The CUbit Update - March 2022
Top Quantum Stories
JILA labs awarded federal funding to boost groundbreaking quantum research
CU Boulder’s high-impact physics research and education will receive additional funding as part of the recently passed $1.5T federal omnibus bill. The funding will pay for much-needed research equipment in the JILA instrument and electronics shops, as well as the Keck Metrology and Clean Room Core Facility.
CUbit Quantum Initiative discusses quantum computing, sensing and networking with the Air Force Academy
The group from CUbit included Philip Makotyn, executive director of CUbit, and Joshua Combes, associate professor of photonics and quantum engineering at CU Boulder. The visit symbolized an important step in beginning discussions between the Air Force Academy and the Colorado quantum ecosystem.
Running in a quantum corn maze and getting stuck in the dark
JILA researchers recently demonstrated that when an array of multi-level atoms is placed in an optical cavity, the atoms can all cooperate and collectively suppress their emission of light. This "quantum dark state" is inherently entangled, a property that makes it even more attractive for future quantum technologies.
The prime suspect: Hot band absorption
JILA and NIST Fellow Ralph Jimenez and his team have reported a new experimental setup to search for the cause of a mysterious fluorescent signal that appears to be from entangled photon excitation. The results suggest that hot-band absorption (HBA) by the molecules could be the potential culprit.