Elements of Quantum Information

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Wolfgang P. Schleich, Herbert Walther
John Wiley & Sons, Mar 26, 2007 - Science - 528 pages
'Elements of Quantum Information' introduces the reader to the fascinating field of quantum information processing, which lives on the interface between computer science, physics, mathematics, and engineering. This interdisciplinary branch of science thrives on the use of quantum mechanics as a resource for high potential modern applications. With its wide coverage of experiments, applications, and specialized topics - all written by renowned experts - 'Elements of Quantum Information' provides an indispensable up-to-date account of the state of the art of this rapidly advancing field and takes the reader straight up to the frontiers of current research. The articles have first appeared as a special issue of the journal 'Fortschritte der Physik/Progress of Physics'. Since then, they have been carefully updated. The book will be an inspiring source of information and insight for anyone researching and specializing in experiments and theory of quantum information.
 

Contents

1 The Deterministic Generation of Photons by Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics
1
2 Optimization of Segmented Linear Paul Traps and Transport of Stored Particles
45
3 Transport Dynamics of Single Ions in Segmented Microstructured Paul Trap Arrays
69
4 Ensemble Quantum Computation and Algorithmic Cooling in Optical Lattices
99
5 Quantum Information Processing in Optical Lattices and Magnetic Microtraps
121
6 Twodimensional BoseEinstein Condensates in a CO2laser Optical Lattice
145
7 Creating and Probing Longrange Order in Atomic Clouds
155
8 Detecting Neutral Atoms on an Atom Chip
185
14 Experimental Quantum Secret Sharing
303
15 Free Space Quantum Key Distribution Towards a Real Life Application
315
16 Continuous Variable Entanglement Between Frequency Modes
325
17 Factorization of Numbers with Physical Systems
339
18 Quantum Algorithms for Number Fields
355
19 Implementation Complexity of Physical Processes as a Natural Extension of Computational Complexity
377
20 Implementation of Generalized Measurements with Minimal Disturbance on a Quantum Computer
399
21 Full Counting Statistics of Interacting Electrons
425

9 High Resolution Rydberg Spectroscopy of Ultracold Rubidium Atoms
211
10 Prospects of Ultracold Rydberg Gases for Quantum Information Processing
227
11 Quantum State Engineering with Spins
243
12 Improving the Purity of One and Twoqubit Gates
265
13 How to Distill Entanglement from a Finite Amount of Qubits?
287
22 Quantum Limit of the Carnot Engine
457
Appendix Colour Plates
481
Index
491
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Wolfgang P. Schleich, born in 1957, is head of the Institute of Quantum Physics at the University of Ulm, Germany, and Adjunct Professor at the University of North Texas in Denton, USA. While working at the Universities of New Mexico, Albuquerque, of Texas at Austin and the Max Planck Institute for Quantum Physics, Garching, Germany, he has collaborated with world leaders in physics such as M.O. Scully, J.A. Wheeler and H. Walther. Professor Schleich has published more than 230 papers on problems of quantum optics, foundations of quantum mechanics and general relativity and is the author of the highly acclaimed textbook Quantum Optics in Phase Space. For his work he has received numerous awards and honors, including the Ernst Abbe Medal of the International Commission for Optics, the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the German Science Foundation and the Max Planck Award. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, the American Physical Society and the Optical Society of America and has been elected a member of several academies, such as the Leopoldina, the Heidelberg Academy of Science, and the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

Herbert Walther (1935-2006) received his Ph.D. from the University of Heidelberg in 1962. After working at various universities in Germany, France and the United States, Professor Walther accepted a post as Professor of Physics at the University of Munich in 1975, from which he took retirement in 2003. From 1981, Professor Walther also worked for the Max Planck Society. He founded the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Garching, and headed the Institute as its Director until his retirement. From 1990 to 1996, he acted as the Max Planck Society's Vice President. Professor Walther was a Fellow and member of many professional physics organizations and scientific boards. He was awarded numerous honours and awards, among them the Max Born Prize (1978) and the Humboldt Medal (1998).

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