About the QI Lab

At the University of Auckland’s Quantum Information and Motion Laboratory (QI Lab), we are exploring the strange and powerful world of quantum physics. Our mission is to advance fundamental understanding of quantum systems, develop next-generation technologies, and inspire the next generation of scientists.

Correlated photons paper published

We have published a new paper on “Phase-shifted Bell states” in JOSA B. We found some interesting new photon states in parametric down conversion, where we phase-shift the generated photons with additional wave plates. Read all about it here: https://opg.optica.org/josab/fulltext.cfm?uri=josab-42-6-1227&id=570933  

Marsden grant

Photons on demand: dial up your number Our group has been awarded a Marsden grant starting in 2022, totalling $921k over three years. Summary: Optical quantum technologies are poised to revolutionise communication, computing, and metrology. Access to light sources that deterministically provide a precisely known number of photons (light quanta), or more generally light of… Continue Reading Marsden grant

Spin-Orbit coupling paper online

After many months of data crunching, the paper on Thermalisation of a Spin-Orbit coupled Bose Gas is online, and submitted to PRL. Find the abstract here: https://arxiv.org/abs/2110.07094

Helium review published

A paper reviewing measurements of the size of the helium nucleus, which is also known as the article, was published today. The link is here: The size of the helium nucleus: then and now. This is an easy-to-read review and should be accessible to most physicists. It was written for the Rutherford anniversary edition of… Continue Reading Helium review published

Anderson localisation paper published

After many years of experiments and theoretical analysis our paper on Anderson localisation got published in Nature Communications! It can be accessed here: https://rdcu.be/b7ZXr  

Eric Cornell at ICOLS

At the ICOLS conference, 5-8 July 2019, we had the honour of having Nobel Prize winner Eric Cornell here in New Zealand. Hereby a link to an article in the Otago Daily Times.