Atomic and Laser Physics
We research the interaction of light and matter over an enormous range of conditions, from high-energy plasmas created by the most powerful lasers in the world, to the coherent manipulation of single quantum particles for implementing quantum information processing, to the creation of quantum matter such as Bose-Einstein condensation condensates at temperatures of tens of nanokelvin.
Research themes
Laser-plasma & ultrafast x-ray science
We explore high-intensity light-matter interactions & use ultrafast optical and x-ray pulses to probe exotic states of matter.
Group Leaders
High Energy Density Physics and Inertial Fusion Energy
Gianluca Gregori
High Power Laser Group
Justin Wark
Intense X-ray-Matter Interactions
Sam Vinko
Laser Fusion and Extreme Field Science
Peter Norreys
Oxford Centre for High Energy Density Science (OxCHEDS)
Justin Wark
Plasma Accelerators and Ultrafast X-rays
Simon Hooker
Ultrafast X-rays
Justin Wark
Quantum information, quantum optics and ultracold atoms
We exploit quantum mechanical superposition and entanglement to manipulate information in ways not allowed in the classical world, and to study the interactions of atoms and photons at the single-particle level.
Group Leaders
Dipolar Quantum Gases
Robert Smith
Frontiers of Quantum Physics
Vlatko Vedral
Ion Trap Quantum Computing
Christopher Ballance, David Lucas, Andrew Steane
NMR Quantum Computing
Jonathan Jones
Optical Quantum Technologies
Brian Smith
Quantum Information Technology
Alexander Lvovsky
Quantum Measurement Lab
Quantum Systems Engineering
Dieter Jaksch
The Atom-Photon Connection
Axel Kuhn
Ultracold Quantum Matter
Christopher Foot
Ultrafast quantum optics and optical metrology
Other research groups
Other groups in Atomic and Laser Physics
Combustion Physics and Non-Linear Optics
Paul Ewart
Laser spectroscopy
Patrick Baird
Plasma Accelerators
Plasma Theory
Steven Balbus, Michael Barnes, Tony Bell, James Binney, Garret Cotter, Paul Dellar, Julien Devriendt, Gianluca Gregori, Peter Norreys, Felix Parra Diaz, Philipp Podsiadlowski, Steven Rose, Subir Sarkar, Alexander Schekochihin, Adrianne Slyz, Caroline Terquem
