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 Physics at Virginia

"Quantum information with quantum fields: creation and entanglement of twin beams of light"


Olivier Pfister , University of Virginia
[Host: T. Gallagher]
ABSTRACT:
The concept of quantum information can be seen as stemming from the fascinating idea of putting quantum mechanics to practical use as such, and not only as the theory behind, in particular, microscopic physics. Because of the latter, it is sometimes believed that experimental efforts in quantum information only involve exquisite control over nanoscale entities such as single atoms or single photons (see last week's colloquium for a beautiful illustration). This is not rigorously true, as qubits can also be implemented using exquisitely controlled macroscopic entities, such as optical fields of milliwatt power. In this talk, I will present our endeavor to create bright entangled light sources suitable for quantum teleportation and quantum error correction, as well as our contribution to the theoretical understanding of such problems.
Colloquium
Friday, January 25, 2002
4:00 PM
Physics Building, Room 204
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