We investigate the interaction of trapped single ions, and crystals of trapped ion with shaped light fields, such as vortex beams. The work is in collaboration with the group of Christian Schmiegelow and supported by the Alexander von Humboldt fundation. Recent publications are:
- M. Verde, C. T. Schmiegelow, U. Poschinger, F. Schmidt-Kaler Trapped atoms in spatially-structured vector light fields, Sci Rep 13, 21283 (2023)
- F. Stopp, M. Verde, M. Katz, M. Drechsler, Ch. T. Schmiegelow, F. Schmidt-Kaler, Coherent transfer of the transverse momentum of an optical vortex beam to the motion of a single trapped ion, Phys. Rev. Lett.129, 263603 (2022)