QUANTUM OPTICS FOR ASTRONOMY

News

• Year 2007 ends on two high notes for the UPd Harrison Team

Presentations to Meetings and Conferences

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• Quantum Information and the Forgetfulness of Nature - Charles H. Bennett
  Padova, October 22, 2007
• First results with AQuEYE, a precusor ‘quantum photometer’ for the E-ELT - C. Barbieri
  Jenam 2007 (Erevan, Armenia, August 2007)
• First Light of AquEYE
  Asiago-Cima Ekar, June 2007
• First results with AquEYE, the Asiago Quantum Eye - C. Barbieri
  Dept. of Physics, University of Lecce, July 2007
• Analysis on Optical Astronomy and Quantum Cryptography Applications, Presentation of the Draft Report -
  C. Barbieri and T. occhipinti
  Harrison PM2, Poznan, Poland, June 8 2007
• Astronomy to the Quantum limits: some thoughts on Data Generation, Archiving and Analysis - C. Barbieri International Workshop on Data Analysis in Astronomy - Erice, April 15-22 2007
• From the Qubit to the Quantum Search Algorithms - G. Cariolaro, T. Occhipinti
  International Workshop on Data Analysis in Astronomy - Erice, April 15-22 2007
• Status of AQUEYE, the fast multichannel photometer for the 182cm telescope at Cima Ekar - poster by the UPd Group
  Italian Astronomical Society (SAIT) annual meeting, April 17-20 2007
• Quantum Astronomy and ELTs - C. Barbieri
  Padova, Accademia Galileiana - May 4 2006
• Lunar, Asteroidal and KBO occultations - S. Fornasier, C. Barbieri
  Padova, Department of Astronomy, "A quantum Astronomy Instrument for OWL", March 22-23, 2005

