In this FAU LMQ People Spotlight, we interviewed our member Markus Sondermann, who is senior scientist at the Department of Physics since 2007.
What is your research topic?
For two years, when the Chair of Experimental Physics switched gears from optics to superconducting quantum systems, I started to work on this topic, in particular on bringing up the labs for experiments on quantum computing. Besides this, I also work on the interaction of light and single atom-like systems in a regime where the light is focused onto the atom from all directions.
How is your research linked to the research foci of the FAU LMQ?
Well, the ingredients of my research are light – at optical frequencies as well as microwaves – and matter – be it atoms or superconducting qubits – and all that in the quantum regime. There seems to be some undeniable overlap with LMQ…
Why exactly this topic/these topics?
During my diploma and PhD I have been working on nonlinear dynamics in laser systems. And also the interaction of atoms/qubits with light can become pretty nonlinear. Moreover, nonlinear dynamics and quantum physics have in common that they can exhibit non-intuitive phenomena and give room for surprises (maybe not for more clever people). I guess it are these similarities that have drawn me to quantum optics back then.
Who in the Profile Center do you hope to collaborate with in the future?
Time will tell.
When I am not working as a scientist, then …
I spend my time with my family, preferentially doing sports outdoors, and enjoy listening to music.
Do you have a secret talent?
I guess it is so secret that even I don’t know it.
What does a typical day in your working life look like?
It is a vivid mixture of reading and writing emails, research, bureaucracy and teaching.
Where do you see the FAU LMQ in 5 or 10 years?
Hopefully it will continue its development into a platform for exchange and discussion for people with similar research interests.
In this FAU LMQ People Spotlight, we interviewed our member Markus Sondermann, who is senior scientist at the Department of Physics since 2007.
What is your research topic?
For two years, when the Chair of Experimental Physics switched gears from optics to superconducting quantum systems, I started to work on this topic, in particular on bringing up the labs for experiments on quantum computing. Besides this, I also work on the interaction of light and single atom-like systems in a regime where the light is focused onto the atom from all directions.
How is your research linked to the research foci of the FAU LMQ?
Well, the ingredients of my research are light – at optical frequencies as well as microwaves – and matter – be it atoms or superconducting qubits – and all that in the quantum regime. There seems to be some undeniable overlap with LMQ…
Why exactly this topic/these topics?
During my diploma and PhD I have been working on nonlinear dynamics in laser systems. And also the interaction of atoms/qubits with light can become pretty nonlinear. Moreover, nonlinear dynamics and quantum physics have in common that they can exhibit non-intuitive phenomena and give room for surprises (maybe not for more clever people). I guess it are these similarities that have drawn me to quantum optics back then.
Who in the Profile Center do you hope to collaborate with in the future?
Time will tell.
When I am not working as a scientist, then …
I spend my time with my family, preferentially doing sports outdoors, and enjoy listening to music.
Do you have a secret talent?
I guess it is so secret that even I don’t know it.
What does a typical day in your working life look like?
It is a vivid mixture of reading and writing emails, research, bureaucracy and teaching.
Where do you see the FAU LMQ in 5 or 10 years?
Hopefully it will continue its development into a platform for exchange and discussion for people with similar research interests.