Developing a quantum gas microscope with programmable lattices

Experiments with ultracold atoms in optical lattices offer a versatile platform for engineering and probing strongly correlated quantum matter. While quantum gas microscopy has significantly advanced the field, enabling unprecedented single-site resolution, current experimental setups are often constrained by rigid lattice configurations and slow cycle times.

In this talk, we present our ongoing efforts to design and build a next-generation quantum gas microscope for fermionic and bosonic lithium atoms. Our approach relies on atom-by-atom assembly of small lattice systems employing auxiliary optical tweezers combined with all-optical cooling techniques to facilitate time-efficient experimental cycles. By leveraging holographic projection techniques, we create tailored optical lattices with dynamically reconfigurable geometries. Our approach opens diverse research avenues, ranging from quantum simulation of fractional quantum Hall states to frustrated phases with unconventional geometries.