Professor Gerard Milburn

Professorial Research Fellow

School of Mathematics and Physics
Faculty of Science

Overview

Professor Gerard Milburn's research interests are in the fields of: Quantum Information Theory, Quantum Foundations, Quantum Optics, Quantum Control, and quantum machine learning..

Gerard Milburn obtained a PhD in theoretical Physics from the University of Waikato in 1982 for work on squeezed states of light and quantum nondemolition measurements.

He is currently a Professor at the University of Queensland. Gerard Milburn is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, a Fellow of The Royal Society of London and The American Physical Society.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Waikato
  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), Griffith University

Publications

  • He, Xin, Pakkiam, Prasanna, Gangat, Adil A., Kewming, Michael J., Milburn, Gerard J. and Fedorov, Arkady (2023). Effect of measurement backaction on quantum clock precision studied with a superconducting circuit. Physical Review Applied, 20 (3) 034038. doi: 10.1103/physrevapplied.20.034038

  • Milburn, Gerard J., Shrapnel, Sally and Evans, Peter W. (2023). Physical grounds for causal perspectivalism. Entropy, 25 (8) 1190, 1-24. doi: 10.3390/e25081190

  • Kaltenbaek, Rainer, Arndt, Markus, Aspelmeyer, Markus, Barker, Peter F, Bassi, Angelo, Bateman, James, Belenchia, Alessio, Bergé, Joel, Braxmaier, Claus, Bose, Sougato, Christophe, Bruno, Cole, Garrett D, Curceanu, Catalina, Datta, Animesh, Debiossac, Maxime, Delić, Uroš, Diósi, Lajos, Geraci, Andrew A, Gerlich, Stefan, Guerlin, Christine, Hechenblaikner, Gerald, Heidmann, Antoine, Herrmann, Sven, Hornberger, Klaus, Johann, Ulrich, Kiesel, Nikolai, Lämmerzahl, Claus, Lebrun, Thomas W, Milburn, Gerard J ... Wörner, Lisa (2023). Research campaign: Macroscopic quantum resonators (MAQRO). Quantum Science and Technology, 8 (1) 014006. doi: 10.1088/2058-9565/aca3cd

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Available Projects

  • Raman quantum memories provide a powerful resource for quantum optical machine learning operating at low power.

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Publications

Book

  • Bowen, Warwick P. and Milburn, Gerard J. (2016). Quantum Optomechanics. Boca Raton Florida, United States: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/b19379

  • Wiseman, Howard M. and Milburn, Gerard J. (2010). Quantum measurement and control. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/CBO9780511813948

  • Walls, D. F. and Milburn, Gerard J. (2008). Quantum optics. 2nd ed. Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag. doi: 10.1007/978-3-540-28574-8

Book Chapter

  • Hammerer, Klemens, Genes, Claudiu, Vitali, David, Tombesi, Paolo, Milburn, Gerard, Simon, Christoph and Bouwmeester, Dirk (2014). Nonclassical States of Light and Mechanics. Cavity Optomechanics: Nano- and Micromechanical Resonators Interacting with Light. (pp. 25-56) edited by Markus Aspelmeyer, Tobias J. Kippenberg and Florian Marquardt. Berlin Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-55312-7_3

  • Milburn, Gerard J. and White, Andrew G. (2012). Quantum computing using optics. Computational complexity: theory, techniques, and applications. (pp. 2437-2452) edited by Robert A. Meyers. New York, NY, United States: Springer New York. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1800-9_150

  • Milburn, Gerard (2012). Quantum optics. Springer Handbook of Lasers and Optics. (pp. 1305-1333) Berlin Heidelberg: Springer . doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-19409-2_18

  • Dowling, J. P., Franson, J. D., Lee, H. and Milburn, G. J. (2005). Towards scalable linear-optical quantum computers. Experimental Aspects of Quantum Computing. (pp. 205-213) edited by Henry O. Everitt. Boston, MA, United States: Springer US. doi: 10.1007/0-387-27732-3_13

Journal Article

Conference Publication

  • Bose, Sougato, Mazumdar, Anupam, Morley, Gavin W., Ulbricht, Hendrik, Toroš, Marko, Paternostro, Mauro, Geraci, Andrew A., Barker, Peter, Kim, M. S. and Milburn, Gerard (2018). Testing the quantum coherent behaviour of gravity. 2nd World Summit: Exploring the Dark Side of the Universe, EDSU 2018, Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe, France, 25 - 29 June 2018. Trieste, Italy: Sissa Medialab Srl.

