Colloquium
Location
Physics : 401
Date & Time
October 1, 2014, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Description
Title: Schrödinger’s Rainbow: The Renaissance in Quantum Optical Interferometry
Abstract: Over the past 20 years bright sources of entangled photons have lead to a renaissance in quantum optical interferometry. These photon sources have been used to test the foundations of quantum mechanics and implement some of the spooky ideas associated with quantum entanglement such as quantum teleportation, quantum cryptography, quantum lithography, quantum computing logicgates, and sub-shot-noise optical interferometers. I will discuss some of these advances and the unification of optical quantum imaging, metrology, and information processing.
Abstract: Over the past 20 years bright sources of entangled photons have lead to a renaissance in quantum optical interferometry. These photon sources have been used to test the foundations of quantum mechanics and implement some of the spooky ideas associated with quantum entanglement such as quantum teleportation, quantum cryptography, quantum lithography, quantum computing logicgates, and sub-shot-noise optical interferometers. I will discuss some of these advances and the unification of optical quantum imaging, metrology, and information processing.