QSIT (HS 2012)

The lecture course Quantum Systems for Information Technology (QSIT) will be held in the fall term (HS) 2012. The course is presented as a set of two lectures complemented by excercises which are designed to give you a thorough introduction to both the theoretical foundations and experimental realizations of quantum information processing.

Lecturers: The lecture QSIT: Theory will be held by Matthias Christandl. The complementary lecture QSIT: Experiment will be held by Andreas Wallraff and supported by Stefan Filipp as a teaching assistant. A short summary of the contents of each of the lectures is provided below.

Attendance: The course is intended for Masters and doctoral level students or advanced Bachelor level students in Physics and related subjects. Basic knowledge of quantum mechanics as provided by the courses Physics IV, (new Physics III) , QM I (QM II) will be helpful to follow this course.

Course Selection: Ideally, you attend both lectures. If you have prior knowledge in either experimental or theoretical aspects of quantum information processing, you may also chose to attend either one of the lectures.

Course number:

402-0879-62 L QSIT: Theory (V)
402-0577-00 L QSIT: Experiment (V)

Scheduling:

Lectures:
402-0879-62 V     Mon, 10:45-12:30    HCI H 8.1    QSIT: Theory (V)
402-0577-00 V     Mon, 13:45-15:30    HCI H 8.1    QSIT: Experiment (V)

The first joint QSIT Theory and QSIT Experiment lecture will be on Monday, Sept. 24, 13:45. 

Exercises:
402-0577-00 U     Mon,   9:45-10:30 HCI J 3     QSIT: Experiment (U)
402-0879-62 U     Mon, 15:45-16:30 HCI H 8.1 QSIT: Theory (U)


Course Layout: Quantum System for Information Technology (QSIT)

Experiment

Lecture notes: Lecture notes can be found here.

Student presentations: Material for student presentations can be found here.

Topics:

  • Introduction to QIPC (joint with QSIT theory, 4 weeks)
  • Quantum Information Processing with
    • Superconducting Circuits (4 weeks)
      • Qubits
      • Gates
      • Read-out
      • Algorithms
    • Quantum Dots (1 week)
    • Photons (1 week)
    • Ions (1 week)
    • Nuclei (1 week)
  • Summary Session and Lab Tour (1 week)

 

Theory

Exercise sheet: Exercise sheets are available here

  • What is Quantum Information und Computation? (2 weeks)
    • States and Time Evolution (Density Matrices, Quantum Channels etc)
    • Distance Measures and Entropy (Fidelity, von Neumann entropy etc)
    • Quantum Circuits, Complexity Theory and Quantum Communication (Teleportation, etc. )
  • What is Entanglement? (2 weeks)
    • Bipartite entanglement (pure vs mixed entanglement, entropy of entanglement, concurrence etc)
    • Multipartite entanglement (GHZ-state, etc)
  • What is Quantum Tomography? (2 weeks)
    • State Tomography
    • Process Tomography
  • What is Shor's Algorithm? (2 weeks)
    • Algorithms (Deutsch, Shor)
    • Complexity (P vs NP)
  • What is Quantum Error Correction? (2 weeks)
    • Codes (Shor code, Stabilizer codes)
    • Circuits that Implement the Codes
  • What is a Bell Inequality? (2 weeks)
    • Bell Inequalities
    • Quantum Key Distribution

 

Literature

  • Quantum computation and quantum information / Michael A. Nielsen & Isaac L. Chuang. Reprinted. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2001
  • Preskill lecture notes
  • Quantum Theory: Concepts and Methods / Asher Peres. Kluwer Academic Publishers; 1993

Performance assesment

ECTS credits 6
Examiners A. Wallraff & S. Filipp
Type session examination
Language English
Course attendance confirmation required No
Repetition The performance assessment can be eximened every session.Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit.
Mode of examination oral 20 minutes