QUROPE Quantum Information Processing and Communication in Europe

Talk by Sebastian Weber: Calculation of Rydberg interaction potentials

Talk by J.J.M de Hond (UvA): Exploring collective effects through Rydberg interactions on atom chips

Talk by G. Lochead (UvA): Simulating Rydberg dressing of a one-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensate

Talk by N.J. van Druten (UvA): Rydberg atom chips

Talk by D. Davtyan (UvA): A quantum platform using Rydberg atoms in magnetic lattice

Talk by C. Sanna (UvA): Towards Quantum Simulation with Ultracold Atoms trapped in Magnetic nanolattices

Talk by N. Cisternas San Martin (UvA)

Talk by L. Torralbo-Campo (UvA): Towards coherent measurements of Rydberg atoms with all- optical detection

Talk by J. Naber (UvA): Adsorbate dynamics on a silica-coated gold surface

sing electromagnetically induced transparency and photon storage, the strong dipolar interactions between Rydberg atoms and the resulting dipole blockade can be mapped onto light fields to realise optical non-linearities and interactions at the single photon level. We report on the realisation of an experimental apparatus designed to study interactions between single photons stored as Rydberg excitations in optically trapped microscopic ensembles of ultracold 87Rb atoms.