Publications

Links are to ADS or other references

• Very fast photon counting photometers for astronomical applications: from QuantEYE to AquEYE
  G. Naletto, C. Barbieri, T. Occhipinti, F. Tamburini, S. Billotta, S. Cocuzza, D. Dravins
  Photon counting applications, Quantum Optics, and Quantum Cryptography. SPIE Proc. 6583, pp. 65830B-1/14 (2007).
• Detecting Rapid optical Variability in X-ray Binaries with OWL
  Germaná, Claudio; Zampieri, Luca; Barbieri, Cesare
  THE MULTICOLORED LANDSCAPE OF COMPACT OBJECTS AND THEIR EXPLOSIVE ORIGINS. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 924, pp. 889-892 (2007)
• Optical Vortices with Starlight
  Tamburini, F.; Anzolin, G.; Umbriaco, G.; Bianchini, A.; Barbieri, C.
  eprint arXiv:0706.2675 (2007)
• The optomechanical design of AquEYE, an instrument for astrophysics on its shortest timescales at the Asiago Observatory
  Barbieri, C.; Naletto, G.; Occhipinti, T.; Tamburini, F.; Giro, E.; D'Onofrio, M.; Sain, E.; Zaccariotto, M.
  Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana Supplement, v.11, p.190 (2007)
• From High Speed Photometry to Quantum Astronomy?
  Barbieri, C.
  Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana Supplement, v.11, p.74 (2007)
• Overcoming the Rayleigh Criterion Limit with Optical Vortices
  Tamburini, F.; Anzolin, G.; Umbriaco, G.; Bianchini, A.; Barbieri, C.
  Physical Review Letters, vol. 97, Issue 16, id. 163903 (2006)
• QuantEYE: a quantum optics instrument for extremely large telescopes
  Naletto, Giampiero; Barbieri, Cesare; Dravins, Dainis; Occhipinti, Tommaso; Tamburini, Fabrizio; Da Deppo, Vania; Fornasier, Sonia; D'Onofrio, Mauro; Fosbury, Robert A. E.; Nilsson, Ricky; Uthas, Helena; Zampieri, Luca
  Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy. Edited by McLean, Ian S.; Iye, Masanori. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6269, pp. 62691W (2006)
• SPADA: An Array of SPAD Detectors for Astrophysical Applications
  Bonanno, Giovanni; Belluso, Massimiliano; Zappa, Franco; Tisa, Simone; Cova, Sergio; Maccagnani, Piera; Bonaccini Calia, Domenico; Saletti, Roberto; Roncella, Roberto; Billotta, Sergio
  Scientific Detectors for Astronomy 2005. Edited by Jenna E. Beletic, University of Chicago, U.S.A.; James W. Beletic, Rockwell Scientific Company, U.S.A.; Paola Amico, European Southern Observatory, Chile. LXIV, 771p. 1-4020-4329-5. Berlin: Springer Dordrecht, 2006, p.455
• Astronomical Application of Quantum Optics for Extremely Large Telescopes
  C. Barbieri, D. Dravins, T. Occhipinti, F. Tamburini, G. Naletto, V. Da Deppo, S. Fornasier, M. D'Onofrio, R.A.E. Fosbury, R. Nilsson, H. Uthas, 2007
  Journal of Modern Optics, Vol. 54, 191-197
• Photon Counting Arrays for Astrophysics
  F. Zappa, S. Tisa, S. Cova, P. Maccagnani, R. Saletti, R. Roncella, F. Baronti, D. Bonaccini Calia, A. Silber, G. Bonanno, M. Belluso, 2007
  Journal of Modern Optics, Vol. 54, 163-189
• Overcoming the Rayleigh Criterion Limit with Optical Vortices
  Tamburini F., G. Anzolin G., Umbriaco G., Bianchini A., Barbieri C., 2006,
  Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 163903
• FrogEye, the quantum coronagraphic mask. The photon orbital angular momentum and its applications to astronomy
  F. Tamburini, G. Umbriaco, G. Anzolin, C. Barbieri, A. Bianchini (2006a)
  Mem. Soc. Astron. It. 9, 484-489
• Free-space quantum key distribution over 144 km
  Fürst M.; Weier H.; Schmitt-Manderbach T.; Ursin R.; Tiefenbacher F.; Scheidl T.; Lindenthal M.; Blauensteiner B.; Jennewein T.; Trojek, P.; Perdigues, J. M.; Sodnik, Z.; Barbieri, C.; Rarity, J. G.; Zeilinger, A.; Weinfurter, H. 2006,
  Advanced Free-Space Optical Communication Techniques/Applications II and Photonic Components / Architectures for Microwave Systems and Displays. Edited by Sjöqvist, Lars J.; Wilson, Rebecca A.; Merlet, Thomas J.. Proceedings of the SPIE, Volume 6399
• Free-Space distribution of entanglement and single photons over 144 km
  Ursin, R.; Tiefenbacher, F.; Schmitt-Manderbach, T.; Weier, H.; Scheidl, T.; Lindenthal, M.; Blauensteiner, B.; Jennewein, T.; Perdigues, J.; Trojek, P.; Oemer, B.; Fuerst, M.; Meyenburg, M.; Rarity, J.; Sodnik, Z.; Barbieri, C.; Weinfurter, H.; Zeilinger, A. 2006
  arXiv:quant-ph/0607182
• QuantEYE, a high speed photometer pushed to the Quantum limit for Extremely Large Telescopes
  Barbieri C., Dravins D., Occhipinti T., Tamburini F., Naletto G., Da Deppo V., Fornasier S., D'onofrio M., Fosbury R.A.E., Nilsson R., Uthas H. (2006)
  JOURNAL OF MODERN OPTICS. vol. 1 pp. 1-10 ISSN: 0950-0340 in press
• Instrumentation for Extremely Large Telescopes
  Dravins D., Barbieri C., FosburyR. A. E., Naletto G., Nilsson R., Occhipinti T., Tamburini F., Uthas H., Zampieri L. (2006),
  in T.Herbst, ed. proc. Workshop MPIA Heidelberg spec.publ.106, pp.85-91
• Astronomical Quantum Optics with Extremely Large Telescopes
  Dravins D., Barbieri C., FosburyR. A. E., Naletto G., Nilsson R., Occhipinti T., Tamburini F., Uthas H., Zampieri L. 2006
  in P.Whitelock, B.Leibundgut, M.Dennefeld, eds."The Scientific Requirements for Extremely Large Telescopes", IAU Symposium 232, Cambridge University Press, pp.502-505.
• QuantEYE, the Quantum Optics Instrument for OWL
  Barbieri C., Da Deppo V., D'Onofrio M., Dravins D., Fornasier S., Fosbury R.A.E., Naletto G., Nilsson R., Occhipinti T., Tamburini F., Uthas H., Zampieri L. 2006
  in P.Whitelock, B.Leibundgut, M.Dennefeld, eds."The Scientific Requirements for Extremely Large Telescopes", IAU Symposium 232, Cambridge University Press, 2006, pp.506-507.
• QuantEYE. Quantum Optics Instrumentation for Astronomy
  Dravins D., Barbieri C., Da Deppo V., Faria D., Fornasier S., Fosbury R.A.E., Lindegren L., Naletto G., Nilsson R., Occhipinti T., Tamburini F., Uthas H., Zampieri L. 2005
  OWL Instrument Concept Study, ESO document OWL-CSR-ESO-00000-0162
• QSpace Project: Quantum Cryptography in Space
  Barbieri C, Cariolaro G, Occhipinti T, Pernechele C, Tamburini F, Villoresi P (2005)
  In E. Forestieri Optical communication Theory and Techniques (pp. 53-59). Springer, New York.
• Space-to-ground quantum-communication using an optical ground station: a feasibility study
  Villoresi P., Tamburini F., Aspelmeyer M., Jennewein T., Ursin R., Pernechele C., Bianco G., Zeilinger A., Barbieri C. (2004)
  SPIE Annual Meeting. August 2004.
• Futuristic applications of Quantum EPR states
  Tamburini F., Barbieri C., Bianchini A., Ortolani S. (2003)
  Mem. S. It. vol. 74, pp. 516-517