Purdue University

 

Welcome to the laboratory for ultracold atoms and nanophotonics at Purdue University. We explore fascinating quantum phenomena in atomic, molecular, and optical systems using state-of-the-art quantum control and measurement techniques, as well as nanophotonics atom-light interfaces. By cooling ultracold gases to their quantum ground states, we aim to build versatile quantum machines that operate under the principles of quantum mechanics. Our research focuses on studying their quantum and thermodynamic behaviors and discovering innovative applications in quantum science and engineering.

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Recent Publications

Near-deterministic single-atom loading on a photonic integrated circuit
Xinchao Zhou, Ahreum Lee, Dipanjan Das, Saivirinchi Prabandhakavi, Chen-Lung Hung, arXiv:2606.07800 (2026).

On-chip optical fiber-to-nanophotonic waveguide adiabatic coupler
Xinchao Zhou, Tzu-Han Chang, Eric Liu, Saivirinchi Prabandhakavi, Chen-Lung Hung, AIP Advances 16, 045315 (2026).

Correlated many-body quantum dynamics of the Peregrine soliton
D. Diplaris, G. A. Bougas, P.G. Kevrekidis, C.-L. Hung, P. Schmelcher, S. I. Mistakidis, arXiv:2512.16031 (2025).

Observation of many-body coherence in quasi-one-dimensional attractive Bose gases
H. Tamura, S. Banerjee, R. Li, P. Kevrekidis, S. I. Mistakidis, C.-L. Hung, arXiv:2506.13597 (2025); Nature communications (in press).

Collective emission and selective-radiance in atomic clouds and arrays coupled to a microring resonator
Deepak A. Suresh, Xinchao Zhou, Chen-Lung Hung, and F. Robicheaux, arXiv:2503.21121; Phys. Rev. A 112, 043717 (2025).

Selective collective emission from a dense atomic ensemble coupled to a nanophotonic resonator
Xinchao Zhou, Deepak A. Suresh, F. Robicheaux, Chen-Lung Hung, arXiv:2503.05664; Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 113601 (2025).

Collapse of a quantum vortex in an attractive two-dimensional Bose gas
S. Banerjee, K. Zhou, S. K. Tiwari, H. Tamura, R. Li, P. Kevrekidis, S. I. Mistakidis, V. Walther, C.-L. Hung, Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 073401 (2025).

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Funding

NSFAFOSRONRMoore Foundation