US-Japan Joint Seminar : Quantum Correlation and Coherence

[2411661]该奖项支持美国科学家参加将于2003年9月12日至18日在日本北海道举行的关于量子相关和相干性的美日联合研讨会。共同组织者是马萨诸塞州哈佛大学的约翰·道尔教授和日本东京大学的冈上诚教授。这次会议将汇集来自美国和日本的研究科学家，这两个国家在量子光学和原子物理领域取得了重要和令人兴奋的进展，继续加强我们观察和操纵相干量子系统的能力。尽管量子力学已有一个多世纪的历史，但科学家们才刚刚开始探索量子相干性的基本原理。除了扩大我们对量子相干性基本问题的理解之外，这些进展还在原子光学和干涉测量、精密测量、非线性光学、量子测量和量子计算等领域开辟了令人兴奋的应用。共同组织者在该领域具有互补的科学专业知识。这使他们能够评估并吸引最优秀的物理科学家参与。研讨会的组织者特别努力让博士后和研究生作为参与者和观察员。与该领域的日本专家交流想法和数据将使美国参与者能够推进自己的工作，并为未来的合作项目奠定基础。研讨会结束后，组织者计划建立一个研讨会网页。会议记录将在本网站公布。

0241161DoyleThis award supports the participation of American scientists in a U.S.-Japan joint seminar on quantum correlation and coherence to be held in Hokkaido, Japan from September 12-18, 2003. The co-organizers are Professor John Doyle at Harvard University in Massachusetts and Professor Makoto Gonokami at Tokyo University in Japan. The meeting will bring together research scientists from the U.S. and Japan, two countries where important and exciting progress in the fields of quantum optics and atomic physics continues to strengthen our ability to observe and manipulate coherent quantum systems. Even though quantum mechanics is more than a century old, scientists are only just beginning to explore the fundamentals of quantum coherence. In addition to amplifying our understanding of fundamental issues of quantum coherence, these advances are opening exciting applications in the areas of atom optics and interferometry, precision measurements, non-linear optics, quantum measurement and quantum computing.The co-organizers have complementary scientific expertise in the field. This enables them to evaluate and attract the best physical scientists to participate. The seminar organizers have made a special effort to involve postdocs and graduate students as both participants and observers. The exchange of ideas and data with Japanese experts in the field will enable U.S. participants to advance their own work, and will set the stage for future collaborative projects. Following the seminar the organizers plan to establish a workshop web page. Conference proceedings will be published on this web site.