Ignacio J. Cirac , PhD
Corresponding Member of the Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences abroad since 2003
- Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ)
Research Areas:
- Physics, Astronomy
- Quantum optics
- Theoretical physics
- Atomic physics
- Condensed matter
- Quantum mechanics
Profile:
Selected Memberships:
- Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
- Königliche Akademie der exakten Wissenschaften, Physik und Naturwissenschaften, Madrid
- Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften -, Halle (Saale)
- Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften, München
- U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
Selected Prizes:
- Wolf-Preis für Physik
- Benjamin Franklin Medaille
- Preis der spanischen Stiftung BBVA für Grundlagenforschung
- Prinz-von-Asturien-Preis für wissenschaftliche und technische Forschung
- Felix Kuschenitz-Preis der ÖAW
Selected Publications:
- Duan, L. M.; Lukin, M. D.; Cirac, I. et al. (2001) Long-distance quantum communication with atomic ensembles and linear optics. Nature, Bd. 414 (6862), S. 413-418.
- Dur, W.; Vidal, G.; Cirac, I. (2000) Three qubits can be entangled in two inequivalent ways. Physical Review A, Bd. 62 (6), S. 062314.
- Cirac, I.; Zoller, P.; Kimble, H. J. et al. (1997) Quantum state transfer and entanglement distribution among distant nodes in a quantum network. Physical Review Letters, Bd. 78 (16), S. 3221-3224.
- Cirac, I.; Zoller, P. (1995) Quantum computations with cold trapped ions. Physical Review Letters, Bd. 74 (20), S. 4091-4094.