IQC Colloquium featuring Pieter Kok

Quantum telescopes and quantum imaging

Pieter Kok | University of Sheffield - The Sheffield Quantum Centre

Quantum mechanics has revolutionised information processes like computing and communication. However, full-scale quantum networks and quantum computing are still years away. In the short term we can expect benefits from quantum technologies in the areas of sensing and metrology. In this talk I will explore how we can use quantum entanglement to improve telescopes.

I will consider mainly (distant) classical light sources that we are trying to characterise, rather than using highly engineered quantum light to probe systems of interest. I will give a brief overview of some relevant experiments that have shown an improvement in resolution and/or noise by adopting quantum technologies, and explore some of the open questions in the field.

Location

QNC 0101