ECE Distinguished Seminar - Robert Boyd (University of Ottawa and University of Rochester) "Quantum Nonlinear Optics: Nonlinear Optics Meets the Quantum World"

Abstract:  This presentation first reviews the historical development of the field of nonlinear optics, starting from its inception in 1961.  It then reviews some of its more recent developments, inlcuding especially how nonlinear optics has become a crucial tool for the developing field of quantum technologies.  Fundamental quantum processes enabled by nonlinear optincs, such as the creation of squeezed and entagled light states, are reviewed.  We then illustrate these concepts by means of specific applications, such as the development of secure communication systems based on the quantum states of light.