Associate Professor Mikkel Andersen

2026

Journal - Research Article

Theologou, G., Andersen, M. F., & Wimberger, S. (2026). Counterdiabatic driving for random-gap Landau-Zener transitions. Journal of Physics A, 59, 015303. doi: 10.1088/1751-8121/ae2c28

2025

Journal - Research Article

Weyland, M., Sanchez, L., Ruksasakchai, P., & Andersen, M. F. (2025). Applications of maximum likelihood estimations for analyzing photon counts in few-atom experiments. Physical Review A, 112, 012817. doi: 10.1103/l616-hrf7

2023

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Weyland, M., Andersen, M. F., Hobbs, R. A. B., Sanchez, L., Ruksasakchai, P., & Szigeti, S. S. (2023). Controlling individual atoms with optical tweezers. In K. Dholakia & G. C. Spalding (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE (Vol. 12649): Optical Trapping and Optical Manipulation XX. 1264909. Bellingham, WA: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.2682492

2022

Journal - Research Article

Andersen, M. F. (2022). Optical tweezers for a bottom-up assembly of few-atom systems. Advances in Physics: X, 7(1), 2064231. doi: 10.1080/23746149.2022.2064231

Ruksasakchai, P., Cowdell, C. E., Sanchez, L., Weyland, M., & Andersen, M. F. (2022). A microcontroller based self-locking laser system. Review of Scientific Instruments, 93, 043008. doi: 10.1063/5.0087399

Andersen, M. F., & Wimberger, S. (2022). Classical model for survival resonances close to the Talbot time. Physical Review A, 105(1), 013322. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.105.013322

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Weyland, M., Sanchez, L., Ruksasakchai, P., & Andersen, M. F. (2022). Probing pair correlations using photoassociation. Proceedings of the Dodd-Walls Centre Dunedin Symposium. Retrieved from https://www.doddwalls.ac.nz/events

Sanchez, L., Weyland, M., Ruksasakchai, P., & Andersen, M. F. (2022). Number-resolved detection of individual ⁸⁵Rb atoms in an optical tweezer using single-photon counting. Proceedings of the Dodd-Walls Centre Dunedin Symposium. Retrieved from https://www.doddwalls.ac.nz/events

Ruksasakchai, P., Sanchez, L., Weyland, M., Parkins, S., Szigeti, S., & Andersen, M. F. (2022). Spin entanglement of a ⁸⁵Rb atom pair in an optical tweezer. Proceedings of the Dodd-Walls Centre Dunedin Symposium. Retrieved from https://www.doddwalls.ac.nz/events

Ruksasakchai, P., Sanchez, L., Weyland, M., Parkins, S., Szigeti, S., Bradley, A., & Andersen, M. F. (2022). Investigation of entangled spin state between two Rb⁸⁵ atoms in an optical tweezer. Bulletin of the American Physical Society, 67(7), Z08.00001. Retrieved from https://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DAMOP22/Content/4203

2021

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Ruksasakchai, P., Sanchez, L., Weyland, M., & Andersen, M. (2021). Experimental investigation of spin-entanglement between two atoms in an optical tweezer. Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute of Physics (NZIP) & Physikos Conference. Retrieved from https://confer.eventsair.com/nzip2021/

2020

Journal - Research Article

Chai, S., & Andersen, M. F. (2020). Enhancing survival resonances with engineered dissipation. Physical Review Research, 2(3), 033194. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.2.033194

Reynolds, L. A., Schwartz, E., Ebling, U., Weyland, M., Brand, J., & Andersen, M. F. (2020). Direct measurements of collisional dynamics in cold atom triads. Physical Review Letters, 124, 073401. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.124.073401

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Weyland, M., Szigeti, S. S., Ruksasakchai, P., Hobbs, R. A. B., & Andersen, M. F. (2020). Pair correlations and photoassociation dynamics of two atoms in an optical tweezer. arXiv. Retrieved from https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.00147

Reynolds, L. A., Schwartz, E., Ebling, U., Weyland, M., Brand, J., & Andersen, M. F. (2020). Direct measurements of collisional dynamics in cold atom triads. arXiv. Retrieved from https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.05141

