Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF

QUILT Autumn School 2018

»Quantum-Enhanced Imaging and Spectroscopy«

In recent years, important milestones have been reached in quantum science with the generation, manipulation of tailor-made quantum states and their exploitation for communication, computing, simulation and sensing/metrology. Correlated or entangled photons generated far from degeneracy may open new pathways for imaging and sensing applications across the electromagnetic spectrum away from the “silicon range”.
For this year’s Autumn school on “Quantum-Enhanced Imaging and Spectroscopy” we have invited scientists from the leading research groups in the field as instructors. The days at the Physikzentrum shall create an opportunity to get first-hand information on current trends and to discuss fundamental and applied aspects in the fields of sources, methods and applications. Participants are invited to present and discuss their work at the poster session.

  • Organizer: Fraunhofer Gesellschaft (IOF/IPM)
  • Time: Sunday, Sept. 9 (afternoon) – to Wednesday, Sept. 12, after lunch
  • Location: Physikzentrum Bad Honnef, Germany
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Speakers

Speaker Affiliation  
Maria Chekhova Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Quantum Radiation Group (QuaRad)  
Armin Hochrainer Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) Vienna of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW)  
Paul-Antoine Moreau University of Glasgow, Physics & Astronomy  
Sven Ramelow Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institut für Physik, Nichtlineare Quantenoptik  
Ivano Ruo-Berchera INRIM (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica), Metrologia Fisica  
Yanhua Shih University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Department of Physics  

Program

  SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY
Breakfast   Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
Morning 1   Shih
Two-photon interference		 Shih
Quantum imaging		 Moreau
Single-pixel imaging
Morning 2   Ramelow/Hochrainer
Introduction to induced coherence
and its use in imaging		 Moreau
Alternative techniques
in Quantum imaging		 Chekhova
SPDC from thin films
Lunch   Lunch Lunch Lunch
Afternoon 1   Hochrainer
Spatial correlations in induced coherence		 Ruo-Berchera
Imaging and sensing beyond
the classical limits
with sub-Poissonian light:
Essential overview		  
Afternoon 2   Ramelow
Application of induced coherence for
imaging, spectroscopy and OCT		 Ruo-Berchera
Quantum imaging protocols
and their realization		  
Afternoon 3   Poster session Chekhova
Quantum imaging: new ideas		  
Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner  

 

Posterformat max. A0

 

Biographies of speakers

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Maria Chekhova, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Erlangen

 

Maria Chekhova has completed her PhD in 1989 from the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russia) and her habilitation degree from the same University in 2004. She is the Leader of a research group in Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen, Germany, working in the field of generation and application of non-classical light (single photons, photon pairs, twin beams). She teaches a course of quantum optics at the University Erlangen-Nuremberg and a course on non-classical light at Moscow State University. She has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Recent publications:

[1] P.R. Sharapova, O.V. Tikhonova, S. Lemieux, R.W. Boyd, M.V. Chekhova, “Bright squeezed vacuum in a nonlinear interferometer: Frequency and temporal Schmidt-mode description” , Physical Review A 97 (5), 053827 (2018)

[2] M.V. Chekhova, Z.Y. Ou, “Nonlinear interferometers in quantum optics”, Advances in Optics and Photonics 8 (1), 104-155 (2016)

[3] S. Lemieux, M. Manceau, P.R. Sharapova, O.V. Tikhonova, R.W. Boyd, ...”Engineering the frequency spectrum of bright squeezed vacuum via group velocity dispersion in an SU (1, 1) interferometer“; Physical review letters 117 (18), 183601 (2016)

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Armin Hochrainer

 

Armin Hochrainer received his MSc. in physics with distinction from the Technical University of Vienna in 2014. Since 2013 he is working at the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) Vienna of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). Since 2015, he is a member of the Vienna Doctoral School for Complex Quantum Systems (CoQuS). He is currently completing his PhD in Physics at the University of Vienna. His research interests are focused on the foundations of quantum mechanics as well as on applications in quantum imaging and metrology. Among others, he has developed a scheme for measuring momentum correlations of photon pairs based on quantum imaging with undetected photons. He also holds a bachelor's degree in media.

Recent papers:

[1] Hochrainer A., Lahiri M., Lapkiewicz R., Lemos G. B., and Zeilinger A., "Interference fringes controlled by noninterfering photons." Optica 4, 341 (2017).

[2] Hochrainer A. Lahiri M., Lapkiewicz R., Lemos G. B., and Zeilinger A., "Quantifying the momentum correlation between two light beams by detecting one." PNAS 114 (7), 1508 (2017).

[3] Lahiri M., Hochrainer A., Lapkiewicz R., Lemos G.B., Zeilinger A. “Twin-photon correlations in single-photon interference.” Physical Review A  96(1), 013822 (2017).

