Optical Materials Express Feature Announcement
Material Platforms and Experimental Approaches for Quantum Nanophotonics
Submission Opens:1 September 2016
Submission Deadline: 1 October 2016
In this Optical Materials Express feature issue, several emerging material platforms as well as device concepts and fabrication approaches will be discussed as possible candidates to accommodate on-chip photonic quantum information processing (QIP). We welcome contributions on any quantum photonic platforms, devices and approaches that combine the advantages of several material systems to bring large-scale quantum information processing on a chip in an efficient, robust, and cost-effective manner.
QIP has seen tremendous progress in the 21st century, primarily with the development of commercial quantum key distribution and quantum computers based on trapped ions and superconducting qubits. Still, the quantum information community is facing the need of making these systems practically viable for wide commercial application. This challenge can be addressed by integrating QIP infrastructure on a chip, with room-temperature operation as another highly desirable feature. The main obstacle is the decoherence of the quantum state, which usually requires bulky and complex architectures to minimize the effects of the environment and correct the errors. Using photons as quantum bits and leveraging the variety of existing classical photonic and optoelectronic devices is one of the most promising paradigms for a future QIP system.
All papers need to present original, previously unpublished work, and will be subject to the normal standards and peer-review process of the journal. Papers will be published online upon acceptance, and will be subject to the standard OMEx publication fee.
Manuscripts must be prepared according to the usual standards for submission to Optical Materials Express and must be uploaded through OSA's electronic submission system. When submitting, please specify that the manuscript is for the Materials and Concepts for Quantum Nanophotonics feature issue (choose from the drop-down menu).
Feature Issue Editors
Robert W. Boyd, University of Ottawa, Canada, and University of Rochester, USA (Lead Editor)
Alexandra Boltasseva, Purdue University, USA
Mark Fox, University of Sheffield, UK
Chen-Lung Hung, Purdue University, USA