Master's degree in Photonics

Seminar Announcement - April 23rd and 24th "Quantum Structured Light"

Apr 22, 2025

Seminar Announcement - April 23rd and 24th "Quantum Structured Light"

Dear students,

In the framework of our Master's programme, we are pleased to invite you to a series of seminars and tutorials promoted by the Catalan Quantum Academy (CQA). 

You will have the great opportunity to learn from Prof. Andrew Forbes, a renowned expert in quantum structured light and its applications. 

There will be a seminar for the general public on April 23rd (see details below), and a day of activities on April 24th, dedicated entirely to Master's and PhD students.

Visiting Scholar – Prof. Andrew Forbes

  • April 23rd, 2025 – ICFO
    • Place: ICFO - Elements Room
    • Time: From 12:00h to 13:00h
  • April 24th, 2025 – Activity Day at UAB (Campus Bellaterra)
    • Place: UAB – C5/183 (before lunch) and UAB – C5/251 (after lunch)
    • Agenda

9h – 9:30 Welcome coffee
9:30 – 10:30 Tutorial 1: Introduction to quantum structured light and intelligent quantum imaging
10:30 – 11h Coffee break
11h – 12h Flash talks
12h – 13h Tutorial 2: High-dimensional quantum communication
13h – 14h Lunch break
14h – 15h Tutorial 3: Topology in light
15h – 16h Flash talks

Students who wish to present the motivation of their Master's or PhD thesis projects, please propose a potential title for the Flash Talk (7' + 3' QA) when registering. All topics are welcome, they do not need to be related to structured light. There will be a certificate of attendance, which will also specify whether there was a contribution to Flash Talk.

There is no registration fee, but we need attendees to register so we can plan the activities on the 24th. Please fill in the form by 22 April at 13h.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdVNXePYMbRgS7XUR8sycHLNXQsjH4rCBpmCwQvKrHUW_mI_g/viewform?usp=sharing

Tutorials content:
1. Topics will include fundamentals of quantum optics, structured light generation and detection, quantum imaging, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning in imaging, quantum imaging modalities and progress in the field.
2. Topics will include fundamentals of Laguerre-Gaussian modes, and how to use them to increase a quantum channel’s capacity and robustness to noise.
3. Topics will include fundamentals of topology, robustness arguments for optical topology and quantum topology.

Please note that the order and content of the tutorials may change from one to another, so we advise you to attend all activities on the 24th.