Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual

Quantum Engineering of Levitated Systems

2020, Aug 30 -- Sep 05

Organizers:
J. Gieseler (ICFO)
J. Twamley (Macquarie U.)
M. Juan (IQOQI Innsbruck/Uni. Sherbrooke)

DUE TO THE OBLIGATIONS DERIVED FROM ROYAL DECREE 463/2020, OF MARCH 14th, WHICH DECLARES THE STATE OF ALARM IN SPAIN FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HEALTH CRISIS SITUATION CAUSED BY COVID-19, WE INFORM YOU THAT THE CONFERENCE HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO 2021.

We are excited to present the third edition of �Quantum Engineering of Levitated Systems�. Building on the successes of the previous editions, the workshop focuses on recent developments in the field of quantum systems based on levitation by optical, electric and magnetic techniques with a strong emphasis on mesoscopic systems. Since levitated objects are freely suspended, common mechanical dissipation mechanisms that limit many typical micro- and nano-mechanical devices are strongly suppressed. The ultra-low dissipation enables new types of sensors and allows to explore the creation of macroscopic quantum states, which could probe the classical-to-quantum boundary and form the basis of novel engineered quantum systems.

This field sits at the interface of traditional quantum optics and nano-photonics and has attracted a strong interest in recent years. Through this workshop we strive to bring together the community to strengthen existing connections between ongoing research efforts, foster the development of new ideas, and broaden the scope of research directions and applications by inviting researchers with varied backgrounds.

The Centro de Ciencias de Benasque Pedro Pascual provides an interactive atmosphere, which strengthens existing connections between ongoing research efforts, and fosters the development of new ideas and the exploration of novel directions by offering a relaxed schedule with ample time for discussions amongst the participants. Additional opportunities for discussion will be provided during selected invited talks and a couple of contributed talks. Early Career Researchers (postdocs), and PhD students are encouraged to participate and to apply for an oral or poster contribution.

List of invited speakers

- Markus Aspelmeyer* (University Vienna, Austria)
- Peter Barker (University College of London, UK)
- Aashish Clerk (University of Chicago, USA)
- Martin Frimmer (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
- Ivette Fuentes (University of Nottingham, UK)
- Andrew Geraci (Northwestern University, USA)
- Giorgio Gratta (Stanford University, USA)
- Jack Harris* (Yale, USA)
- Gabriel H�tet (ENS, France)
- Nikolai Kiesel (University of Vienna, Austria)
- Ping Koy Lam* (ANU, Australia)
- Tongcang Li* (Purdue University, USA)
- Nadine Meyer (ICFO, Spain)
- James Millen (King�s College, UK)
- Tracy Northup (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
- Oriol Romero-Isart (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
- Hendrick Ulbricht (University of Southampton, UK)
- Koji Usami (Tokyo University, Japan)
- David Vitali (University Camerino, Italy)
- Pavel Zemanek (Inst. of Scientific Instrument, Czech Republic)

(* to be confirmed)

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The registration fee for this conference is 250 eur.

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