German-French Workshop "Optical Quantum Systems"

Conference Date and Venue

2nd-4th March 2026

Leonardo Royal Hotel
Falkenstraße, 2
76530 BADEN-BADEN
GERMANY

The Hotel can be reached by Bus 201 (every 10 minutes) or taxi from the Baden-Baden central station.
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Organisers

Prof. Mario Ruben, KIT-INT/IQMT, Karlsruhe, Germany; ISIS-CESQ, Strasbourg, France
Prof. Joachim Ankerhold, University of Ulm, Quantum^BW, Germany
Prof. Guido Pupillo, ISIS-CESQ, Franco-German University, Strasbourg, France

Programme

Scope

The workshop aims to bring together researchers working in the fields of molecular synthesis and characterization, laser spectroscopy, and single-molecule studies. The objective of the workshop is to discuss strategies for developing molecular rare-earth systems as platforms for coherent light–matter interfaces, with the ultimate goal of enabling applications in quantum information processing (QIP).

Topics

- Molecular quantum photonics
- Coherent optical and spin properties
- Molecular complexes and assemblies
- Rare-earth complexes
- Nanoscaled transport
- Molecules for photonic quantum technologies
- Theoretical modelling

Plenary Talks

Prof. Manfred Kappes, KIT, Germany
Prof. Rainer Blatt, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn (winner of the 1987 Nobel Prize for Chemistry), ISIS, Strasbourg, France
Prof. Sam Bayliss, University of Glasgow, UK

Invited Talks

Prof. J. Ankerhold, University of Ulm
Prof. P. Bertet, Université Paris-Saclay
Dr. F. Biedermann, KIT
Dr. A. Bienfait, ENS Lyon
Dr. A. Clark, University of Bristol
Prof. P. Goldner, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris
Prof. S. Götzinger, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Dr. J.-G. Hartmann, Université de Straßbourg
Prof. P.-A. Hervieux, Université de Straßbourg
Prof. D. Hunger, KIT
Dr. J. Janetzki, LENS - University of Florence
Dr. D. Jankovic, Ewha Womans University, Seoul
Prof. F. Jelezko, University of Ulm
Dr. S.K. Kuppusamy, KIT
Prof. G. Pupillo, ISIS-CESQ, Strasbourg
Prof. S. Richert, University of Ulm
Prof. M. Ruben, KIT, Karlsruhe; ISIS-CESQ, Strasbourg/
Prof. T. Schätz, University of Freiburg
Dr. D. Serrano, Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris
Prof. C. Solaro, ISIS-CESQ, Strasbourg
Prof. S. Whitlock, ISIS-CESQ, Strasbourg