Events
Tuesday, 18 May, 2010
MPQ Colloquium: Advanced quantum light state generation and manipulation by addition and subtraction of single photons
18.05.2010 13:30
Prof. Dr. Marco Bellini, LENS, Universität Florenz
I will illustrate some of the recent activities carried out in our laboratory to investigate and control the quantum nature of light. The experimental implementation of some of the most basic quantum operations, like single-photon addition and subtraction, has allowed us to generate and manipulate light at the most accurate levels. This, together with advanced techniques for the complete characterization of the generated light states, has allowed us to probe fundamental rules of quantum physics (like commutation relations) and develop novel tools (like noiseless linear amplification) for future quantum technologies.