Dr. Nelson Darkwah Oppong

Profile

Academic positionLecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fieldsAtomic Physics, Molecular Physics, Laser Physics,Quantum Optics
KeywordsQuantum metrology, Ultracold atoms, Rydberg atoms, Optical atomic clocks, Atom tweezer arrays

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityPasadena
InstitutionJet Propulsion Lab
InstituteCalifornia Institute of Technology

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Jun YeJILA, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2022

Programme(s)

2022Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2024A. Cao, W. J. Eckner, T. Lukin Yelin, A. W. Young, S. Jandura, L. Yan, K. Kim, G. Pupillo, J. Ye, N. Darkwah Oppong, and A. M. Kaufman: Multi-qubit gates and Schrödinger cat states in an optical clock. In: Nature, 634, 2024, 315--320
2023W. J. Eckner, N. Darkwah Oppong, A. Cao, A. W. Young, W. R. Milner, J. M. Robinson, J. Ye, and A. M. Kaufman: Realizing spin squeezing with Rydberg interactions in an optical clock. In: Nature, 621, 2023, 734--739