Speaker: Mohammad Khalifa, UBC Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Abstract: Quantum networks are expected to boost the quantum technology by enabling distributed quantum computing and quantum communication. A coherent converter between microwave and optical photons could enable the creation of these quantum networks where quantum information is locally processed in the microwave regime and distributed by […]

Speaker: Drew Potter, UBC Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Title: Topological qubits from fractional quantum spin Hall states  Abstract: The recent experiments have shown evidence for a fractional quantum spin Hall (FQSH) state in twisted MoTe2 bilayers. In this talk I will review these experiments, survey some theoretical scenarios for candidate abelian and non-abelian FQSH […]

Speaker: Ehud Altman, University of California, Berkeley Time: 10:00-11:00am Location: BRIM 311 Title: Measurement induced criticality in monitored quantum systems Abstract: A novel aspect of recent experiments with quantum devices is that measurements can play an active role in preparing the state of the system, not just in diagnosing it. Unlike unitary evolution, the quantum collapse induced […]