Quantum Sensing with Solid State Spin defects

This is a specialization course for undergraduate students (BSC Physics, > 4th Sem), graduate students (MSc Physics) and Phd students. 

Where? REC/C118

When? Friday 2 DS (09:20 to 10:50) 

1st lecture is taking place on 17.04.2026

Language: English

Course instructors: Prof. Dr. Aparajita Singha (IFMP TUD) and Dr. Uri Vool (MPI-CPfS)

Learning objectives:

After this course you will be able to understand basic principles relevant to noise (both in classical and quantum sense), state-of-the-art quantum sensing protocols and relevant theoretical background, as well as state-of-the-art solid-state spin defects that can be used as quantum sensors.

The following topics will be covered:

• Experimental noise and detection of small signals
• What is quantum sensing?
• Quantum experiments in time domain
• NV-sensors: from fundamentals to state-of-art magnetometry
• Noise spectroscopy
• Other solid state spin defects as quantum sensors
• Tour to our low-T quantum sensing laboratories at IFMP (AG Singha) and MPI-CPfS (QIQM group, Dr. Uri Vool)