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Ultrafast Quantum Materials and Imaging Laboratory

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Our Vision is to investigate distinctive quantum systems from nanoscale to strongly correlated electron materials, which aims both to provide a fundamental understanding and to achieve ultrafast manipulation of cooperative quantum phenomena from "simplicity" to complexity. This involves the development and applications of cutting-edge ultrafast laser spectroscopy and nano-imaging techniques over a wide frequency spectrum, spanning from terahertz to ultraviolet to understand quantum non-equilibrium processes and many-body correlation effects. Our accomplishments, particularly in coherent and non-equilibrium dynamics of driven quantum systems, provide the linkage between different communities and merge various scientific disciplines to break new frontiers.

Highlights

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Terahertz light quantum control accesses new class of quantum phenomena
such as gapless superconductivity and high harmonic generation. 

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Openings

Openings

Openings for students and post-docs who are interested in condensed matter physics and quantum information science, ultrafast spectroscopy and microscopy.

Acknowledgement

Funding

We are supported by Light-Matter Quantum Control Project, Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation,  and by the National Quantum Information Science Research Center - Superconducting Quantum Materials Systems Center (SQMS).