Open
Quantum Systems: Decoherence and Control
November
20 - November 22, 2008
Cambridge, MA 02138
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - Maxwell Dworkin Rm 119 |
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8:30 |
Morning Coffee and Pastry |
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9:00-9:15 |
Introduction and Welcome: | |
Session I: |
Control-theoretic Concepts and Methods | |
Chair: |
Lorenza Viola | |
9:15-9:50 |
R.
Brocket Stochastic Modeling and Stochastic Control of Spin Systems (Abstract) |
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9:50-10:25 |
D.
D'Alessandro Lie Algebraic Analysis of Quantum Dynamics: Applications to Quantum Walks (Abstract) |
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10:25-10:55 |
Break | |
10:55-11:30 |
C.
Rangan Trapped-ion Qubits: a Paradigm for Coherent Control in Infinite-dimensional Quantum Systems (Abstract) |
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11:30-12:05 |
H.
Rabitz Control of Quantum Systems: Fighting or Cooperating with the Environment (Abstract) |
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12:05-1:30 |
Lunch | |
Session II: |
Quantum Feedback and
Metrology |
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Chair: |
Tommaso Calarco |
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1:30-2:05 |
P.
Cappellaro Nanoscale Spin Magnetometer with Quantum-limited Sensitivity (Abstract) |
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2:05-2:40 |
J.
Eschner Optical and Mechanical Feedback in Single-atom Single-photon Interaction (Abstract) |
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2:40-3:15 |
J. Geremia Optimal Discrimination Between Optical Coherence States using Dynamic Programming and Feedback (Abstract) |
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3:15-3:45 |
Break | |
3:45-4:20 |
K. Schwab Ultra-sensitive, Back action Evading Measurements of Motion (Abstract) |
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4:20-4:55 |
D. Vitali Quantum Feedback (Abstract) |
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| 4:55-5:30 | V.
Vuletic Generating Reduced-Quantum-Uncertainity States for an Atomic Clock (Abstract) |
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5:30-7:00 |
Reception |
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Friday,
November 21, 2008 Maxwell Dworkin Rm 119 |
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8:30 |
Morning Coffee and Pastry
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Session III: |
Fundamental of Open Systems and Decoherence | |
Chair: |
Navin Khaneja | |
| 9:00-9:35 | V.
Dobrovitski Modeling of Decoherence and Control in Solid State Spin Systems (Abstract) |
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9:35-10:10 |
J.
Emerson Efficient Methods for the Characterization of Unknown Quantum Processes (Abstract) |
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10:10-10:40 |
Break | |
10:40-11:15 |
S. Haroche Reconstruction of Non-Classical Field States and Recording of their Decoherence in Microwave Cavity QED experiments (Abstract) |
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11:15-11:50 |
J.P.
Paz Entanglement Dynamics in Quantum Brownian Motion (Abstract) |
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| Session IV: | Quantum Control and AMP Systems | |
Chair: |
Susanne Yelin | |
| 11:50-12:25 | D.
Tannor Optimal Control of Laser Cooling: A Theory of Purity Increasing Transformations (Abstract) |
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12:25-1:00 |
E. Polzik Entanglement Assisted Metrology: Spin Squeezing in an Atom Clock (Abstract) |
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1:00-2:30 |
Lunch | |
2:30-3:05 |
R.
Blatt Quantum Information Science with Trapped Ca+ ions (Abstract) |
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3:05-3:40 |
D.
Chang Nanoscale Traps for Atoms using Surface Plasmons (Abstract) |
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3:40-4:10 |
Break | |
| 4:10-4:45 | C.
Monroe Probabilistic Quantum Networks with Atoms and Photons |
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| 4:45-5:20 | T. Porto Coherent Control of Atoms in a Double-well Optical Lattice (Abstract) |
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Saturday, November 22, 2008, Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden Street |
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8:30 |
Morning Coffee and Pastry
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Session V: |
Optimal and Robust Control Approaches | |
Chair: |
Giovanna Morigi |
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9:00-9:35 |
I. Deutsch Qunatum Control and Measurement of Atomic Spins (Abstract) |
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9:35-10:10 |
C. Koch Protecting Coherence in Optimal Control Theory (Abstract) |
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10:10-10:40 |
Break | |
10:40-11:15 |
R. Kosloff Simulation of quantum many-Body Dynamics using Dynamical Coarse Graining: Application to Control of Tunneling (Abstract) |
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11:15-11:50 |
D. Cory Error Finding and Control in Quantum Information Processing (Abstract) |
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11:50-1:30 |
Lunch | |
Session VI: |
Reservoir Engineering and Open-loop Control | |
Chair: |
Peter Rabl | |
1:30-2:05 |
L. Davidovich Dynamics of Entanglement (Abstract) |
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2:05-2:40 |
K. Khodjasteh Quantum Gates that Correct Their Own Errors (Abstract) |
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2:40-3:10 |
Break | |
3:10-3:45 |
F. Ticozzi Engineering Quantum Information in Markovian Dynamical Systems (Abstract) |
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3:45-4:20 |
I. Cirac Quantum Computation, Quantum State Engineering, and Quantum Phase Transitions Driven by Dissipation (Abstract) |
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| 4:20-4:55 | E. Kuznetsova Coherent Formation of Deeply Bound Ultracold Molecules (Abstract) |
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5:25 |
Concluding Remarks |
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