  • Garces, Rafael and Milburn, G. J. (2015). Precision inference of a mechanical element using a Mach-Zender interferometer with an optomechanical cavity. European Quantum Electronics Conference 2015, Munich, Germany, 21-25 June 2015. Washington, DC, United States: OSA Publishing.

  • de Sá Neto, O. P., de Oliveira, Marcos C. and Milburn, Gerard J. (2014). Nanoelectromechanical resonator temperature measurement and phonon number statistics through circuit QED. Latin America Optics and Photonics Conference 2014, Cancun, Mexico, 16–21 November 2014. Washington, DC United States: Optical Society of America. doi: 10.1364/laop.2014.ltu3b.6

  • Fan, Bixuan, Milburn, G. J. and Stace, Thomas M. (2014). Non-absorbing high-efficiency counter for itinerant microwave photons. Quantum Information and Measurement, QIM 2014, Messe Berlin, Berlin, 18-20 March 2014. Washington, DC United States: Optical Society of America. doi: 10.1364/qim.2014.qw3b.6

  • Akram, Uzma, Bowen, Warwick and Milburn, Gerard (2013). Entangled mechanical cat states from conditional optomechanics. CLEO: QELS_Fundamental Science, San Jose, CA, United States, 9-14 June 2013. The Optical Society. doi: 10.1364/CLEO_QELS.2013.QM3C.7

  • Akram, Uzma, Bowen, Warwick and Milburn, Gerard (2013). Entangled mechanical cat states via single photon conditional optomechanics. Quantum Information and Measurement, QIM 2013, Rochester, New York, United States, 17–20 June 2013. Washington, D.C.: Optical Society of America (OSA). doi: 10.1364/QIM.2013.W6.09

  • Barzanjeh, Sh., Abdi, M., Milburn, G. J., Tombesi, P. and Vitali, D. (2013). Quantum interface between optics and microwaves with optomechanics. CLEO/EUROPE - IQEC 2013: Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - International Quantum Electronics Conference, Munich, Germany, 13-16 May, 2013. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801643

  • Barzanjeh, S., Abdi, M., Milburn, G. J., Tombesi, P. and Vitali, D. (2012). A reversible optical to microwave quantum interface. Quantum Information and Measurement 2012, Berlin, Germany, 19–21 March 2012. Washington, DC United States: Optical Society of America.

  • Fan, Bixuan, Stace, Thomas M., Milburn, Gerard J., Johansson, Göran and Wilson, Christopher (2011). A practical photon-number-resolving detector in the microwave regime. International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim 2011, Sydney, Australia, 28 August–1 September 2011.

  • Holmes, C. A., Meaney, C. P. and Milburn, G. J. (2011). Multi-stability and synchronization of many nano-mechanical resonators coupled via a cavity field. International Quantum Electronics Conference 2011, Sydney, NSW Australia, 28 August–1 September 2011. Washington, DC United States: Optical Society of America.

  • Akram, Uzma and Milburn, Gerard J. (2011). A single photon optomechanical memory. International Quantum Electronics Conference, Sydney, Australia, 28 August - 1 September 2011.

