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SUMMARY:QSE Distinguished Quantum Lectures: Amir Safavi-Naeini and Yasunob
 u Nakamura
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Amir Safavi-Naeini\, Stanford University\nProf. Yasunobu
  Nakamura\, University of Tokyo\nThe Center for Quantum Science and Engine
 ering (QSE) and the Laboratory of Photonics and Quantum Measurements (K-L
 ab) are pleased to welcome two internationally renowned quantum scientist
 s with pioneering contributions to physics and quantum technology who will
  give the QSE Distinguished Quantum Lectures at EPFL on September 27.\n\n1
 3:15 - 14:15: "High-fidelity readout of superconducting qubits"\, Prof. Ya
 sunobu Nakamura\, University of Tokyo\n14:15 - 14:45: Coffee break\n15:00 
 - 16:00: "Integrated quantum photonic and acoustic sensors"\, Prof. Amir 
 Safavi-Naeini\, Stanford University\n\nProf. Nakamura pioneered the superc
 onducting qubit platform and has broad expertise in superconducting quant
 um computing and hybrid quantum systems. Prof. Safavi-Naeini has pioneeri
 ng works in the fields of quantum cavity optomechanics\, coupling light an
 d sound on a chip\, as well as pathbreaking contributions to nano-electrom
 echanical systems\, including qubits\, and novel approaches in nonlinear o
 ptics in integrated photonic circuits.\n\n "High-fidelity readout of supe
 rconducting qubits"\, Prof. Yasunobu Nakamura\n\nAbstract:\nMeasurement is
  the basis of science. To understand phenomena\, we need to obtain precise
  and accurate data. Therefore\, it is not surprising that science and tech
 nology have advanced together with the progress in measurement techniques.
  It is also the case with superconducting quantum circuits: Novel readout 
 schemes have brought innovative ideas and new developments. High-fidelity 
 readout of qubits is also an essential element for quantum computing. We r
 eview representative examples and discuss our approach for fast\, high-fid
 elity\, and non-demolition readout schemes. \n\nBio: \nYasu Nakamura st
 arted his research career at NEC Fundamental Research Laboratories in 1992
 \, where he demonstrated the first coherent manipulation of a superconduct
 ing qubit in 1999 and met quantum information science. He also spent a yea
 r as a Visiting Researcher at TU Delft from 2001 to 2002. Since 2012\, he 
 has been a Professor at The University of Tokyo. He has also been leading 
 his research team at RIKEN since 2014. He is currently the Director of RIK
 EN Center for Quantum Computing and the Project Leader of the MEXT Q-LEAP 
 Flagship project on Superconducting Quantum Computing.\n\n"Integrated quan
 tum photonic and acoustic sensors"\, Prof. Amir Safavi-Naeini\n\nAbstract:
 \nIntegrated sensors have fundamentally revolutionized nearly all electron
 ic systems. How can quantum technology elevate these achievements even fur
 ther? What new frontiers could the incorporation of quantum mechanics intr
 oduce to the realm of integrated sensors?  In this talk\, I aim to addres
 s these intriguing questions. I'll start by presenting Stokowski et al's 
 demonstration of an integrated quantum optical sensor in thin-film lithium
  niobate -- a nearly fully-integrated sensor that uses quantum engineered 
 ("squeezed") light to enhance electro-optic phase detection. Then I will m
 ove into the realm of acoustic sensors. I'll present Cleland et al's study
 \, where we leverage a superconducting qubit as the electronic back-end of
  a nanoelectromechanical (NEMS) sensor\, offering detailed insights into t
 he nuances of mechanical processes at the quantum level. Concluding the ta
 lk\, I'll highlight our recent work by Jiang\, Mayor\, et al. [3]\, that b
 rings optics and acoustics together\, generating correlated optical and mi
 crowave photons. Our work highlights a few paths forward for harnessing th
 e full promise of quantum advantage in sensing\, with the potential to ush
 er in new horizons of precision and capability in deployable sensors.\n\nB
 io:\nAmir Safavi-Naeini is an Associate Professor of Applied Physics at St
 anford University. He received his B.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering at th
 e University of Waterloo in Canada in 2008\, and his Ph.D. in Applied Phys
 ics at the California Institute of Technology in 2013 (Painter lab). He c
 ame to Stanford in September 2014 after a post-doc at ETH Zurich in the gr
 oup of Andreas Wallraff.\nIn his work at Caltech and Stanford\, Safavi-Nae
 ini developed optomechanical devices resulting in some of the first experi
 ments showing quantum optomechanical phenomena. The current focus of his g
 roup's research is developing photonic\, phononic\, and microwave devices 
 for quantum sensing\, communications\, and information processing. He is t
 he author of more than 50 journal papers and co-inventor on 5 US patents/a
 pplications. He has been awarded the Terman (2015\, 2018)\, Hellman (2016)
 \, Packard (2017) fellowships\, and the DARPA Young Faculty Award (2019).\
 n\nAdvanced registration recommended. A Zoom link will be available as we
 ll. Please register to receive this link.
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