QnAs with Mikhail D. Lukin

摘要

A professor of physics at Harvard University, Mikhail D. Lukin was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2018 for his work in quantum optics and quantum information science. Lukin has explored a variety of topics during his career, from quantum manipulation of atomic and nanoscale systems to nanophotonics and quantum metrology. He has developed several techniques, with applications including the realization of quantum computers and quantum networks and quantum sensors that can be used in materials science research and biological imaging. In his Inaugural Article (1), Lukin and colleagues used quantum temperature sensors and local laser heating to manipulate cell cycle timing in embryos of the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans, a model organism for cell and molecular biology research. Lukin recently spoke to PNAS about his findings.