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Paul-Antoine Moreau, University of Glasgow, Physics & Astronomy

 

Paul-Antoine Moreau is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow working in the Optics group. He received a PhD in Optics and Photonics from the University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté in 2015 and has previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bristol within the Centre for Quantum Photonics. His current research interests are in quantum metrology and quantum imaging and general photonics in the space domain.

Recent publications:

[1] P.-A. Moreau, E. Toninelli, T. Gregory, & M. J. Padgett, “Ghost imaging using optical correlations” Laser & Photonics Reviews, 12, 1700143 (2018).

[2] P.-A. Moreau, J Sabines-Chesterking, R Whittaker, et al. "Demonstrating an absolute quantum advantage in direct absorption measurement." Scientific reports 7.1: 6256 (2017).

[3] P.-A. Moreau, F. Devaux & E. Lantz, “Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox in twin images” Physical review letters, 113, 160401 (2014).

 

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Dr. Sven Ramelow, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

 

Sven Ramelow is for more than 10 years involved in experimental research with single photons. After his studies of physics at Humboldt-University Berlin, he completed his PhD and first PostDoc in Prof. Anton Zeilingers group at the University of Vienna. Here he dedicated his research to a number of fundamental quantum experiments as well as application-motivated topics like quantum communication and quantum imaging. During his second PostDoc at Cornell University, USA in Prof. Alex Gaeta’s group he extended his expertise in integrated quantum optics and quantum frequency conversion. Since 2017 Dr. Ramelow is leading and building up an Emmy-Noether research group at Humboldt-University Berlin experimentally working on SPDC-based imaging and spectroscopy with undetected mid-IR photons.

Recent publication highlights:

[1] C. Joshi, A. Farsi, S. Clemmen, S. Ramelow, A. L. Gaeta, “Frequency Multiplexing for Quasi-Deterministic Heralded Single-Photon Sources“, Nature Comm. 9, 847 (2018)

[2] S. Clemmen, A. Farsi, S. Ramelow, A. L. Gaeta, “Ramsey interference with single photons“, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 223601 (2016)

[3] G. Baretto Lemos, V. Borish, G. D. Cole, S. Ramelow, R. Lapkiewicz, A. Zeilinger, “Quantum Imaging with Undetected Photons”, Nature 512, 409 (2014)

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Ivano Ruo-Berchera, INRIM (Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica), Metrologia Fisica

 

Ivano Ruo-Berchera has obtained the PhD in physics in 2007 at Politecnico di Torino and since 2010 is a permanent researcher position at INRIM, the Italian National Institute for Research in Metrology.  His work concerns mainly quantum optics and the experimental use of non-classical states of light for quantum metrology schemes such as quantum enhanced imaging, sensing and quantum radiometry. He is co-author of many publications in top- ranked international journals in physics and photonics (Google Scholar Metrics up to July 2018: 1100 citations, H-index 15 ) and about 20 times invited speakers in national/international conferences.  He is one of the organiser of QUANTUM2017, one of the most appreciated European conference in quantum optics and quantum information.

 

Selected publications on the subject:

[1] G. Brida,  M. Genovese,  I. Ruo-Berchera,  Experimental realization of sub-shot-noise quantum imaging, Nature Photonics 4, 227- 230 (2010); DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2010.29.

[2] Samantaray, N., Ruo-Berchera, I., Meda, A., Genovese, M., Realization of the first sub-shot-noise  wide field microscope, Light: Science & Applications 6, e17005 (2017); DOI: 10.1038/lsa.2017.5

[3] Lopaeva, E. D., Ruo Berchera, I., Degiovanni, I. P., Olivares, S., Brida, G., and Genovese, M., Experimental Realization of Quantum Illumination, Phys.Rev. Lett. 110, 153603 (2013); DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.153603.

[4] D. Gatto Monticone, K. Katamadze, P. Traina, E. Moreva, J. Forneris, I. Ruo-Berchera, P. Olivero, I.P. Degiovanni, G. Brida, M. Genovese, "Beating the Abbe Diffraction Limit in Confocal Microscopy via Nonclassical Photon Statistics", Phys. Rev. Lett. 113, 143602 (2014).

