Prof. William J. Munro Profile

Prof. William J. Munro

Professor at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

SPIE Involvement:

Conference Program Committee | Author

Publications (39)

Proceedings Article | 4 October 2024 Poster + Paper

Threshold quantum distillation

Shashank Gupta, Carlos Cid, William John Munro

Proceedings Volume 13148, 131480H (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3034544

KEYWORDS: Quantum steering, Quantum correlations, Quantum protocols, Quantum entanglement, Tunable filters, Quantum networks, Quantum resources, Quantum operations, Quantum communication protocols, Quantum states

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2024 Presentation

Quantum multiplexing and aggregation in quantum networking

William Munro, Nicolo Lo Piparo, Kae Nemoto

Proceedings Volume PC13148, PC1314804 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3026065

KEYWORDS: Multiplexing, Quantum networks, Quantum communications, Quantum resources, Quantum information, Quantum channels, Quantum technologies, Quantum coherence, Telecommunications, Telecommunication networks

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2024 Presentation

Photonic quantum extreme reservoir computation

Kae Nemoto, Akitada Sakurai, Aoi Hayashi, William Munro

Proceedings Volume PC13148, PC1314807 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3027415

KEYWORDS: Quantum computing, Quantum numbers, Photons, Optical computing, Quantum sampling, Quantum circuits, Quantum optics, Quantum modeling, Quantum light sources, Quantum information processing

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Quantum multiplexing for quantum networking and distributed quantum computation

William Munro, Nicolo Lo Piparo, Kae Nemoto

Proceedings Volume PC12911, PC1291119 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001202

KEYWORDS: Quantum computing, Multiplexing, Quantum networks, Quantum resources, Quantum information, Quantum communications, Quantum encoding, Telecommunications, Telecommunication networks, Remote sensing

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Quantum communication protocols based on time-entangled photonic qudits

Stefania Sciara, Hao Yu, Mario Chemnitz, Nicola Montaut, Bennet Fischer, Robin Helsten, Benjamin Crockett, Benjamin Wetzel, Thorsten Albert Goebel, Ria Kraemer, Brent Little, Sai T. Chu, Stefan Nolte, Zhiming Wang, Jose Azaña, William Munro, David Moss, Roberto Morandotti

Proceedings Volume PC12911, PC129111E (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3005444

KEYWORDS: Quantum communication protocols, Telecommunications, Quantum states, Quantum processes, Quantum communications, Picosecond phenomena, Standards development, Quantum networks, Quantum key distribution, Quantum entanglement

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Proceedings Article | 5 October 2023 Presentation

Versatile NISQ processors

William Munro

Proceedings Volume PC12657, PC126570F (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2675784

KEYWORDS: Quantum processors, Quantum modeling, Quantum communications, Systems modeling, Quantum computing, Quantum walks, Tomography, States of matter, Quantum technologies, Quantum systems

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Open Access

Coherent dynamics of inhomogeneously broadened ensembles in waveguide QED

Lewis Ruks, Victor Bastidas, William Munro

Proceedings Volume PC12746, PC1274604 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2687420

KEYWORDS: Inhomogeneities, Waveguides, Physical coherence, Quantum communications, Mirrors, Chemical species, Theory of computation, Light sources and illumination, Ions, Ion channels

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Proceedings Article | 4 October 2023 Presentation

Quantum fog computing

William Munro, Kae Nemoto

Proceedings Volume PC12692, PC1269201 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2675678

KEYWORDS: Quantum computing, Distributed computing, Fiber optic gyroscopes, Quantum networks, Data storage, Quantum data, Quantum sources, Quantum processing, Quantum Internet, Quantum technologies

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2023 Presentation

Scalable architectures for CMOS and telecom-compatible quantum information processing

Nicola Montaut, Piotr Roztocki, Hao Yu, Mario Chemnitz, Stefania Sciara, Yoann Jestin, Benjamin MacLellan, Bennet Fischer, Michael Kues, Christian Reimer, Luis Cortes, Benjamin Wetzel, Yanbing Zhang, Sébastien Loranger, Raman Kashyap, Alfonso Cino, Sai Chu, Brent Little, David Moss, Lucia Caspani, William Munro, Jose Azana, Roberto Morandotti

Proceedings Volume PC12426, PC1242601 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2654453

KEYWORDS: Quantum information processing, Quantum efficiency, Quantum computing, Quantum communications, Waveguides, Telecommunications, Switching, Silicon, Signal to noise ratio, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 3 October 2022 Open Access

Teleportation in quantum edge networks (Conference Presentation)

