Welcome to our new Master students.
more ...2026-05-19
Quantum Optics Experiments moved to new Labs at Heidelberg
more ...2026-03-11
OptiQS' first Bachelor student: Tim has successfully completed his Bachelor’s thesis on exceptional points in coupled photon Bose–Einstein condensates.
more ...2026-02-19
Andris Erglis joins OptiQS Team to study open quantum systems in photon BECs
more ...2026-02-17
Welcome Kiran! New Postdoc Joins the OptiQs Group in Heidelberg.
more ...2026-02-17
Congrats to Kevin who has been awarded the 2025 Ehrenfest–Afanassjewa thesis prize!
more ...2025-12-16
Peter Schnorrenberg starts PhD on photon Bose–Einstein condensates
more ...2026-02-18
Thermodynamics is usually associated with large systems and many particles. In our new paper, we show that even few-particle systems obey the laws of thermodynamics.
more ...2025-10-31
Temporally-driven Bose-Einstein condensates of photons provide insight into the excitation spectrum of open, thermalized quantum gases, revealing the collective dynamics of photons and molecules through driving and dissipation.
more ...2025-07-18
Julian Schmitt recently joined the Kirchhoff Institute for Physics – bringing fresh momentum to the field of quantum optics. With his new research group Optical Quantum Systems, he aims to explore how light and matter behave in the quantum world. Johanna Schwarz, administrative director of the faculty, spoke with him about his research and plans in Heidelberg.
more ...2025-07-11
Hello Heidelberg! Our Optical Quantum Systems group (OptiQS) is now at KIP!
more ...2025-02-25
