FRG 3 - Quantum Information Processing
Focus Research Group 3 will utilize Bose-Einstein condensates for the implementation of quantum emulation and quantum computation, which have applications in fundamental problems of strongly correlated, many-body physics and can potentially allow quantum computation above the ultra-low temperature regime that limits current platforms.
Researchers
- Jonathan Wrubel, Creighton Physics (group leader)
- Jeremy Armstrong, UNK Physics
- Wei Bao, UNL ECE
- Wai-Ning Mei, UNO Physics
- Renat Sabirianov, UNO Physics
- Thomas Wong, Creighton Physics
- Aleksander Wysocki, UNK Physics
Research Thrust 1:
Quantum Emulation
Bose Einstein condensates (BECs) are ideal platforms for working out the consequences of a wide variety of ideal quantum Hamiltonians. This kind of quantum emulation uses the BEC to simulate phases or physics relevant to other more complicated systems that cannot be calculated easily with digital computers. BECs are powerful tools for quantum emulation because they form effectively zero-temperature quantum materials with perfect coherence. These complex quantum systems will be explored experimentally in ultracold atoms and in exciton-polaritons, as well as explored theoretically.

Research Thrust 2:
Quantum Computation
Quantum computers are known to outperform classical computers at a variety of tasks, including breaking public-key cryptographic systems, searching databases, and finding approximate solutions to optimization problems. Governments across the world have recognized quantum computing's potential for ushering a technological revolution by passing strategic legislation funding for its research and development. In the U.S., the National Quantum Initiative Act was passed by Congress in December 2018 and quickly signed into law. In this thrust, FRG 3 proposes to investigate quantum algorithms based on quantum walks and a new qubit based on crosswire quantum dots.

FRG-3 Selected Publications
- Renjie Tao, Kai Peng, Louis Haeberlé, Quanwei Li, Dafei Jin, Graham R. Fleming, Stéphane Kéna-Cohen, Xiang Zhang, Wei Bao. (2022) Halide perovskites enable polaritonic XY spin Hamiltonian at room temperature. Nature Materials 21 716-766
- Kai Peng, Renjie Tao, Louis Haeberlé, Quanwei Li, Dafei Jin, Graham R. Fleming, Stéphane Kéna-Cohen, Xiang Zhang, Wei Bao. (2022) Room-temperature polariton quantum fluids in halide perovskites. Nature Communications 13 7388