William Munro, Yi-Han Luo, Ming-Cheng Chen, Manuel Erhard, Han-Sen Zhong, Dian Wu, Hao-Yang Tang, Qi Zhao, Xi-Lin Wang, Keisuke Fujii, Li Li, Nai-Le Liu, Kae Nemoto, Chao-Yang Lu, Anton Zeilinger, Jian-Wei Pan

Proceedings Volume PC12238, PC122380G (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2632228

KEYWORDS: Quantum communications, Teleportation, Quantum information, Internet, Entangled states

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2022 Presentation

A stroll through a 62 qubit quantum processor

William Munro, Ming Gong, Shiyu Wang, Chen Zha, Ming-Cheng Chen, He-Liang Huang, Yulin Wu, Qingling Zhu, Youwei Zhao, Shaowei Li, Shaojun Guo, Haoran Qian, Yangsen Ye, Fusheng Chen, Chong Ying, Jiale Yu, Daojin Fan, Dachao Wu, Hong Su, Hui Deng, Hao Rong, Kaili Zhang, Sirui Cao, Jin Lin, Yu Xu, Lihua Sun, Cheng Guo, Na Li, Futian Liang, Victor Bastidas, Kae Nemoto, Yong-Heng Huo, Chao-Yang Lu, Cheng-Zhi Peng, Xiaobo Zhu, Jian-Wei Pan

Proceedings Volume PC12015, PC1201506 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2610964

KEYWORDS: Quantum computing, Quantum communications, Superconductors, Solid state physics, Optical circuits, Mach-Zehnder interferometers, Interferometers, Data processing, Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2022 Presentation + Paper

Telecom-compatible, on-chip generation and processing of complex photon states in time and frequency

Mario Chemnitz, Hao Yu, Stefania Sciara, Bennet Fischer, Piotr Roztocki, Benjamin Crockett, Christian Reimer, Lucia Caspani, Michael Kues, William Munro, Sai Chu, Brent Little, David Moss, Zhiming Wang, Jose Azana, Roberto Morandotti

Proceedings Volume 12004, 1200409 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2607224

KEYWORDS: Quantum state engineering, Photonic quantum computing, Quantum communications, Microrings, Optical filters, Waveguides, Resonators, Modulators, Integrated optics

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Proceedings Article | 1 August 2021 Presentation

A real-time low-latency certifiable QRNG

William Munro, Yanbao Zhang, Hsin-Pin Lo, Alan Mink, Takuya Ikuta, Toshimori Honjo, Hiroki Takesue

Proceedings Volume 11835, 1183504 (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2593285

KEYWORDS: Computer simulations

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Proceedings Article | 5 March 2021 Presentation

Quantum aggregated networks

William Munro, Nicolò Lo Piparo, Michael Hanks, Kae Nemoto

Proceedings Volume 11699, 116990C (2021) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2577957

KEYWORDS: Quantum networks, Quantum information, Quantum computing, Remote sensing, Quantum key distribution, Multiplexing, Internet

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Proceedings Article | 20 August 2020 Presentation

Quantum routing

W. Munro, N. Lo Piparo, M. Hanks, Kae Nemoto

Proceedings Volume 11507, 1150705 (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2567484

KEYWORDS: Internet, Quantum networks, Analog electronics

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Proceedings Article | 27 March 2020 Presentation

Quantum-repeater-enabled networks (Conference Presentation)

William Munro, Kae Nemoto

Proceedings Volume 11295, 112950B (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2555113

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Proceedings Article | 9 March 2020 Presentation

On-chip quantum frequency combs for complex photon state generation (Conference Presentation)

Michael Kues, Stefania Sciara, Piotr Roztocki, Bennet Fischer, Christian Reimer, Mehedi Islam, Luis Romero Cortés, YanBing Zhang, Alfonso Cino, Sai Chu, Brent Little, David Moss, Lucia Caspani, William Munro, José Azaña, Roberto Morandotti

Proceedings Volume 11266, 112660T (2020) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2550772

KEYWORDS: Frequency combs, Quantum communications, Quantum information, Superconductors, Complex systems, Control systems, Optics manufacturing, Four wave mixing, Microresonators, Manufacturing

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Proceedings Article | 10 September 2019 Presentation

Quantum repeater in quantum networks (Conference Presentation)

William Munro, Kae Nemoto

Proceedings Volume 11134, 111340L (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2528601

KEYWORDS: Quantum networks, Quantum communications, Quantum efficiency, Network architectures, Networks, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 6 November 2018 Presentation

Quantum multiplexing (Conference Presentation)

William Munro, Kae Nemoto, Nicolò Lo Piparo

Proceedings Volume 10771, 107710O (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320034

