Arthur La Rooij

Postdoctoral researcher
Quantum Gases
Kastler-Brossel Laboratory
France

Academician Physics
Biography

My interests mainly concern the nature of complex quantum systems, particularly lattices of quantum mechanical particles. In my PhD research I developed and build a new atomic physics experiment. The goal is to use magnetic potentials shaped by e-beam lithography at the Kavli cleanroom in Delft to trap ultracold neutral atoms in magnetic potential lattices. I find both the quantum simulation as well as the quantum information applications of the experiments that we do fascinating. Technically I have acquired skills in both solid state nanotechnology and atomic physics that I also hope to use in future experiments. In the future I hope to contribute to a large quantum simulation team where I hope to work with fermionic atoms. I believe that the best way to gain deeper insight in condensed matter physics is to quantum simulation with fermionic atoms in lattices with controlled disorder and doping. Only by staying close to the systems that we want to understand can we hope to solve them.

Research Intrest

Rubidium Cavity QED

List of Publications
V. Y. F. Leung, D. R. M. Pijn1, H. Schlatter, L. Torralbo-Campo, A. L. La Rooij, G. B. Mulder1, J. Naber, M. L. Soudijn, A. Tauschinsky, C. Abarbanel, B. Hadad, E. Golan, R. Folman, and R. J. C. Spreeuw. Magnetic-film atom chip with 10 μm period lattices of microtraps for quantum information science with Rydberg atoms. 2014. Apr. Vea Sandoghdar, F Treussart, J Hare, V Lefevre-Seguin, J-M Raimond, S Haroche. Very low threshold whispering-gallery-mode microsphere laser. 1996. Sep. DS Weiss, V Sandoghdar, J Hare, V Lefevre-Seguin, J-M Raimond, S Haroche. Splitting of high-Q Mie modes induced by light backscattering in silica microspheres. 1995. Sep; 20 (18):1835-1837.