CQuIC Seminars
Nonlinear quantum optics: theory, engineering, and applications
Presented by Joshua Combes, University of Queensland
Recent advances in experimental nonlinear quantum optics, at the single photon and single atom level, motivate the development of new theoretical frameworks and applications. In this talk, I will show that it is possible to engineer interactions between photons so that one can build a deterministic optical quantum computer, solving a ten year old problem in quantum optics. Then I will discuss the development of a formalism that enables one to examine properties of the light-matter interaction in the deep quantum regime. This formalism broadly applicable, e.g. it has been used to design single-photon detectors at microwave frequencies. Finally, I will show how experimentally accessible nonlinearities can motivate the development of a new class of continuous-variable quantum error correcting codes.
3:30 pm, Tuesday, January 30, 2018
PAIS-2540, PAIS
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