University of TorontoPHOTONICS RESEARCH ONTARIO SEMINAR SERIES
"FRONTIERS IN PHOTONICS"
University of Toronto
| Speaker : | Dr. Ivan Deutsch Associate Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy University of New Mexico |
| Topic : | Quantum Information Processing with Ultracold Atomic Qubits |
| Time : | Friday March 21th, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. |
| Place : | The John and Edna Davenport Chemical Research Building,
80 St. George Street, Davenport Seminar Room, 3rd floor |
Abstract:
Neutral atoms are natural candidates as the keepers of
quantum information given their weak coupling to the environment and
the rapid advances in laser cooling and trapping technology. Many
tools for building a rudimentary quantum computer are currently or
nearly in place state preparation through optical pumping, coherent
control through laser/rf spectroscopy, measurement through monitored
quantum jumps. In order to make progress towards the ultimate goal, we
must focus attention on laboratory development of these control tools,
must crucially two-qubit quantum logic gates. For atoms, this is
effectively the problem of coherent control of a dimer. This is the
newest ingredient beyond that common employed in atomic clocks and
analogous systems. Optical lattices provide an excellent arena in
which to begin implementing these building blocks, with promise of
scalability and parallelism necessary for ultimate fault-tolerant
operation.
Local Host: Prof. Aephraim Steinberg
(aephraim@physics.utoronto.ca)
(416-948-0713)
