Professor Andrew Truscott

Position | Head of Department |
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Department | Quantum Science & Technology |
Research group | He* BEC group |
Qualifications | BSc PhD Queensland |
Office phone | (02) 612 53626 |
Office | Physics New 1 06 |
Webpage | http://physics.anu.edu.au/ampl/rese... |


Non-equilibrium quantum condensation of microcavity exciton polaritons
This project combines theoretical and experimental research on exciton polaritons in semiconductor microcavities. We investigate emergent quantum phenomena far from equilibrium and their applications for next-generation optoelectronics devices.


How does a quantum system reach equilibrium?
The idea of equilibration is ubiquitous throughout nature. Out-of-equilibrium dynamics – be it caused by a disturbance and subsequent “rethermalisation”, or by passing through a phase transition – is a difficult question to characterise. This project looks at both equilibration and phase transitions in a Bose-Einstein condensate of metastable helium atoms.


Experimental quantum simulation with ultracold metastable Helium atoms in an optical lattice
This project will construct a 3D optical lattice apparatus for ultracold metastable Helium atoms, which will form an experimental quantum-simulator to investigate quantum many-body physics. A range of experiments will be performed such as studying higher order quantum correlations across the superfluid to Mott insulator phase transition.


Mass-entangled ultracold helium atoms
This experimental project aims to create entangled states of ultracold helium atoms where the entanglement is between atoms of different mass. By manipulating the entangled pairs using laser induced Bragg transitions and measuring the resulting correlations, we will study how gravity affects mass-entangled particles.


Exciton polaritons in 2D atomically thin materials
This experimental project will focus on nvestigation of strong light-matter coupling and exciton polaritons in novel atomically thin materials.
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