Photonic Quantum Technologies: Integrated Photonics for Quantum Applications

25 May 2026

Title: Photonic Quantum Technologies: Integrated Photonics for Quantum Applications

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Stefanie Barz, University of Stuttgart

Abstract of Talk :This talk presents my research on photonic quantum systems, spanning fundamental quantum optics and emerging quantum technologies such as quantum computing and quantum networking.

The first part of the talk will focus on demonstrations of key building blocks for photonic quantum technologies, including experiments in fundamental quantum optics, implementations of photonic quantum computing primitives, and applications in quantum networking.

The second part will address the transition from individual demonstrations to scalable quantum systems. I will discuss approaches based on integrated photonics, with an emphasis on integration as enabling technologies for building compact, scalable, and increasingly complex photonic quantum platforms.

Profile of Speaker:

Since 2025: Head of Institute, Institute for Quantum Information and Technology, University of Stuttgart
Since 2022: Director, Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, IQST
Since 2017: Professor of Physics (W3), Institute for Functional Matter and Quantum
Technologies - Barz Group, University of Stuttgart
2015 - 2017: Marie Skłodowska Curie fellow (Individual fellowship “seQureNet”),
Ultrafast quantum optics and optical metrology group, Department of Physics,
University of Oxford, UK
2014 - 2015: Marie Curie fellow in the Initial Training Network “PICQUE”, Ultrafast
quantum optics and optical metrology group, Department of Physics,
University of Oxford, UK
2013 - 2014: Postdoctoral researcher, Quantum information sciences and quantum
computation group, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Austria
2009 - 2012: PhD in physics, Quantum Information and Foundations of Physics
group, Faculty of Physics, University of Vienna, Austria