Interfacing Continuous and Discrete Hilbert Spaces in Quantum Optics and Quantum Information

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niranjan Sridhar
Author(s):  
Yiwen Chu ◽  
Mikhail D. Lukin

A common theme in the implementation of quantum technologies involves addressing the seemingly contradictory needs for controllability and isolation from external effects. Undesirable effects of the environment must be minimized, while at the same time techniques and tools must be developed that enable interaction with the system in a controllable and well-defined manner. This chapter addresses several aspects of this theme with regard to a particularly promising candidate for developing applications in both metrology and quantum information, namely the nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centre in diamond. The chapter describes how the quantum states of NV centres can be manipulated, probed, and efficiently coupled with optical photons. It also discusses ways of tackling the challenges of controlling the optical properties of these emitters inside a complex solid state environment.


Author(s):  
Jelena Vučković

Quantum dots in optical nanocavities are interesting as a test-bed for fundamental studies of light–matter interaction (cavity quantum electrodynamics, QED), as well as an integrated platform for information processing. As a result of the strong field localization inside sub-cubic-wavelength volumes, these dots enable very large emitter–field interaction strengths. In addition to their use in the study of new regimes of cavity QED, they can also be employed to build devices for quantum information processing, such as ultrafast quantum gates, non-classical light sources, and spin–photon interfaces. Beside quantum information systems, many classical information processing devices, such as lasers and modulators, benefit greatly from the enhanced light–matter interaction in such structures. This chapter gives an introduction to quantum dots, photonic crystal resonators, cavity QED, and quantum optics on this platform, as well as possible device applications.


Proceedings ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 48
Author(s):  
Giovanni Chesi ◽  
Luca Malinverno ◽  
Alessia Allevi ◽  
Romualdo Santoro ◽  
Massimo Caccia ◽  
...  

The study of nonclassical properties of quantum states is a relevant topic for fundamental Quantum Optics and Quantum Information applications. In the mesoscopic domain, promising results have been obtained using photon-number-resolving detectors. Here we show recent results achieved with the class of Silicon Photomultipliers: by a proper analysis of the output signal, the nonclassicality of twin-beam states can be detected and exploited.


2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena Vuckovic ◽  
Hatice Altug ◽  
Dirk Englund ◽  
Andrei Faraon ◽  
Ilya Fushman ◽  
...  

2008 ◽  
Vol 05 (06) ◽  
pp. 989-1032 ◽  
Author(s):  
JESÚS CLEMENTE-GALLARDO ◽  
GIUSEPPE MARMO

In this paper we present a survey of the use of differential geometric formalisms to describe Quantum Mechanics. We analyze Schrödinger framework from this perspective and provide a description of the Weyl–Wigner construction. Finally, after reviewing the basics of the geometric formulation of quantum mechanics, we apply the methods presented to the most interesting cases of finite dimensional Hilbert spaces: those of two, three and four level systems (one qubit, one qutrit and two qubit systems). As a more practical application, we discuss the advantages that the geometric formulation of quantum mechanics can provide us with in the study of situations as the functional independence of entanglement witnesses.


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