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Yanhua Shih, University of Maryland, Baltimore County


Yanhua Shih received his Ph.D. in physics from Department of Physics and Astronomy University of Maryland at College Park in 1987. In 1989, he established the Quantum Optics Laboratory, University of Maryland at UMBC (Baltimore County Campus). Since then, his laboratory has been recognized as one of the leading groups in the field of quantum optics and quantum information. His pioneer research on multi-photon entanglement, multi-photon interferometry and coherence, especially on quantum imaging have inspired a great deal of interests in the physics and engineering community and has led to valuable practical applications of entanglement to metrology and cryptograhy.
In 2002, Yanhua Shih received the Willis Lamb Medal for pioneer contributions to quantum optics and especially the study of coherence effects of multi-photon entangled states. In recent 10 years, he has published more than one hundred papers in leading refereed journals and given more than one hundred invited presentations in national and international professional conferences and workshops. His research collaborations included outstanding research groups and physicists, nationally and internationally.

Quantum Imaging Related Publications:

[1] Y.H. Shih, An Introduction to Quantum Optics: Photon and Biphoton Physics, CRC press, Taylor & Francis, 1st edition (2011).

[2] T.B. Pittman, D.V. Strekalov, A.V. Sergienko and Y.H. Shih, “Optical Imaging by Means of Two-Photon Entanglement”, Phys. Rev. A 52, , Rapid Comm., R3429 (1995).

[3] D.V. Strekalov, A.V. Sergienko, D.N. Klyshko, and Y.H. Shih, “Observation of Two-Photon ‘Ghost’ Interference and Diffraction”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 74, 3600 (1995).

[4] A. Valencia, G. Scarcelli, M. D'Angelo, and Y.H. Shih, “Two-photon Imaging with Thermal Light”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 94, 063601 (2005).

[5] G. Scarcelli, V. Berardi and Y.H. Shih, “Can Two-Photon Correlation of Chaotic Light Be Considered as Correlation of Intensity Fluctuation?” Phys. Rev. Lett., 96, 063602 (2006).

[6] R.E. Meyers, K.S. Deacon, and Y.H. Shih, “Ghost Imaging Experiment by Measuring Reflected Photons”, Phys. Rev. A 77, Rapid Comm., 041801(2008).

[7] R.E. Meyers, K.S. Deacon, and Y.H. Shih, “Turbulence-free Ghost Imaging”, Applied Phys. Lett., 98, 111115 (2011).

[8] R.E. Meyers, K.S. Deacon, and Y.H. Shih “Positive-negative Turbulence-free Ghost Imaging”, Applied Phys. Lett., 100, 131114 (2012).

[9] T. Smith and Y.H. Shih, “Turbulence-free Double-slit Interferometer”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 120, 063606 (2018).

Fees

The participation fees (full board and lodging, single room) amount to 87€ per person per night (261€ for Sunday – Wednesday, 09.09.2018 – 12.09.2018).

Participants will have to pay at the conference center to the DPG (cash (preferred), EC or Maestro Card. No American Express or credit cards can be acccepted).

Adress

Physikzentrum Bad Honnef
Hauptstraße 5
53604 Bad Honnef, Gemany

Link to Google Maps

   

 

By Car:

 

From the North:
motorway A3 to "Autobahn-Dreieck Heumar" than motorway A59 direction "Bonn/Köln Airport" or "Bonn/Königswinter". A59 continues as B42 to Bad Honnef, exit "Rhöndorf". Follow the "Rhöndorfer Straße" to "Hauptstraße", after 2 km from the exit you will see Physikzentrum on the left side.

From the South:
motorway A3 Frankfurt-Köln exit "Bad Honnef/Linz". After approx. 4 km turn to the right at the first intersection with traffic lights and follow the valley down to Bad Honnef. Cross the city in northern direction and find PBH on the right side.

 

By Train:

 

From Cologne:
Direction Koblenz (right side of the Rhine River). Step off at Rhöndorf or Bad Honnef (duration 45 min).
Walk to Physikzentrum (distance 2.5 km) or take a taxi.

From Frankfurt:

  • Via Siegburg or Cologne to Rhöndorf (duration 2.5 hour)
  • Alternatively via Koblenz to Rhöndorf (usually cheaper! same duration)

From Bonn (main railway station):

  • Take a taxi from the front of the railway station to PBH (distance 18 km)
  • Alternatively take the tram (S-Bahn) No. 66 destination Bad Honnef (duration 35 min). Step off at "Am Spitzenbach". Walk to Physikzentrum (400 m)

Phones for Taxi in Bad Honnef and Rhöndorf: (02224) 2222 or (02224) 2121 From train station Rhöndorf: PBH is within walking distance (about 10 min), or take a taxi.

 

From Airport:
 

From Airport Köln-Bonn:

  • Train connection to Rhöndorf. Check the availability here
  • Alternatively take a taxi to the Physikzentrum (38 km, fare about 60 €)

From Airport Frankfurt:

  • train via Koblenz to Rhöndorf (duration 2.5 hour)
  • Alternatively Train via Siegburg or Cologne to Rhöndorf (same duration, but more expensive)