Dominik S. Wild

Dominik S. Wild

I am a theoretical physicist working at the intersection of quantum optics, quantum information theory and condensed matter physics.

CV

Below is a summary of my education and my research positions. Please get in touch to request a complete CV.

since 2020
Postdoctoral researcher in the group of Prof. J. Ignacio Cirac at the Max-Planck Institute for Quantum Optics. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow from May 2021 to April 2023.
since 2020
Quantum algorithm consultant for QuEra Computing Inc.
2013 – 2020
PhD at Harvard University in the group of Prof. Mikhail D. Lukin.
2009 – 2013
MPhys in Physics at Wadham College, University of Oxford.

List of publications

A list of my publications is also available on Google Scholar. Asterisks indicate equal contributions.

  1. Y. Yang, A. Christianen, M. C. Bañuls, DSW, and J. I. Cirac, “Phase-Sensitive Quantum Measurement without Controlled Operations,” arXiv preprint, arXiv:2308.10796 (2023).
  2. B. F. Schiffer, DSW, N. Maskara, M. Cain, M. D. Lukin, and R. Samajdar, “Circumventing superexponential runtimes for hard instances of quantum adiabatic optimization”, arXiv preprint, arXiv:2306.13131 (2023).
  3. L. Gu, L. Zhang, R. Ni, M. Xie, DSW, S. Park, H. Jang, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, M. Hafezi, and Y. Zhou, “Giant optical nonlinearity of Fermi polarons in atomically thin semiconductors”, arXiv preprint, arXiv:2306.11199 (2023).
  4. Y. Yang, A. Christianen, S. Coll-Vinent, V. N. Smelyanskiy, M. C. Bañuls, T. E. O’Brien, DSW, and J. I. Cirac, “Simulating Prethermalization Using Near-Term Quantum Computers,” PRX Quantum, 4, 030320 (2023).
  5. DSW and Álvaro M. Alhambra, “Classical simulation of short-time quantum dynamics,” PRX Quantum, 4, 020340 (2023).
  6. T. I. Andersen, R. J. Gelly, G. Scuri, B. L. Dwyer, DSW, R. Bekenstein, A. Sushko, J. Sung, Y. Zhou, A. A. Zibrov, X. Liu, A. Y. Joe, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, S. F. Yelin, P. Kim, H. Park, and M. D. Lukin, “Beam steering at the nanosecond time scale with an atomically thin reflector,” Nat. Commun. 13, 3431 (2022), arXiv:2111.04781.
  7. DSW, Dries Sels, Hannes Pichler, Cristian Zanoci, and Mikhail D. Lukin, “Quantum Sampling Algorithms, Phase Transitions, and Computational Complexity,” Phys. Rev. A, 104, 032602 (2021), arXiv:2109.03007
  8. DSW, Dries Sels, Hannes Pichler, Cristian Zanoci, and Mikhail D. Lukin, “Quantum Sampling Algorithms for Near-Term Devices,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 127, 100504 (2021), arXiv:2005.14059.
  9. Taylor L. Patti, DSW, Ephraim Shahmoon, Mikhail D. Lukin, and Susanne F. Yelin, “Controlling interactions between quantum emitters using atom arrays,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 126, 223602 (2021), arXiv:2005.03495.
  10. A. Y. Joe, L. A. Jauregui, K. Pistunova, A. M. Mier Valdivia, Z. Lu, DSW, G. Scuri, K. De Greve, R. J. Gelly, Y. Zhou, J. Sung, A. Sushko, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, D. Smirnov, M. D. Lukin, H. Park, and P. Kim, “Electrically controlled emission from singlet and triplet exciton species in atomically thin light-emitting diodes,” Phys. Rev. B, 103, L161411 (2021), arXiv:2012.04022.
  11. T. I. Andersen, G. Scuri, A. Sushko, K. De Greve, J. Sung, Y. Zhou, DSW, R. J. Gelly, H. Heo, D. Bérubé, A. Y. Joe, L. A. Jauregui, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, P. Kim, H. Park, and M. D. Lukin, “Excitons in a reconstructed moiré potential in twisted WSe2/WSe2 homobilayers,” Nat. Mater., 20, 480 (2021), arXiv:1912.06955.
  12. J. Sung, Y. Zhou, G. Scuri, V. Zólyomi, T. I. Andersen, H. Yoo, DSW, A. Y. Joe, R. J. Gelly, H. Heo, S. J. Magorrian, D. Bérubé, A. M. Mier Valdivia T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, M. D. Lukin, P. Kim, V. I. Fal’ko, and H. Park, “Broken mirror symmetry in excitonic response of reconstructed domains in twisted MoSe2/MoSe2 bilayers,” Nat. Nanotechnol., 15, 750 (2020), arXiv:2001.01157.
