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

0128826 Leone这个为期两年的美法实验物理化学和量子信息科学合作奖项涉及科罗拉多大学和法国奥赛艾梅棉花实验室的研究人员和学生。 Stephen R.美国的利昂和法国的克里斯蒂安·于尔根领导了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）或铌的里德伯分子包作为量子信息的潜在来源。 美国研究小组将用超快脉冲激光组装和制备分子波包，以构建相干叠加态。成对的叠加态，称为量子比特，然后将用于研究量子信息科学提出的算法。 法国研究人员将提供理论专业知识，以确定所涉及的状态，并解释复杂的波包动力学。这项合作促进了对化学反应和分子光谱学的激光控制研究的理解。 这些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。该奖项代表了美国方面向NSF和CNRS提出的平行建议。 NSF将支付美国研究人员、博士后研究人员和学生的差旅费和生活费。 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.