Benjamin Lienhard is a senior postdoctoral researcher at WMI, specializing in the efficient calibration, readout, and control of quantum processors. During his PhD at MIT, he conducted experiments…
We describe design, implementation and performance of an ultra-high vacuum (UHV) package for superconducting qubit chips or other surface sensitive quantum devices. The UHV loading procedure allows…
The Munich Quantum Center (MQC) is a virtual center promoting quantum science and technology in the greater Munich area. Within the MQC, mathematicians, theoretical and experimental physicists as…
We study the fundamental physics of solid-state based quantum systems and advance their fabrication technology to lay the basis for applications in quantum computing, quantum communication, and…
Our mission is to investigate complex quantum systems, engineer novel devices and educate students to advance quantum technologies for scientific and societal impact.
We study the ordering of spins, the magnetization dynamics, and the spin transport in magnetic materials to understand the formation of complex spin textures, their high-frequency response and the…
Pure spin currents represent the charge-less transport of angular momentum. Our present research is focused on the injection, transport, and detection of magnon-based angular momentum transport in…
The field of nano-electromechanics explores the interaction of excitations in an electrical circuit with a displacement of a nano-mechanical object. The resulting sensing concept allows to…
In superconducting circuits, the superconducting condensate can be described by a quantum mechanical wave function with a single amplitude and phase. As a consequence, superconducting circuits can be…
The study of the dynamic response of both interacting and non-interacting spin systems provides important input for the general understanding of magnetic materials. Moreover, this dynamic response…
Hybrid systems aim to couple two properties to gain novel functionalities. They are the basis of transducers and are presently considered for various quantum applications. Our research focusses on…
The properties of a large class of materials are determined by quantum effects. In such quantum materials, interesting novel phases emerge due to a subtle interplay between different microscopic…
Accurate control over quantum systems at the level of single and multiple qubits is on top of the obvious requirement of long coherence essential for realizing advanced quantum systems and eventually…
Neural networks based on quantum elements may lead to more efficient ways to realize neural networks. Our research is directed towards building small feed forward neural networks consisting of a few…
We explore possibilities to efficiently create entanglement between multiple qubits by extending the standard gate set.
Transition metal oxides are of great interest due to their various physical properties (e.g. high temperature superconductivity, colossal magnetoresistance, ferroelectricity, nonlinear optical…
The controlled deposition of (ultra)thin films and compex heterostructures is key for the successful investigation of quantum effects in solid-state devices and the implementation of novel electronic…
For the fabrication of nanostructures and quantum circuits including superconducting, spintronic and nanomechanical devices, the WMI operates a class-1000 clean room facility. The clean room is…
After our first presentation of a cryogen-free ("dry") dilution refrigerator (DR) in 2002, they have become standard mK coolers over the years. It is not so their refrigeration power or base…
Modern solid-state research at an international top level is not possible without excellent materials in form of single crystals and thin film heterostructures, state-of-the-art characterization…
Improving materials and fabrication concepts is the most essential ingredient for realizing high-quality quantum devices. There can never be enough coherence time.
Microwave signals at the single photon level are used to manipulate and read-out quantum devices at ultra-low temperatures and for quantum communication.
Spin and current transport as well as thermodynamic and spincaloritronic properties of samples are often studied as a function of the applied magnetic field. For such measurements several…
Ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy is a microwave spectroscopy technique which allows to investigate magnetic excitations in magnetic systems.
We study the foundations of quantum microwave communication and sensing. We also develop quantum microwave technologies for the realization of quantum local area networks and advanced sensing methods.
We aim at developing novel components, experimental techniques, and the theoretical foundations of microwave quantum communication based on the quantum properties of continuous-variable propagating…
Microwave quantum networks are expected to play an important role for interlinking different quantum technology platforms operating in the microwave regime. We study the foundations of…
We study the foundations of quantum key distribution and cryptography in the microwave domain by exploiting superconducting quantum circuits.
We study sensing strategies based on the quantum properties of propagating microwave signals.
Building and operating a quantum processor based on superconducting qubits to tackle problems that are not solvable by a classical computer is the main objective of this effort. We pursue this goal…
Rudolf Gross conducts research in the field of quantum matter and solid-state quantum systems. He is particularly interested in quantum phenomena in superconducting and magnetic materials. He also…
Dr. Stefan Filipp holds a position as Full Professor (Chair) in Physics at the TU Munich and as Director of the Walther-Meißner-Institute of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities since May…
Prof. Hans Huebl is permanent staff scientist and interims director at the Walther-Meißner-Institut of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities and Privatdozent at the Technische Universität…
Dr. Matthias Althammer is a Junior Research Group Leader at the Walther-Meißner-Institut working in the field of magnetism and spintronics. His main field of research is dedicated to the…
Frank Deppe is Junior Group Leader at WMI and, since 2017, private lecturer (“Privatdozent”) at Technische Universität München. He works on superconducting quantum circuits, as well as on quantum…
Prof. Dr. Andreas Erb works now for more than 30 years in the field of crystal growth and material science.
His main interests are in the field of crystal growth of complicated oxide materials…
Stephan Geprägs holds a position as senior scientist in the magnetism group of the Walther-Meißner-Institute (WMI) of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BADW) since 2015. He studied…
Rudi Hackl was member of the Gross group as a senior scientist between 2000 and 2021.
Rudi Hackl joined WMI already in 1988 as a postdoc and was since then one of the key scientists in the field of…
Nadezhda is MCQST Start fellow working on development of microwave quantum memory based on optical protocols starting November 2020. She did her PhD at Ruhr-University Bochum in the group of Andreas…
Matthias studied physics at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany. He received his diploma in 1995 with an experimental work on Raman spectroscopy in cuprate superconductors at the…
Prof. Dr. B.S. Chandrasekhar †
Prof. Dr. Dietrich Einzel
