Light-Matter Systems Out of Equilibrium: from Random Lasers to Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics

不平衡的光物质系统：从随机激光器到电路量子电动力学

基本信息

批准号：
EP/I026231/1
负责人：
Eran Ginossar
金额：
$ 32.65万
依托单位：
University of Surrey
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Fellowship
财政年份：
2011
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2011 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FI026231%2F1
关键词：
Light Matter Systems Out Equilibrium

项目摘要

This proposal contains two subprojects about the physics of light-matter systems, both sharing a common theme and methods, but also quite different in aims and specifics. I propose to theoretically investigate the physics of two classes of artificial quantum devices: random lasers and superconducting circuits. Random lasing in a disordered photonic medium is relatively new and only partially understood phenomenon, in which the mechanisms of scattering and gain determine the lasing spectrum and directionality, and the cavity boundaries play only a secondary role. There is a strong potential for applications of random lasers, since they are easy to manufacture, shape, and are relatively cheap. The second part of the project concerns the physics of superconducting circuits, which is described by a theoretical framework called Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics (circuit QED). This is an emerging field which aims to study the implementation of superconducting qubits and circuits to quantum information processing and quantum optics, with an emphasis on methods of control of the individual components of the system. The first quantum algorithms in a solid state device have been demonstrated in these systems, and the complexity of the circuits experienced a steady growth in scale in the recent years, which is expected to continue. This proposal aims to address some of the theoretical needs of both fields which are central to their development, by which we will also explore a frontier of many-body non-equilibrium quantum theory and develop computational methods for quantum control. Non-equilibrium physics of light-matter interaction stands at the basis of both systems and therefore we propose to employ similar theoretical methods to investigate the role of quantum fluctuations in the optical nonlinear response of the two systems. In circuit QED this effort will extend existing analytical theory of superconducting qubits, and complement the proposed development of exact simulations. For random lasers we will gain insight into the temporal and spatial fluctuations of the lasing modes, as well as to the role of photonic disorder in statistical studies of random spectra.

该建议包含有关光系统系统物理学的两个子标题，既有共同的主题和方法，但在目标和细节上也截然不同。我建议从理论上研究两类人造量子设备的物理学：随机激光器和超导电路。无序光子培养基中的随机激光是相对较新的，只有部分理解的现象，其中散射和增益的机制决定了激光频谱和方向性，而空腔边界仅起第二个作用。随机激光器的应用有很强的潜力，因为它们易于制造，形状并且相对便宜。该项目的第二部分涉及超导电路的物理学，该物理是由称为电路量子电动力学（电路QED）的理论框架描述的。这是一个新兴领域，旨在研究超导Qubits和电路的实施，以量子信息处理和量子光学器件，重点是控制系统各个组件的方法。在这些系统中已经证明了固态设备中的第一个量子算法，并且电路的复杂性在近年来的规模稳定增长，预计将继续。该建议旨在解决两个领域的一些理论需求，这是其发展的核心，我们还将探索多体非平衡量子理论的边界，并开发用于量子控制的计算方法。光 - 物质相互作用的非平衡物理基于两个系统，因此我们建议采用类似的理论方法来研究量子波动在两个系统的光学非线性响应中的作用。在QED中，这项工作将扩展超导量子位的现有分析理论，并补充提出的精确模拟的开发。对于随机激光器，我们将深入了解激光模式的时间和空间波动，以及光子障碍在随机光谱统计研究中的作用。