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Speakers: Brian Smith (University of Oregon) and Krister Shalm (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Level: Introductory
Link: TBA
Abstract:
Entanglement, the correlations displayed between sub-systems of a multipartite quantum system, is one of the most distinguishing properties of quantum physics and a significant resource for quantum information science and technology. A quantum network is a system designed to deliver entanglement across a set of nodes. I will introduce the general framework of quantum networks – including the essential components and primitive operations needed to realize a quantum network. I will discuss applications enabled by quantum networks including secure communications, distributed sensors and distributed quantum computing. The I will also describe some of the key metrics to assess the performance of a quantum network – some of which are driven by the end user applications.
Bio:
Brian J. Smith is Professor of Physics at the University of Oregon, where he leads the Optical Quantum Technologies (OQT) research group. Smith’s current research interests lie in the general areas of quantum optics and quantum technologies and their use in probing fundamental quantum physics and realizing quantum-enhanced applications with performance beyond that possible with classical resources. In these fields he has developed approaches for producing non-classical states of light with well-defined mode structure based upon engineered nonlinear optics, methods to coherently manipulate such quantum states, and efficient means to measure the resultant states. Recently his efforts have focused on harnessing the temporal-spectral mode structure of light to enable realization of larger quantum systems. These quantum-optical tools have enabled him to examine fundamental questions in quantum physics, such as the commutation relations for creation and annihilation operations, and experimentally address various quantum-enhanced technologies, for example quantum-enhanced sensing and quantum communications.
