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Dr Silvia Bergamini

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  • Central Academic Staff
  • Senior Lecturer
  • Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics
  • School of Physical Sciences
  • silvia.bergamini

Professional biography

I obtained my undergraduate degree from Florence University, with a focus on the field of cold atoms for my dissertation thesis. Later, I completed my PhD at University College London, specializing in optical lattices for atoms. I held a postdoctoral research position at the Institute d'Optique in France, where I worked on single atom trapping using optical tweezers. Following a brief return to UCL to advance my research on lattices, I moved to a permanent position at the Open University in 2006.

Here, I established a research lab dedicated to exploring the potential of cold Rydberg atoms for specific quantum computing protocols. Cold atoms for Quantum Technology | School of Physical Sciences (open.ac.uk)

My research interests extend into my teaching as well. I am the chair of the third-level quantum physics module (SM380 Quantum Physics: Fundamentals and Applications), where students have the opportunity to delve into the intricacies of quantum physics and engage in hands-on with some quantum technologies, with a particular focus on quantum computing

 

Publications

Parallel Implementation of CNOTN and C2NOT2 Gates via Homonuclear and Heteronuclear Förster Interactions of Rydberg Atoms (2023-11-19)
M. Farouk, Ahmed; Beterov, Ilya I.; Xu, Peng; Bergamini, Silvia and Ryabtsev, Igor I.
Photonics, 10(11) (p 1280)

Application of adiabatic passage in Rydberg atomic ensembles for quantum information processing (2020)
Beterov, I. I.; Tretyakov, D. B.; Entin, V. M.; Yakshina, E. A.; Ryabtsev, I. I.; Saffman, M. and Bergamini, S.
Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 53, Article 182001(18)

Blueprint for fault-tolerant quantum computation with Rydberg atoms (2017-11-14)
Auger, James M.; Bergamini, Silvia and Browne, Dan E.
Physical Review A, 96, Article 52320(5)

Quantum-enhanced protocols with mixed states using cold atoms in dipole traps (2017)
Krzyzanowska, K; Copley-May, M; Romain, R; MacCormick, C and Bergamini, S
Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 793, Article 12015(1)

Two-qubit gates using adiabatic passage of the Stark-tuned Förster resonances in Rydberg atoms (2016-12-06)
Beterov, I.I.; Saffman, M.; Yakshina, E.A.; Tetryakov, D.B.; Entin, V. M.; Bergamini, S.; Kutsetsova, E.A. and Ryabtsev, I.I.
Physical Review A, 94, Article 62307(6)

Supraclassical measurement using single-atom control of an atomic ensemble (2016-02-03)
MacCormick, Calum; Bergamini, Silvia; Mansell, Chris; Cable, Hugo and Modi, Kavan
Physical Review A, 93, Article 23805(9)

Jaynes-Cummings dynamics in mesoscopic ensembles of Rydberg-blockaded atoms (2014-10-20)
Beterov, I. I.; Andrijauskas, T.; Tretyakov, D. B.; Entin, V. M.; Yakshina, E. A.; Ryabtsev, I. I. and Bergamini, S.
Physical Review A, 90, Article 43413(4)

Coherent control of mesoscopic atomic ensembles for quantum information (2014-05-28)
Beterov, I. I.; Saffman, M.; Zhukov, V. P.; Tretyakov, D. B.; Entin, V. M.; Yakshina, E. A.; Ryabtsev, I. I.; Mansell, C. W.; MacCormick, C.; Bergamini, S. and Fedoruk, M. P.
Laser Physics, 24, Article 74013(7)

A cold-atoms based processor for deterministic quantum computation with one qubit in intractably large Hilbert spaces (2014-05)
Mansell, C. W. and Bergamini, S.
New Journal of Physics, 16, Article 53045

Quantum gates in mesoscopic atomic ensembles based on adiabatic passage and Rydberg blockade (2013)
Beterov, I. I.; Saffman, M.; Yakshina, E. A.; Zhukov, V. P.; Tretyakov, D. B.; Entin, V. M.; Ryabtsev, I. I.; Mansell, C. W.; MacCormick, C.; Bergamini, S. and Fedoruk, M. P.
Physical Review A, 88, Article 010303(R)(1)

