Testing the Quantum-Classical Boundary and Dimensionality of Quantum Systems

Hou Shun Poh

Published Jan 1, 2015• 0 citations

Abstract

No journey of scientific discovery is ever truly taken alone. Every step along the way, we encounter people who are a great source of encouragement, guidance, inspiration, joy, and support to us. The journey I have embarked upon during the course of this project is no exception. I would like to extend my gratitude to my project partner on many occasion during the past 5 years, Ng Tien Tjeun. His humorous take on various matters ensures that there is never a dull moment in any late night lab work. A resounding shout-out to the ‘elite ’ mem-bers of 0205 (our office), Tan Peng Kian, Shi Yicheng, and Victor Javier Huarcaya Azanon for their numerous discourses into everything under the sun, some which are possibly work related. Thank for tolerating my borderline hoarding behavior and the frequently malfunc-tioning door? I would like to thank Alessandro Ceré for his invaluable inputs on the many pesky problems that I had with data processing. Thanks for introducing me to world of Python programming. Now there is something better than Matlab? A big thanks also goes out to all of my other fellow researchers and colleagues both in the Quantum Optics group and in CQT. They are a source of great inspiration, support, and joy during my time in the

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