Jeremy O'Brien (born 1975, Australia) is a physicist who researches in

quantum optics Quantum optics is a branch of atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum chemistry that studies the behavior of photons (individual quanta of light). It includes the study of the particle-like properties of photons and their interaction ...

, optical

quantum metrology Quantum metrology is the study of making high-resolution and highly sensitive measurements of physical parameters using quantum theory to describe the physical systems, particularly exploiting quantum entanglement and quantum Squeezed coherent s ...

and

quantum information science Quantum information science is a field that combines the principles of quantum mechanics with information theory to study the processing, analysis, and transmission of information. It covers both theoretical and experimental aspects of quantum phys ...

. He co-founded and is

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of the quantum computing firm PsiQuantum. Formerly, he was Professorial

Research Fellow A research fellow is an academic research position at a university or a similar research institution, usually for academic staff or faculty members. A research fellow may act either as an independent investigator or under the supervision of a p ...

in Physics and Electrical Engineering at the

University of Bristol The University of Bristol is a public university, public research university in Bristol, England. It received its royal charter in 1909, although it can trace its roots to a Merchant Venturers' school founded in 1595 and University College, Br ...

, and director of its Centre for Quantum Photonics. His work in optical

quantum computing A quantum computer is a computer that exploits quantum mechanical phenomena. On small scales, physical matter exhibits properties of wave-particle duality, both particles and waves, and quantum computing takes advantage of this behavior using s ...

has included the demonstration of the first optical quantum

controlled NOT gate In computer science, the controlled NOT gate (also C-NOT or CNOT), controlled-''X'' gate, controlled-bit-flip gate, Feynman gate or controlled Pauli-X is a quantum logic gate that is an essential component in the construction of a gate-based qu ...

Honours and awards

*2009 European Quantum Information Young Investigator Award *2010 Adolph Lomb Medal of the

Optical Society of America Optica, founded as the Optical Society of America (later the Optical Society), is a professional society of individuals and companies with an interest in optics and photonics. It publishes journals, organizes conferences and exhibitions, and ca ...

*2010

IUPAP The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP; ) is an international non-governmental organization whose mission is to assist in the worldwide development of physics, to foster international cooperation in physics, and to help in the ...

Prize in Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics *2010 Moseley medal and prize of the

Institute of Physics The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based not-for-profit learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, physics research, research and applied physics, application. It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide ...

*2010

Daiwa Adrian Prize This Daiwa Adrian Prize is an award given by The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, a UK charity, to scientists who have made significant achievements in science through Anglo-Japanese collaborative research. Prizes are awarded every third year and ...

*2011 Elected to the

Global Young Academy The Global Young Academy (GYA) is an international society of young scientists, aiming to give a voice to young scientists across the globe.... Membership strength is capped at 200, and the membership tenure is 5 years. Organization and member ...

Selected publications

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References

External links

Jeremy O'Brien: Home page.
Department of Physics, University of Bristol.

Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, University of Bristol.
Jeremy O'Brien: Recent publications.
Quantum Computation & Information Group, University of Bristol. {{DEFAULTSORT:Obrien, Jeremy Academics of the University of Bristol Living people 1975 births Australian physicists Quantum physicists Quantum information scientists Fellows of the American Physical Society