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05-15
2014
Quantum Journal Club: Control and Coherence of the Optical Transition of Single
Abstract: We demonstrate coherent control of the optical transition of single nitrogen-vacancy defect centers in diamond. On applying short resonant laser pulses, we observe optical Rabi oscillations...
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05-14
2014
QUIC talk: Information complementarity: A new paradigm for decoding quantum inco
Abstract: The existence of observables that are incompatible or not jointly measurable is a characteristic feature of quantum mechanics, which lies at the root of a number of nonclassical phenomena, ...
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05-09
2014
When Bernoulli Met Gauss--How to make differential geometry useful for quantum
Abstract: Quantum information processing(QIP) has been identified as one of the key future technologies that are crucial for communication, cryptography, high-performance computing, complex-system si...
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05-07
2014
QUIC talk: From the second law of thermodynamics to quantum algorithmic cooling,
Abstract: Thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, and information theory are three independent areas of science developed in different times in the history. Historically, the intersections of these three ...
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04-17
2014
Quantum Journal Club: Neutral Gas Sympathetic Cooling of an Ion in a Paul Trap
Abstract: A single ion immersed in a neutral buffer gas is studied. An analytical model is developed that gives a complete description of the dynamics and steady-state properties of the ions. An exte...
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04-17
2014
Quantum Journal Club: Postprocessing for quantum random-number generators: Entro
Abstract: Postprocessing for quantum random-number generators: Entropy evaluation and randomness extraction Quantum random-number generators (QRNGs) can offer a means to generate information-theoreti...