equilibrium states in quantum gases of photons, realized experimentally in material-filled optical cavities at room temperature. The work includes the creation of tunable trapping potentials to investigate phenomena such as Bose–Einstein condensation and critical behavior in uniform photon gases confined within box potentials, as well as the demonstration of topological states of light engineered through tailored dissipation. More recently, Julian and his team have advanced to time-resolved experiments with photon gases coupled to driven reservoirs, and are now leveraging the versatility of the photon box to investigate new concepts in physical computation.