Physical Systems for Quantum Technologies

This course will provide an introduction to physical systems and experimental techniques relevant to Quantum Technologies.

Part I (3 lectures, Paul Griffin) – Atoms: Laser cooling and atomic clocks; Atoms in optical lattices; Rydberg atoms in tweezers for quantum computation;

Part II (2 lectures, Sam Bayliss) Spin Qubits: Spin-light interfaces; Physical systems; Initialisation, readout and control of spin qubits; Applications to quantum sensing and quantum networks;

Part III (2 lectures, Alessandro Fedrizzi) – Photonics;

Part IV (2 lectures, Martin Weides) – Superconducting Qubits: Quantum circuits, materials and interfacing concepts.