  • Milburn, G. J. and Downes, T. (2011). Estimating the metric in curved spacetime with quantum fields. 10th International Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing (QCMC), Brisbane, Australia, 19-23 July 2010. Melville, NY, United States: American Institute of Physics. doi: 10.1063/1.3630158

  • Ringsmuth, Andrew K., Stace, Tom M. and Milburn, Gerard J. (2011). Insights into long-range, high-temperature quantum coherence in quantum dot networks from photosynthesis. International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011, Sydney, NSW Australia, 28 August - 1 September 2011. Piscataway, NJ United States: I E E E. doi: 10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194115

  • Gangat, Adil A., Stace, Tom M. and Milburn, Gerard J. (2011). Phonon number quantum jumps in an optomechanical system. 2011 International Quantum Electronics Conference, IQEC 2011 and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO Pacific Rim 2011, Sydney, Australia, 28 August - 1 September 2011. Piscataway, NJ, United States: I E E E. doi: 10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193677

  • Akram, Uzma and Milburn, G. J. (2011). Phonon-phonon entanglement in a coupled optomechanical system. 10th International Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing (QCMC), Brisbane Australia, 19-23 July 2010. Melville, NY, United States: American Institute of Physics. doi: 10.1063/1.3630213

  • Woolley, M. J., Doherty, A. C. and Milburn, G. J. (2011). Quantum nanomechanics: State engineering and measurement. 10th International Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing (QCMC), Brisbane, Australia, 19-23 July 2010. Melville, NY, United States: American Institute of Physics. doi: 10.1063/1.3630211

  • Milburn, G. J. and Gangat, A. A. (2011). Quantum optical control and measurement in optomechanics. International Conference on Quantum Information, ICQI 2011, Ottawa, Canada, 6 - 8 June 2011. Washington, DC, United States: The Optical Society. doi: 10.1364/ICQI.2011.QTuD2

  • Gangat, Adil A., Stace, Tom M. and Milburn, Gerard J. (2011). Quantum optomechanical measurement of the phonon number dynamics of a mesoscopic mechanical resonator. 2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2011, Baltimore, MD, United States, 1 - 6 May 2011. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1364/QELS.2011.QFH4

  • Diaz-Torres, A., Hinde, D. J., Dasgupta, M., Milburn, G. J. and Tostevin, J. A. (2009). Coupled-channels approach for dissipative quantum dynamics in near-barrier collisions. Fusion08: International Conference on New Aspects of Heavy Ion Collisions Near the Coulomb Barrier, Chicago, IL, USA, 22-26 September, 2008. College Park, MD, United States: American Institute of Physics. doi: 10.1063/1.3108859

  • Milburn, G. J. (2009). Photons as qubits. 141st Nobel Symposium on Qubits for Future Quantum Information, Gothenburg, Sweden, 25-28 May 2009. Stockholm, Sweden: Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien. doi: 10.1088/0031-8949/2009/T137/014003

  • Ursin, R., Jennewein, T., Perdigues, J., Cacciapuoti, L., De Matos, C., Aspelmeyer, A., Valencia, A., Barbieri, C., Bianco, G., Cova, S., Giggenbach, D., Hadfield, R. H., Luetgenhaus, N., Rarity, J., Renner, R., Solomos, N., Tittel, W., Torres, J. P., Toyoshima, M., Villoresi, P., Walmsley, I., Weihs, G., Weinfurter, H., Zukowski, M., Milburn, G., Ralph, T. and Zeilinger, A. (2008). Microgravity sciences and processes symposium (A2.) gravity and fundamental physics (1.).

  • Tombesi, P., Vitali, D., Doherty, A. C., Milburn, G. J. and Woolley, M. J. (2008). A scheme to entangle nanomechanical resonators and microwave cavities. 2nd International Conference on Quantum-, Nano- and Micro-technologies, ICQNM 2008, Sainte Luce, Martinique, 10 - 15 February 2008. Piscataway, NJ United States: I E E E. doi: 10.1109/ICQNM.2008.10

  • Milburn, G. J. and Meaney, C. P. (2008). Quantum entanglement in circuit QED. 2nd International Workshop on Solid-State Quantum Computing & Mini-School on Quantum Information Science, Taipei, Taiwan, 23-27 June, 2008. New York, United States: American Institute of Physics. doi: 10.1063/1.3037128

