Jonathan Dowling
Jonathan P. Dowling | |
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| Born | 3 April 1955 |
| Died | 5 June 2020 (aged 65)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Known for | Quantum Optics, Quantum technology |
| Awards | Willis Lamb Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | Louisiana State University |
| Doctoral advisor | Asim Orhan Barut |
Jonathan P. Dowling (3 April 1955 – 5 June 2020) was an Irish-American researcher and professor in theoretical physics, known for his work on quantum technology, particularly for exploiting quantum entanglement (in the form of a NOON state) for applications to quantum metrology, quantum sensing, and quantum imaging.
Career
[edit | edit source]Dowling obtained a PhD in 1988 from the University of Colorado-Boulder.[2] He worked at the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics,[3] the United States Army Aviation and Missile Command,[4] the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,[5] and the Louisiana State University.[2]
Dowling was one of the founders of the US Government program in quantum computing and quantum cryptography.[6]
Dowling was the co-director of the Horace Hearne Institute for Theoretical Physics and a Hearne chair in theoretical physics at the department of physics and astronomy, both at Louisiana State University.
Research
[edit | edit source]Dowling authored scientific publications in quantum electrodynamics, quantum optics, and quantum technology. At the time of his death, his publications had been cited over 20,200 times, with a Hirsch index of 64.[7]
Dowling published papers are on the topics of Linear optical quantum computing,[8] quantum lithography,[9] optical switching in photonic crystals,[10] and the photonic band-edge laser.[11] Dowling also researched the quantum theory of atomic spontaneous emission and other quantum electrodynamics effects in optical micro-cavities and photonic crystals,[12] as well as optical quantum computing,[13] quantum metrology, quantum imaging,[14] and quantum sensing.[15]
Awards and recognition
[edit | edit source]- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science[16]
- Fellow, American Physical Society[17]
- Fellow, The Optical Society[18]
- Willis Lamb Award for Laser Science and Quantum Optics, 2002[19]
- LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, 2012[20]
- Undergraduate Physics & Astronomy Majors Teaching Award, 2013[21]
- Department of Physics and Astronomy Graduate Faculty Teaching Award in 2017[22]
Publications
[edit | edit source]Dowling is the author of a popular science book, "Schrödinger's Killer App – Race to Build the World's First Quantum Computer".[23] A story in this book about early motivations for funding quantum computing by the United States military was illustrated by Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal following his death.[24] Additionally, this book formulated what is known as the Dowling-Neven Law,[25] regarding the classical cost of simulating quantum computers growing doubly exponentially in time, given that the number of qubits on current quantum computers is currently growing exponentially with time. The first book's sequel, "Schrödinger's Web: Race to Build the Quantum Internet", has been released posthumously.[26]
Dowling co-authored a 2003 paper which predicted a boom in quantum technologies.[27]
References
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- ^ "Quantum computing and communications," by Michael Brooks (London, Springer, 1999), page 107, Quote from this book: "Although this is not widely known, the American NSA-ARO-DARPA research programme in quantum computing was kindled, indirectly, by European speakers and communicated to the US funding agencies by Jon Dowling who was, at the time, a physicist in the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command.... Jon had attended the 1994 IQEC and ICAP meeting where British Telecom revealed their transmission of a quantum cryptographic key over 10km of optical fiber, and Artur Ekert announced Shor's discovery of the factoring algorithm, respectively. Upon making these breakthroughs known to the Army Research Office, it was decided to have an ARO workshop on quantum cryptography and quantum computing in Tucson in the winter of 1995. Many of the key researchers in quantum computing were at this workshop, as well as Keith Miller and others from the National Security Agency (NSA). This workshop was the genesis of the ARO-NSA collaboration on the promotion of quantum computing research." http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/901463471
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- ^ "Quantum technology: the second quantum revolution," by Jonathan P. Dowling & Gerard J. Milburn; Published 15 August 2003; DOI:10.1098/rsta.2003.1227 [2]
External links
[edit | edit source]- Dowling's home page at LSU.
- Dowling's group page at LSU.
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