Ping Koy Lam
Ping Koy Lam | |
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Residence | Australia |
Fields | quantum optics, quantum information science |
Institutions | Australian National University, Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg |
Alma mater | Australian National University |
Doctoral advisor | Professor Hans A. Bachor |
Doctoral students |
Warwick P. Bowen Andrew M. Lance Vikram Sharma Kirk McKenzie Magnus T. L. Hsu Gabriel Hétet Nicolai B. Grosse Mahdi Hosseini Ben M. Sparkes |
Known for | quantum optics, quantum teleportation, quantum cryptography, quantum memory |
Ping Koy Lam is an Australian scientist and Professor of Physics at the Australian National University in Canberra. He is currently an Australian Research Council Australian Laureate Fellow and a work package director and program manager in the ARC Centre for Quantum Computer and Communication Technology.[1] Ping Koy Lam is also the chief scientist and co-founder of QuintessenceLabs.[2] For his PhD thesis in 1999 he was awarded the Australian Institute of Physics Bragg Medal.[3] He was awarded the 2003 British Council Eureka Prize for inspiring science (quantum teleportation) and the 2006 UNSW Eureka Prize for innovative research (quantum cryptography).[4]
He researches quantum optics, optical metrology, nonlinear optics and quantum information. His highly cited research includes pioneering work in quantum key distribution, quantum memory, and optical quantum information processing.
References
- ↑ "ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology".
- ↑ "QuintessenceLabs".
- ↑ "ANU Photonics".
- ↑ "ANU Photonics".