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Quantum Control of Light and Matter

Gordon Research Conference

Diversity and Synergetics in Quantum Control and Quantum Technology

August 6 - 11, 2023

Chairs Kenji Ohmori and Regina de Vivie-Riedle

Vice Chairs Ben Sussman and Ignacio Franco

Salve Regina University

100 Ochre Point Avenue

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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Conference Description

The Quantum Control of Light and Matter GRC is a premier, international scientific conference focused on advancing the frontiers of science through the presentation of cutting-edge and unpublished research, prioritizing time for discussion after each talk and fostering informal interactions among scientists of all career stages. The conference program includes a diverse range of speakers and discussion leaders from institutions and organizations worldwide, concentrating on the latest developments in the field. The conference is five days long and held in a remote location to increase the sense of camaraderie and create scientific communities, with lasting collaborations and friendships. In addition to premier talks, the conference has designated time for poster sessions from individuals of all career stages, and afternoon free time and communal meals allow for informal networking opportunities with leaders in the field.

The conference will focus on the two paradigms, quantum control and quantum technology, which are highly interconnected and merging together very rapidly. The development of the general principles of quantum control is essential for future quantum technology. Quantum control deals primarily with the interaction of laser light with matter. The objective of the control is to modify the state of matter or the course of a chemical or physical process. These control tasks require “intelligent” light fields, which have to be highly controllable in frequency, phase, and intensity.

The field expands from atomic and molecular aspects to solid-state physics, precision spectroscopy and lately also to quantum technology. Quantum technology utilizes the concepts and achievements of quantum control to develop its new groundbreaking applications for realizing the ideas of quantum computing, simulation, sensing, measurements, and communication. This GRC will serve as an ideal platform for perspectives of quantum technologies to be discussed among renowned quantum engineers and quantum-control scientists. Theoretical developments in both areas bring to prominence some of the most sophisticated physical and chemical theories, including both ab initio and model calculations. These developments are again the driving force for new experimental implementations reaching for new frontiers of quantum control and quantum technology.

Poster sessions are an essential and traditionally very lively part of the Conference on Quantum Control of Light and Matter. Participants are encouraged to present highlights from their most recent, and preferably yet unpublished, work. Some poster presenters will be selected for short talks.

The conference will be preceded by a two-day Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) organized by and for early-career scientists. In addition to offering tutorial lectures on various aspects of quantum control, it will provide them with a unique opportunity to discuss their own research with their peers.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Quantum Control of Light and Matter" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Electron Dynamics Discussion Leader: David Tannor (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Opening Remarks
7:50 pm - 8:10 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm	Peter Hommelhoff (Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-N. (FAU), Germany) "Controlling Electrons Coherently inside of Graphene and at the Surface of Needle Tips with Phase-Controlled Few-Cyle and Multi-Color Light Fields"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm	Hans Jakob Wörner (ETH Zurich, Switzerland) "Attosecond Photoionization Dynamics: from Measurements to Control"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Quantum Control for Quantum Computing Discussion Leader: Daniel Lidar (USC, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:50 am	John Martinis (UC Santa Barbara, United States) "Metrology and Benchmarking for Control of a Quantum Computer"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Keisuke Fujii (Osaka University, Japan) "A Software Architecture Approach to Sustainable Quantum Computer Development Bridging the Gap between NISQ and FTQC"
11:00 am - 11:10 am	Discussion
11:10 am - 11:40 am	Mark Saffman (University of Wisconsin-Madison / Infleqtion, United States) "Mid-Circuit Qubit Measurements and Qudit Encoding with Neutral Atoms"
11:40 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:20 pm	Mikhail Lukin (Harvard University, United States) "Programmable Quantum Processors Based on Neutral Atom Arrays"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address diversity and inclusion in the scientific workplace by providing a safe environment for informal and meaningful conversations amongst colleagues of all career stages. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities, including ethnicity, race and/or gender identity by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring. Organizer: Patricia Vindel Zandbergen (New York University, United States)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Solid-State Control Discussion Leader: Tobias Brixner (University of Würzburg, Germany)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm	Achim Hartschuh (LMU Munich, Germany) "Phase-Control of the Non-Linear Optical Response of 2D Semiconductors"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm	Sylvain de Léséleuc (Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, Japan, Japan) "Ultrafast Control of Rydberg Atoms with Pulsed Lasers for Cold-Atom Quantum Computing and Simulation"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm	Hanyu Zhu (Rice University, United States) "Dynamic Structural Control with Chiral Phonons in Solids"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Quantum Many-Body Systems Discussion Leader: Mark Saffman (University of Wisconsin-Madison / Infleqtion, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:50 am	Immanuel Bloch (Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Germany) "Quantum Simulations with Atoms, Molecules and Light"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Tommaso Calarco (Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Germany) "Quantum Firmware: Optimal Control for Quantum Computers and Simulators"
11:00 am - 11:10 am	Discussion
11:10 am - 11:40 am	Antoine Browaeys (Institut d'Optique, CNRS, France) "Magnetism and Spin squeezing with Arrays of Rydberg Atoms"
11:40 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:20 pm	Ronnie Kosloff (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) "Quantum Control of Open Systems Entropy Changing and Entropy Preserving Maps"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Quantum Control for Quantum Sensing Discussion Leader: Mikio Kozuma (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm	Mark Kasevich (Stanford University, United States) "Observation of a Gravitational Aharonov-Bohm Effect and its Implications for Quantum Superpositions of Newtonian Gravitational Fields"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm	Muqing Xu (Harvard University, United States) "Doping a Frustrated Fermi-Hubbard Magnet"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm	Philippe Bouyer (Exail - Univ. of Amsterdam - Technical Univ. Eindhoven, The Netherlands) "Advanced Technique in Quantum Sensors with Matter Waves"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Cavity-Based Control Discussion Leader: Monika Schleier-Smith (Stanford University, United States)
9:00 am - 9:20 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:50 am	Markus Kowalewski (Stockholm University, Sweden) "Photochemsitry in the Strong Coupling Regime - Controlling Photochemical Reactions with Quantized Light Fields"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am	Ting Rei Tan (The University of Sydney, Australia) "Analog Quantum Simulation of Quantum Chemical Dynamics with a Trapped-Ion Quantum Computer"
10:15 am - 10:20 am	Discussion
10:20 am - 10:50 am	Coffee Break
10:50 am - 11:20 am	Vladan Vuletic (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States) "Light-Induced Interactions for Quantum Metrology with Atoms"
11:20 am - 11:30 am	Discussion
11:30 am - 11:45 am	Yuta Tsuchimoto (The University of Tokyo, Japan) "Microwave-Driven Trapped Ions with Superconducting Circuits"
11:45 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:20 pm	Agnes Vibok (University of Debrecen, Hungary) "Controlling Cavity-Induced Non-Adiabatic Properties in Molecular Systems"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Bimolecular Control Discussion Leader: Christiane Koch (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm	Rosario Gonzalez-Ferez (Universidad de Granada, Spain) "Polyatomic Ultralong Range Rydberg Molecules: Electronic Structure and Rydberg Blockade"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm	Carrie Weidner (University of Bristol, United Kingdom) "What Makes a Control Robust? Determining Robustness in Theory and in Practice"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm	Oliver Kühn (University of Rostock, Germany) "Controlling Quantum Dynamics With Light. The Direct Way"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Dates and Venue; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Polyatomic Molecular Systems Discussion Leader: Patrick Nuernberger (University of Regensburg, Germany)
9:00 am - 9:20 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:20 am - 9:50 am	John Doyle (Harvard University, United States) "Quantum Science with Ultracold Polyatomic Molecules"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am	Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Robert Levis (Temple University, United States) "Chemical Imaging Using Intense Light Fields"
11:00 am - 11:10 am	Discussion
11:10 am - 11:40 am	Timur Tscherbul (University of Nevada, Reno, United States) "Coherent Control of Ultracold Molecular Collisions"
11:40 am - 11:50 am	Discussion
11:50 am - 12:20 pm	Herschel Rabitz (Princeton University, United States) "Controlling Chemical Reactions and Extracting Mechanistic Insights"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Chiral Molecules and Chiral Light Discussion Leader: Ilya Averbukh (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:20 pm	Thomas Baumert (University of Kassel, Germany) "Molecular Chirality in Light of Multi-Photon-Ionization on Different Time Scales"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm	Andrés Ordóñez (Imperial College London, United Kingdom) "Tailoring Light for Highly Enantio-Selective Photochemistry"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm	Valery Milner (University of British Columbia, Canada) "Rotational Control of Molecules and Rotons in Superfluid Helium"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

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