  • Milburn, G. J., Woolley, M. J., Doherty, A. C. and Schwab, K. C. (2008). Superconducting microwave cavities as quantum nanomechanical transducers. Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO/QELS 2008, San Jose, CA, 4 - 9 May 2008. Piscataway, NJ United States: I E E E. doi: 10.1109/CLEO.2008.4551955

  • Downes, T., Milburn, G. J. and Ralph, T. C. (2007). Can gravitational curvature induce decorrelation of optical entanglement. Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging V, San Diego, USA, 26 August 2007. BELLINGHAM: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING. doi: 10.1117/12.740085

  • Milburn, G. J., Munro, W. J. and Nemoto, K. (2007). Nonlinear gates for single photon states. Optical Society of America. doi: 10.1364/icqi.2007.ithd2

  • Munro, W. J., Nemoto, Kae, Spiller, T. P., Van Loock, P., Braunstein, Samuel L. and Milburn, G. J. (2006). Qubus computation. doi: 10.1117/12.675938

  • Milburn, G. J., Holmes, C. A., Kettle, L.M. and Goan, H.-S. (2006). A microwave transducer for a nano mechanical resonator. International Conference of Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing, Tsukuba, Japan, 28 November- 3 December, 2006. Japan: National Institute of Information and Communications Technology.

  • Milburn, G.J. (2006). Single photonics and quantum information. Laser Science, LS 2006, Rochester, NY, United States, 10 October 2006. Washington, D.C.: Optical Society of America. doi: 10.1364/LS.2006.LWD2

  • Sarovar, Mohan and Milburn, G. J. (2005). Continuous quantum error correction. Fluctuations and Noise in Photonics and Quantum Optics III, Austin, Texas, United States, May 24 - 26, 2005. Bellingham, WA, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.608548

  • Milburn, G.J. and Hines, Andrew (2005). Quantum entanglement at dynamical bifurcations. Fluctuations and Noise in Photonics and Quantum Optics III, Austin, TX, United States, 24-26 May 2005. Bellingham, WA, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.609027

  • Ralph, T. C., Langford, N. K., Bell, T. B., O'Brien, J. L., Pryde, G. J., White, A. G. and Milburn, G. J. (2004). Investigation of two qubit quantum gates in linear optics. Quantum Communications and Quantum Imaging, San Diego, USA, 6-8 August 2003. Bellingham, WA, U.S.A.: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.505078

  • Utami, Dian Wahyu, Goan, Hsi-Sheng and Milburn, Gerard J. (2004). Quantum Electro-mechanical Systems (QEMS). Device and Process Technologies for MEMS, Microelectronics, and Photonics III, Perth, Australia , 10-12 December 2003. Bellingham, WA, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.522241

  • O'Brien, J. L., Pryde, G. J., White, A. G., Ralph, T. C., Bell, T. B., Langford, N. K. and Milburn, G. J. (2003). Construction of a non-deterministic 2-photon CNOT gate. Trends in Optics and Photonics Series: Quantum electronics and Laser Science (QELS), Baltimore, MD, United States, 1-6 June 2003. Washington, DC, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/QELS.2003.237941

  • Pryde, G.J., O'Brien, J.L., Bell, T.B., Langford, N.K., Milburn, G.J., Ralph, T.C. and White, AG (2003). Efficient linear optical quantum computation. 6th International Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing (QCMC 02), Cambridge, MA, United States, 22-26 July 2002. Princeton, NJ, United States: Rinton Press.

  • Gilchrist, A., Kendon, V., Milburn, G. J., Munro, W. J., Ralph, T. C. and White, A. G. (2003). Efficient linear optics quantum computation. 6th International Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing (QCMC 02), Cambridge, Massachusetts USA, 22-26 July 2002. New Jersey, USA: Rinton Press.

  • Milburn, G.J., Ralph, T., Gilchrist, A., White, A., Munro, W.J. and Kendon, V (2003). Efficient linear optics quantum computation. 6th International Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing (QCMC 02), Cambridge, MA, United States, 22-26 July 2002. Princeton, NJ, United States: Rinton Press.

