Guest: Yusuf Karli, Innsbruck/Cambridge
Title: The Story of Single Photons: From Quantum Dots to Technology.
Date: December 20, 2023, 10.00-11.00
Location: FENS G032
Abstract: Recent advancements in the generation of single photons using quantum dots have generated significant interest, especially for their potential in photonic quantum computing and communication. This seminar will cover the journey of single photons from source to excitation and collection, with the aim of achieving coherent control of a few-level quantum systems including both theoretical simulations and recent experimental results.
Bio: Yusuf Karli is a PhD candidate at the University of Innsbruck, working with Gregor Weihs on developing coherent excitation techniques for semiconductor quantum dots. Alongside his PhD work in Austria, he has been a visiting researcher at different universities. At Johannes Kepler University in Linz, his focus was on cleanroom processes and growth techniques with Armando Rastelli. At TU Berlin, he worked on quantum cryptography with Tobias Heindel, and at TU Dortmund, he developed a simulation platform for quantum dots with Doris Reiter. Currently, as a visiting researcher at the University of Cambridge, he is working on nuclear spin control with Mete Atatüre.