2019

Journal - Research Article

Sompet, P., Szigeti, S. S., Schwartz, E., Bradley, A. S., & Andersen, M. F. (2019). Thermally robust spin correlations between two ⁸⁵Rb atoms in an optical microtrap. Nature Communications, 10, 1889. doi: 10.1038/s41467-019-09420-6

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Weyland, M., Hobbs, R., Ruksasakchai, P., & Andersen, M. (2019). Photoassociation of two ⁸⁵Rb atoms prepared in optical dipole traps. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Dodd-Walls Centre Symposium. (pp. 78). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/dodd-walls

2018

Journal - Research Article

Chai, S., Fekete, J., & Andersen, M. F. (2018). Measuring the local gravitational field using survival resonances in a dissipatively driven atom-optics system. Physical Review A, 98(6), 063614. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.98.063614

Peña, A., & Andersen, M. F. (2018). Complete polarization and phase control with a single spatial light modulator for the generation of complex light fields. Laser Physics, 28, 076201. doi: 10.1088/1555-6611/aab453

Chai, S., Fekete, J., McDowall, P., Coop, S., Lindballe, T., & Andersen, M. F. (2018). Survival resonances in an atom-optics system driven by temporally and spatially periodic dissipation. Physical Review A, 97(3), 033616. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.97.033616

2017

Journal - Research Article

Cosme, J. G., Andersen, M. F., & Brand, J. (2017). Interaction blockade for bosons in an asymmetric double well. Physical Review A, 96(1), 013616. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.96.013616

Fekete, J., Chai, S., Gardiner, S. A., & Andersen, M. F. (2017). Resonant transfer of large momenta from finite-duration pulse sequences. Physical Review A, 95, 033601. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.95.033601

Sompet, P., Fung, Y. H., Schwartz, E., Hunter, M. D. J., Phrompao, J., & Andersen, M. F. (2017). Zeeman-insensitive cooling of a single atom to its two-dimensional motional ground state in tightly focused optical tweezers. Physical Review A, 95, 031403. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.95.031403

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Andersen, M. F., Sompet, P., Schwartz, E., & Hunter, M. D. J. (2017). High fidelity source of single atoms in the quantum ground state of optical tweezers. Proceedings of the European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. EC_2_3. Optical Society of America. Retrieved from https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=EQEC-2017-EC_2_3

Sompet, P., Fung, Y. H., Schwartz, E., Hunter, M. D. J., Phrompao, J., & Andersen, M. F. (2017). High fidelity source of a single atom in its 2D quantum ground state. Proceedings of the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO). FTu3E.7. doi: 10.1364/CLEO_QELS.2017.FTu3E.7

Hunter, M. D. J., Schwartz, E., Sompet, P., & Andersen, M. F. (2017). Polarization gradient cooling in a far off resonant trap. Proceedings of the 10th Annual Dodd-Walls Symposium. (pp. 35). Retrieved from http://www.doddwalls.ac.nz/

2016

Journal - Research Article

Beswick, B. T., Hughes, I. G., Gardiner, S. A., Astier, H. P. A. G., Andersen, M. F., & Daszuta, B. (2016). ε-pseudoclassical model for quantum resonances in a cold dilute atomic gas periodically driven by finite-duration standing-wave laser pulses. Physical Review A, 94, 063604. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.94.063604

Fung, Y. H., Sompet, P., & Andersen, M. F. (2016). Single atoms preparation using light-assisted collisions. Technologies, 4(1), 4. doi: 10.3390/technologies4010004

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Sompet, P., Fung, Y. H., Schwartz, E., & Andersen, M. F. (2016). Quantum ground state cooling of single atoms. In M. Andersen & A. Deb (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th Annual Dodd-Walls Symposium. (pp. 21). Retrieved from http://www.doddwalls.ac.nz/wawcs0138456/Symposium.html

Fekete, J., Chai, S., Daszuta, B., & Andersen, M. (2016). Atom optical quantum resonances with finite pulse duration. In A. B. Deb & N. Kjærgaard (Eds.), Proceedings of the Matariki Workshop on Quantum Science. (pp. 43). Retrieved from http://quantum.otago.ac.nz/mqs2016.html

