Program Overview

Program Overview

The Optics for Doctoral Researchers & Neutral Atom Quantum Computers Workshop is part of the PIER Graduate Week 2025. The workshop will take place on October 8-9, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Center for Free-Electron Laser Science, SR II and III.

Program Content

The workshop will cover two main topics:

• Applied lab knowledge on CW optics, including:
  • Fourier optics
  • Peculiarities of optical elements such as polarising beam splitters, wave plates, isolators, and optical fibres
  • Review of lens types and their applications (singlets, doublets, aspheres)
  • Introduction to cameras and their applications
• Introduction to neutral Rydberg atom (and possibly superconducting) quantum computers, with an emphasis on:
  • Experimental implementation of single and two qubit gates
  • Overview of the underlying principles and concepts

Trainers and Resources

The workshop will be led by Prof. Henning Moritz, University of Hamburg. Additional resources will include:

• Lecture slides (lectures 1, 2, and 3)
• Documents: Melles Griot Optics Tutorials and Eichler's paper

Program Schedule

The workshop is scheduled to take place on October 8-9, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.