Our article "Prospects for single-photon sideband cooling of optically trapped neutral atoms" has been selected by the editors of Physical Review Research to be an Editors' Suggestion!
Our article "Prospects for single-photon sideband cooling of optically trapped neutral atoms" has been selected by the editors of Physical Review Research to be an Editors' Suggestion!
Elia leaves our group and join Hartmut Haeffner's group at Berkeley. We wish you all the best Elia!
Elia leaves our group and join Hartmut Haeffner's group at Berkeley. We wish you all the best Elia!
We welcome our first Lithium MOT!
We welcome our first Lithium MOT!
Our new paper on sideband cooling is in the arxiv
Our new paper on sideband cooling is in the arxiv
The metallic Lithium is successfully inserted into the oven - and no explosion occurred! ;-)
The metallic Lithium is successfully inserted into the oven - and no explosion occurred! ;-)
Our paper on a new ECDL design has been published in Optics Letters!
Our paper on a new ECDL design has been published in Optics Letters!
Naoto Mizukami joins our group as a Ph.D. Student. ようこそ Naoto!
Naoto Mizukami joins our group as a Ph.D. Student. ようこそ Naoto!
Our new European collaboration begins! TSCAC will bring together several European groups for advancing composite optical clocks.
Our new European collaboration begins! TSCAC will bring together several European groups for advancing composite optical clocks.
Ions detected! We are happy to announce we officially built the first ion trap in Italy.
Ions detected! We are happy to announce we officially built the first ion trap in Italy.
Daniele successfully defended his thesis and graduated summa cum laude. Well done Daniele!
Daniele successfully defended his thesis and graduated summa cum laude. Well done Daniele!
Our clock laser is successfully locked to the ULE cavity.
Our clock laser is successfully locked to the ULE cavity.
Our new extended cavity diode laser is now officially patented. Publication coming soon!
Our new extended cavity diode laser is now officially patented. Publication coming soon!
Covid restrictions are slowly relaxing and we're finally getting back on track. Stay safe!
Covid restrictions are slowly relaxing and we're finally getting back on track. Stay safe!
Amelia is leaving us to join PPQSense, a young start-up in the field of optics and electronics. Best of lucks, Amelia!
Amelia is leaving us to join PPQSense, a young start-up in the field of optics and electronics. Best of lucks, Amelia!
Congratulations to Amelia Detti for her successful Ph.D. defense! Bravissima!
Congratulations to Amelia Detti for her successful Ph.D. defense! Bravissima!
Our paper on the design of our ion trap is out in the special issue of Applied Sciences "Optical Trapping of Ions and Atoms 2020: Novel Advances and Prospects"
Our paper on the design of our ion trap is out in the special issue of Applied Sciences "Optical Trapping of Ions and Atoms 2020: Novel Advances and Prospects"
Daniele Scorsino joins the team for his master thesis. Welcome Daniele!
Daniele Scorsino joins the team for his master thesis. Welcome Daniele!
Carlo's ERC Proof of Concept project has been admitted to funding! New lasers will be in production soon ;-)
Carlo's ERC Proof of Concept project has been admitted to funding! New lasers will be in production soon ;-)
Our paper on one-photon sideband cooling of Lithium atoms is out in the arxiv!
Our paper on one-photon sideband cooling of Lithium atoms is out in the arxiv!
We are all very happy for having hosted the mid-term meeting of the CC4C EMPIR collaboration. Two days of great talks and nice chats, thanks to all our colleagues and friends for attending and sharing a very nice time!
We are all very happy for having hosted the mid-term meeting of the CC4C EMPIR collaboration. Two days of great talks and nice chats, thanks to all our colleagues and friends for attending and sharing a very nice time!
Congratulations to Elia Perego for his successful Ph.D. defense! Very well done Elia!
Congratulations to Elia Perego for his successful Ph.D. defense! Very well done Elia!
Federico Berto is the co-recipient for the best poster award at the Enrico Fermi School of Physics "New frontiers for metrology: from biolofy and chemistry to quantum and data science" in Varenna. Congratulations Federico!
Federico Berto is the co-recipient for the best poster award at the Enrico Fermi School of Physics "New frontiers for metrology: from biolofy and chemistry to quantum and data science" in Varenna. Congratulations Federico!
Congratulations to Roberto Concas for his permanent appointment at INRiM! Fantastic news!
Congratulations to Roberto Concas for his permanent appointment at INRiM! Fantastic news!
Our article "A compact radiofrequency drive based on interdependent resonant circuits for precise control of ion traps" is out in Review of Scientific Instruments!
Our article "A compact radiofrequency drive based on interdependent resonant circuits for precise control of ion traps" is out in Review of Scientific Instruments!
Our article "A scalable hardware and software control apparatus for experiments with hybrid quantum systems" is now published in Review of Scientific Instruments!
Our article "A scalable hardware and software control apparatus for experiments with hybrid quantum systems" is now published in Review of Scientific Instruments!
Federico Berto joins our team for his Ph.d. thesis. Welcome Federico!
Federico Berto joins our team for his Ph.d. thesis. Welcome Federico!
The PlusOne project, funded by an ERC Starting grant, officially begins!
The PlusOne project, funded by an ERC Starting grant, officially begins!
The optical tables have arrived, we are ready to mount the laser system!
The optical tables have arrived, we are ready to mount the laser system!
The ULTRACOLDPLUS project, funded by the Italian Ministry through the Scientific Independence for Young Researchers (SIR) program officially begins!
The ULTRACOLDPLUS project, funded by the Italian Ministry through the Scientific Independence for Young Researchers (SIR) program officially begins!