Sompet, P., Fung, Y. H., Schwartz, E., & Andersen, M. F. (2016). Individual atom in its quantum ground state. In A. B. Deb & N. Kjærgaard (Eds.), Proceedings of the Matariki Workshop on Quantum Science. (pp. 15). Retrieved from http://quantum.otago.ac.nz/mqs2016.html

Schwartz, E., Sompet, P., Fung, Y. H., & Andersen, M. F. (2016). Individual Atoms In Their Quantum Ground State. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. Retrieved from http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DAMOP16/Session/Q1.207

Fekete, J., Chai, S., Daszuta, B., & Andersen, M. F. (2016). Kicking atoms with finite duration pulses. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society (APS) Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. Retrieved from http://meetings.aps.org/Meeting/DAMOP16/Session/Q1.206

Conference Contribution - Edited volume of conference proceedings

Andersen, M., & Deb, A. (Eds.). (2016). Proceedings of the 9th Annual Dodd-Walls Symposium. 29p. Retrieved from http://www.doddwalls.ac.nz/wawcs0138456/Symposium.html

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Beswick, B. T., Hughes, I. G., Gardiner, S. A., Atier, H. P. A. G., Andersen, M. F., & Daszuta, B. (2016). An ε-pseudoclassical model for quantum resonances in a cold dilute atomic gas periodically driven by finite-duration standing-wave laser pulses. arXiv. Retrieved from https://arxiv.org/abs/1604.08108

Other Research Output

Andersen, M. (2016, June). Atomic Lego: The ultimate in small-scale engineering. 9th Annual Dodd-Walls Symposium, Queenstown, New Zealand. [Public Seminar].

2015

Journal - Research Article

Fung, Y. H., & Andersen, M. F. (2015). Efficient collisional blockade loading of a single atom into a tight microtrap. New Journal of Physics, 17, 073011. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/17/7/073011

Hilliard, A. J., Fung, Y. H., Sompet, P., Carpentier, A. V., & Andersen, M. F. (2015). In-trap fluorescence detection of atoms in a microscopic dipole trap. Physical Review A, 91(5), 053414. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.91.053414

2014

Journal - Research Article

Fung, Y. H., Carpentier, A. V., Sompet, P., & Andersen, M. (2014). Two-atom collisions and the loading of atoms in microtraps. Entropy, 16(1), 582-606. doi: 10.3390/e16010582

2013

Journal - Research Article

Carpentier, A. V., Fung, Y. H., Sompet, P., Hilliard, A. J., Walker, T. G., & Andersen, M. F. (2013). Preparation of a single atom in an optical microtrap. Laser Physics Letters, 10(12), 125501. doi: 10.1088/1612-2011/10/12/125501

Sompet, P., Carpentier, A. V., Fung, Y. H., McGovern, M., & Andersen, M. F. (2013). Dynamics of two atoms undergoing light-assisted collisions in an optical microtrap. Physical Review A, 88, 051401(R). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.88.051401

2012

Journal - Research Article

Daszuta, B., & Andersen, M. F. (2012). Atom interferometry using δ-kicked and finite-duration pulse sequences. Physical Review A, 86(4), 043604. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.86.043604

McDowall, P. D., Grünzweig, T., Hilliard, A., & Andersen, M. F. (2012). An atomic beam source for fast loading of a magneto-optical trap under high vacuum. Review of Scientific Instruments, 83(5), 055102. doi: 10.1063/1.4708617

McGovern, M., Grünzweig, T., Hilliard, A. J., & Andersen, M. F. (2012). Single beam atom sorting machine. Laser Physics Letters, 9(1), 78-84. doi: 10.1002/lapl.201110100

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Carpentier, A. V., Fung, Y. H., Sompet, P., & Andersen, M. F. (2012). Preparation of individually trapped atoms using light assisted collisions. Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Atomic Physics (ICAP). (pp. 374). Retrieved from http://www-lpl.univ-paris13.fr/icap2012/index.htm

2011

Journal - Research Article

Hilliard, A., McGovern, M., Grünzweig, T., & Andersen, M. F. (2011). Consistent isolation and fluorescence imagining of individual atoms. Imaging & Microscopy. Retrieved from http://www.imaging-git.com/science/scanning-probe-microscopy/consistent-isolation-and-fluorescence-imaging-individual-atoms

