Microstructured Optical Fibres for Quantum Applications

In this webinar hosted by the Fiber Modeling and Fabrication Technical Group, Kristina Rusimova will review recent advances in the development and use of microstructured optical fibers for quantum technologies. The strong optical nonlinearities available in both solid-core and gas-filled hollow-core fibers enable the generation of quantum resource states and facilitate quantum frequency conversion across the operating wavelengths of existing quantum photonic platforms. Hollow-core fibers, with their low loss, low latency, and low dispersion, are especially well suited for quantum networking, supporting both short- and long-distance connections. They also offer a promising alternative to free-space optical components in a wide variety of atomic physics experiments.

Subject Matter Level: Intermediate - Assumes basic knowledge of the topic

What You Will Learn:
• Learn how microstructured fibers enable quantum state generation and frequency conversion.
• Discover why hollow-core fibers are ideal for low-loss, low-latency quantum networking.
• See how hollow-core fibers can replace free-space optics in atomic physics experiments.

Who Should Attend:
• Graduate students and early-career scientists
• Industry professionals in quantum communication and fiber technology.
• Researchers and engineers in quantum optics and fiber optics.

About the Presenter: Kristina Rusimova from University of Bath

Kristina R. Rusimova is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Physics at the University of Bath and a Research Group Leader of the NanoBioPhotonics Group within the Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials. She obtained her PhD in atomic manipulation with the scanning tunnelling microscope from the University of Bath in 2016. Following a short postdoctoral position in photonics, she joined Bath as an independent Prize Fellow in 2018 and as a tenured Lecturer in 2021. She is actively engaged with the UK Quantum Technology community as a co-investigator of the Hub for Quantum Computing via Integrated and Interconnected Implementations (QCI3). She is also a co-investigator on the Hub in Microscale Science and Technology to Accelerate Therapeutic Innovation (MicroTex), which aims to use microstructured optical fibres for drug microdosing and sensing. Kristina’s main interest is in studying light-matter interactions and their implementation within hollow-core optical fibres.