Measurement of the electric dipole moments for transitions to rubidium Rydberg states via Autler–Townes splitting (2011-09)
Piotrowicz, M. J.; MacCormick, C.; Kowalczyk, A.; Bergamini, S.; Beterov, I. I. and Yakshina, E. A.
New Journal of Physics, 13, Article 93012(9)

Deterministic single-atom excitation via adiabatic passage and Rydberg blockade (2011-08)
Beterov, I. I.; Tretyakov, D. B.; Entin, V. M.; Yakshina, E. A.; Ryabtsev, I. I.; MacCormick, C. and Bergamini, S.
Physical Review A, 84, Article 23413(2)

Tunable Tsallis distributions in dissipative optical lattices (2006-03-24)
Douglas, P.; Bergamini, S. and Renzoni, F.
Physical Review Letters, 96(11) (pp. 110601.1-110601.4)

A frequency-doubled laser system producing ns pulses for rubidium manipulation (2006-01)
Dingjan, J.; Darquie, B.; Beugnon, J.; Jones, M.P.A.; Bergamini, S.; Messin, G.; Browaeys, A. and Grangier, P.
Applied Physics B, 82(1) (pp. 47-51)

Dissipation-Induced Symmetry Breaking in a Driven Optical Lattice (2005-08-12)
Gommers, R.; Bergamini, S. and Renzoni, F.
Physical Review Letters, 95(7) (p 73003)

Controlled single-photon emission from a single trapped two-level atom (2005-07-15)
Darquie, B; Jones, M.P.A.; Dingjan, J.; Beugnon, J.; Bergamini, S.; Sortais, Y.; Messin, G.; Browaeys, A. and Grangier, P.
Science, 309(5733) (pp. 454-456)

Resonant activation in a nonadiabatically driven optical lattice (2005-04-15)
Gommers, R.; Douglas, P.; Bergamini, S.; Goonasekera, M.; Jones, P. and Renzoni, F.
Physical Review Letters, 94(14) (pp. 143001-1-143001-4)

Holographic generation of microtrap arrays for single atoms by use of a programmable phase modulator (2004-11)
Bergamini, Silvia; Darquié, Benoît; Jones, Matthew; Jacubowiez, Lionel; Browaeys, Antoine and Grangier, Philippe
Optical Society of America Journal B, 21(11) (pp. 1889-1894)

Single atoms in optical traps (2004-10)
Bergamini, S.; Darquie, B.; Browaeys, A. and Grangier, P.
Journal de Physique IV - Proceedings, 116 (pp. 205-210)

A moving-mirror frequency modulator for cold atom spectroscopy (2002-07)
Jones, P.H.; Saunders-Singer, H.; Bergamini, S. and Meacher, D.R.
Review of Scientific Instruments, 73(7) (p 2549)

Remote-Coupled Oxygen Plasma Harmonic Measurements for Process Monitoring (2003)
Law, V.J.; Bergamini, S.; Kenyon, A.J.; Thornhill, N.F.; Lee, K.; Watkins, M. and Lea, L.
In: Gerard, Francois ed. Advance in Plasma Physics Research. Advances in Plasma Physics Research (pp. 141-157)
ISBN : 1-59033-629-1 | Publisher : Nova Science | Published : New York, NY, USA

Controlled photon emission and Raman transition experiments with a single trapped atom (2005-12)
Jones, M.P.A.; Darquie, B.; Beugnon, J.; Dingjan, J.; Bergamini, S.; Sortais, Y.; Messin, G.; Browaeys, A. and Grangier, P.
In : XVII International Conference on Laser Spectroscopy (19-24 Jun 2005, Aviemore, UK)

Holographic generation of microtrap arrays for single atoms (2004-05)
Bergamini, S.; Darquie, B.; Jones, M.; Jacubowiez, L.; Browaeys, A. and Grangier, P.
In : CLEO/ IQEC 2004 (15 May - 21 May 2004, San Francisco)

Manipulating individual atoms in microscopic dipole traps (2003)
Raymond, Georges; Bergamini, Silvia; Browaeys, Antoine; Darquie, Benoit and Grangier, Philippe
In : Quantum electronics and laser science QELS (1-6 Jun 2003)

Plasma Harmonics Lissajous Measurements (2003)
Bergamini, S.; Law, V.; Kenyon, T.; Thornhill, N. and Lea, L.
In : Seventh European Conference on Thermal Plasma Processes (18-21 Jun 2003, Strasbourg, France)