Contents - Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme
Contents - Max-Planck-Institut für Physik komplexer Systeme
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however,technologyandsophisticateexperimentsarecapabletogenerateperiodicstructuresoverawide<br />
rangeofspatialscales. Theinteractionofnonlinearmediawiththebackgroundstructureleadstothe<br />
formationofsuper-structures,localizationofenergyandcontrollabledisorder.Thepurposeandfocusof<br />
thisworkshopistobringtogethertheory,simulationandexperimentsofcomplexsystemswithperiodic<br />
backgroundstructures.TheworkshopaimstobridgethegapbetweenatomicandBECscientistsonone<br />
sideandphotonicsresearchersontheother.<br />
Achievements:Theblendofspeakersandtopicshasallowedforacross-fertilizationbetweenBECwith<br />
opticallatticesandspatiallymodulatedphotonicdevices. Althoughtheexperimentsare(naturally)<br />
quitedifferent,thetheoreticalandsimulationapproacheshavemanysimilaritiesandallowforinsights<br />
andinvestigationsofcommoncomplexityfeatures. Amongthehighlightsofthediscussedtopicsare:<br />
localization,gapanddiscretesolitons,nano-photonicstructures,ultracoldgases,intracavityphotonic<br />
crystals, opticalrealizationsofDiracequations, slowlight, waveguidearrays, classicalandquantum<br />
transport,defectmodes,surfacewaves,randomsystems,Rabioscillations,stronglycorrelatedbosons,<br />
vortices,compactons,nanowires,andgap-waves.<br />
InvitedSpeakers&Presenters): F.Abdullaev(Uzbekistan),R.Boyd(USA),C.Conti(Italy),C.Denz<br />
(Germany),C.Fort(Italy),D.Gomila(Spain),M.Johansson(Sweden),Y.Kivshar(Australia),V.Konotop(Portugal),Y.Kosevich(Russia),R.Livi(Italy),S.Longhi(Italy),B.Malomed(Israel),M.Molina<br />
(Chile),M.Oberthaler(Germany),K.Sengstock(Germany),D.Skryabin(UK),M.Stepic(Serbia),A.<br />
Sukhorukov(Australia),B.Theralle(Germany),W.Vos(Netherlands),andM.Weitz(Germany).<br />
Format:Theworkshophascombinedanumberofinnovativemethodstofosterdeepinsightintothefield,<br />
vividexchangeofactivetopicsofresearch,addressingofimportantquestionsanddiscussionsoffuture<br />
aspects.Apartfromthelecturesofthedistinguishedinvitedspeakersthathavestimulatedasubstantial<br />
amountofdiscussion, weorganizedaroundtableintroducedbyexperts, specialdiscussionsessions<br />
toaddressspecialissuesofimportance,andtwopostersessions. Asessiononresearchperspectives<br />
wasbasedonshortpresentationsofallinvitedspeakerswithmaterialaboutfutureresearchdirections.<br />
Theroundtableandtheperspectivesessionwerebroadcastedviavideo-conferencingwithmajorCenters<br />
forComplexityandNonlinearScience(IFISCMallorca(Spain),CeNoSMnster,(Germany),INLNNice<br />
(France)andICSSStrathclyde(UK)).Ahighlightofstimulatingdiscussionwasthereviewoflastday<br />
discussionofhalfanhourinthemorningofthenextlectureday. Itrevealedtobeveryimportantto<br />
discussopenquestionsfromthedaybefore,andresultedinastrongcommitmentofallparticipantsto<br />
thisdiscussioninthemorning.<br />
Participantsandyoungresearchers: TheWorkshopwasattendedby40participantsfrom14different<br />
countriesandaround20attendantsthroughvideo-conferencing.Postersessionshavebeenenhancedby<br />
shortpresentationstointroducethematerialoftheposters. Discussionthencontinuedatthespecific<br />
postersincludingleadingscientists. AllyoungresearchersinthePhDandearlyPostDocphasehave<br />
presentedtheirworkwithoutstandingqualityforthecontentandpresentation.Thediscussionsessions<br />
havebeenverysuccessfulleadingtopossiblefutureinternationalcollaborationsinspecificresearchtopics.<br />
Furtheractivities: ApublicationofthepresentationsoftheworkshopasamultiauthorbookatWiley<br />
hasbeensuggestedtotheparticipants,andisonthewayofbeingprepared.<br />
ColdRydbergGasesandUltracoldPlasmas,SeminarandWorkshop<br />
Scientificcoordinators:C.S.Adams,T.Pohl,H.Sadeghpour<br />
TheCRYP10-WorkshopwaspartofajointTandem-Workshopprogrambetweenthe mpipksandthe<br />
<strong>Institut</strong>eforTheoreticalAtomic,MolecularandOpticalPhysics(ITAMP,Cambridge,USA),intendedto<br />
complementandexpandthescopeofaprecedingRydbergPhysicsworkshopheldatITAMPin2009.<br />
Thistimingandbackto-backformatprovedtobeverysuccessfulandremarkablydemonstratedtherapid<br />
progressinthefield. Theworkshopbroughttogether89scientistfrom15differentcountries,among<br />
themalargenumberofworld-leadingexpertsoncoldRydbergatomphysics.Thefirstweekfeatured38<br />
invitedtalksgivenbyabalancedmixofseniorresearchersaswellasyoungerscientists. Theprogram<br />
hascoveredthefullspectrumoftopicalresearchinthefield. TwosessionsonQuantumInformation<br />
presentedtheoreticalschemesforapplicationsofcoldRydbergatomsinquantuminformationscience<br />
andreportedonrecentexperimentalbreakthroughsinrealizingfirstquantumphasegateswithRydberg<br />
atoms. This was complemented with a session on Rydberg Atom Traps, constituting one major<br />
prerequisiteforfutureworkonsuchapplications.NewdevelopmentstowardsRydberg-interactionbased<br />
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