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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2005 - OSA Fellows For numerous seminal contributions to the field of experimental quantum optics and quantum information science
  • 2001 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the development of quantum optical techniques to investigate the foundations of quantum physics and their use in studies of quantum information concepts

Overview

Paul G. Kwiat is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans the fields of physics and astronomy as well as computer science, with a strong focus on atomic and molecular physics, optics, and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's main topics of work include quantum information and cryptography, quantum mechanics and applications, quantum optics and atomic interactions, photonic and optical devices, neural networks and reservoir computing, mechanical and optical resonators, and advanced fiber laser technologies.

Paul G. Kwiat has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • The deep space quantum link: prospective fundamental physics experiments using long-baseline quantum optics, 2022, EPJ Quantum Technology
  • Hyperentangled Time-Bin and Polarization Quantum Key Distribution, 2022, Physical Review Applied
  • Time-Bin and Polarization Superdense Teleportation for Space Applications, 2020, Physical Review Applied
  • Enhanced Weak-Value Amplification via Photon Recycling, 2021, Physical Review Letters
  • Drone-Based Quantum Key Distribution, 2020, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics

Frequent co-authors in their work include Spencer J. Johnson, Colin P. Lualdi, Daniel J. Gauthier, Joseph C. Chapman, and Kristina Meier.

Paul G. Kwiat's publications are commonly featured in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Physical Review Applied, Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2021, and Quantum 2.0 Conference and Exhibition.

Over the course of their career, Paul G. Kwiat has received recognition such as the OSA Fellowship in 2005 for contributions to experimental quantum optics and quantum information science. They were also named a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2001, noted for developing quantum optical techniques to explore the foundations of quantum physics and their application in quantum information concepts.

Best Publications

  • New high-intensity source of polarization-entangled photon pairs.

    Paul G. Kwiat;Klaus Mattle;Harald Weinfurter;Anton Zeilinger

  • Measurement of qubits

    Daniel F. V. James;Paul G. Kwiat;Paul G. Kwiat;William J. Munro;William J. Munro;Andrew G. White;Andrew G. White

  • On the measurement of qubits

    Daniel F. V. James;Paul G. Kwiat;William J. Munro;Andrew G. White

  • Observation of the Spin Hall Effect of Light via Weak Measurements

    Onur Hosten;Paul Kwiat

  • Dense Coding in Experimental Quantum Communication

    Klaus Mattle;Harald Weinfurter;Paul G. Kwiat;Paul G. Kwiat;Anton Zeilinger

  • Ultra-bright source of polarization-entangled photons

    Paul G. Kwiat;Phillippe H. Eberhard;Andrew G. White

  • Strong Loophole-Free Test of Local Realism.

    Lynden K. Shalm;Evan Meyer-Scott;Bradley G. Christensen;Peter Bierhorst

  • Measurement of the single-photon tunneling time

    A. M. Steinberg;P. G. Kwiat;R. Y. Chiao

  • Beating the channel capacity limit for linear photonic superdense coding

    Julio T. Barreiro;Tzu Chieh Wei;Tzu Chieh Wei;Paul G. Kwiat

  • Generation of Hyperentangled Photon Pairs

    Julio T. Barreiro;Nathan K. Langford;Nicholas A. Peters;Paul G. Kwiat

  • Interaction-free measurement.

    Paul Kwiat;Harald Weinfurter;Thomas Herzog;Anton Zeilinger

  • Nonmaximally Entangled States: Production, Characterization, and Utilization

    Andrew G. White;Daniel F. V. James;Philippe H. Eberhard;Paul G. Kwiat

  • Experimental Verification of Decoherence-Free Subspaces

    Paul G. Kwiat;Andrew J. Berglund;Joseph B. Altepeter;Andrew G. White;Andrew G. White

  • Entangled State Quantum Cryptography: Eavesdropping on the Ekert Protocol

    D. S. Naik;C. G. Peterson;A. G. White;A. G. White;A. J. Berglund

  • Detection-loophole-free test of quantum nonlocality, and applications.

    B. G. Christensen;K. T. McCusker;J. Altepeter;B. Calkins

  • High-visibility interference in a Bell-inequality experiment for energy and time

    P. G. Kwiat;A. M. Steinberg;R. Y. Chiao

  • Complementarity and the quantum eraser.

    Thomas J. Herzog;Paul G. Kwiat;Harald Weinfurter;Anton Zeilinger

  • Experimental entanglement distillation and ‘hidden’ non-locality

    Paul G. Kwiat;Paul G. Kwiat;Salvador Barraza-Lopez;André Stefanov;Nicolas Gisin

  • Practical Free-Space Quantum Key Distribution over 1 km

    W. T. Buttler;R. J. Hughes;Paul G Kwiat;S. K. Lamoreaux

  • Photonic State Tomography

    J.B. Altepeter;E.R. Jeffrey;P.G. Kwiat

Frequent Co-Authors

Anton Zeilinger
Anton Zeilinger University of Vienna
Harald Weinfurter
Harald Weinfurter Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
William J. Munro
William J. Munro Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
Nicolas Brunner
Nicolas Brunner University of Geneva
Nicolas Gisin
Nicolas Gisin University of Geneva
Emanuel Knill
Emanuel Knill National Institute of Standards and Technology
Sae Woo Nam
Sae Woo Nam National Institute of Standards and Technology
Thomas Jennewein
Thomas Jennewein University of Waterloo
Francesco Marsili
Francesco Marsili Facebook (United States)
Valerio Pruneri
Valerio Pruneri Institute of Photonic Sciences

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