Taylor, Jacob M.

Date: Tuesday April 15, 2014
Time: 11:00
Place: ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, HPF G 6
Host: Atac Imamoglu

Light and matter: towards macroscopic quantum systems

Jacob M. Taylor
Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland and
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Advances in quantum engineering and material science are enabling new approaches for building systems that behave quantum mechanically on long time scales and large length scales.  I will discuss how microwave and optical technologies are leading the way toward new domains of many-body systems, both classical and quantum, using photons and phonons as the constituent particles.  Furthermore, I will highlight practical consequences of these advances, including improved force and acceleration sensing, efficient signal transduction, and topologically robust photonic circuits. Finally, I will consider how these developing technologies can enable a new approaches for quantum computing and quantum simulation using nonlinear optical devices.