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Junior Research Group Leader in Photonic Quantum Control
I am a Junior Research Group Leader in Photonic Quantum Control at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. I develop fast, scalable, and robust photonic quantum systems for sensing, communication, and information processing.
I completed my PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) and Leibniz University Hannover, where I developed tailored non-classical states for quantum metrology. I subsequently worked at the Australian National University on squeezed light and quantum-enhanced measurements for gravitational-wave detectors, and at DTU – Technical University of Denmark on advanced optical systems for quantum information science.
My work has resulted in peer-reviewed publications and contributions to international collaborations. In Jena, I am creating a research environment where ambitious quantum-optics experiments can grow from unconventional ideas into reliable photonic technologies. I want the group to be a place where people think independently, communicate openly, and do their best work together.
PhD in Physics
Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
M.Sc. in Physics
Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
B.Sc. in Physics
Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
At Jena, I develop experimental photonic platforms that combine non-classical light, coherent control, and high-bandwidth optical and electronic techniques. These platforms address key limitations in the speed, stability, and scalability of quantum-enhanced systems.
My work focuses on generating and controlling non-classical states of light, implementing real-time control, and developing frequency-multiplexed approaches to quantum information processing.
I use these capabilities to explore new regimes of quantum-enhanced sensing, communication, and computation.
My experimental work spans squeezed and entangled light, quantum-enhanced metrology, optical cavities, and high-bandwidth control. I design and build complex optical systems from the ground up, lead experiments from concept to measurement, and translate theoretical ideas into robust implementations.
Developed across the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), the Australian National University, and DTU – Technical University of Denmark, this expertise now underpins the research programme I am building at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. My work has resulted in multiple peer-reviewed publications and contributions to international collaborations.
My teaching connects the physics of quantum optical systems directly to the hardware, control methods, and measurements that make them work. Students move between physical models, optical setups, electronics, and data, learning to turn an experimental question into a reliable measurement.
Publication list last updated: 3 September 2026. A full list of publications is available on ORCID.
Experimental realization of a compact all-optical effective negative-mass oscillator for broadband coherent quantum noise cancellation, with a projected 3.6 dB reduction in quantum …
Experimental demonstration of squeezing at the normal-mode splitting frequency in a nonlinear coupled optical cavity, showing quantum noise reduction around 7.47 MHz and validating …
Experimental demonstration of quantum-enhanced balanced heterodyne readout for differential interferometry using spectrally entangled squeezed states, showing a ~3.5 dB improvement …
Experimental demonstration of broadband detection of an 18-mode squeezing comb with up to 11 dB noise reduction, enabling parallel quantum-enhanced sensing.
Demonstration of frequency-dependent squeezed light from a detuned optical parametric oscillator, measured via quantum tomography — an approach relevant to quantum-enhanced …
Current manuscripts available on arXiv.
A cavity-assisted approach to high-bandwidth homodyne detection that uses a single photodiode, suppresses technical local-oscillator sidebands, and retains high signal-transfer …
Experimental and theoretical analysis of phase-sensitive crystal-edge effects that explain large threshold differences between nominally identical optical parametric oscillators.