Professor Thorsten Ackemann
Physics
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Prize And Awards
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP)
- Recipient
- 6/2012
- Fellow of the Optical Society (OSA)
- Recipient
- 1/2013
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Publications
- Self-organization in cold atoms mediated by diffractive coupling
- Ackemann Thorsten, Labeyrie Guillaume, Baio Giuseppe, Krešić Ivor, Walker Josh G M, Costa Boquete Adrian, Griffin Paul, Firth William J, Kaiser Robin, Oppo Gian-Luca, Robb Gordon RM
- Atoms Vol 9 (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.3390/atoms9030035
- Vector vortex solitons and soliton control in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers
- Ackemann T, Guillet T, Pulham H, Oppo G -L
- Springer Series in Optical Sciences (2022) (2022)
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97493-0_13
- Quantum enhanced SU(1,1) matter-wave interferometry in a ring cavity
- Krešić Ivor, Ackemann Thorsten
- Physical Review A Vol 108 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.108.043302
- Long-range interactions in a quantum gas mediated by diffracted light
- Robb G R M, Walker J G M, Oppo G-L, Ackemann T
- EMMI Workshop on Long-Range Ultracold Interactions 2022 (2022)
- Multiple self-organized phases and spatial solitons in cold atoms mediated by optical feedback
- Baio Giuseppe, Robb Gordon R M, Yao Alison M, Oppo Gian-Luca, Ackemann Thorsten
- Physical Review Letters Vol 126 (2021)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.203201
- 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
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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
- Photon thermalization in broad-area vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers
- Speaker
- 4/7/2023
- ColOpt Winter School: Collective Effects, Structured Light and Quantum Matter
- Organiser
- 4/3/2019
- Complex solitons in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with frequency-selective feedback
- Invited speaker
- 6/6/2019
- Atomic interaction via diffractive light coupling
- Invited speaker
- 15/7/2019
- European Physical Society (External organisation)
- Member
- 7/2015
- European Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC 2017
- Chair
- 25/6/2017
Projects
- SELF-ORGANIZATION OF COLD MATTER DUE TO OPTO-MECHANICAL COUPLING
- Ackemann, Thorsten (Principal Investigator) Arnold, Aidan (Co-investigator) Robb, Gordon (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2011 - 30-Jan-2015
- 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 - 14-Jan-2011