Grünzweig, T., McGovern, M., Hilliard, A. J., & Andersen, M. F. (2011). Using light-assisted collisions to consistently isolate individual atoms for quantum information processing. Quantum Information Processing, 10(6), 925-940. doi: 10.1007/s11128-011-0304-4

McGovern, M., Hilliard, A. J., Grünzweig, T., & Andersen, M. F. (2011). Counting atoms in a deep optical microtrap. Optics Letters, 36(7), 1041-1043.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Andersen, M. (2011, October). Manipulating and observing individual atoms. Plenary presentation at the 15th New Zealand Institute of Physics (NZIP) Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

Fung, Y. H., Carpentier, A. V., Hilliard, A. J., McGovern, M., Grünzweig, T., & Andersen, M. F. (2011, December). Determining atom number inside a high density microtrap. Verbal presentation at the 6th Annual Dodd-Walls Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2010

Journal - Research Article

Grünzweig, T., Hilliard, A., McGovern, M., & Andersen, M. F. (2010). Near-deterministic preparation of a single atom in an optical microtrap. Nature Physics, 6, 951-954. doi: 10.1038/NPHYS1778

2009

Journal - Research Article

McDowall, P., Hilliard, A., McGovern, M., Grünzweig, T., & Andersen, M. F. (2009). A fidelity treatment of near-resonant states in the atom-optics kicked rotor. New Journal of Physics, 11, 123021. doi: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/12/123021

Andersen, M. F., & Sleator, T. (2009). Lattice interferometer for laser-cooled atoms. Physical Review Letters, 103, 070402. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.070402

McDowall, P. D., & Andersen, M. F. (2009). Acousto-optic modulator based frequency stabilized diode laser system for atom trapping. Review of Scientific Instruments, 80(5), 053101. doi: 10.1063/1.3125029

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

McDowall, P. D., & Andersen, M. F. (2009, July). A novel laser frequency stabilization scheme for atom interferometry experiments. Verbal presentation at the 14th New Zealand Institute of Physics Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.

2007

Journal - Research Article

Helmerson, K., Andersen, M. F., Ryu, C., Cladé, P., Natarajan, V., Vaziri, A., & Phillips, W. D. (2007). Generating persistent currents states of atoms using orbital angular momentum of photons. Nuclear Physics A, 790, 705c-712c.

Ryu, C., Andersen, M. F., Cladé, P., Natarajan, V., Helmerson, K., & Phillips, W. D. (2007). Observation of persistent flow of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a toroidal trap. Physical Review Letters, 99, 260401. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.260401

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Andersen, M. (2007, July). Rotating atoms with light. Verbal presentation at the 13th New Zealand Institute of Physics Conference: Physics Futures: Investing in Tomorrow's Science, Dunedin, New Zealand.

2006

Journal - Research Article

Andersen, M. F., Ryu, C., Cladé, P., Natarajan, V., Vaziri, A., Helmerson, K., & Phillips, W. D. (2006). Quantized rotation of atoms from photons with orbital angular momentum. Physical Review Letters, 97, 170406. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.170406

Ryu, C., Andersen, M. F., Vaziri, A., d'Arcy, M. B., Grossmann, J. M., Helmerson, K., & Phillips, W. D. (2006). High-order quantum resonances observed in a periodically kicked Bose-Einstein condensate. Physical Review Letters, 96, 160403. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.160403

Andersen, M. F., Kaplan, A., Grünzweig, T., & Davidson, N. (2006). Decay of quantum correlations in atom optics billiards with chaotic and mixed dynamics. Physical Review Letters, 97, 104102. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.104102

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Helmerson, K., Andersen, M. F., Ryu, C., Cladé, P., Natarajan, V., Vaziri, A., … Phillips, W. D. (2006). Rotating a Bose-Einstein condensate using photons with orbital angular momentum. In K. Dholakia & G. C. Spalding (Eds.), Optical Trapping and Optical Micromanipulation III. 6326, (pp. U20-U28). SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.681608

2005

Chapter in Book - Research

Kaplan, A., Andersen, M., Friedman, N., & Davidson, N. (2005). Atom-optics billiards. In P. Collet, M. Courbage, S. Métens, A. Neishtadt & G. Zaslavsky (Eds.), Chaotic dynamics and transport in classical and quantum systems. (pp. 239-268). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic.