Category #01-3
 
Experimental quantum information processing - the state of the art
 
Nadav Katz
 
The Racah institute of physics, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
 
 
Quantum coherence/decoherence and control are at the center of a massive world-wide research effort. Deep and fundamental connections have been established between disciplines once thought unrelated (condensed matter, optics, atomic physics, information theory and communication). In this talk I will review some of these connections and present the leading experimental implementations (ion and atom traps, optics and superconducting/semiconducting devices) with emphasis on progress in recent years.