News tagged with quantum optics
Related topics: quantum computing , atoms , light , quantum information , quantum state
Ultracold chemistry: First direct observation of exchange process in quantum gas
(PhysOrg.com) -- Considerable progresses made in controlling quantum gases open up a new avenue to study chemical processes. Rudolf Grimm’s research team at the Austrian Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum ...
Feb 02, 2010 |
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Quantum simulation of a relativistic particle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers of the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) in Innsbruck, Austria used a calcium ion to simulate a relativistic quantum particle, demonstrating a phenomenon ...
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Physicists lay the groundwork for cooler, faster computing
University of Toronto quantum optics researchers Sajeev John and Xun Ma have discovered new behaviours of light within photonic crystals that could lead to faster optical information processing and compact computers that ...
Dec 14, 2009 |
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AOptix Technologies and NuCrypt demonstrate physical-layer quantum encryption
AOptix Technologies, a leading edge developer of ultra-high bandwidth laser communication solutions, and NuCrypt, a provider of technology for ultra-high security over optical communication networks, disclosed today the recent ...
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Magnetic field measurements of the human heart at room temperature
A new optical sensor developed by the American National Institute of Standards and Technology was successfully tested by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Germany) in the "magnetically best shielded ...
Dec 11, 2009 |
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First Bose-Einstein condensation of strontium
In an international first, scientists from the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI, Austria) produced a Bose-Einstein condensate of the alkaline-earth element strontium, thus narrowly ...
Nov 09, 2009 |
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Quantum gas microscope offers glimpse of quirky ultracold atoms
(PhysOrg.com) -- Physicists at Harvard University have created a quantum gas microscope that can be used to observe single atoms at temperatures so low the particles follow the rules of quantum mechanics, ...
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Research continues on secure, mobile, quantum communications
Researcher Dr. David H. Hughes of the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, N.Y. is leading a team investigating long-distance, mobile optical links imperative for secure quantum communications capabilities in theater.
Oct 27, 2009 |
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Field experiment on a robust hierarchical metropolitan quantum cryptography network
Key Laboratory of Quantum Information (CAS), University of Science and Technology of China has recently demonstrated a metropolitan Quantum Cryptography Network (QCN) for Government Administration in Wuhu, China. The project ...
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Atomtronic transistor and diode could advance quantum computing
(PhysOrg.com) -- What if atoms could be used to perform the functions currently the province of electronic devices? The goal of atomtronics is to do just that by creating analogues to the common items found in electronic ...
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Scientists discover quantum fingerprints of chaos
Chaotic behavior is the rule, not the exception, in the world we experience through our senses, the world governed by the laws of classical physics.
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Solar Cell Researcher Explores Nanotech Ideas
(PhysOrg.com) -- A UT Dallas researcher envisions a time soon when plastic sheets of solar cells are inexpensively stamped out in factories and then affixed to cell phones, laptops and other power-hungry mobile ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Building a better qubit: Combining 6 photons together results in highly robust qubits
Exploiting quantum mechanics for transmitting information is a tantalizing possibility because it promises secure, high speed communications. Unfortunately, the fragility of methods for storing and sending ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Physicists Explain How Human Eyes Can Detect Quantum Effects
(PhysOrg.com) -- By greatly amplifying one photon from an entangled photon pair, physicists have theoretically shown that human eyes can be used as detectors to observe quantum effects. Usually, detecting ...
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Laser pulses control single electrons in complex molecules
Predatory fish are well aware of the problem: In a swarm of small fish it is hard to isolate prey. A similar situation can be found in the microcosm of atoms and molecules, whose behavior is influenced by "swarms" of electrons. ...
Sep 01, 2009 |
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