Events

Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) has emerged as a promising platform for quantum optics due to the presence of stable and bright color centers that act as single-photon sources (SPSs).

In this talk I’ll first introduce our newly established computational group at the Technion, and our goal of combining ab-initio and model simulations of quantum systems interacting with intense ultrashort laser pulses (driven far-from-equilibrium) to explore fundamental physics.

Abstract: Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) offer a tunable and technology-compatible platform for quantum light-matter interactions and the inspiring technology that comes along with it. However, understanding the dynamics of electronic excitation is tremendously challenging.

Spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC) is the workhorse of quantum optics and photonic quantum technologies. It is used as a source of entangled photons, single photons, and squeezed light.

The Abbe derivation of the diffraction limit relied on several assumptions, either implicit or explicit. Breaking these has allowed for far-field superresolution imaging, culminating in the Nobel prize in Chemistry of 2014.

https://technion.zoom.us/j/92415680858 Simulation methods are important both to help interpret electron scattering experiments, and to design and test new experimental methods.