Interference with atomic and molecular matter waves is a rich branch of atomic physics and
quantum optics. It started with atom diffraction from crystal surfaces and the separated …

The numerical prediction, theoretical analysis, and experimental verification of the
phenomenon of wave packet revivals in quantum systems has flourished over the last …

One of the most profound revolutions brought about by quantum mechanics is that it does
away with the distinction between waves and particles: atoms, in particular, can exhibit all …

We demonstrate a near-field Talbot-Lau interferometer for C 70 fullerene molecules. Such
interferometers are particularly suitable for larger masses. Using three free-standing gold …

We propose and experimentally demonstrate the nonlinear Talbot effect from nonlinear
photonic crystals. The nonlinear Talbot effect results from self-imaging of the generated …

We propose an experimentally accessible, objective measure for the macroscopicity of
superposition states in mechanical quantum systems. Based on the observable …

We have measured the phase shift induced by rotation of an atom interferometer at rates of−
2 to+ 2 earth rates and obtained 1% agreement with the predicted Sagnac phase shift for …

We show that complex PT-symmetric photonic lattices can lead to a new class of self-
imaging Talbot effects. For this to occur, we find that the input field pattern has to respect …

We analyze and experimentally demonstrate a new (temporal) Talbot effect, where a pulsed
phase grating is applied to a cloud of cold atoms (Bose-Einstein condensate). In contrast to …

It is unanimously accepted that the quantum and the classical descriptions of the physical
reality are very different, although any quantum process is" mysteriously" transformed …