Quantum Information and Science Technology (QIST)
Applications of Quantum phenomena to information processing, sensing, security, and optimization promise to revolutionize technology and commerce in the coming years and decades (the so-called Second Quantum Revolution). Cross-disciplinary work on fundamental aspects of Quantum Information Science and Engineering (QISE) has been pursued on the Bloomington campus for more than two decades, with central players coming from Computer Science, Math, and Physics. Over the last 5 years, we have expanded this activity to include world-leading efforts in quantum simulation (including applications to chemical dynamics), constructing photonic structures in optical fibers for quantum applications, and developing quantum-entangled particle beams as new probes of quantum materials and new imaging techniques.
Physics faculty in the QISE research area are also affiliated with the IU Quantum Science and Engineering Center.
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