Atom Optics & Ultrafast Dynamics

Welcome to the homepage of the Atom Optics & Ultrafast Dynamics group of the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the Utrecht University.
Our group is a member of the Debye Institute, a cooperation of the departments of physics and chemistry within the federation of science faculties.

The group focuses on nonlinear interactions in condensed matter physics and atomic physics of light waves, acoustic waves and matter waves, using modern laser techniques (femtosecond light pulses and laser cooling). Examples are Bose-Einstein condensation, quantum-phase transitions of ultracold atoms in optical lattices, nonlinear optics of photonic crystals, and formation of solitons.