Valentin Walther
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and of Physics and Astronomy
Research Impact
We develop methods and schemes to observe and characterize the effects of strong quantum correlations and investigate how they could be used in quantum information science. Our group has dual interests in atomic systems and semiconductors. In atomic platforms, we work on new ideas for some of the highest precision quantum devices, such as arrays of neutral Rydberg atoms and novel types of Rydberg molecules (so-called macrodimers). In semiconductors, our goal is to develop a theoretical description of the excitonic Rydberg states, their interactions and how they affect the (quantum) optical properties of the semiconductor.