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A look inside our labs.

In the lab

Working on one of our machines
Working on one of our machines
The kHz superradiant laser in action: strontium atoms glowing blue in the vacuum chamber
The kHz superradiant laser in action: strontium atoms glowing blue in the vacuum chamber
A good laugh in the lab. Photo: QDNL.
A good laugh in the lab. Photo: QDNL.
At work on the kHz superradiant laser. Photo: QDNL.
At work on the kHz superradiant laser. Photo: QDNL.
Discussing the next run
Discussing the next run
Teamwork at the vacuum system. Photo: QDNL.
Teamwork at the vacuum system. Photo: QDNL.
At one of our optical tables. Photo: QDNL.
At one of our optical tables. Photo: QDNL.
Checking the latest run. Photo: QDNL.
Checking the latest run. Photo: QDNL.
At the control desk
At the control desk
Building a prototype
Building a prototype

Atoms

Atom sorting: optical tweezers rearrange randomly loaded single strontium atoms into a perfect 4×4 array
Atom sorting: optical tweezers rearrange randomly loaded single strontium atoms into a perfect 4×4 array
Single strontium atoms blinking in a 7×7 array of optical tweezers
Single strontium atoms blinking in a 7×7 array of optical tweezers
The same atoms, rearranged into different geometries
The same atoms, rearranged into different geometries
Artist's impression of the continuous Bose–Einstein condensate
Artist's impression of the continuous Bose–Einstein condensate

Machines & optics

Optical circuit boards of the AQuRA clock in operation
Optical circuit boards of the AQuRA clock in operation
A bonded optical circuit board
A bonded optical circuit board
Blue (461 nm) laser system
Blue (461 nm) laser system
Optics in the lab
Optics in the lab
Laser optics
Laser optics
A superradiant clock in the dark
A superradiant clock in the dark
The SrPAL vacuum chamber
The SrPAL vacuum chamber
Top of the kHz superradiant laser. Photo: QDNL.
Top of the kHz superradiant laser. Photo: QDNL.
Vacuum hardware up close. Photo: QDNL.
Vacuum hardware up close. Photo: QDNL.
Aligning optics. Photo: QDNL.
Aligning optics. Photo: QDNL.

A royal and presidential visit (12 April 2023)

Explaining our experiment to King Willem-Alexander and President Macron. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
Explaining our experiment to King Willem-Alexander and President Macron. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
How do you hold a single atom? With optical tweezers. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
How do you hold a single atom? With optical tweezers. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
President Macron takes a close look at the apparatus. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
President Macron takes a close look at the apparatus. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
Philippe Bouyer shows the visitors around the lab. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
Philippe Bouyer shows the visitors around the lab. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
Explaining a qubit to President Macron. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
Explaining a qubit to President Macron. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
President Macron in a lively conversation with PhD student Prem Thekkeppatt. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
President Macron in a lively conversation with PhD student Prem Thekkeppatt. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
Irene Tsui, Florian Schreck, President Macron and Philippe Bouyer.
Irene Tsui, Florian Schreck, President Macron and Philippe Bouyer.
The visit, seen through the hoses that carry our optical fibers. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
The visit, seen through the hoses that carry our optical fibers. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
On the way through the labs. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
On the way through the labs. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
Group photo after the quantum tour. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.
Group photo after the quantum tour. Photo: Freek van den Bergh / UvA.

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