Tutorial Speakers
Benjamin Brecht
Spectral Engineering of Pulsed Quantum Light and Its Applications
Temporal modes of optical quantum pulses are a promising ressource for photonic quantum technologies. I will introduce the underlying mechanisms, discuss means for tailoring the temporal-mode structure of states and processes, and highlight recent applications.
About the Speaker
Dr. Benjamin Brecht received his doctorate from Paderborn University in 2014 for the development of the so-called quantum pulse gate. In 2015, he joined the Ultrafast Quantum Optics group of Prof Ian A. Walmley at the University of Oxford, where he worked on broadband quantum memories. He is one of the co-inventors of the ORCA memory. He returned to Paderborn University in 2018 to take on the role of group leader of the Quantum Networks Group in the Integrated Quantum Optics group led by Prof Christine Silberhorn. His current research covers the generation, manipulation, and application of pulsed broadband quantum light in quantum metrology and spectroscopy, communications and computing.
Abram Falk
Prospects for Networking Superconducting Quantum Computers Over Optical Channels
A promising quantum computing architecture comprises modules of superconducting quantum processors linked via quantum transducers over optical channels. I will discuss how transducers entangle microwave and optical photons and their prospectives for quantum networking.
Roland Nagy
From Quantum Physics to the Clinic: The Future of Biosensing
Over the last decade, diamond NV centers have revolutionized sensing by detecting NMR, temperature, and electric fields. These multimodal capabilities now drive medical applications, offering advantages in monitoring free radicals, pH, and nerve currents. This tutorial provides an overview of key findings in this emerging biomedical field.
About the Speaker
Dr. Nagy is a Full Professor and Head of the Institute for Applied Quantum Technologies at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg. After studying at FAU, he earned his PhD in color center quantum technologies at the University of Stuttgart (Prof. Wrachtrup, 2019). Following a role as a Quantum Technology Expert at Carl Zeiss AG, he returned to FAU as an Assistant Professor in 2020. Since 2023, he holds his current chair, focusing on NV-based sensing in medical applications.
