When? Two sessions: 21th and 28th of November 2025, from 8:30am to 12pm
Where? Sorbonne University, Amhithéatre Astier, 4 place Jussieu, 75005 Paris
Research symposium on quantum and complex optics
Venue
The address of the university is 4 place Jussieu 75005 Paris. The symposium takes place in the Amphithatre Astier, located inside the Batiment Esclangon. Here is a map to get there:
Note that there is a bag check at the entrance of the University.
Coffee will be served from 8:30am (including pastries) inside the Batiment Esclangon, outside of the Amphithéatre.
Registration
The symposium is FREE and open to all PhD students, master students, post-docs and researchers. Please register there: https://quantumcomplex.sciencesconf.org/
There is no deadline to register.
Description
The symposium aims to explore the latest developments and applications in the fields of quantum and complex optics.
Invited speakers
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Barz, University of Stuttgart
Prof. Yaron Bromberg, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Prof. Hamed Merdji, Ecole Polytechnique
Prof. Maria Chekhova, Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Prof. Robert Boyd, University of Rochester
Prof. Jacopo Bertolotti, University of Exeter
Schedule
Session of the 21st of Novembre:
8:30: Welcome coffee
9:00 – 9:45: Stefanie Barz: Ingredients for photonic quantum computing: entanglement, fusions, and integration
9:45 – 10:30: Yaron Bromberg: Leveraging High-Dimensional Qudits for Quantum Communication and Computation
10:30 – 11:15: Coffee break
11:15 – 12:00: Hamed Merdji: Quantum-optical nature of ultrafast high-harmonic generation in semiconductors
Session of the 28th of Novembre:
8:30: Welcome coffee
9:00 – 9:45: Maria Chekhova: Optical parametric amplification for quantum state characterization
9:45 – 10:30: Robert Boyd: Quantum imaging
10:30 – 11:15: Coffee break
11:15 – 12:00: Jacopo Bertolotti: The radial memory effect in multimode optical fibres
Book of abstracts can be dowloaded here
Contact
Hugo Defienne, hugo.defienne@insp.upmc.fr
Sylvain Gigan, sylvain.gigan@lkb.ens.fr
This work was supported by the Quantum Information Center
Sorbonne as part of the « Investissements d’excellence » program of the
Sorbonne University Alliance ».
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