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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1261-1308 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Journal | Journal of modern optics |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| Publication status | Published - 24 Apr 2018 |
Abstract
The Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics (PQE) has been a seminal force in quantum optics and related areas since 1971. It is rather mind-boggling to recognize how the concepts presented at these conferences have transformed scientific understanding and human society. In January 2017, the participants of PQE were asked to consider the equally important prospects for the future, and to formulate a set of questions representing some of the greatest aspirations in this broad field. The result is this multi-authored paper, in which many of the world’s leading experts address the following fundamental questions: (1) What is the future of gravitational wave astronomy? (2) Are there new quantum phases of matter away from equilibrium that can be found and exploited–such as the time crystal? (3) Quantum theory in uncharted territory: What can we learn? (4) What are the ultimate limits for laser photon energies? (5) What are the ultimate limits to temporal, spatial and optical resolution? (6) What novel roles will atoms play in technology? (7) What applications lie ahead for nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond? (8) What is the future of quantum coherence, squeezing and entanglement for enhanced super-resolution and sensing? (9) How can we solve (some of) humanity’s biggest problems through new quantum technologies? (10) What new understanding of materials and biological molecules will result from their dynamical characterization with free-electron lasers? (11) What new technologies and fundamental discoveries might quantum optics achieve by the end of this century? (12) What novel topological structures can be created and employed in quantum optics?.
Keywords
- Bayesian, Bekenstein–Hawking, Bose–Einstein condensate, coherence, equivalence principle, fractal quantum carpets, free-electron laser, gravitational waves, imaging, interferometry, isotope separation, Lamb shift, laser, LIGO, lithography, magnetometer, maser, Maxwell’s demon, metrology, nanostructure, nitrogen-vacancy centres, non-linear, optics, photon, photonics, Quantum, quantum computing, quantum internet, Rayleigh limit, Riemann hypothesis, sensing, solar energy, super-resolution, superradiance, time crystal, topological
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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In: Journal of modern optics, Vol. 65, No. 11, 24.04.2018, p. 1261-1308.
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T1 - Light, the universe and everything – 12 Herculean tasks for quantum cowboys and black diamond skiers
AU - Agarwal, Girish
AU - Allen, Roland E.
AU - Bezděková, Iva
AU - Boyd, Robert W.
AU - Chen, Goong
AU - Hanson, Ronald
AU - Hawthorne, Dean L.
AU - Hemmer, Philip
AU - Kim, Moochan B.
AU - Kocharovskaya, Olga
AU - Lee, David M.
AU - Lidström, Sebastian K.
AU - Lidström, Suzy
AU - Losert, Harald
AU - Maier, Helmut
AU - Neuberger, John W.
AU - Padgett, Miles J.
AU - Raizen, Mark
AU - Rajendran, Surjeet
AU - Rasel, Ernst
AU - Schleich, Wolfgang P.
AU - Scully, Marlan O.
AU - Shchedrin, Gavriil
AU - Shvets, Gennady
AU - Sokolov, Alexei
AU - Svidzinsky, Anatoly
AU - Walsworth, Ronald L.
AU - Weiss, Rainer
AU - Wilczek, Frank
AU - Willner, Alan E.
AU - Yablonovich, Eli
AU - Zheludev, Nikolay
N1 - Funding information: SL would like to thank Texas A&M for its hospitality during the completion of this work. SKL is grateful to REA for excellent supervision of his undergraduate project. WS and colleagues acknowledge many fruitful and stimulating discussions with our colleagues in particular, P. C. Abbott, J. Ankerhold, G. Agarwal, P. M. Alsing, J. S. Ben-Benjamin, C. Bokas, C. Feiler, D. M. Greenberger, M. Knobl, D. Lebiedz, H. Montgomery, G. Nunes Jr., H. Paul, S. T. Stenholm, S. Varro, M. S. Zubairy and J. Zuber. IB is grateful for the financial support from the Grant Agency of the Czech Technical University in Prague, grant number SGS16/241/OHK4/3T/14. HL is grateful for the financial support by the German Science Foundation (DFG) within SFB/TRR21. DML and DLH thank the U.S. National Science Foundation for support over the years including most recently NSF grant DMR 1,707,565. WPS is grateful to the Hagler Institute for Advanced Study at Texas A&M University for a Faculty Fellowship and to Texas A&M University AgriLife Research for its support. G. Chen is grateful to Qatar National Research Fund Grant # NPRP 8-028-1-001 for partial financial support. OK thanks the NFS for financial support under NSF grant numbers. PHY-1307346 and PHY-1506467. AS is grateful to the Welch Foundation and the NSF for support. ER acknowledges the German Space Agency (DLR) for funds provided by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) from the German Bundestag under grant number DLR 50WM1131–1137 as well as support from DFG through the CRCs geo-Q and dq-mat, and FPM and QUANOMET. The Office of Naval Research (Award No. N00014-16-1-3054) and the Robert A. Welch Foundation (Award A-1261) are kindly acknowledged by MS and AS.
PY - 2018/4/24
Y1 - 2018/4/24
N2 - The Winter Colloquium on the Physics of Quantum Electronics (PQE) has been a seminal force in quantum optics and related areas since 1971. It is rather mind-boggling to recognize how the concepts presented at these conferences have transformed scientific understanding and human society. In January 2017, the participants of PQE were asked to consider the equally important prospects for the future, and to formulate a set of questions representing some of the greatest aspirations in this broad field. The result is this multi-authored paper, in which many of the world’s leading experts address the following fundamental questions: (1) What is the future of gravitational wave astronomy? (2) Are there new quantum phases of matter away from equilibrium that can be found and exploited–such as the time crystal? (3) Quantum theory in uncharted territory: What can we learn? (4) What are the ultimate limits for laser photon energies? (5) What are the ultimate limits to temporal, spatial and optical resolution? (6) What novel roles will atoms play in technology? (7) What applications lie ahead for nitrogen-vacancy centres in diamond? (8) What is the future of quantum coherence, squeezing and entanglement for enhanced super-resolution and sensing? (9) How can we solve (some of) humanity’s biggest problems through new quantum technologies? (10) What new understanding of materials and biological molecules will result from their dynamical characterization with free-electron lasers? (11) What new technologies and fundamental discoveries might quantum optics achieve by the end of this century? (12) What novel topological structures can be created and employed in quantum optics?.
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KW - Bayesian
KW - Bekenstein–Hawking
KW - Bose–Einstein condensate
KW - coherence
KW - equivalence principle
KW - fractal quantum carpets
KW - free-electron laser
KW - gravitational waves
KW - imaging
KW - interferometry
KW - isotope separation
KW - Lamb shift
KW - laser
KW - LIGO
KW - lithography
KW - magnetometer
KW - maser
KW - Maxwell’s demon
KW - metrology
KW - nanostructure
KW - nitrogen-vacancy centres
KW - non-linear
KW - optics
KW - photon
KW - photonics
KW - Quantum
KW - quantum computing
KW - quantum internet
KW - Rayleigh limit
KW - Riemann hypothesis
KW - sensing
KW - solar energy
KW - super-resolution
KW - superradiance
KW - time crystal
KW - topological
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