Workshop on diamond quantum science and technology
August 18-22 2014
O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, Lamington National Park, Queensland Australia
Hosted by
- Macquarie University Research Centre in Quantum Science & Technology
- ARC Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems
- SFB in Control of Quantum Correlations in Tailored Matter
- ERC Synergy Project in Quanten-Mikroskopie in der Biologie
Scope:
Targeted discussion meeting on research and development of quantum science and technology involving diamond
Previous Meetings:
At the University of Science and Technology, China [QDIAMOND13], in Durban, South Africa [QDIAMOND12]
Organising Committee:
Jason Twamley [Macquarie University], Fedor Jelezko and Martin Plenio [University of Ulm, Germany], Alex Retzker [Hebrew University]
Invited Participants:
- Aharonovich, Igor – UTS, Sydney
- Albrecht, Andreas – University of Ulm, Germany
- Bar-Gil, Nir – Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- Bertet, Patrice – CEA-Saclay, France
- Budker, Dmitry – University of Mainz, Germany
- Du, Jiangfeng – University of Science and Technology, China
- Fischer, Ran – Technion-Machon Technologi Le’ Israel
- Gali, Adam – Hungarian Academy of Science, Hungary
- Hetet, Gabriel – ENS-Cachan, France
- Hollenberg, Lloyd – University of Melbourne, Australia
- Jelezko, Fedor – University of Ulm, Germany
- Liu, Renbao – Chinese University of Hong Kong
- London, Paz – Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- Loretz, Michael – ETH Zurich, Switzerland
- Manson, Neil – Australian National University, Australia
- Maze, Jeronimo – Pontificia Universidad Catolica, Chile
- McGuinness, Liam – University of Ulm, Germany
- Nunn, Josh – University of Oxford, UK
- Plenio, Martin – University of Ulm, Germany
- Prawer, Stephen – University of Melbourne, Australia
- Rath, Patrik – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
- Retzker, Alex – Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
- Saito, Shiro- NTT Corporation, Japan
- Singer, Kilian – University of Mainz, Germany
- Tobar, Michael – University of Western Australia, Australia
- Twamley, Jason – Macquarie University. Australia
- Volz, Thomas – Macquarie University. Australia
- Wrachtrup, Joerg – University of Stuttgart, Germany
- Xia, Keyu – Macquarie University, Australia
- Zhao, Nan – Beijing Computational Science Research Centre
Location:
O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
Transfers:
Programme:
| Monday | ||
| Morning | Arrival – website for transportation info from nearby Airports (make your own arrangement for lunch) | |
| 14:00 | Welcome | |
| 14:00 | 14:45 | Liam McGuinness: NMR spectroscopy and imaging with single spin sensitivity |
| 14:45 | 15:10 | Andreas Albrecht: Phonon coupling in nanocrystals and self-assembled nanodiamond devices |
| 15:10 | 16:10 | Tea Break |
| 16:10 | 16:55 | Patrice Bertet: Towards a NV centre ensemble quantum memory for superconducting qubits |
| 18:30 | BBQ Dinner | |
| Evening | Glow Worm Tour | |
| Tuesday | ||
| Very Early | Early Morning Guided Bird Walk | |
| 7:00 | 9:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | 9:45 | Dmitry Budker: Magnetometry with NV centres: some developments and applications |
| 9:45 | 10:30 | Renbao Liu: Coupling of an ensemble of spins in diamond to a cavity |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Tea Break |
| 11:00 | 11:45 | Mike Tobar: Strong coupling at low temperatures of photons and spins in diamond and other materials using novel 3D microwave cavities |
| 11:45 | 12:30 | Gabriel Hetet: Step-by-step preparation of dark states using coupled spins in diamond |
| 12:30 | 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | 14:45 | Shiro Saito: Superconducting flux qubit – spin ensemble hybrid system |
| 14:45 | 15:10 | Martin Plenio: A hybrid sensor based on diamond interfaced with piezo active layers |
| 15:10 | 16:10 | Tea Break |
| 16:10 | 16:55 | Igor Aharonovich: Advanced nanofabrication techniques for diamond photonic devices |
| 18:30 | Dinner in the Log Fire Private Dining Room | |
| Evening | Spotlight Night Wildlife Tour | |
| Wednesday | ||
| Very Early | Morning Tree Top Walk | |
| 7:00 | 9:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | 9:45 | Joerg Wrachtrup: Towards a spin-based quantum optical network between distant superconducting quantum chips |
| 9:45 | 10:30 | Neil Manson: The role electron-vibration interaction plays in the properties of the NV centre |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Tea Break |
| 11:00 | 11:45 | Jeronimo Maze: Effect of strain and phonons on optical spectra of colour centres |
| 11:45 | 12:30 | Nan Zhao: Ultrasensitive measurement and quantum metrology under quantum control in optically levitated nano-diamond system |
| 12:30 | 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | 14:45 | Ran Fischer: Towards diamond-assisted MRI: Room-temperature nuclear polarization enhancement in bulk diamond |
| 14:45 | 15:10 | Keyu Xia: Towards a spin-based quantum optical network between distant superconducting quantum chips |
| 15:10 | 16:10 | Tea Break |
| 16:10 | 16:55 | Adam Gali: Properties of nitrogen-vacancy centre as a function of surface termination of diamond and other external perturbations: ab-initio simulations |
| 16:55 | 17:20 | Alex Retzker: Increasing Sensing Resolution with Error Correction |
| 18:30 | Buffet Dinner | |
| Thursday | ||
| 7:00 | 9:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | 9:45 | Lloyd Hollenberg: Sensing external spins in biological contexts using the NV system |
| 9:45 | 10:30 | Patrick Rath: Diamond integrated circuits for photonics and sensing |
| 10:30 | 11:00 | Tea Break |
| 11:00 | 11:45 | Nir Bar-Gill: Noise spectroscopy of shallow NVs and multispecies NMR |
| 11:45 | 12:30 | Stephen Prawer: Fabrication strategies for diamond based quantum devices |
| 12:30 | 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | 14:45 | JiangFeng Du: Quantum coherence and control of electron spin in Diamond |
| 14:45 | 15:10 | Jason Twamley: Using cavity-QED with NV defects in diamond for applications in quantum communications and computing |
| 15:10 | 16:10 | Tea Break |
| 16:10 | 16:55 | Josh Nunn: 5 ways to store light in a diamond |
| 18:30 | Farewell Dinner in the Slaughterhouse & animal Encounter | |
| Friday | ||
| 7:00 | 9:00 | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | 9:45 | Josh Nunn: 5 ways to store light in a diamond |
| 9:45 | 11:00 | Michael Loretz: Diamond-based nano scale nuclear magnetic resonance |
| 11:00 | 11:45 | Wrap up and discussion |
| Departures to nearby airports – see website for transportation info (own arrangements for lunch) | ||
More Information:
jason.twamley@mq.edu.au
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