Symmetry and Its Applications in Quantum Optics and Quantum Information
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025 | Viewed by 576
Special Issue Editors
Interests: quantum information; mathematical physics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In quantum information technology, symmetry is a powerful and essential tool for understanding and manipulating quantum systems. In parallel, symmetry principles in quantum optics simplify complex systems by reducing their dimensionality and revealing conserved quantities, making calculations more manageable. These symmetries often cause certain patterns and behaviors, like being able to guess certain quantum states or dynamical events. Symmetry also plays an essential role in the design of quantum optical systems. By carefully tailoring a system's geometry and interactions, we can exploit symmetry to improve performance and enable new functionalities.
Symmetry plays an important role in quantum information and protects data from noise and errors. In fact, putting quantum information into states that do not change when certain symmetry operations are carried out makes it more resistant to changes. In addition, symmetry helps the growth of quantum algorithms and protocols, as many of them depend on being able to change quantum states in a symmetric way. Aside from its usefulness, symmetry is an important part of quantum mechanics that helps us understand the basic ideas behind quantum theory and its possible extensions.
We cordially invite researchers to submit original, high-quality research papers that advance our understanding of symmetries in quantum information theory and optics. In this Special Issue, topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
Communication in quantum networks;
Characterization and quantification of quantum correlations in optomechanical and magnomechanical systems;
Quantum communication security;
Quantum sensing techniques and quantum-enhanced interferometry;
Geometric methods in quantum information theory;
Quantum teleportation and quantum cryptography.
Prof. Dr. R. Ahl Laamara
Prof. Dr. Abdallah Slaoui
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- quantum optics
- quantum networks
- quantum information
- quantum cryptography
- quantum communication
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