Prizes and awards
- Fellow of the Optical Society (OSA)
- Recipient
- 1/2013
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP)
- Recipient
- 6/2012
Professor Thorsten Ackemann
Physics
Publications
- Inversion symmetry breaking in spin patterns by a weak magnetic field
- Krešić I, Robb G R M, Labeyrie G, Kaiser R, Ackemann T
- Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Vol 99 (2019)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.99.053851
- Magnetic phase diagram of light-mediated spin structuring in cold atoms
- Labeyrie G, Krešić I, Robb G R M, Oppo G-L, Kaiser R, Ackemann T
- Optica Vol 5, pp. 1322-1328 (2018)
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.5.001322
- Self-organized spin and density ordering of thermal atoms in cavities
- Costa Boquete Adrian, Ackemann Thorsten, Griffin Paul
- DOQS2018 (2018)
- Self-organized spin and density ordering of thermal atoms in cavities
- Costa Boquete Adrian, Ackemann Thorsten, Griffin Paul
- Les Houches predoc school on Ultracold Fermions (2018)
- Externally-triggered activation and inhibition of optical pulsating regimes in quantum-dot mode-locked lasers
- Robertson Joshua, Ackemann Thorsten, Lester Luke F, Hurtado Antonio
- Scientific Reports Vol 8 (2018)
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-30758-2
- Spontaneous light-mediated magnetism in cold atoms
- Krešić I, Labeyrie G, Robb GRM, Oppo G-L, Gomes PM, Griffin P, Kaiser R, Ackemann T
- Communications Physics Vol 1 (2018)
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-018-0034-3
Research interests
The research covers several aspects of ‘Nonlinear Photonics’ with fundamental and applicative aspects, in particular the understanding of the complex nonlinear processes determining (and partially limiting) the performance of semiconductor-based photonic devices and lasers, their control and the utilization of nonlinearities for applications. Focus is on understanding and controlling the highly nonlinear dynamics of semiconductor lasers, especially VCSELs. On the fundamental side many activities have strong interdisciplinary aspects being connected to self-organization phenomena in nonequilibrium system ubiquitous in Nonlinear and Complexity Science, technology and nature.
Professional activities
- Atomic interaction via diffractive light coupling
- Speaker
- 15/7/2019
- Complex solitons in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with frequency-selective feedback
- Speaker
- 4/6/2019
- ColOpt Winter School: Collective Effects, Structured Light and Quantum Matter
- Participant
- 4/3/2019
- Engineering diffraction: Control of broad-area lasers and shaping atomic interactions for quantum simulation
- Speaker
- 19/6/2018
- Spontaneous magnetic and density structures in cold atoms via light mediated interactions
- Speaker
- 14/3/2018
- Optomechanical structuring in quantum-degenerate matter via diffractive light interactions
- Speaker
- 16/1/2018
Projects
- Collective effects and optomechanics in ultra-cold matter (ColOpt) (H2020 MCSA ETN)
- Ackemann, Thorsten (Principal Investigator) Griffin, Paul (Co-investigator) Oppo, Gian-Luca (Co-investigator) Robb, Gordon (Co-investigator) Yao, Alison (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2017 - 31-Jan-2020
- Complex laser dynamics: Analysis and control
- Ackemann, Thorsten (Principal Investigator) Oppo, Gian-Luca (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2013 - 31-Jan-2016
- Ultrafast Laser Facility for Advanced Spectroscopy Applications
- McKee, David (Principal Investigator) Ackemann, Thorsten (Co-investigator) Fedorov, Maxim (Co-investigator) Fraser, Helen (Co-investigator) Hoskisson, Paul (Co-investigator) Hunt, Neil (Co-investigator) Tucker, Nicholas (Co-investigator)
- Equipment sharing grant, £36,0000
- 01-Jan-2012 - 30-Jan-2012
- Lifetime measurements for characterization of THz antennas
- Ackemann, Thorsten (Principal Investigator)
- Strathclyde Links KE grant with Scimus Solutions Inc., £10000
- 18-Jan-2011 - 23-Jan-2011
- Characterization of cw THz emitters
- Ackemann, Thorsten (Principal Investigator)
- SUPA Start Knowledge exchange grant with Scimus Solutions Inc., £4999
- 13-Jan-2011 - 13-Jan-2011
- Cooperative effects and nonlinear optics in dense ensembles of cold atoms
- Ackemann, Thorsten (Principal Investigator) Arnold, Aidan (Co-investigator) Firth, William (Co-investigator) Oppo, Gian-Luca (Co-investigator) Robb, Gordon (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2011 - 31-Jan-2014
Address
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John Anderson Building