Conveners
T3-3 Quantum Computing and Coherent Control (DAMOPC) / Calcul quantique et contrôle cohérent (DPAMPC)
- Joyce Poon (University of Toronto)
Lilian Childress
(McGill University)
14/06/2016, 16:15
Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
Individual defects in crystalline materials can have electronic properties akin to those of isolated trapped atoms or ions. Recently, the nitrogen vacancy center, a type of defect in diamond, has emerged as as a particularly compelling example. Like atoms, these defect centers have spin degrees of freedom and and optical transitions that make them an attractive platform for building quantum...
Mr
Christopher Pugh
(University of Waterloo/Institute for Quantum Computing)
14/06/2016, 16:45
Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)
Oral (Student, Not in Competition) / Orale (Étudiant(e), pas dans la compétition)
Quantum Communication can be done using single photons generated via spontaneous parametric down conversion (SPDC). Since these protocols only use the signals that are collected by the receiver, the system is not as negatively affected by occasional drop outs as compared to classical communication protocols. In order to collect as many photons as possible, it is necessary to have a mechanism...
Robert Boyd
(University of Ottawa)
14/06/2016, 17:00
Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Canada / Division de la physique atomique, moléculaire et photonique, Canada (DAMOPC-DPAMPC)
Invited Speaker / Conférencier invité
This presentation first reviews the historical development of the field of nonlinear optics, starting from its inception in 1961. It then reviews some of its more recent developments, including especially how nonlinear optics has become a crucial tool for the developing field of quantum technologies. Fundamental quantum processes enabled by nonlinear optics, such as the creation of squeezed...
