Publications
2026
Asymmetric two-photon response of an incoherently driven quantum emitter
Jehle, L. (Corresponding author), Hansen, L. M., Sund, P. I., Sandø, T. W., Joos, R., Jetter, M., Portalupi, S. L., Bozzio, M., Michler, P. & Walther, P., 17 Jul 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 8 p., 6400.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Optimized Gutzwiller projected states for doped antiferromagnets in Fermi-Hubbard simulators
Reinmoser, C. (Corresponding author), Xu, M., Kendrick, L. H., Kale, A., Gang, Y., Lebrat, M., Greiner, M., Grusdt, F. & Bohrdt, A., 15 Jul 2026, In: Physical Review B. 114, 6, 1 p., 065131.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
UV photo-uncaging of Ru(ii)-polypyridyl bioconjugates in high vacuum
Strauss, M., Hua, Y., Pfeffer, M., Di Silvestro, A., Geyer, P., Mayor, M., Arndt, M. (Corresponding author) & Köhler, V. (Corresponding author), 15 Jul 2026, In: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 28, 27, p. 16929-16936 8 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Resource state distillation via stabilizer channels
Popp, C., Sutter, T. C. & Hiesmayr, B. C., Jul 2026, In: Physical Review A. 114, 1, 14 p., 012421.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Super-resolution structured illumination microscopy of cellular dynamics with fluorescence lifetime contrast
Marchand, R., Ortkrass, H., Aziz, D., Pfanner, F., Abbas, E., Rizzoli, S. O., Hübner, W., Bowman, A. J., Huser, T. & Juffmann, T. (Corresponding author), 20 Jun 2026, In: Optica. 13, 6, p. 1065-1074 10 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Hyperinvariant spin network states — an AdS/CFT model from first principles
Otto, F., Mansuroglu, R., Schuch, N., Gühne, O. & Sahlmann, H., 12 Jun 2026, In: Journal of High Energy Physics. 2026, 6, 35 p., 145.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Coarse-grained quantum thermodynamics: Observation-dependent quantities, observation-independent laws
Rubino, G., Brukner, Č. & Manzano, G., Jun 2026, In: Physical Review Research. 8, 17 p., 023284.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
When higher resolution reduces precision: quantum limits of off-axis interferometric scattering microscopy
Hitzelhammer, F. (Corresponding author), Dong, J., Hohenester, U. & Juffmann, T., Jun 2026, In: JPhys Photonics. 8, 2, 10 p., 025008.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Programmable Quantum Key Distribution Network for Dynamic and Multi-Granular Key Allocation
Honz, F. (Corresponding author), Pezelj, V., Saggio, V., Boxleitner, W., Hentschel, M., Walther, P., Hübel, H. & Schrenk, B., 27 May 2026, 2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 3 p.Publications: Contribution to book › Contribution to proceedings › Peer Reviewed
Higher structures on boundary conformal manifolds: Higher Berry phase and boundary conformal field theory
Choi, Y. (Corresponding author), Ha, H., Kim, D., Kusuki, Y., Oyama, S. & Ryu, S., 15 May 2026, In: Physical Review D. 113, 10, 36 p., 106005.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Restoring thermalization in long-range quantum magnets with staggered magnetic fields
Winter, L. (Corresponding author), Brighi, P. & Nunnenkamp, A., 4 May 2026, In: Physical Review Research. 8, 7 p., 023112.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Reflections on future problems in cluster science
