About the topic
The ‘second quantum revolution’ aims at exploiting coherence for novel technologies, e.g. computation, simulation, communication, and sensing.These platforms will likely involve electromagnetic, mechanical, as well as topological degrees of freedom as building blocks.
Dr. Nunnenkamp will start by introducing cavity optomechanics, a rapidly-growing field where mechanical degrees of freedom are coupled to electromagnetic cavity modes. Showcasing its impact on technology, he will discuss non-reciprocity due to synthetic magnetic fields and reservoir engineering [Nat. Comm. 8, 604 (2017)].
These developments also lead to many-body problems interesting in their own right. Dr. Nunnenkamp will discuss the robustness of Majorana edge modes under disorder and interactions, presenting the exact topological phase diagrams for Kitaev chain [PRB 96, 241113(R) (2017)].