Alexander Wendt

 

Alexander Wendt graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Physics in 2019. It was there he was introduced to quantum optics and it’s applications, and was encouraged to apply to the University of Arizona. He is interested in squeezed light and it’s applications

 

 

 

 

Keywords: Photonic Quantum Computing, Quantum Information Theory

 

Research: Alex is working on building a free-space squeezed vacuum generator using a Type II SPDC process from a ppktp crystal. He plans on using the squeezing generated from this source to produce resources for quantum computing related applications.