Hansen, K. (Corresponding author), Kresin, V. (Corresponding author), Alhyder, R., Lemeshko, M., Fárník, M., Fedor, J., Ferrari, P., Worutowicz, L. X., Louwerse, R. J., Kiawi, D., Waters, L. B. F. M., Lang, S. M., Bakker, J. M., von Issendorff, B., Kong, W., Mehmel, J., Schäfer, R., Pedalino, S., Ramírez-Galindo, B. E. & Ferstl, R. & 5 others, , May 2026, In: European Physical Journal D. 80, 5, 32 p., 50.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Quantum communication with quantum dots beyond telecom wavelengths via hollow-core fibers
Carosini, L., Giorgino, F., Sund, P. I., Hansen, L. M., Hamel, R. R., Rozema, L. A., Poletti, F., Slavík, R., Walther, P. & Hilweg, C. (Corresponding author), 25 Apr 2026, In: Optica Quantum. 4, 2, p. 82-88 7 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Testing single-photon entanglement using self-referential measurements
Kun, D. (Corresponding author), Strömberg, T., Dakić, B., Walther, P. & Rozema, L. A., 20 Apr 2026, In: Optica. 13, 4, p. 745-751 7 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Tangent Space Excitation Ansatz for Quantum Circuits
Chen, J.-Y. (Corresponding author), Huang, B., Zhou, D. L., Schuch, N. (Corresponding author), Cao, C. (Corresponding author) & Yang, M. (Corresponding author), 17 Apr 2026, In: Physical Review Letters. 136, 15, 10 p., 150601.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
A Hierarchy of Spectral Gap Certificates for Frustration-Free Spin Systems
Rai, K. S., Kull, I., Emonts, P., Tura, J., Schuch, N. & Baccari, F., 13 Apr 2026, In: Quantum. 10, 25 p., 2065.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Preparation circuits for matrix product states by classical variational disentanglement
Mansuroglu, R. (Corresponding author) & Schuch, N., 13 Apr 2026, In: Physical Review A. 113, 4, 15 p., 042430.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Optical interferometric readout of a magnetically levitated superconducting microsphere
Hansen, J. J. (Corresponding author), Minniberger, S., Ilk, D., Asenbaum, P., Higgins, G., Povey, R. G., Schmidt, P., Hofer, J., Claessen, R., Aspelmeyer, M. & Trupke, M. (Corresponding author), Apr 2026, In: Physical Review Applied. 25, 4, 15 p., 044080 .Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Shot-Noise Reduction for Lattice Hamiltonians
Eckstein, T. (Corresponding author), Mansuroglu, R., Wolf, S., Nützel, L., Tasler, S., Kliesch, M. & Hartmann, M. J., Apr 2026, In: PRX Quantum. 7, 2, 45 p., 20303.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
50-km Fiber Interferometer for Testing Gravitational Signatures in Quantum Interference
Yu, H., Macri, D., Morling, T., Polini, E., Mieling, T., Barrow, P., Kabagöz, B., Yin, X., Chruściel, P. T., Hilweg, C., Oelker, E., Mavalvala, N. & Walther, P., 17 Mar 2026, In: Physical Review Letters. 136, 11, 7 p., 110803.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Circuit locality from relativistic locality in scalar field mediated entanglement
Di Biagio, A., Howl, R., Brukner, Č., Rovelli, C. & Christodoulou, M., 3 Mar 2026, In: Quantum. 10, p. 1-17 17 p., 2046.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Looking through the Kerr disk
Maliborski, M. & Sutter, T. C. (Corresponding author), 2 Mar 2026, In: Physical Review D. 113, 6, 21 p., 064002.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
de Broglie and moiré metrology: From atoms to massive metal clusters
Pedalino, S., Ferstl, R., Ramírez-Galindo, B. E., Sindelar, S., Gerlich, S. & Arndt, M., 1 Mar 2026, In: AVS Quantum Science. 8, 1, 7 p., 013201.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Computation of the smooth max-mutual information via semidefinite programming