  • Pryde G.J., O'Brien J.L.O., White A.G., Ralph T.C., Bell T.B., Langford N.K. and Milburn G.J. (2003). Experimental linear optics controlled-NOT gates. European Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC 2003, Munich, , June 22, 2003-June 27, 2003. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314242

  • Ralph, T. C., Munro, W. J. and Milburn, G. J. (2003). Quantum computation based on linear optics. Quantum Optics in Computing and Communications, Shanghai, China, 16 October 2002. Bellingham, USA: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.483016

  • Gilchrist, A., Ralph, T.C., Munro, W.J. and Milburn, G.J. (2003). Quantum computation with coherent states. 6th International Conference on Quantum Communication, Measurement and Computing (QCMC 02), Cambridge, MA, United States, 22-26 July 2002. Princeton, NJ, United States: Rinton Press.

  • Ahn, C., Wiseman, H. M. and Milburn, G. J. (2003). Quantum error correction for continuously detected errors. 2003 IEEE International Workshop on Workload Characterization, Saint Petersburg, Russia, 20-22 August 2003. Piscataway, N.J., United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/PHYCON.2003.1237011

  • Nemoto, K., Gilchrist, A. G., Munro, W. J., Ralph, T. C., Braunstein, S. L. and Milburn, G. J. (2003). Quantum information processing with Schrodinger cats. Fluctuations and Noise in Photonics and Quantum Optics, Santa Fe, NM, USA, 2 June, 2003. Bellingham, USA: SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.497230

  • Alsing, Paul M. and Milburn, G. J. (2003). Teleportation with a uniformly accelerated partner. Fluctuations and Noise in Photonics and Quantum Optics, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, June 2- 4, 2003. Bellingham, WA, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.515258

  • Milburn, G. J. (2002). Quantum computation using linear optics.

  • Ralph, T. C., Milburn, G. J. and Munro, W. J. (2002). Quantum computation with optical coherent states.

  • Upcroft, B., Hensinger, W.K., Heckenberg, N.R., Milburn, G.J., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. and Holmes, C.A. (2001). Bifurcations in the non-dissipative dynamics of ultra cold atoms. 4th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Chiba, Japan, 15-19 July 2001. New York, NY, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971113

  • Heckenberg, N. P., Hensinger, W. K., Holmes, C. A., Milburn, G. J., Rubinsztin-Dunlop, H. and Upcroft, B. (2001). Bifurcations in the non-dissipative dynamics of ultra cold atoms. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001, Baltimore MD, 6-11 May, 2001. Washington DC, USA: Optical Society of America. doi: 10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971113

  • Dzurak, A.S., Clark, R.G., Hamilton, A.R., Jamieson, D.N., Milburn, G.J., Neilsen, M., Prawer, S., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. and Simmons, M.Y. (2001). Construction of a silicon-based solid state quantum computer. 1st International Conference on Experimental Implementation of Quantum Computation, Sydney, Australia, 16-19 January 2001. Princeton, NJ, United States: Rinton Press.

  • Wang, J., Wiseman, H. M. and Milburn, G. J. (2001). Decoherence control by homodyne-mediated feedback. Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2001, Baltimore, MD, United States, 6-11 May 2001. Washington, D.C., United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/QELS.2001.961903

  • Hensinger, W.K., Upcroft, B., Heckenberg, N.R., Milburn, G.J. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. (2001). Dynamic tunneling of cold atoms. 4th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Chiba, Japan, 15-19 July 2001. New York, NY, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/QELS.2001.961936

  • Hensinger, W. K., Upcroft, B., Heckenberg, N. R., Milburn, G. J. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. (2001). Dynamic tunneling of cold atoms. Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, QELS 2001, Baltimore, MD, United States, 6-11 May 2001. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. doi: 10.1109/QELS.2001.961936

  • Milburn, G. J. and Polkinghorne, R. E.S. (2001). Quantum electromechanical systems. Electronics and Structures for MEMS II, *, 17-19 December 2001. doi: 10.1117/12.449174

  • Travaglione, B. and Milburn, G. J. (2000). Applying Kitaev's algorithm in an ion trap quantum computer. AIP 2000, Adelaide University, 10-15 Dec, 2001. Australia: Australian Institute of Physics.

  • Silbert, T, Bird, PS, Milburn, GJ and Walsh, LJ (2000). Disinfection of Root Canals by Laser Dye Photosensitization. 78th General Session of IADR, Washington DC, 5-8 April 2000. Alexandria, VA: American Assoc of Dental Research.

  • Sun, H., Wiseman, H. M., Milburn, G. J. and Wahyu Utami, D. (2000). Master equation approach to probing electron states. AIP 2000, Adelaide University, 10-15 Dec, 2000. Australia: Australian Institute of Physics.

  • Sun, H., Wiseman, H.M., Wahyu Utami, D. and Milburn, G. J. (2000). Measurement of the states of a coupled dot device. Optoelectonic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 6-8 December 2000. Piscataway, NJ United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/COMMAD.2000.1022904

  • Hensinger, W., Upcroft, B., Holmes, C. A., Milburn, G. J. and Heckenberg, N. R. (2000). Observation of bifurcations in a non-linear Hamiltonian system using cold atoms. AIP 2000, Adelaide University, 10-15 Dec, 2000. Australia: Australian Institute of Physics.

  • Milburn, G. J., Knill, E. and Laflamme, R. (2000). Quantum computation using linear optics nd single photons. AIP 2000, Adelaide University, 10-15 Dec, 2000. Australia: Australian Institute of Physics.

  • Sun, H., Wiseman, H. M., Wahyu Utami, D. and Milburn, G. J. (2000). Quantum measurement of the state of a coherently coupled dot device. International Conference on Laser Physics and Quantum Optics, Shanghai, China, 25-28 August, 1999. Germany: Springer-Verlag.

  • Milburn, G. J. (2000). Quantum phase transitions in an ion trap. QELS 2000, The Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California, 7th - 12th May, 2000. US: Optical Society of America.

  • Milburn, G. J. (2000). Quantum phase transitions in an ion trap. AIP 2000, Adelaide University, 10-15 Dec, 2000. Australia: Australian Institute of Physics.

  • Hensinger, W., Upcroft, B., Heckenberg, N. R., Milburn, G. J. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. (2000). Single atom phase space tunnelling. AIP2000, Adelaide University, 10-15 Dec, 2000. Australia: Australian Institute of Physics.

  • Wang, J., Wiseman, H. M., Ficek, Z. and Milburn, G. J. (2000). Suppression and echancement of spontaneous emission in molecular system. AIP 2000, Adelaide University, 10-15 Dec, 2000. Australia: Australian Institute of Physics.

  • Hensinger, W., Truscott, A. G., Hug, M., Heckenberg, N. R., Milburn, G. J. and Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. (1999). Analysis of phase space resonances for the quantum driven pendulum (QDP). Australian Optical Society 1999 Conference, Univ. of Sydney, 6-9 July, 1999. Sydney: Aust. Optical Society.

  • Schneider, S. and Milburn, G. J. (1999). Geometric phase for two trapped ions. Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference 1999, Baltimore, USA, 23-28 May, 1999. USA: Optical Society of America, American Physical Society. doi: 10.1109/qels.1999.807111

  • Hug, M. and Milburn, G. J. (1999). Nonlinear motion of cold atoms in an amplitude modulated standing laser. Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference 1999, Baltimore, USA, 23-28 May, 1999. USA: Optical Society of America, American Physical Society. doi: 10.1109/qels.1999.807607

  • Munro, W. J. and Milburn, G. J. (1999). Phase measurement tests of quantum mechanics. Mysteries, Puzzles, and Paradoxes in Quantum Mechanics, Lake Garda, Italy, August - September, 1998. New York, N.Y. U.S.A.: American Institute of Physics. doi: 10.1063/1.57869

