993 research outputs found
Quantum Random Number Generator using Photon-Number Path Entanglement
We report a novel quantum random number generator based on the
photon-numberpath entangled state which is prepared via two-photon quantum
interference at a beam splitter. The randomness in our scheme is of truly
quantum mechanical origin as it comes from the projection measurement of the
entangled two-photon state. The generated bit sequences satisfy the standard
randomness test
Donāt Panic: The Academic Librarianās Guide to Building an ACRL Framework Community of Practice
The information literacy universe has evolved since the release of the ACRL Information Literacy Framework, leaving some librarians feeling lost in space. Whether you view the Framework as the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, or see it as merely mostly harmless--building a community of practice will enable you to navigate new galaxies with confidence. Though you might feel like youāre floating in a most peculiar way, this workshop will help you grab hold of the controls, develop a plan for ongoing learning, and launch into your own Framework community of practice
Finding Common Ground: Creating Community & Connections around Information Literacy
How can school media specialists, technology specialists, and academic librarians collaborate to build studentsā college readiness and support lifelong information literacy learning? The development of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education and the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Standards Framework for Learners provides new opportunities for school and academic librarians to find common ground. In this session, three current and former chairs of the Minnesota Library Association Instruction Roundtable will explore connections between these two guiding documents and the ways in which they approach information literacy. Building on these connections, presenters will offer practical strategies for engaging in ongoing professional development and building communities of practice around the ACRL and AASL Frameworks
Finding Expertise in Your Own Backyard: Creating Communities of Practice to Support Learning about the Framework
This chapter will focus on successful strategies for creating ongoing professional development opportunities and building communities of practice around the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. Drawing on the authorsā experiences developing free and low-cost opportunities for Framework-related professional development as former co-chairs of the Minnesota Library Association Instruction Roundtable (IRT), our case study will demonstrate that many barriers to Framework-related professional development can be overcome by leveraging expertise from communities of practice and taking a user-centered approach to design. Using the 23 Framework Things program and interviews with program participants, we will highlight how the design and content of Framework-related professional development can draw on the learning theories that inform the Framework itself, be accessible to a wide range of audiences and local contexts by employing a flexible structure and provide a forum for librarians engaging in collaborative learning
Photon number resolution using a time-multiplexed single-photon detector
Photon number resolving detectors are needed for a variety of applications
including linear-optics quantum computing. Here we describe the use of
time-multiplexing techniques that allows ordinary single photon detectors, such
as silicon avalanche photodiodes, to be used as photon number-resolving
detectors. The ability of such a detector to correctly measure the number of
photons for an incident number state is analyzed. The predicted results for an
incident coherent state are found to be in good agreement with the results of a
proof-of-principle experimental demonstration.Comment: REVTeX4, 6 pages, 8 eps figures, v2: minor changes, v3: changes in
response to referee report, appendix added, 1 reference adde
A high-yield single photon source using gated spontaneous parametric down conversion
The construction of a single photon source using gated parametric
fluorescence is reported with the measurement results of the photon number
distribution. A beamlike twin-photon method is used in order to achieve high
collection efficiency. The estimated probability P(1) to find a single photon
in a collimated output pulse is 26.5 % at a repetition rate of 10 kHz when the
effective quantum efficiency of 27.4 % in the detection setup is compensated.Comment: 16 pages, 2 figure
Producing high fidelity single photons with optimal brightness via waveguided parametric down-conversion
Parametric down-conversion (PDC) offers the possibility to control the
fabrication of non-Gaussian states such as Fock states. However, in
conventional PDC sources energy and momentum conservation introduce strict
frequency and photon number correlations, which impact the fidelity of the
prepared state. In our work we optimize the preparation of single-photon Fock
states from the emission of waveguided PDC via spectral filtering. We study the
effect of correlations via photon number resolving detection and quantum
interference. Our measurements show how the reduction of mixedness due to
filtering can be evaluated. Interfering the prepared photon with a coherent
state we establish an experimentally measured fidelity of the produced target
state of 78%.Comment: 15 pages, 10 Figures, published versio
Observation of correlated-photon statistics using a single detector
We report experimental observations of correlated-photon statistics in the
single-photon detection rate. The usual quantum interference in a two-photon
polarization interferometer always accompanies a dip in the single detector
counting rate, regardless of whether a dip or peak is seen in the coincidence
rate. This effect is explained by taking into account all possible photon
number states that reach the detector, rather than considering just the state
post-selected by the coincidence measurement. We also report an
interferometeric scheme in which the interference peak or dip in coincidence
corresponds directly to a peak or dip in the single-photon detection rate.Comment: 4 pages, two-column (minor errors corrected.
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