WS2011-2012: Quantum Information II (DiVincenzo)
Quantum Information II is focused on the physical implementations of quantum information. Topics which will be treated are
- Hamiltonians for implementations of quantum gates.
- Gate fidelity; contributions to infidelity
- Sources and descriptions of decoherence and noise
- Quantum control techniques: refocusing, average Hamiltonian theory
- Characterizing real quantum measurements
- Effective Hamiltonians and their derivation for real qubits
- Quantum error correction and quantum fault tolerance
More information on Quantum Information II is available here.
SS2011: Quantum Information I (Terhal)
The first course, Quantum Information I, will take place in the summer semester of 2011. Quantum Information I is open to physics students, theory or experiment, as well as students studying theoretical computer science or mathematics. Prerequisites are knowledge of linear algebra and the ability to easily master new mathematical concepts. The course will consist of a weekly lecture and an exercise session, concluded with a final project. We will use the textbook Quantum Computation and Quantum Information by M.A. Nielsen and I.L. Chuang for background reading material and the source of some exercises. For students without prior exposure to quantum mechanics, it may be advisable to review material on the quantum formalism in the textbook before the start of Quantum Information I.
More information before and during the course (such as problem sets) is available here.