Popp, C. (Corresponding author), Sutter, T. C. & Hiesmayr, B. C., Mar 2026, In: Quantum Information Processing. 25, 3, 11 p., 86.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Mirrored entanglement witnesses for multipartite and high-dimensional quantum systems
Seong, J., Bera, A., Hiesmayr, B. C., Chruściński, D. & Bae, J. (Corresponding author), Mar 2026, In: Quantum Science and Technology. 11, 1, 39 p., 015037.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Photonic simulation of disordered spin systems on a silicon chip
Muthali, A. L., Sund, P. I., Faurby, C. F. D., Ekici, Ç., Adcock, J. C., Glindemann, J., Zanfardino, G., Leuzzi, L., Santagati, R., Illuminati, F., Ruocco, G., Leonetti, M., Paesani, S. (Corresponding author) & Ding, Y. (Corresponding author), Mar 2026, In: Advanced Photonics Nexus. 5, 2, 025001.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Roadmap on quantum thermodynamics
Quantthermo, Dago, S. & Kiesel, N., Mar 2026, In: Quantum Science and Technology. 11, 1, 80 p., 012501.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Experimental quantum state certification by actively sampling photonic entangled states
Antesberger, M., Schmid, M. M. E., Cao, H. (Corresponding author), Dakić, B., Rozema, L. A. & Walther, P. (Corresponding author), 13 Feb 2026, In: Science Advances. 12, 7, p. 1-10 10 p., eaea4144.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Subjective nature of path information in quantum mechanics
Jiang, X., Hochrainer, A., Kysela, J., Erhard, M., Gu, X., Yu, Y. & Zeilinger, A. (Corresponding author), 6 Feb 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 8 p., 2433.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Higher-order transformations of bidirectional quantum processes
Apadula, L., Bisio, A., Chiribella, G., Perinotti, P. & Simonov, K., 31 Jan 2026.Publications: Working paper › Preprint
Dissipative quantum North-East-Center model: Steady-state phase diagram, universality and nonergodic dynamics
Brighi, P. & Biella, A., 22 Jan 2026, In: SciPost Physics. 20, 1, 26 p., 019.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Probing quantum mechanics with nanoparticle matter-wave interferometry
Pedalino, S., Ramírez-Galindo, B. E., Ferstl, R., Hornberger, K., Arndt, M. (Corresponding author) & Gerlich, S., 22 Jan 2026, In: Nature. 649, 8098, p. 866-870 5 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
A Simpler Exponential-Time Approximation Algorithm for MAX-k-SAT
Buhrman, H., Gharibian, S., Landau, Z., Le Gall, F., Schuch, N. & Tamaki, S., 2026, Proceedings - 2026 SIAM Symposium on Simplicity in Algorithms, SOSA 2026. Assadi, S. & Rotenberg, E. (eds.). Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Publications, p. 247-253 7 p. (Symposium on Simplicity in Algorithms Proceedings).Publications: Contribution to book › Contribution to proceedings › Peer Reviewed
Bridging quantum noise and classical electrodynamics with stochastic methods
Hitzelhammer, F. (Corresponding author), Stowasser, J., Hanschke, L., Boos, K., Sutter, T. C., Haider, M., Jirauschek, C., Müller, K., Slavcheva, G. & Hohenester, U., 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 6618.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Carnap on Quantum Mechanics
Horvat, S. & Toader, I. D., 2026, Carnap-Handbuch: Leben – Werk – Wirkung. Damboeck, C. & Schiemer, G. (eds.). J. B. MetzlerPublications: Contribution to book › Chapter › Peer Reviewed
Implementing QKD over Multi-Fiber Ribbon Cables: How Dark is the “Dark Fiber”?
