© Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn
Prof. Dr. Martin Weitz
TRA Matter Steering Committee
TRA Matter Steering Committee
Zugehörigkeiten
- Institut für Angewandte Physik
- Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät
Forschungsschwerpunkte
- Experimental quantum optics
Our group conducts experiments on equilibrium thermodynamics of light, quantum physics of ultracold gases in optical lattices, and laser cooling of extremely dense gases. In optical resonators filled with a dye solution, we perform experiments on the Bose-Einstein condensation of photons.
Ausgewählte Publikationen
Klaers J, Schmitt J, Vewinger F, Weitz M (2010) Bose-Einstein condensation of photons in an optical microcavity. Nature 468(7323):545-8.
Öztürk F, Lappe T, Hellmann G, Schmitt J, Klaers J, Vewinger F, Kroha J, and Weitz M (2021) Observation of a non-Hermitian phase transition in an optical quantum gas. Science 372(6537):88-91.
Busley E, Miranda LE, Redmann A, Kurtscheid C, Karkihalli Umesh K, Vewinger F, Weitz M, and Schmitt J (2022) Compressibility and the Equation of State of an Optical Quantum Gas in a Box. Science 375(6587):1403-1406.
© Volker Lannert/Uni Bonn
Prof. Dr. Martin Weitz
TRA Matter Steering Committee
TRA Matter Steering Committee