13–17 Oct 2025
Research Campus Waischenfeld (Germany) of the Fraunhofer Society
Europe/Berlin timezone

Quantum telescopes and quantum imaging

17 Oct 2025, 09:00
30m
Research Campus Waischenfeld (Germany) of the Fraunhofer Society

Research Campus Waischenfeld (Germany) of the Fraunhofer Society

Fraunhofer-Platz 1, 91344 Waischenfeld
Invited talk Advanced methods

Speaker

Pieter Kok (University of Sheffield)

Description

Quantum mechanics has revolutionised information processes like computing and communication. However, full-scale quantum networks and quantum computing are still years away. In the short term we can expect benefits from quantum technologies in the areas of sensing and metrology. In this talk I will present the foundations of quantum imaging and metrology, and explore how we can use quantum entanglement to improve telescopes. I will give a brief overview of some relevant experiments that have shown an improvement in resolution and/or noise by adopting quantum technologies, and explore some of the open questions in the field, particularly how multi-photon processes can gain improvements in resolution.

Primary author

Pieter Kok (University of Sheffield)

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