Until the next LASER World of PHOTONICS in Munich (April 26-29, 2022), we will facilitate knowledge exchange and communication in the industry through a new webinar series: The series has started on March 3, 2021 at 11:00 CET with the topic of quantum technologya and was streamed live free of charge.
Please note: Webinar was held in English.
This webinar was organized in cooperation with Dr. Fabio Scafirimuto and Elisa Bäumer (both from IBM Research-Zurich) and designed for anyone interested in quantum computing, such as business executives who wanted to learn how, where, and when quantum computing might be used in their organization, or IT professionals who were looking for a basic introduction to quantum computing.
With around 300 participants from 26 countries on 4 continents (28% internationality), the first LASER World of PHOTONICS Talk was a great success.
Are you already curious about LASER WoP Talk No. 2? We will keep you informed on our website and social media channels about any updates. #LASERWoPTalk
In the Q&As you will find the answers to the exciting questions of the participants.
Q&As LASER World of PHOTONICS Talk No. 1
Industry as well as consumers embrace lasers and photonics, ranging in areas from communication to medicine and diagnostics to sensors - essentially almost every aspect of our daily lives. Starting about two decades ago, photonics also has been building the foundation for quantum technologies - in particular quantum computing. This presentation will briefly start with some of the concepts of quantum physics, and then provide an overview of the state-of-the-art quantum computers building upon the manipulation of single atoms and ions. First examples of integrated waveguides in quantum processors will be presented that can be readily scaled up to realize telecom-compatible single-photon based network cards that will soon connect quantum computers over tens of kilometers of fibers.
Quantum computers have the potential to outperform conventional computers in solving certain types of problems such as the computation of complex molecular systems. Because of their relatively long coherence times and scalable fabrication methods superconducting quantum circuits are a promising candidate to realize such a quantum computing platform. This presentation will highlight recent developments in the control of superconducting qubits using photon pulses at microwave frequencies and discuss current state-of-the-art superconducting qubit platforms.
Elisa Bäumer a is a PhD student in the quantum information theory group of Prof. Renato Renner at ETH Zürich, where she is working on quantum thermodynamics, quantum non-locality and quantum computing. For the past 1.5 years, she also has been working part-time for IBM in their quantum community team, where she has been assisting with educational material and outreach activities such as developing the IBM Quantum Challenge and teaching more than 4,000 students at the Qiskit Global Summer School.
