ECE 676 - Quantum Information Processing Devices
Instructor
Professor
Christopher
Wilson
Office:
QNC
3122
Office
hours:
by
appointment
(via
email)
email:
chris.wilson@uwaterloo.ca
Lecture hours
Thursdays from 2:30 pm - 5:20 pm in room EIT 3151.
Description
This course gives an introduction to physical implementations of quantum computers with an emphasis on common and connecting themes.
Prerequisite
Quantum mechanics, linear algebra
Syllabus
-
Review
of
modern
Quantum
Mechanics
- Time-evolution and the Hamiltonian; The quantum harmonic oscillator; The 2-level system (spin 1/2); Coupling between a HO and TLS
-
Spin-based
Quantum
Computing
- Nuclear magnetic resonance; Quantum dots and electron spins
-
Superconducting
Qubits
- Quantized circuits. The superconducting zoo. Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics
-
Photonic
Quantum
Information
- Polarization and time-bin encoding; quantum key distribution; the Knill-Laflamme-Milburn proposal
-
Ion
Traps
- Trapping ions. Raman transitions. Motional gates.
-
Special
Topics
- Students will give presentations on topics of interest to themselves drawn from the literature
Textbook
There will be no required textbook, but lecture notes will be provided
General References
- Course Notes, Frank Wilhelm
- Modern Quantum Mechanics, J.J. Sakurai. Addison-Wesley Publishing, (1994).
Marking Scheme
- Homework: 30%
- Oral presentation: 20%
- Term Project: 50%
Plagiarism detection software (Turnitin) will be used to screen your Term Project in this course, to verify that use of all materials and sources is documented. If you object to your project being screened by Turnitin, contact Professor Wilson with your concerns within the first 2 weeks of class.