RQC Colloquium

42nd RQC Colloquium

  • Speaker

    Prof. Barry C. Sanders
    (University of Calgary)

  • Date

    Thursday, February 5, 2026, 16:00-17:00 (4:00p.m.-5:00p.m.) (JST)

  • Venue

    Hybrid (Zoom・Large Conference Room, 2F, HQ Building, Wako Campus / 和光地区 本部棟2階 大会議室 (C00))

  • Title

    Superposing Coherent States for Fun & Profit

  • Inquiries

    rqc_colloquium_inquiry[at]ml.riken.jp

  • Registration Form

    https://krs2.riken.jp/m/rqc_registration_form

Abstract
Coherent states conveniently represent the classically meaningful wavelike states of light, as opposed to the corpuscular number states, but superposing coherent states is mind-bogglingly unclassical, including as examples "cat states", "comb states" and "compass states". I present a history of superposing coherent states, especially for oscillators (including electromagnetic field states) and for spin, and extend to entangled coherent states. I then show that superposed coherent states are a viable path for photonic quantum computing and for reaching towards the ultimate limits of sensing. Finally, I discuss our experimental realisations (at University of New SouthWales) of superposed coherent states in a spin-7/2 Antimony nucleus in a silicon substrate.
Flyer: 42nd RQC Colloquium Flyer

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