Analytical and Numerical Semester Project in the Quantum Optics Group

Join us for an exciting project to simulate and theoretically model a Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) coupled to a cavity. This system exhibits fascinating phenomena such as self-organization phase transitions, topological pumping, dark states, and exceptional points.

Together with the IMPACT team, you will develop and refine their Python-based numerical framework, which calculates the Bloch wave functions of atoms in various potentials occurring in our experiment. This enables us to employ a simple mean-field model to gain deep insights into the physics of the system. You will also contribute to further develop this underlying theoretical model.

We are seeking a highly motivated student with solid Python programming skills and a keen interest in the theory of (open) quantum systems. Interested students can reach out via email at davbaur@ethz.ch.