ExpandQISE: Track 1: Quantum@MTSU: Building QISE Research and Education in Middle Tennessee

展开QISE：轨道 1：Quantum@MTSU：在田纳西州中部建立 QISE 研究和教育

• 批准号: 2328752
• 负责人: Hanna Terletska
• 金额: $ 80万
• 依托单位: Middle Tennessee State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-11-01 至 2026-10-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2328752&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: ExpandQISE; Track; Quantum; MTSU; Building

Non-technical Abstract: The project aims to establish a comprehensive Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE) program at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU). This initiative focuses on research, education, and broadening participation in quantum technologies. Partnering with the University at Buffalo SUNY, the project aims to optimize qubit-photon interactions crucial for efficient quantum information processing (QIP). The research focuses on controlling quantum emitters using external field protocols, enhancing essential QIP operations like two-photon interference and quantum memory. Integration of these control protocols into quantum network simulations will showcase improved network performance. To foster a quantum-smart workforce and promote diversity, the project team will develop a specialized QISE undergraduate curriculum and offer research opportunities for students. Workshops for teachers and summer camps for high school students inspire early involvement in quantum sciences. To broaden participation, the project team will actively engage in diverse mentoring and form partnerships with regional academic institutions, including HBCU Fisk and PUI Southern Adventist Universities. The project will provide faculty learning opportunities to enhance QISE training for interested faculty members. Collaborating with local, regional, and national companies and labs ensures broader impacts and sustainability. The diverse program aims to establish MTSU as a thriving QISE research and education center in the region. By establishing a replicable methodology for expanding QISE efforts, the project team hopes to serve as a blueprint for other US R2 universities interested in establishing their QISE programs.Technical Abstract: Realizing efficient photon-mediated interfaces between various qubit systems poses a significant challenge in achieving scalable quantum technologies. The primary objective of this project is to provide theoretical modeling and analysis to facilitate precise control of the spectral properties of various quantum emitters. Using external field protocols, the project team can overcome limiting spectral behaviors like spectral diffusion, essential for enhancing quantum information processing (QIP) operations that require spectral overlap between distinct qubits. Building on the project team's recent successes in modifying qubit emission spectra with external field protocols, the project team aims to improve the efficiency of two-photon interference between quantum emitters in different environments. This project will expand on the team's previous efforts to develop alternative protocols for two-level and three-level systems, quantifying their impact on specific QIP operations such as two-photon interference, state transfer, transduction, and quantum memories. These protocols hold significant potential to enhance the efficiency of essential photon-mediated QIP tasks. The project team's ultimate goal is to integrate these control protocols into quantum network simulators, demonstrating tangible improvements in network performance. Through educational and outreach activities, this project aims to foster a diverse skilled QISE workforce in Middle Tennessee. The project offers a wide range of learning opportunities, providing access to the undergraduate QISE curriculum, early research training, specialized workshops for underrepresented groups, and mentoring opportunities. The project team will also conduct teacher training in QISE and engaging summer camps for high-school students, igniting early awareness and interest in quantum science. As a nucleus for QISE initiatives, this project strives to establish sustainable research and education at Middle Tennessee State University, contributing to the advancement of quantum workforce development in the Middle Tennessee region.This project is jointly funded by the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities (MPS/OMA), and the Technology Frontiers Program (TIP/TF).This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

非技术摘要：该项目旨在在中田纳西州立大学（MTSU）建立一个全面的量子信息科学与工程（QISE）计划。该倡议的重点是研究，教育和扩大对量子技术的参与。该项目与纽约州立大学布法罗分校合作，旨在优化量子比特-光子相互作用，这对有效的量子信息处理（QIP）至关重要。研究重点是使用外场协议控制量子发射器，增强基本的QIP操作，如双光子干涉和量子存储器。将这些控制协议集成到量子网络模拟中将展示改进的网络性能。为了培养量子智能劳动力并促进多样性，项目团队将开发专门的QISE本科课程，并为学生提供研究机会。教师研讨会和高中生夏令营激发了对量子科学的早期参与。为了扩大参与，项目小组将积极参与各种辅导，并与区域学术机构建立伙伴关系，包括HBCU菲斯克和PUI南方基督复临安息日会大学。该项目将为教师提供学习机会，以加强对感兴趣的教师的QISE培训。与当地、区域和国家公司和实验室合作，确保更广泛的影响和可持续性。多样化的计划旨在将MTSU建立为该地区蓬勃发展的QISE研究和教育中心。通过建立一个可复制的方法来扩大QISE的努力，该项目团队希望作为一个蓝图，其他美国R2大学有兴趣建立他们的QISE programmes.Technical摘要：实现各种量子比特系统之间的有效光子介导的接口构成了一个重大挑战，在实现可扩展的量子技术。该项目的主要目标是提供理论建模和分析，以便于精确控制各种量子发射器的光谱特性。使用外部场协议，项目团队可以克服光谱扩散等限制性光谱行为，这对于增强需要不同量子位之间光谱重叠的量子信息处理（QIP）操作至关重要。在项目团队最近成功地用外场协议修改量子比特发射光谱的基础上，项目团队的目标是提高不同环境中量子发射器之间的双光子干涉效率。该项目将扩展该团队之前为两级和三级系统开发替代协议的努力，量化它们对特定QIP操作的影响，如双光子干涉，状态转移，转导和量子存储器。这些协议具有显著的潜力，以提高效率的基本光子介导的QIP任务。该项目团队的最终目标是将这些控制协议集成到量子网络模拟器中，以展示网络性能的切实改进。通过教育和推广活动，该项目旨在培养田纳西州中部多样化的熟练QISE劳动力。该项目提供了广泛的学习机会，提供本科QISE课程，早期研究培训，代表性不足的群体的专门研讨会和指导机会。该项目团队还将开展QISE的教师培训，并为高中生举办夏令营，激发对量子科学的早期认识和兴趣。作为QISE倡议的核心，该项目致力于在田纳西州中部州立大学建立可持续的研究和教育，为田纳西州中部地区的量子劳动力发展做出贡献。该项目由多学科活动办公室（MPS/OMA）联合资助，技术前沿计划（TIP/TF）该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值进行评估，更广泛的影响审查标准。