Jeremy O'Brien

Summary

Jeremy O'Brien (born 1975, Australia[1]) is a physicist who researches in quantum optics, optical quantum metrology and quantum information science.[2] He co-founded and is CEO of the quantum computing firm PsiQuantum.[3][4] Formerly, he was Professorial Research Fellow in Physics and Electrical Engineering at the University of Bristol, and director of its Centre for Quantum Photonics.[5][3]

Jeremy L. O'Brien
O'Brien in 2022
Born (1975-11-07) 7 November 1975 (age 48)
Australia
Alma materUniversity of New South Wales
Known forQuantum photonics
Scientific career
Fieldsquantum optics, optical quantum metrology, quantum information science
InstitutionsUniversity of Queensland, University of Bristol, University of Western Australia

His work in optical quantum computing has included the demonstration of the first optical quantum controlled NOT gate.[6]

Honours and awards edit

Selected publications edit

  • O'Brien, JL; Schofield, S. R.; Simmons, M. Y.; Clark, R. G.; Dzurak, A. S.; Curson, N. J.; Kane, B. E.; McAlpine, N. S.; Hawley, M. E.; Brown, G. W. (2001). "Towards the fabrication of phosphorus qubits for a silicon quantum computer". Physical Review B. 64 (16): 161401. arXiv:cond-mat/0104569. Bibcode:2001PhRvB..64p1401O. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.64.161401. S2CID 119494991.
  • O'Brien, JL; Pryde, GJ; White, AG; Ralph, TC; Branning, D (2003). "Demonstration of an all-optical quantum controlled-NOT gate". Nature. 426 (6964): 264–267. arXiv:quant-ph/0403062. Bibcode:2003Natur.426..264O. doi:10.1038/nature02054. PMID 14628045. S2CID 9883628.
  • O'Brien, Jeremy L. (2007). "Optical Quantum Computing". Science. 318 (5856): 1567–1570. arXiv:0803.1554. Bibcode:2007Sci...318.1567O. doi:10.1126/science.1142892. PMID 18063781. S2CID 15701944.
  • Politi, Alberto; Cryan, Martin J.; Rarity, John G.; Yu, Siyuan; O'Brien, Jeremy L. (2008). "Silica-on-Silicon Waveguide Quantum Circuits". Science. 320 (5876): 646–9. arXiv:0802.0136. Bibcode:2008Sci...320..646P. doi:10.1126/science.1155441. PMID 18369104. S2CID 3234732.
  • O'Brien, Jeremy L. (2008). "Quantum computing over the rainbow". Physics. 1 (23): 23. Bibcode:2008PhyOJ...1...23O. doi:10.1103/Physics.1.23.

References edit

  1. ^ Barrow, John D.; Davies, Paul C. W.; Harper, Charles L. (2004). Science and ultimate reality: quantum theory, cosmology, and complexity. Cambridge University Press. p. 695. ISBN 978-0-521-83113-0.
  2. ^ a b "2010 OSA Awards" (PDF). Optics and Photonics News. June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  3. ^ a b Titcomb, James (16 November 2019). "Bristol professor's secretive quantum computing start-up raises £179m". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ^ Titcomb, James (27 July 2021). "Quantum computing start-up founded by British academics worth $3.2bn". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Bristol University Physics—Centre for Quantum Photonics—Academic Staff". University of Bristol. Archived from the original on 8 February 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  6. ^ O'Brien, JL; Pryde, GJ; White, AG; Ralph, TC; Branning, D (2003). "Demonstration of an all-optical quantum controlled-NOT gate". Nature. 426 (6964): 264–267. arXiv:quant-ph/0403062. Bibcode:2003Natur.426..264O. doi:10.1038/nature02054. PMID 14628045. S2CID 9883628.
  7. ^ "QIPC Young Investigator Award 2009". QUROPE (Quantum Information Processing and Communication in Europe). Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Double honour for Professor O'Brien". University of Bristol. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  9. ^ "2010 Moseley medal and prize". Institute of Physics. Retrieved 5 July 2010.

External links edit

  • Jeremy O'Brien: Home page. Department of Physics, University of Bristol.
  • Professor Jeremy O'Brien. Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol.
  • Jeremy O'Brien: Recent publications. Quantum Computation & Information Group, University of Bristol.