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CATEGORIES:CQIF Seminar
SUMMARY:Quantum Reading of Digital Memories - Stefano Pira
 ndola (University of York)
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UID:TALK33268AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/33268
DESCRIPTION:Optical memories such as CDs and DVDs are central 
 devices in our communication system. However\, fur
 ther progress in optical storage strictly relies o
 n advances in Optics and Materials science. As an 
 example\, dye-based optical discs cannot be read b
 y UV laser light\, because of the inevitable degra
 dation of their organic layers. This clearly puts 
 a physical limit to their maximum storage capacity
 .\n\nIn this talk I will discuss a new approach to
  the readout of optical memories which is based on
  the use of quantum light. Thanks to its propertie
 s\, this kind of light can retrieve digital inform
 ation by using extremely low energy. I will discus
 s how such a feature can have non-trivial implicat
 ions in terms of increasing storage capacities and
  data-transfer rates.
LOCATION:MR4\, Centre for Mathematical Sciences
CONTACT:Paul Skrzypczyk
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