KEYWORDS: Quantum communications, Quantum information, Photons, Multiplexing, Internet, Heart, Data communications

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Proceedings Article | 18 September 2018 Presentation

Hybrid quantum systems in the microwave regime (Conference Presentation)

William Munro, Andreas Angerer , Thomas Astner , Stefan Putz, Jorg Schmiedmayer, Johannes Majer , Kae Nemoto

Proceedings Volume 10733, 107330L (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2320217

KEYWORDS: Microwave radiation, Quantum efficiency, Composites, Photonics, Superconductors, Resonators, Bistability, Metamaterials, Solid state physics, Frequency combs

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2017 Paper

A universal quantum module for quantum communication, computation, and metrology

Michael Hanks, Nicolò Lo Piparo, Michael Trupke, Jorg Schmiedmayer, William Munro, Kae Nemoto

Proceedings Volume 10358, 103580K (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2271537

KEYWORDS: Metrology, Quantum communications, Quantum information, Diamond, Optical resonators, Network architectures, Quantum computing, Quantum mechanics

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Proceedings Article | 7 December 2016 Presentation

Intercity quantum networking without repeaters (Conference Presentation)

William Munro, Koji Azuma, Kiyoshi Tamaki

Proceedings Volume 9980, 998002 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235448

KEYWORDS: Quantum key distribution, Multiplexing, Quantum memory, Optical switching, Quantum networks, Nondestructive evaluation, Photodetectors, Quantum communications, Basic research, Current controlled current source

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Proceedings Article | 7 December 2016 Presentation

A quantum repeater network formed with hybrid NV diamond modules (Conference Presentation)

Kae Nemoto, Michael Trupke, Burkhard Scharfenberger, Jörg Schmiedmayer, Michael Hanks, Willam Munro

Proceedings Volume 9980, 998004 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2237123

KEYWORDS: Quantum communications, Quantum information, Telecommunications, Diamond, Teleportation, Absorption, Information science, Basic research, Current controlled current source

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2014 Paper

High performance quantum communication without quantum memories

William Munro, Kae Nemoto

Proceedings Volume 9225, 92250G (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061161

KEYWORDS: Quantum communications, Quantum information, Quantum memory, Signal attenuation, Chemical species, Single photon, Superposition, Quantum computing, Photodetectors, Quantum information processing

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Proceedings Article | 8 October 2014 Paper

Quantum repeater architecture and NV-based node technology

Kae Nemoto, Michael Trupke, Simon Devitt, Ashley Stephens, Burkhard Scharfenberger, Kathrin Buczak, Tobias Nöbauer, Jörg Schmiedmayer, William Munro

Proceedings Volume 9225, 922507 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061182

KEYWORDS: Quantum communications, Quantum memory, Electroluminescent displays, Quantum information, Interfaces, Receivers, Multiplexing, Telecommunications, Optical resonators, Quantum computing

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

The role of quantum memory in quantum information processing

Kae Nemoto, Ashley Stephens, Simon Devitt, Keith Harrison, William Munro

Proceedings Volume 8875, 88750J (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2023814

KEYWORDS: Quantum memory, Quantum communications, Quantum information, Signal processing, Quantum computing, Receivers, Systems modeling, Data processing, Quantum information processing, Quantum networks

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Proceedings Article | 26 September 2013 Paper

Hybridization of superconducting flux qubits and diamond ensembles: a route to local gates for quantum repeaters

William Munro, Xiaobo Zhu, Yuichiro Matsuzaki, Ashley Stephens, Kae Nemoto, Shiro Saito

Proceedings Volume 8875, 88750T (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2022602

KEYWORDS: Quantum communications, Superconductors, Diamond, Quantum information, Magnetism, Microwave radiation, Chemical species, Telecommunications, Electrons, Crystals

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Proceedings Article | 6 May 2013 Paper

Signatures of the collapse and revival of a spin Schrödinger cat state in a continuously monitored field mode

R. Wilson, M. Everitt, W. Munro, T. Spiller

Proceedings Volume 8773, 87730Y (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2018058

KEYWORDS: Quantum communications, Signal processing, Signal to noise ratio, Quantum information, Stochastic processes, Continuous wavelet transforms, Photons, Wavelet transforms, Wavelets, Physics

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2011 Paper

The optical quantum computer: how big and how fast?

