The Quantum Optics Laboratory in the HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre realizes a
multi-purpose quantum light-matter interface. We perform optical experiments
with laser-cooled Rubidium atoms which are trapped inside a high-finesse
cavity. The quantum field of the optical cavity is strongly coupled to 
electric dipole transitions of Rubidium atoms. The research will focus on the
preparation and measurement of collective atomic states by exploiting the
properties of the atom-cavity polariton modes. During the PhD scholarship
the current system will be upgraded with novel cooling techniques to decrease
the temperature of the atomic cloud, and a new homodyne detection scheme
will be implemented. The successful applicant will be given the opportunity to
learn the state-of-the-art experimental techniques of quantum optics while
becoming proficient in the fundamental processes of light-matter interaction.