Special issue: Quantum photonics

Special Issue

Quantum Memristors in Quantum Photonics

We propose a method to build quantum memristors in quantum photonic platforms. We firstly design an effective beam splitter, which is tunable in real-time, by means of a Mach-Zehnder-type array with two equal 50:50 beam splitters and a tunable retarder, which allows us to control its reflectivity. Then, we show that this tunable beam splitter, when equipped with weak measurements and classical ...

Focus issue on surface plasmon photonics introduction.

The 6th International Conference on Surface Plasmon Photonics (SPP6) was held in Ottawa, Canada from May 26th to 31st, 2013. This independent series of biennial conferences is widely regarded as the premier series in the field, and the 6th edition maintained the tradition of excellence. This Focus Issue collects several papers related to research presented at SPP6, and although the number of pa...

Introduction to the Special Issue on Quantum Cognition

The subject of this special issue is quantum models of cognition. At first sight it may seem bizarre, even ridiculous, to draw a connection between quantum mechanics, a highly successful theory usually understood as modeling sub-atomic phenomena, and cognitive science. However, a growing number of researchers are looking to quantum theory to circumvent stubborn problems within their own fields....

Guest Editorial: Special Issue on Control of Quantum Mechanical Systems

I T is perhaps not too surprising (at least for a control audience) that “manipulating and controlling things at a small scale” was already a key part of the program that Richard P. Feynman formulated in his 1959 visionary lecture [1] which is commonly recognized as the birth place of Quantum Information. Quoting from [1]: “The principles of Physics as far as I can see do not speak against the ...