Simon Devitt, Ashley Stephens, William Munro, Kae Nemoto

Proceedings Volume 8163, 81630R (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.892918

KEYWORDS: Photons, Quantum communications, Quantum computing, Single photon, Computer architecture, Teleportation, Error analysis, Quantum optics, Quantum information, Computing systems

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Proceedings Article | 7 September 2011 Paper

Designing quantum repeaters and networks

William Munro, Simon Devitt, Kae Nemoto

Proceedings Volume 8163, 816307 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.892883

KEYWORDS: Quantum communications, Receivers, Transmitters, Quantum information, Signal attenuation, Quantum networks, Quantum memory, Quantum physics, Fiber to the x, Multiplexing

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Proceedings Article | 16 October 2006 Paper

Free-space secure key exchange from 1 m to 1000 km

M. Godfrey, A. Lynch, J. Duligall, W. Munro, K. Harrison, J. Rarity

Proceedings Volume 6399, 63990E (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.690521

KEYWORDS: Polarization, Telecommunications, Quantum cryptography, Quantum key distribution, Optical filters, Sensors, Diffraction gratings, Quantum computing, Free space, Light emitting diodes

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Proceedings Article | 2 October 2006 Open Access

Applications of nanophotonics to classical and quantum information technology

R. Beausoleil, D. Fattal, M. Fiorentino, C. Santori, G. Snider, S. Spillane, R. Williams, W. Munro, T. Spiller, J. Rabeau, S. Prawer, F. Jelezko, P. Tamarat, J. Wrachtrup, P. Hemmer

Proceedings Volume 6393, 639301 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.692241

KEYWORDS: Photons, Quantum information, Diamond, Semiconductors, Transistors, Information technology, Integrated optics, Quantum communications, Photonics, Homodyne detection

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2006 Paper

Quantum information primitives using linear optics

Marco Fiorentino, David Fattal, Charles Santori, Sean Spillane, William Munro, Raymond Beausoleil

Proceedings Volume 6305, 63050E (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.681628

KEYWORDS: Photons, Quantum communications, Polarization, Logic, Quantum information, Information security, Quantum mechanics, Single photon, Matrices, Interferometers

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Proceedings Article | 29 August 2006 Paper

Qubus computation

W. Munro, Kae Nemoto, T. Spiller, P. van Loock, Samuel Braunstein, G. Milburn

Proceedings Volume 6305, 63050D (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.675938

KEYWORDS: Quantum communications, Quantum computing, Quantum information, Laser beam diagnostics, Information technology, Imaging systems, Phase shifts, Data processing, Solid state electronics, Telecommunications

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Proceedings Article | 25 February 2006 Paper

Toward quantum information processing using EIT in diamond

Charles Santori, David Fattal, Sean Spillane, Marco Fiorentino, R. Beausoleil, W. Munro, T. Spiller, Andrew Greentree, Paolo Olivero, Martin Draganski, James Rabeau, Patrick Reichart, Brant Gibson, Sergey Rubanov, Shane Huntington, David Jamieson, Steven Prawer

Proceedings Volume 6130, 613005 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.660189

KEYWORDS: Luminescence, Phase shifts, Diamond, Homodyne detection, Polarization, Quantum communications, Photons, Quantum information processing, Nonlinear optics, Quantum computing

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Proceedings Article | 25 August 2005 Paper

Optical quantum information processing utilizing weak nonlinearities: a little goes a long way

W. Munro, K. Nemoto, T. Spiller, R. Beausoleil, P. Kok, S. Barrett

Proceedings Volume 5893, 58930I (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.613614

KEYWORDS: Quantum communications, Homodyne detection, Laser beam diagnostics, Polarization, Quantum computing, Single photon, Phase shifts, Quantum optics, Sensors, Quantum information

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Proceedings Article | 4 April 2005 Paper

Classical and quantum information processing with EIT

Raymond Beausoleil, Sean Barrett, Pieter Kok, Kae Nemoto, William Munro, Timothy Spiller

Proceedings Volume 5735, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.601718

KEYWORDS: Phase shifts, Quantum communications, Photons, Chemical species, Homodyne detection, Absorption, Polarization, Signal to noise ratio, Sensors, Nonlinear optics

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 2003 Paper

Quantum information processing with Schrödinger cats

Kae Nemoto, Alexei Gilchrist, William Munro, Tim Ralph, Samuel Braunstein, Gerard Milburn

Proceedings Volume 5111, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.497230

KEYWORDS: Quantum communications, Photons, Quantum computing, Superposition, Quantum information, Teleportation, Quantum optics, Computer programming, Quantum information processing, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 13 September 2002 Paper

Quantum computation based on linear optics

Timothy Ralph, W. Munro, Gerard Milburn

Proceedings Volume 4917, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.483016

KEYWORDS: Photons, Quantum communications, Beam splitters, Interferometers, Single photon, Quantum computing, Computer programming, Superposition, Reflectivity, Quantum optics

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