Honz, F. (Corresponding author), Pezelj, V., Strobl, T., Kutschera, F., Saggio, V., Walther, P., Hübel, H. & Schrenk, B., 2026, 2026 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition, OFC 2026 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 3 p. W3K.1Publications: Contribution to book › Contribution to proceedings › Peer Reviewed
Quantum entanglement by gravity as tests of gravitational collapse models à la Diósi and Penrose
Aspelmeyer, M. (Corresponding author), 2026, In: Academie des Sciences. Comptes Rendus. Physique. 27, G1, p. 1-6 6 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
2025
Paradox-free classical non-causality and unambiguous non-locality without entanglement are equivalent
Dourdent, H., Simonov, K., Leitherer, A., Boghiu, E.-C., Kunjwal, R., Halder, S., Augusiak, R. & Acín, A., 29 Dec 2025.Publications: Working paper › Preprint
Branched DPS-QKD Employing a WDM-Compatible Silicon Micro-Ring Resonator as Shared Quantum State Analyser
Honz, F., Müllner, P., Hentschel, M., Walther, P., Hübel, H., Hainberqer, R. & Schrenk, B., 25 Dec 2025, 2025 European Conference on Optical Communications, ECOC 2025. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 4 p.Publications: Contribution to book › Contribution to proceedings › Peer Reviewed
A Novel Stabilizer-based Entanglement Distillation Protocol for Qudits
Popp, C., Sutter, T. C. & Hiesmayr, B. C., 15 Dec 2025, In: Quantum. 9, 29 p., 1945.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Quantum interferometry in external gravitational fields
Mieling, T., Morling, T., Hilweg, C. & Walther, P., 8 Dec 2025, In: Physical Review A. 112, 6, p. 622111-6221120 20 p., 062211.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Entanglement-breaking channels are a quantum memory resource
Vieira, L. B., Ku, H. Y. & Budroni, C., Dec 2025, In: Physical Review Research. 7, 4, 9 p., 043281.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Erasure of a nonequilibrium memory beyond Landauer's bound using levitated optomechanics with spatio-temporal optical control
Ciampini, M. A. (Corresponding author), Wenzl, T., Konopik, M., Thalhammer-Thurner, G., Aspelmeyer, M., Lutz, E. & Kiesel, N., Dec 2025, In: Physical Review Research. 7, 4, 13 p., 043321.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Evidencing quantum gravity with thermodynamical observables
Strasser, T., Christodoulou, M., Howl, R. & Brukner, Č., Dec 2025, In: Physical Review Research. 7, 4, 7 p., 043299.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Optimizing the localization precision in coherent scattering microscopy using structured light
Hohenester, U. (Corresponding author), Hitzelhammer, F., Krainer, G., Banzer, P. & Juffmann, T., Dec 2025, In: Nanophotonics. 14, 24, p. 4351-4364 14 p.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Photoionization of temperature-controlled nanoparticles in a beam: Accurate and efficient determination of ionization energies and work functions
Sheekhoon, A. A., Haridy, A. O., Pedalino, S. & Kresin, V. V. (Corresponding author), Dec 2025, In: Review of Scientific Instruments. 96, 12, 10 p., 123705.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Steady-state entanglement of interacting masses in free space through optimal feedback control
Winkler, K., Zasedatelev, A. V., Stickler, B. A., Delić, U., Deutschmann-Olek, A. & Aspelmeyer, M., Dec 2025, In: Physical Review Research. 7, 4, 10 p., 043298.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
The Product Structure of Matrix Product States under Permutations
Florido-Llinàs, M. (Corresponding author), Alhambra, Á. M., Trivedi, R., Schuch, N., Pérez-García, D. & Cirac, J. I., 17 Nov 2025, In: PRX Quantum. 6, 4, 19 p., 040338.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Free expansion of a charged nanoparticle via electrostatic compensation
Steiner, D., Fein, Y. Y. (Corresponding author), Meier, G., Lindner, S., Juschitz, P., Ciampini, M. A., Aspelmeyer, M. & Kiesel, N., 10 Nov 2025, In: Applied Physics Letters. 127, 19, 6 p., 191103.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Universality of Stationary Entanglement in an Optomechanical System Driven by Non-Markovian Noise and Squeezed Light
Direkci, S. (Corresponding author), Winkler, K., Gut, C., Aspelmeyer, M. & Chen, Y., 10 Oct 2025, In: Physical Review Letters. 135, 15, 7 p., 153601.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed