10/02/2019
03:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Salon del Rey
Time
03:15 PM - 04:45 PM
WI4.1 - OPTIMIZED QUANTUM PHOTONICS
Presentation Type
Plenary Submission
Date
10/02/2019
Time
03:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Room
Salon del Rey
Duration
45 Minutes
Lecture Time
03:15 PM - 04:00 PM
Abstract
Abstract
Most quantum technologies rely on homogeneous, long lived qubits which are efficiently optically interconnected. To achieve this goal, we have been studying color centers in diamond and silicon carbide, in combination with novel fabrication techniques, and our photonics inverse design approach.
WI4.2 - ADVANCED LIGO: THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEHIND THE DETECTIONS OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
Presentation Type
Plenary Submission
Date
10/02/2019
Time
03:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Room
Salon del Rey
Duration
45 Minutes
Lecture Time
04:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Abstract
Abstract
LIGO has recently made revolutionary discoveries in astrophysics with the first detections of gravitational waves. In this talk, I will focus on the optical technologies behind the Advanced LIGO detectors as well as present challenges we face for improving those detectors in the future.