PME Quantum Seminar - Adam Micah Kaufman

Quantum information science seeks to exploit the collective behavior of a large quantum system

to enable tasks that are impossible (or less possible!) with classical resources alone. This

burgeoning field encompasses a variety of directions, ranging from metrology to computing.

While distinguished in objective, all of these directions rely on the preparation and control of

many identical particles or qubits. Meeting this need is a defining challenge of the field. There

are several promising platforms that are targeting these capabilities, and I will focus on one such

platform — optically-trapped neutral atoms. In this context, we have been developing a new suite

of tools, based on the use of more exotic atomic species, new trapping architectures, and new

control methods. I will provide an overview of these developments and then two specific science

explorations based on this work, including programmable optical clocks and assembled Hubbard

systems.

Zoom:

https://uchicago.zoom.us/j/96977534721?pwd=ZJ2bab6yBBBA58b8gdBcVcHv78VKuv.1

Meeting ID: 969 7753 4721; Passcode: 936372