Structured Quantum Waves: From Quantum Cryptography to Extreme Quantum Microscopy

渥太华大学的结构化量子光学(SQO)是量子信息处理领域的开创性研究小组，也是产生、检测和操纵结构化量子波的专家。结构量子波包括光子和电子束的整形及其在现代科学和量子技术中的应用。例如，在量子传感中，这些技术可以用来探测材料和生物过程的非常基本和适用的方面。多维研究，使技术能够在量子信息处理等战略部门得到应用。许多科学新闻机构和研究报告经常强调在著名期刊上发表有影响力的出版物，以及90多篇同行评议的论文(在过去六年中)表明了SQO小组取得的成功水平。小组成员正收到来自世界各地的邀请，作为特邀演讲者，参加各种会议，分享他们的发现和发现。用于量子通信、量子模拟和量子传感的结构量子波的完全控制是本研究计划的重点。目前活跃的研究领域包括：1)设计和制造适合于构造单光子、单电子和光束的新型光学/电子器件，使得空间和自旋自由度可以更有效地整形、操纵和分类；2)利用结构光子开发通过不同通道、水下、自由空间和光纤进行量子安全通信的新型平台，旨在建立渥太华的量子网络；3)设计用结构光子模拟复杂量子系统的新型设备；4)利用结构量子波进行量子物理的基础测试，旨在用极端量子显微镜揭示材料和生物样品的物理特征。这些目标使我们获得了在未来十年建设量子技术未来所需的专业知识、能力和工具。特别是，我的目标是建立两个主要的以基础设施为重点的实验室：1)渥太华第一个安全量子网络和2)第一个极端量子显微镜，其中样品的物理性质将在飞秒范围内以原子空间分辨率进行探测。量子科学和技术是我的团队正在进行的研究中受益最大的领域。“结构波”是物理学中一个新兴的研究领域，尚未得到充分开发。因此，我的研究活动使渥太华大学(和加拿大)在这一领域跻身全球领导者之列。拟议的光学和电子设备以及量子安全通信和显微计划也将用于高科技应用，促进向加拿大工业转让技术和知识。

The Structured Quantum Optics (SQO) at the University of Ottawa is a pioneering research group in quantum information processing and expert in generating, detecting, and manipulating the structured quantum waves. Structured quantum waves include photon and electron beams shaping and their applications in modern science and quantum technologies. For instance, in quantum sensing, these technologies can be used to probe very fundamental and applicable aspects of materials and bioprocess. Multi-dimensional research leading to enabling technologies with applications in strategic sectors such as quantum information processing. High-impact publications in prestigious journals, frequently being highlighted by numerous scientific news outlets and research reports, and over 90 peer-reviewed papers (over the past six years) indicate the level of success the SQO group has achieved. Group members are receiving invitations from around the globe, as guest speakers, to attend conferences and meetings to share their discoveries and findings. The full-control of structured quantum waves for quantum communication, quantum simulation, and quantum sensing is the focus of this research program. The list of currently active research areas include: 1) design and fabrication of novel optical/electronic devices suitable for structuring single photon, single electron, and optical beams, such that spatial and spin degree of freedom could be shaped, manipulated, and sorted more efficiently; 2) developing a novel platform for quantum-safe communication through different channels, underwater, free-space, and fibre, with structured photons, aiming to establish a quantum network in Ottawa; 3) designing novel devices to simulate complex quantum systems with structured photons; 4) exploiting fundamental tests of quantum physics with structured quantum waves, aiming to reveal the physical features of materials as well as biological samples with an extreme quantum microscope. These goals make us achieve the expertise, capacity and tools required to build the future of quantum technologies in the next ten years. In particular, I aim to establish two main infrastructure focused labs: 1) Ottawa's first secure Quantum Network and 2) the first Extreme Quantum Microscope, where the physical properties of a specimen would be probed with atomic spatial resolution and within the femtosecond regime. Quantum science and technology is the area that will be most benefited from the research my group is performing. "Structured Waves" is a new and rapidly emerging field of research in physics, which has not yet been fully exploited. Thus, my research activities allow the University of Ottawa (and Canada) to place itself among the global leaders in this field. The proposed optical and electronic devices as well as quantum secure communication and microscopy schemes, will also be employed in high-technology applications, facilitating the transfer of technology and knowledge to Canadian industries.