Download Quantum Computation Theory, Practice, and Future Prospects

QC @ MIT:
Education & Outreach
NSF CBA Review Meeting, 10-Jun-04
Isaac Chuang
MIT, Center for Bits and Atoms
& Department of Physics
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Education & Outreach
How do we train a new generation of
quantum information scientists?
(1) Teaching materials
(2) HP/MIT QC course
(3) MAS.961 / 8.371J course
(4) MIT 8.14 Junior Experimental
Physics Laboratory
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Courses
 2.111 – Quantum Computation (Lloyd/Shor)
 8.371J / MAS.961 – Quantum Information Science (Chuang)
 6.763 – Applied Superconductivity (Orlando)
 Phys 287 – Survey topics in quantum info. (Lukin – Harvard)
Bulk Spin-Resonance
Quantum Computation
( Gershenfeld and Chuang, Science 275, p.350, 1997
Cory, Fahmy, and Havel, PNAS 94, p.1634, 1997 )
Information (qubits) = Nuclear spins
Interactions = Chemical bonds
Circuits = Electromagnetic field pulses
0=
1=
Quantum Information Processing
MIT Junior
Physics
Laboratory
Purpose
This experiment will let you perform a
series of simple quantum computations
on a two spin system, demonstrating one
and two quantum-bit quantum logic
gates, and a circuit implementing the
Deutsch-Jozsa quantum algorithm
History
• Founded by Prof. David Cory
• Ran at MIT Media Laboratory in 2002
• Permanent Phys. Dept. 2003-2004
Experiment
#42
Quantum Information Processing
MIT Junior
Physics
Laboratory
Purpose
This experiment will let you perform a
series of simple quantum computations
on a two spin system, demonstrating
one and two quantum-bit quantum logic
gates, and a circuit implementing the
Deutsch-Jozsa quantum algorithm
Accomplishments
• ~112 undergraduates ran experiments
• Most popular unit in class
• First new experiment in >6 years
• Coordinated with undergrad QM class
Experiment
#42