  • Vitali, David, Tombesi, Paolo and Milburn, Gerard J. (1999). Photo-detection feedback for decoherence control. Mysteries, Puzzles, and Paradoxes in Quantum Mechanics, Lake Garda, Italy, August - September, 1998. New York, N.Y. U.S.A.: American Institute of Physics. doi: 10.1063/1.57876

  • Sun, H. and Milburn, G. J. (1999). Quantum noise in coherently coupled double well systems. COMMAD 1998: Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronis, Perth, Aust., 14-16 December, 1998. USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. doi: 10.1109/commad.1998.791645

  • Nemoto, K., Milburn, G. J. and Munro, W. J. (1999). Three coupled atomic Bose-Einstein condensates. Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference 1999, Baltimore, USA, 23-28 May, 1999. USA: Optical Society of America, American Physical Society. doi: 10.1109/qels.1999.807321

  • Corney, J., Milburn, G. J. and Zhang, W. (1999). Weak force detection using a Bose-Einstein condensate. Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference 1999, Baltimore, USA, 23rd - 28th May, 1999. USA: Optical Society of America, American Physical Society. doi: 10.1109/qels.1999.807142

  • Vitali, D., Tombesi, P. and Milburn, G. J. (1998). Decoherence control in optical cavities. IEEE.

  • Schneider, S. and Milburn, G.J. (1998). Decoherence in ion traps. International Quantum Electronics Conference, San Francisco, CA, United States, 3-8 May 1998. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IQEC.1998.680068

  • Liu, X. M. and Milburn, G. J. (1998). Motion of cold atoms in far-off-resonant standing wave donut beams. IEEE.

  • Munro, W.J., Drummond, P.D. and Milburn, G.J. (1998). Nonclassical triple quadrature correlations exhibiting the Greenberger, Horne, and Zeilinger contradiction. International Quantum Electronics Conference, San Francisco, CA, United States, 3-8 May 1998. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/IQEC.1998.680306

  • Milburn, G. J., Vitali, D. and Tombesi, P. (1997). Protecting Schrodinger cat states by use of feedback.

  • Milburn, G.J., Corney, J.F., Harris, D., Wright, E.M. and Walls, D.F. (1997). Quantum dynamics of an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate. Atom Optics Conference, San Jose, CA, United States, 10-12 February 1997. Bellingham, WA, United States: S P I E - International Society for Optical Engineering. doi: 10.1117/12.273762

  • Milburn, G. J., Corney, J. and Harris, D. (1997). Quantum nonlinear dynamics of an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate.

  • Chen, WY, Dyrting, S and Milburn, GJ (1996). Nonlinear dynamics in atom optics. Workshop on Atom Optics, Adelaide Australia, Sep, 1995. COLLINGWOOD: C S I R O PUBLICATIONS. doi: 10.1071/PH960777

  • Sun, H.B. and Milburn, G.J. (1996). Quantum noise in resonant tunnelling. Conference on Optoelectronic & Microelectronic Materials and Devices, COMMAD, Canberra, Australia, 8-11 December 1996. Piscataway, NJ, United States: IEEE. doi: 10.1109/COMMAD.1996.610113

  • Milburn, G. J. (1990). Coherence and chaos in a quantum optical system. Publ by IEEE.

  • Milburn, GJ, Reid, MD, Walls, DF, Shelby, R and Levenson, MD (1986). Theory of Squeezed Light Generation in Optical Fibers. WASHINGTON: OPTICAL SOC AMER.

  • Milburn, GJ and Walls, DF (1982). Quantum Fluctuations and Quantum Non Demolition Measurements. NEW YORK: SPRINGER VERLAG.

Other Outputs

Grants (Administered at UQ)

PhD and MPhil Supervision

Note for students: Professor Gerard Milburn is not currently available to take on new students.

Current Supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor

Completed Supervision

Possible Research Projects

Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.

Professor Gerard Milburn is not currently available to take on new students.

  • Raman quantum memories provide a powerful resource for quantum optical machine learning operating at low power.