  13. Ephraim Shahmoon, DSW, Mikhail D. Lukin, and Susanne F. Yelin, “Cavity quantum optomechanics with an atom-array membrane,” arXiv preprint, arXiv:2006.01973 (2020).
  14. Ephraim Shahmoon, DSW, Mikhail D. Lukin, and Susanne F. Yelin, “Theory of cavity QED with 2D atomic arrays,” arXiv preprint, arXiv:2006.01972 (2020).
  15. G. Scuri, T. I. Andersen, Y. Zhou, DSW, J. Sung, R. J. Gelly, D. Bérubé, H. Heo, L. Shao, A. Y. Joe, A. Mier Valdivia, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, M. Lončar, P. Kim, M. D. Lukin, and H. Park, “Electrically tunable valley dynamics in twisted WSe2/WSe2 bilayers,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 217403 (2020), arXiv:1912.11306.
  16. Ovidiu Cotlet*, DSW*, Mikhail D. Lukin, and Atac Imamoglu, “Rotons in optical excitation spectra of monolayer semiconductors,” Phys. Rev. B, 101, 205409 (2020), arXiv:1812.10494.
  17. Johannes Knörzer, Martin J. A. Schuetz, Geza Giedke, DSW, Kristiaan De Greve, Richard Schmidt, Mikhail D. Lukin, and J. Ignacio Cirac, “Wigner Crystals in Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Spin Physics and Readout,” Phys. Rev. B, 101, 125101 (2020), arXiv:1912.11089.
  18. Y. Zhou, G. Scuri, J. Sung, R. J. Gelly, DSW, K. De Greve, A. Y. Joe, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, P. Kim, M. D. Lukin, and H. Park, “Controlling excitons in an atomically thin membrane with a mirror,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 027401 (2020), arXiv:1901.08500.
  19. L. A. Jauregui, A. Y. Joe, K. Pistunova, DSW, A. A. High, Y. Zhou, G. Scuri, K. De Greve, A. Sushko, C.-H. Yu, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, D. J. Needleman, M. D. Lukin, H. Park, and P. Kim, “Electrical control of interlayer exciton dynamics in atomically thin heterostructures,” Science 366, 870 (2019), arXiv:1812.08691.
  20. A. M. Dibos, Y. Zhou, L. A. Jauregui, G. Scuri, DSW, A. A. High, T. Taniguchi, K. Watanabe, M. D. Lukin, P. Kim, and H. Park, “Electrically tunable exciton–plasmon coupling in a WSe2 monolayer embedded in a plasmonic crystal cavity,” Nano Lett. 19, 3543 (2019).
  21. DSW, Ephraim Shahmoon, Susanne F. Yelin, and Mikhail D. Lukin, “Quantum Nonlinear Optics in Atomically Thin Materials,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 121, 123606 (2018), arXiv:1805.04805.
  22. Giovanni Scuri, You Zhou, Alexander A. High, DSW, Chi Shu, Kristiaan De Greve, Luis A. Jauregui, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Philip Kim, Mikhail D. Lukin, and Hongkun Park, “Large Excitonic Reflectivity of Monolayer MoSe2 Encapsulated in Hexagonal Boron Nitride,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 120, 037402 (2018), arXiv:1705.07245.
  23. A. W. Glaetzle, K. Ender, DSW, S. Choi, H. Pichler, M. D. Lukin, and P. Zoller, “Quantum Spin Lenses in Atomic Arrays,” Phys. Rev. X, 7, 031049 (2017), arXiv:1704.08837.
  24. You Zhou*, Giovanni Scuri*, DSW*, Alexander A. High, Alan Dibos, Luis A. Jauregui, Chi Shu, Kristiaan De Greve, Kateryna Pistunova, Andrew Y. Joe, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Philip Kim, Mikhail D. Lukin, and Hongkun Park, “Probing dark excitons in atomically thin semiconductors via near-field coupling to surface plasmon polaritons,” Nature Nanotech., 12, 856 (2017), arXiv:1701.05938.
  25. Ephraim Shahmoon, DSW, Mikhail D. Lukin, and Susanne F. Yelin, “Cooperative resonances in light scattering from two-dimensional atomic arrays,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 118, 113601 (2017), arXiv:1610.00138.
  26. DSW, Sarang Gopalakrishnan, Michael Knap, Norman Y. Yao, and Mikhail D. Lukin, “Adiabatic Quantum Search in Open Systems,” Phys. Rev. Lett., 117, 150501 (2016), arXiv:1606.01898.
  27. A. A. High, R. C. Devlin, A. Dibos, M. Polking, DSW, J. Perczel, N. P. de Leon, M. D. Lukin, and H. Park, “Visible-frequency hyperbolic metasurface,” Nature 522, 192 (2015).