U.S.-France Cooperative Research: Molecular Rydberg Wave Packets for Quantum Information

这个为期两年的奖项是为了表彰美法在实验物理化学和量子信息科学方面的合作，科罗拉多大学和法国奥赛的艾梅棉花实验室的研究人员和学生参加了这个奖项。美国的史蒂芬·R·里昂和法国的克里斯蒂安·于尔根领导了这一实验学家和理论家的合作。他们共同努力的目标是研究复杂的钠或锂化合物(二聚体)或Nb的里德伯格分子包作为量子信息的潜在来源。这家美国集团将用超快脉冲激光组装和准备分子波包，以构建状态的相干叠加。然后，被称为量子比特的叠加态对将被用于研究为量子信息科学提出的算法。法国调查人员将提供理论专业知识，以确定涉及的状态并解释复杂的波包动力学。这种合作促进了对激光控制化学反应和分子光谱学研究的理解。这项新知识将用于量子信息科学、光通信和飞秒激光光学。这种合作促进了研究生的研究培训，并为他们提供了在职业生涯早期建立国际合作伙伴关系的机会。这一奖项代表了美国方面对NSF和CNRS的平行提议。NSF将支付美国研究员、博士后研究员和学生的旅费和生活费。CNRS将支持法国研究人员和学生访问美国。

0128826LeoneThis two-year award for US-France collaboration in experimental physical chemistry and quantum information science involves researchers and students at the University of Colorado and the Aime Cotton Laboratory in Orsay, France. Stephen R. Leone in the US and Christian Jurgen in France lead this collaboration of experimentalists and theorists. The objective of their combined efforts is to investigate Rydberg molecular packets of complex sodium or lithium compounds (dimers) or nobelium as potential sources for quantum information. The US group will assemble and prepare molecular wave packets with ultrafast pulsed lasers in order to construct coherent superpositions of states. Pairs of superposition states, called qubits, will then be used to investigate algorithms proposed for quantum information science. The French investigators will provide the theoretical expertise to identify the states involved and to interpret the complex wave packet dynamics. This collaboration advances understanding of research in laser control of chemical reactions and molecular spectroscopy. The new knowledge will be used in quantum information science, optical communications, and femtosecond laser optics. The collaboration advances research training of graduate students and provides them with opportunities to establish international partnerships early in their careers. This award represents the US side of parallel proposals to the NSF and the CNRS. NSF will cover travel funds and living expenses for the US investigator, postdoctoral researcher and students. The CNRS will support visits by French researchers and students to the United States.