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  • 2015 - OSA Fellows William J. Munro NTT Basic Research Labs, Japan For achievements in optics and photonics, as a key bridge between academia and industry in the optical quantum information field.
  • 2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For extensive contributions to applied quantum information He proposed a scheme for quantum multiplexing in a quantum network and weak optical nonlinearities for optical quantum computing He was the theoretician on the team that first demonstrated coupling of a superconducting fluxqubit to NV diamond spins
  • 1931 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

William J. Munro is affiliated with the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology in Japan. Their research spans multiple fields with a focus on quantum information science and related disciplines.

The scientist's work includes a significant number of publications in both computer science and physics and astronomy. Subfields of study highlight a concentration in artificial intelligence, atomic and molecular physics, and optics, along with electrical and electronic engineering, statistical and nonlinear physics, and computational theory and mathematics.

Key topics of Munro's research include:

  • Quantum Information and Cryptography
  • Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture
  • Quantum Mechanics and Applications
  • Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Quantum many-body systems
  • Quantum optics and atomic interactions

William J. Munro's recent papers demonstrate active contributions to quantum technologies and quantum optical systems. Notable publications include:

  • "Scalable and effective multi-level entangled photon states: a promising tool to boost quantum technologies," 2021, Nanophotonics
  • "Integrated micro-comb sources for quantum optical applications," 2020, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • "Quantum teleportation of physical qubits into logical code spaces," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Simulating complex quantum networks with time crystals," 2020, Science Advances
  • "Robustness of noisy quantum networks," 2022, Communications Physics

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review A, Physical Review B, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, and Physical Review Letters.

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Kae Nemoto
  • V. M. Bastidas
  • Nicolò Lo Piparo
  • Akitada Sakurai
  • Roberto Morandotti

William J. Munro has been recognized by professional societies, including being named a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA) in 2015 for contributions to optics and photonics bridging academia and industry in optical quantum information.

In 2012, they were also honored as a Fellow of the American Physical Society for extensive contributions to applied quantum information, including proposing schemes for quantum multiplexing and weak optical nonlinearities for quantum computing, and for theoretical work coupling superconducting flux qubits to diamond spins. Additionally, Munro is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Best Publications

  • Linear optical quantum computing with photonic qubits

    Pieter Kok;W. J. Munro;Kae Nemoto;T. C. Ralph

  • 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

  • Nearly deterministic linear optical controlled-NOT gate.

    Kae Nemoto;W. J. Munro;W. J. Munro

  • Quantum computation with optical coherent states

    T. C. Ralph;A. Gilchrist;G. J. Milburn;W. J. Munro

  • Quantum optical microcombs

    Michael Kues;Michael Kues;Christian Reimer;Joseph M. Lukens;William J. Munro;William J. Munro

  • Quantum error correction for beginners.

    Simon J Devitt;William J Munro;Kae Nemoto

  • High-dimensional one-way quantum processing implemented on d -level cluster states

    Christian Reimer;Christian Reimer;Stefania Sciara;Stefania Sciara;Piotr Roztocki;Mehedi Islam

  • Coherent coupling of a superconducting flux qubit to an electron spin ensemble in diamond

    Xiaobo Zhu;Shiro Saito;Alexander Kemp;Kosuke Kakuyanagi

  • Macroscopically distinct quantum-superposition states as a bosonic code for amplitude damping

    P. T. Cochrane;Gerard J. Milburn;W. J. Munro

  • Weak nonlinearities: a new route to optical quantum computation

    William J. Munro;William J. Munro;Kae Nemoto;Timothy P. Spiller

  • Qudit quantum-state tomography

    R. T. Thew;R. T. Thew;K. Nemoto;A. G. White;W. J. Munro

  • Maximizing the entanglement of two mixed qubits

    W. J. Munro;W. J. Munro;D. F.V. James;A. G. White;Paul G Kwiat

  • Maximal entanglement versus entropy for mixed quantum states

    Tzu Chieh Wei;Kae Nemoto;Paul M. Goldbart;Paul G Kwiat

  • Hybrid quantum repeater using bright coherent light.

    P. van Loock;T. D. Ladd;T. D. Ladd;K. Sanaka;K. Sanaka;F. Yamaguchi

  • Giant optical Faraday rotation induced by a single-electron spin in a quantum dot: Applications to entangling remote spins via a single photon

    C. Y. Hu;A. Young;J. L. O’Brien;W. J. Munro;W. J. Munro

  • Inside Quantum Repeaters

    William J. Munro;Koji Azuma;Kiyoshi Tamaki;Kae Nemoto

  • Quantum repeater with encoding

    Liang Jiang;Jacob Mason Taylor;Kae Nemoto;W J Munro;W J Munro

  • Symmetry analyzer for nondestructive Bell-state detection using weak nonlinearities

    Sean D. Barrett;Pieter Kok;Kae Nemoto;Raymond G. Beausoleil

  • Schrödinger cats and their power for quantum information processing

    Alexei Gilchrist;Kae Nemoto;W. J. Munro;T. C. Ralph

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerard J. Milburn
Gerard J. Milburn University of Queensland
Raymond G. Beausoleil
Raymond G. Beausoleil Hewlett-Packard (United States)
Roberto Morandotti
Roberto Morandotti Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
David J. Moss
David J. Moss Swinburne University of Technology
Timothy C. Ralph
Timothy C. Ralph University of Queensland
Sai T. Chu
Sai T. Chu City University of Hong Kong
Brent E. Little
Brent E. Little University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Paul G. Kwiat
Paul G. Kwiat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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