WACQT Stockholm Lab course
Quantum information processing with photons and ions
Location: AlbaNova University Centrum in Stockholm
Teachers: Katia Gallo (KTH), Ali Elshaari (KTH) and Markus Hennrich (SU)
Dates: November 2021, 22-24
For your hands-on experimental activity in Stockholm, you will able to choose one of the following labs :
- Lab1: Single-photon emitters - gallo@kth.se, <link to local webpage>
- Lab2: Fundamentals of quantum optics - elshaari@kth.se, <link to local webpage>
- Lab3: Magneto-optical trap - markus.hennrich@fysik.su.se, <link to local webpage>
Registration
A link to the lab booking system will appear < here> on the 1st of November. Each lab session will have at most 4 students.
Programme
| Nov 01-05 |
Lab booking (online) <link above> |
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| Nov 08-20 |
Preparation quizzes and other material on <Lab1, Lab2, Lab3 subpages> |
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| Nov 22/AM |
Travel to Stockholm |
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| Nov 22/noon |
Arrival/Reception – Introduction lecture & practicalities |
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| Nov 22/PM |
Lab/1 |
Lab/2 |
Lab/3 |
Site visit Group activity |
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| Nov 23/AM |
Group activity Site visit |
Lab/1 |
Lab/2 |
Lab/3 |
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| Nov 23/PM |
Preparation of presentations /group activity |
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| Nov 24/AM |
Student presentations (30 min per group incl. questions) |
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| Departure from Stockholm |
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Teaching and learning activities
- Preparatory material: online videos, lab instructions, home tasks/quizzes (available on lab subpages)
- On-site introduction (presentation of lab modules, exam and practicalities ~20 min)
- Three experimental setups will be made available simultaneously during Day 1 (afternoon) and Day 2 (morning).
- The Lab activity takes 4 hours (8am-12pm, 1pm-5pm). Each Lab is unique and the groups will focus on different aspects of quantum information processing and sensing, with light and/or ions
- Each group of students has to prepare and deliver on Day 3 (morning) a scientific presentation on the results of their lab activities.
- All students have to attend the presentations and participate to the ensuing discussions.
Assessment and feedback
Lab preparations and quizzes: Having studied the introductory material made available online prior to the lab and having taken all the associated quizzes/tasks by the specified deadline are prerequisites to perform the labs on site.
Student presentations: Each group shall present its work to all the students in a 20 minutes talk, followed by a 10 minutes Q&A session, where the rest of the students will provide formative feedback and constructive criticism.
Lab report: Following the completion of the lab and feeback on its presentation, each group shall write a short report, resembling a small research paper, and submit it to the lab teachers, who will provide a summative assessment and feedback. The scale is Pass/Fail
To pass the module all 3 assignments (quiz, talk, and lab report) have to be passed.
Additional activities
More information coming up in November (watch this space)