{"id":138,"date":"2012-04-03T05:48:30","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T12:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dabacon.org\/qspeak\/?p=138"},"modified":"2012-04-03T05:48:30","modified_gmt":"2012-04-03T12:48:30","slug":"postdoc-in-theoretical-quantum-optics-at-the-university-of-calgary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dabacon.org\/qspeak\/2012\/04\/03\/postdoc-in-theoretical-quantum-optics-at-the-university-of-calgary\/","title":{"rendered":"Postdoc in Theoretical Quantum Optics at the University of Calgary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Christoph Simon is looking for postdoc candidates<br \/>\nwho are interested in joining my theoretical quantum optics group<br \/>\nat the University of Calgary, starting this summer. Professor Simon&#8217;s<br \/>\ncurrent research interests are briefly described below. His group is part<br \/>\nof the  Institute of Quantum Information Science at the University of Calgary,<br \/>\nwhich encompasses several excellent experimental and theoretical<br \/>\ngroups (see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iqis.org\/\" title=\"http:\/\/www.iqis.org\/\">http:\/\/www.iqis.org\/<\/a>), guaranteeing a rich and stimulating<br \/>\nresearch environment. <\/p>\n<p>Candidates should send an email with a CV and publication list to<br \/>\nchristoph.simon [at] gmail.com. They should also arrange for recommendation<br \/>\nletters to be sent to the same address.<\/p>\n<p>Research Interests:<\/p>\n<p>The interaction of light and matter at the quantum level has played a<br \/>\nmajor role in the development of quantum physics. Its detailed study<br \/>\nin the field of quantum optics has led to the development of important<br \/>\napplications such as the laser, and to the first experimental<br \/>\ndemonstrations of the most striking features of quantum physics, such<br \/>\nas entanglement and quantum non-locality. But quantum optics is not<br \/>\nready to rest on its laurels. There are two key future challenges. On<br \/>\nthe one hand, we strive to develop genuine applications of these<br \/>\nfundamental quantum features. Our group is particularly interested in<br \/>\nthe development of quantum repeaters, which will be essential for<br \/>\nfuture long-distance quantum communication. This motivates us to study<br \/>\npotential implementations of quantum memories and of quantum gates<br \/>\nbetween individual photons in various systems. On the other hand,<br \/>\nquantum optical systems are ideally positioned to explore the<br \/>\nquantum-classical transition, allowing us to deepen our understanding<br \/>\nof how the classical macroscopic world arises out of microscopic<br \/>\nquantum behavior. This motivates us to study the quantum amplification<br \/>\nof photons to macroscopic levels, as well as quantum opto-mechanical<br \/>\nsystems. All these directions are pursued in close contact with<br \/>\nleading experimental groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Christoph Simon is looking for postdoc candidates who are interested in joining my theoretical quantum optics group at the University of Calgary, starting this summer. Professor Simon&#8217;s current research interests are briefly described below. His group is part of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dabacon.org\/qspeak\/2012\/04\/03\/postdoc-in-theoretical-quantum-optics-at-the-university-of-calgary\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,9,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement","category-jobs","category-research-opportunities"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dabacon.org\/qspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dabacon.org\/qspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dabacon.org\/qspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dabacon.org\/qspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dabacon.org\/qspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dabacon.org\/qspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dabacon.org\/qspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dabacon.org\/qspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dabacon.org\/qspeak\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}