Andrew G. White Explained

Andrew G. White
Fields:	quantum optics, quantum information science
Workplaces:	University of Queensland, Los Alamos National Laboratory, University of Konstanz
Alma Mater:	Australian National University, University of Queensland
Known For:	Quantum computing

Andrew G. White FAA is an Australian scientist and is currently Professor of Physics and a Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland. He is also Director of the University of Queensland Quantum technology Laboratory;^[1] Deputy-Director of the ARC Centre for Engineered Quantum systems,^[2] and a Program Manager in the ARC Centre for Quantum Computer and Communication Technology.^[3] (He has been a founding member of three Australian Research Council Centres of Excellence,^{[4] [5] [6]}).

He researches in quantum optics, quantum information science and fundamental quantum science. His highly cited publications include work on how to create and detect an optical vortex,^[7] sources of quantum entanglement,^[8] quantum tomography,^[9] and demonstration of the first entangling version of a quantum logic gates.^[10]

Honours and awards

• 2021 Australian Laureate Fellowship^[11]
• 2010 Fellow of the American Physical Society^[12]
• 2010 Pawsey Medal of the Australian Academy of Science
• 2009 Fellow of the Optical Society of America^[13]
• 2006 Australian Research Council Federation Fellowship

Selected publications

• 10.1038/nchem.483. 21124400. Lanyon. BP. Whitfield, JD. Gillet, GG. Goggin, ME. Almeida, MP. Kassal, I. Biamonte, JD. Mohseni, M. Powell, BJ. Barbieri, M. Aspuru-Guzik, A. White, AG. Towards Quantum Chemistry on a Quantum Computer. Nature Chemistry. 2. 2010. 2. 106–11. 0905.0887 . 2010NatCh...2..106L . 640752.
• 10.1038/nphys1150. 0804.0272. Lanyon. BP. Barbieri, M . Almeida, MP . Jennewein, T . Ralph, TC . Resch, KJ . Pryde, GJ . O'Brien, JL . Gilchrist, A . White, AG . Quantum computing using shortcuts through higher dimensions. Nature Physics. 5. 134. 2009. 2. 2009NatPh...5..134L .
• 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.053601 . Langford. NK. Dalton, RB . Harvey, MD . O'Brien, JL . Pryde, GJ . Gilchrist, A . Bartlett, SD . White, AG . Measuring entangled qutrits and their use for quantum bit commitment. Physical Review Letters. 93. 5. 053601. 2004. 2004PhRvL..93e3601L. quant-ph/0312072 . 15323694. 16421665.
• O'Brien. JL. Pryde, GJ. White, AG. Ralph, TC. Branning, D. Demonstration of an all-optical quantum controlled-NOT gate. Nature. 2003. 426. 6964. 264–267. 10.1038/nature02054. 14628045 . quant-ph/0403062 . 2003Natur.426..264O . 9883628.

External links

• Andrew G. White: Home page. Physics, University of Queensland.
• Quantum Technology Lab. University of Queensland

Notes and References

1. Web site: Quantum Technology Laboratory.
2. Web site: Centre for Engineered Quantum Systems. 25 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721200314/http://equs.info/. 21 July 2011. dead.
3. Web site: Centre for Quantum Computer and Communication Technology . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110215211835/http://www.qcaustralia.org/ . 15 February 2011 . dmy .
4. Web site: ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100722020714/http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/ce/engineered_quantum_systems.htm . 22 July 2010 .
5. Web site: ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110301213838/http://www.arc.gov.au/ncgp/ce/quantum_communication.htm . 1 March 2011 .
6. Web site: ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation Technology . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110220202230/http://arc.gov.au/pdf/coe_clark_quantum_computer_technology.pdf . 20 February 2011 .
7. Heckenberg. NR. McDuff, R. Smith, CP. White, AG. Generation of optical phase singularities by computer-generated holograms. Optics Letters. 1992. 17. 3. 221–223. 10.1364/OL.17.000221. 19784282. 1992OptL...17..221H . 10.1.1.472.1077.
8. White. AG. James, DFVJ. Eberhard, PH. Paul Kwiat. Kwiat, PG. Non-maximally entangled states: production, characterisation and utilisation. Physical Review Letters. 1999. 83. 16. 3103–3106. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.3103. 1999PhRvL..83.3103W. quant-ph/9908081 . 18413991.
9. James. DFV. Kwiat, PG. Munro, WJ. White, AG. Measurement of qubits. Physical Review A. 2001. 64. 5. 052312. 10.1103/PhysRevA.64.052312. quant-ph/0103121 . 2001PhRvA..64e2312J . 16635722.
10. O'Brien. JL. Pryde, GJ. White, AG. Ralph, TC. Branning, D. Demonstration of an all-optical quantum controlled-NOT gate. Nature. 2003. 426. 6964. 264–267. 10.1038/nature02054. 14628045. quant-ph/0403062 . 2003Natur.426..264O . 9883628.
11. Web site: 2021-06-23. 2021 Laureate Profile: Professor Andrew White. 2021-11-04. Australian Research Council. en.
12. News: 2010 Fellows of the American Physical Society.
13. News: 2009 Fellows of the Optical Society of America.