Quantum Computation and Quantum Error Correction
Hui-Khoon Ng NUS, Singapore |
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Lecture 1: Why quantum computation and where we are
I will give a broad overview of the subject of quantum computation, why people are excited about it, and the rapid push towards realising quantum computing devices.
Lecture 2: Quantum error correction - from the 3-qubit repetition code to surface codes
I will demonstrate the basic ideas of quantum error correction, the key approach to removing the effects of noise for accurate quantum computation, using the example of the 3-qubit repetition code. Even though the 3-qubit is very simple, it contains all the crucial features of quantum error correction that more powerful codes rely on. I will explain how one can go from the 3-qubit code to the very well-known surface codes, the current code of choice for quantum computing implementations and the basis of most of the recent experimental demonstrations of quantum error correction.
Superconducting Quantum Circuits
Ioan Pop KIT, Karlsruhe, Germany |
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Part 1: Introduction to Superconducting Quantum Circuits(1.5 hours}
- the Josephson junction
- superconducting qubits: Fluxonium and Transmon
- cQED and qubit readout
- Decoherence T1, T2
Part 2: The environment memory problem
- materials overview
- decoherence: Achille's heel
- Szilard quantum engine with superconducting qubits
- consequences for quantum error correction
Part 3: Lots of problems to solve, but are there roadblocks?
Quantum Cryptography
Ramona Wolf University of Siegen, Germany
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Part I: Introduction to Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
- Goal of QKD
- Quantum mechanical phenomena used in QKD
- General protocol structure
Part II: Security of Quantum Key Distribution
- Security definition
- Security proof structure
- Methods and challenges
Part III: Current topic: Composition of (quantum) communication protocols
- Example/Warning: How the composition of (quantum) communication protocols can compromise security
- What is needed to prevent these problems?
- Challenges for composing quantum with classical protocols
Nanophotonics for quantum technologies
Julien Claudon UGA & CEA Grenoble (IRIG) |
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Part I: Why and how to encode quantum information on light (approx. 1 hour)
- Light = an excellent carrier of information Classical (internet): light pulses, propagating over long distances in optical fibers
- Quantum technologies based on light
- Quantum description of light
- Two fundamentally distinct approaches: “Continuous variables” and “discrete variables” (reminiscent of wave-particle duality)
- Continuous variables:
- Discrete variables (main focus of the lecture)
- A single-photon as a qubit
- A key device: single-photon source. Requirements for an ideal single-photon source
Part II: Real-world single-photon sources(approx. 1h30)
- Non-linear crystal (x^2)
- On-demand sources: Emission of a 2-level system; 1 electronic excitation (Pauli principle) -> 1 photon
- A gallery of solid-state artificial atoms
- A commercial single-photon source: Quandela
- Challenges
- Spontaneous emission in free-space
- The Purcell effect, cavity QED and waveguides
Part III: Open challenges: Single photons and beyond(approx. 30 min)
- Long-haul Q-communications
- Photonic Q-computing
- Heterogeneous integration (III-V source, PIC: SiN platform, detectors: superconducting optical packaging is hard, but progresses)
- Communication between localized nodes: Spin-photon interfaces
Quantum sensing: from discrete to continuous variables approaches
Benjamin Pigeau UGA & CNRS (Institut Néel, Grenoble)
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Introduction (1 hour)
- Theory of measurement
- Signal to noise ratio
- Classical measurement backaction
- Quantum measurement backaction
Continuous variables (1 hour)
- Probing with quantum fields
- The case of opto-mechanics
- The standard quantum limit
- How to beat SQL with Squeezing
- The case of Gravitational wave detectors
Discrete variables (1 hour)
- Two level systems and qubits
- Coupling to external fields
- Qubits manipulation and readout
- The case of solid-state spin qubits
Quantum matter
Cécile Repellin UGA & CNRS (LPMMC, Grenoble)
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Synopsis to be announced