Quantum Sensing, Simulation, & Computation

Applied Physics has a strong experimental effort in the burgeoning field of quantum engineering. Our research spans the topics of quantum sensing and devices, quantum analog simulation of many-body physics, and quantum information processing/computation. These efforts complement those explored in other Stanford departments such as Physics and Electrical Engineering.

Our research directions include:

• Atom interferometry for precision tests of gravity;
• The use of quantum gases as a novel sensor to image transport in quantum materials;
• Creating exotic quantum states of matter made of light and atoms for high-precision sensors and as testbeds for quantum theory;
• Exploring nonequilibrium properties of quantum matter to broaden our understanding of quantum many-body physics;
• Theory of quantum feedback and control and quantum information processors;
• The experimental use of atoms, photons, superconducting microwave circuits, and optomechanics to create novel devices for quantum information processing, including quantum neuromorphic computational machines.

Quantum Sensing & Devices

• Amir Safavi-Naeini
• Kathryn Moler
• Benjamin Lev
• Aharon Kapitulnik
• David Schuster

Quantum Simulation

• Benjamin Lev
• Mark Kasevich
• Jonathan Simon
• David Schuster

Quantum Computation

• Amir Safavi-Naeini
• Hideo Mabuchi
• Benjamin Lev

Courtesy faculty:  Shanhui Fan, David Goldhaber-Gordon, Vedika Khemani, Jelena Vuckovic

Visit Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (AMO)
Visit Condensed Matter Physics & Quantum Materials
Visit Photonics
Visit Ultrafast and Accelerator Physics

Related faculty in the Department of Physics:
Ben Feldman, Patrick Hayden, Vedika Khemani, Monika Schleier-Smith

Cryostat for superconducting novel qubit research (Safavi-Naeini group)

(Safavi-Naeini group)

Image of the SQCRAMscope: a novel Scanning Quantum Cryogenic Atom Microscope for studying quantum materials (Lev group)