Quantum Information and Quantum Optics

Research activities being carried out in Quantum optics and Quantum Information include the exploration of methods to generate and detect entanglement in photons, and also studying the role of quantum noise in quantum information processing.

Quantum Optical Technology Lab (QOTL)

The Quantum Optical Technology Lab (QOL) of IIST is established to perform the experimental research activities in several forefront areas of quantum optical technologies. Currently, the QOTL is involved in the following research activities:

Generation and Characterization of Quantum Squeezed/Entangled Light beams Quantum Sensing, Quantum Metrology and Quantum Imaging Engineering Spatial Quantum Correlations for Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Communication.

The lab is equipped with a high-power continuous wave titanium sapphire laser, a Tunable diode laser, spectrum analyzers, spatial light modulator, an EMCCD camera and several types of photodetectors, including single photon counting modules.

Dr. Ashok Kumar (Associate professor, Physics) leads the research lab, where, currently, four regular PhD students, two master students and two undergraduate students are performing the research activities.