Speaker
Dr
Alexander Lvovsky
(University of Calgary, Russian Quantum Center)
Description
Superpositions of macroscopically distinct quantum states, introduced in Schrödinger's famous Gedankenexperiment, are an epitome of quantum ``strangeness" and a natural tool for determining the validity limits of quantum physics. The optical incarnation of Schrödinger's cat – the superposition of two opposite-amplitude coherent states – is also the backbone of quantum information processing in the continuous-variable domain. The talk will cover recent experimental progress on preparing such states, applying them in quantum technology and communications, and increasing their amplitudes.
Primary author
Dr
Alexander Lvovsky
(University of Calgary, Russian Quantum Center)
