Collaborative Research - CCLI Phase II: Diverse Partnership for Teaching Quantum Mechanics and Modern Physics with Photon Counting Instrumentation

合作研究 - CCLI 第二阶段：利用光子计数仪器教授量子力学和现代物理学的多元化合作伙伴关系

• 批准号: 0920500
• 负责人: Carlos Stroud
• 金额: $ 48.64万
• 依托单位: University of Rochester
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-09-15 至 2014-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0920500&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; CCLI; Phase; II

Physics (13) Recent developments in quantum optics and quantum information physics along with the associated progress in photon-counting instrumentation have opened the opportunity of introducing the most difficult concepts in quantum mechanics to a much broader audience than previously. Undergraduates from a variety of majors and even the general public are fascinated by news of quantum computing and "quantum weirdness." These sophisticated concepts can be clearly and dramatically demonstrated by means of a series of experiments. This project is built on a previous smaller project. Four teaching experiments on photon quantum mechanics were developed and taught as a laboratory course (see course website http://www.optics.rochester.edu/workgroups/lukishova/QuantumOpticsLab). They are adapted to the main challenge (the lack of space in the curriculum) by developing a series of modular experiments and demonstrations based on an elective laboratory that can be incorporated into a number of courses ranging from freshman to senior level, in both physics and engineering. The goal of this project is to develop and test various versions of teaching experiments and supporting materials to facilitate understanding of the concepts of superposition, interference, complementarity and non-locality in quantum mechanics by students with diverse backgrounds. A further goal is to acquaint the students with these concepts using the recently developed instrumentation of quantum information technology that can be used in other areas (e.g., in nanotechnology or biomedicine). A collaboration among a diverse group of schools (universities, community and liberal arts colleges, and a technical institute) is developing a combination of lecture courses on modern physics, quantum mechanics, and nanotechnology with experimental demonstration and hand-on experiments for undergraduates at all levels, including first year students. New compact equipment (e.g., a single photon source coupled with optical fibers) is being developed for sharing among institutions in a quantum optics teaching network. Intellectual merit: The project addresses one of the most challenging concepts of modern physics in science and engineering education that is now being applied to important technological problems. Enormously powerful computers and total communication security are the future goals of quantum information technology. It is important to familiarize the future workforce with these new ideas as well as to provide them with hands-on experience in photon-counting instrumentation widely used in many technological areas. Broader impact: The project directly impacts a variety of science and engineering students with diverse backgrounds including under-represented groups. Dissemination of the results is by a constant development of a project website, building a national network with collaborative activities with similar course instructors from other universities, presentations and publications in educational journals, and by student publication and presentations at regional and national professional meetings. NSF Summer REU and RET programs and interactive workshops provide students and teachers from other institutions with an opportunity to learn about teaching experiments, and compact equipment may be borrowed from Rochester. A book on quantum optical teaching experiments is being prepared for publication.

物理学（13）量子光学和量子信息物理学的最新发展以及光子计数仪器的相关进展，为将量子力学中最困难的概念引入比以前更广泛的受众开放。来自各种专业的大学生，甚至是公众都对量子计算和“量子怪异”的新闻着迷。这些复杂的概念可以通过一系列实验清楚地证明。该项目建立在先前的较小项目上。开发了四个有关光子量子力学的教学实验，并作为实验室课程进行了教授（请参阅课程网站http://www.optics.rochester.edu/workgroups/lukishova/quantumopticslab）。通过开发基于选修实验室的一系列模块化实验和示范，它们可以适应主要挑战（课程中缺乏空间），这些实验和示范可以纳入从大一新生到高级水平的许多课程，包括物理和工程学。该项目的目的是开发和测试各种教学实验和支持材料，以促进对具有不同背景的学生在量子力学中对叠加，干扰，互补性和非本地性的概念的理解。另一个目标是使用最近开发的量子信息技术仪器（例如纳米技术或生物医学）使用量子信息技术的仪器来熟悉这些概念。在各种各样的学校（大学，社区和文科学院以及技术机构）之间进行的合作正在开发有关现代物理，量子力学和纳米技术的演讲课程，以及在包括一年级学生（包括一年级学生）的本科生的实验演示和实验演示和手工对手实验。正在开发新的紧凑型设备（例如，一个带有光纤的单个光子源，加上光纤），用于在量子光学教学网络中共享机构之间。知识分子的优点：该项目介绍了科学和工程教育中现代物理学最具挑战性的概念之一，该概念现在应用于重要的技术问题。量子信息技术的未来目标是非常强大的计算机和总通信安全性。 重要的是要熟悉未来的劳动力，并为他们提供在许多技术领域广泛使用的光子计算仪器方面的动手经验。更广泛的影响：该项目直接影响各种具有不同背景的科学和工程专业学生，包括代表性不足的群体。结果的传播是通过不断开发项目网站，建立一个国家网络，与其他大学，教育期刊上的类似课程讲师，教育期刊上的演讲和出版物以及在地区和国家专业会议上的学生出版和演讲。 NSF Summer REU和RET计划以及互动式研讨会为其他机构的学生和老师提供了学习教学实验的机会，而紧凑的设备可能会从罗切斯特借用。一本关于量子光学教学实验的书正在准备出版。