Research

Maxwell meeting Schrodinger

Classical electromagnetics and quantum mechanics have considerable overlaps. First, Maxwell's equation of electromagnetism and Schrodinger's equations of quantum mechanics often boil down to the same mathematical form, which makes a concept in one field, such as the parity-time symmetry, can also be applicable to the other. It is also very intriguing that quantum algorithms can carry out various electromagnetic simulations and optimizations, which can substantially reduce the computation time for electromagnetism. Last but not least, the hardware of quantum computers to control and read out qubits is implemented with electromagnetic components, such as resonators, mixers, amplifiers, and so on. Our lab is interested in the applications of quantum computers and/or algorithms for electromagnetics and vice versa.