Shaking atomic lattices: Intricate control of time-varying many-body quantum systems

This PhD program will explore whether interesting states of matter can be created by active temporal manipulation of the light-matter couplings. Can atoms trapped in an optical lattice be driven into new, interesting states when the lattice is shaking at high frequencies? What advantages will such systems offer for quantum-enhanced sensing of magnetic and gravitational fields, or for quantum computing and information processing?