Hello,
I'm a grad student in Dirk Englund's group in EECS; I'll be defending my
thesis on the 30th (details below). It would be great to have you there if
you can make it.
Best,
Jake
Title: Photonic quantum computers and communication systems
Presenter: Jake Mower
Time: 2pm, July 30th
Location: 32-124
Committee: Dirk Englund (advisor), Karl Berggren, Jeff Shapiro
Abstract: Quantum information processors have been proposed to solve
classically intractable or unsolvable problems in computing, sensing, and
secure communication. There has been growing interest in photonic
implementations of quantum processors as they offer relatively long
coherence lengths, precise state manipulation, and efficient measurement.
In this thesis, I first discuss experimental techniques to generate
on-chip, photonic quantum processors and then discuss protocols for fast
and secure quantum communication.
In the first part of the talk, I will discuss photonic quantum information
processing in photonic integrated circuits. I will describe how to combine
the outputs of multiple stochastic single-photon sources using a photonic
integrated circuit to generate a single, efficient source of single photons
[1]. I will then show designs for silicon-based quantum photonic processors
that can be programmed to implement a large class of existing quantum
algorithms and can lead to quicker testing of new algorithms than was
previously possible [2]. Finally, I will present the integration of large
numbers of high-efficiency, low-timing jitter single-photon detectors onto
a silicon photonic integrated circuit [3].
The second part of the talk will focus on quantum communications. I will
describe new protocols for the distribution of a secure cryptographic key
using quantum systems. I present a quantum key distribution protocol that
uses the robust temporal degree of freedom of entangled photons to enable
fast, secure key exchange [4], as well as experimental results for
implementing key distribution protocols using silicon photonic integrated
circuits.
[1] J. Mower, D. Englund, Phys. Rev. A, 84, 052326 (2011)
[2] J. Mower., N.C. Harris, G. Steinbrecher, Y. Lahini, D. Englund, to
appear in Phys. Rev. A, (2015)
[3] F. Najafi, J. Mower, N.C. Harris, F. Bellei, A. Dane, C. Lee, P.
Kharel, F. Marsili, S. Assefa, K.K. Berggren, and D. Englund, Nat. Comm.,
6, 5873 (2015)
[4] J. Mower, Z. Zhang, P. Desjardins, C. Lee, J.H. Shapiro, D. Englund,
Phys. Rev. A, 87, 062322 (2013)
*PhD Candidate*
*Quantum Photonics Group*
*Research Lab for Electronics, MIT*
*Office: 36-585*
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