Controlling the Quantum World: The Science of Atoms, Molecules, and Photons

7	QUANTUM INFORMATION WITH LIGHT AND ATOMS	137
	The Quantum Information Revolution,	137
	What Is Information?,	139
	Why Quantum Information?,	139
	Quantum Information at the Frontiers of Science,	142
	Quantum Information Technology,	145
	Quantum Communication,	148
	Quantum Cryptography: A Real-World Application,	148
	Quantum Teleportation Demystified,	150
	Vision for Large-Scale Quantum Hardware,	152
	Trapped Atomic Ions,	153
	Optical Lattices,	154
	Solid-State Quantum Bits,	155
	Photonic Qubits,	155
	Qubit Converters Between Atoms and Photons,	157
	What Would We Want to Compute with a Quantum Processor?,	161
	Using a Quantum Processor to Predict the Behavior of Complex Quantum Systems,	167
	Looking Forward,	169
8	REALIZING THE FUTURE	170
	The Current Status of AMO Physics Program Support,	171
	Maintaining U.S. Leadership in a Critical Area of Science and Technology,	175
	Planning for Future U.S. Leadership in AMO Science,	179
	Intellectual Outlines of Research Currently Supported,	180
	Information About Funding,	182
	Information About People,	184
	Information About New Modalities,	185
	Foreign Competition,	187
	Logistical Issues in the United States,	188
	Program Conclusions on Support for AMO Science,	190
	APPENDIXES
	A AMO 2010 Queries to Federal Funding Agencies	195
	B Funding	197
	C Foreign Activity in AMO Science	204
	D Intellectual Outlines of Current Research	209
	E People	217
	F New Research Modalities	222