Research Seminars @ Illinois

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The Physics Colloquium “Programmable optical clocks for quantum metrology”

Event Type
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Department of Physics
Location
Loomis Lab 141
Virtual
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Date
Dec 10, 2025   4:00 - 5:00 pm  
Speaker
Adam Kaufman (CU Boulder)
Contact
Danielle Swigart
E-Mail
dswigart@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar
Physics - Colloquium

Quantum information science seeks to exploit the collective behavior of a large quantum system to enable tasks that are impossible (or less possible!) with classical resources alone. This burgeoning field encompasses a variety of directions, ranging from metrology to computing. There are several promising platforms that are targeting these opportunities, and I will focus on one such platform — optically-trapped neutral atoms. In this context, we have been developing a new suite of tools in the service of several directions of interest. I will provide an overview of these developments and then discuss one specific set of explorations based on this work, namely, preparing entangled states in highly controlled optical clocks to enhance measurement precision.

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