- Teacher: Ildiko Kecskesi
- Teacher: Philipp Preiss
This course covers applications of cold neutral
atoms for quantum technologies, with the main focus on quantum simulation and
quantum computation. Atoms provide many opportunities for the realization of
high-fidelity qubits across different energy scales, ranging from the microwave
to the optical domain. Laser cooling techniques allow us to efficiently cool
the atoms to extremely low temperatures so that atoms can be trapped in optical
potentials generated with laser beams. The high degree of control that has been
achieved, for instance, led to the development of the world’s best clocks. In
this course we will introduce fundamental concepts and experimental techniques needed
to prepare, manipulate, and detect cold neutral atoms in optical arrays. We
will discuss how interactions between atoms can be engineered to realize
few-qubit gates to build a universal quantum computer. Moreover, the
interaction between and the dynamics of many particles in optical arrays
naturally enable analog quantum simulations of complex many-body systems,
ranging from condensed matter to statistical physics and high-energy physics.
- Teacher: Andrea Alberti
- Teacher: Immanuel Bloch