Model Reduction Techniques for Quantum Nonlinear Optics
November 20, 2008 - 9:45-10:10am
RLE Conference Center 36-428
Abstract
Cavity quantum electrodynamics in the strong coupling regime presents various switching and self-oscillation phenomena that may be of interest for ultra-low-energy optical signal processing. A technologically interesting regime of atto-Joule characteristic energy scales can in principle be reached, corresponding to average intracavity photon numbers in the range of 10-100, but in this regime there are significant design challenges stemming from the complex interplay of quantum fluctuations with strong mean-field nonlinearities. In this talk I will provide an overview of our group's work on the development of model reduction methods for the analysis of such systems, using technical approaches borrowed from control theory and machine learning.
Bio
Hideo Mabuchi received his A.B. in Physics from Princeton University and his Ph.D. in Physics from the California Institute of Technology. Having previously held academic or visiting appointments in departments of Physics, Chemistry, and Control and Dynamical Systems, he is currently employed as a Professor of Applied Physics at Stanford University. Past honors include an ONR Young Investigator Award and fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. |
