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Last, First name Address

Hudek, Kai M.
Duke University 100 Science Drive Hudson Hall 130 Durham, NC 27708 Work: 660-919-5289 kai.hudek@duke.edu Mobile: 720-352-3643

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Education
B.S. Ph.D. Engineering Physics, with Outstanding Senior Award, Colorado School of Mines, 2005 Physics, University of Colorado, 2012

Research Experience
03/2013 - Present Duke University - Postdoctoral Associate. Current research in trapped ion quantum computation and quantum communication. We are interested in a dual species ion chain, co-trapping Ytterbium and Barium ions to implement a memory and photonic interface qubit, respectively. Utilizing coherent single-photon wavelength conversion to generate telecom photons from the trapped Barium ions, along with development of novel single photon detectors, we hope to implement long-range ion-ion entanglement as a demonstration of scalable quantum communication. Also of interest are experiments such as a loophole-free Bell test. JILA/University of Colorado - Postdoctoral Associate. Worked on coherent optical splitting and recombination of a BEC trapped on an atom chip for an ultracold atomic gyroscope. JILA/University of Colorado - Research assistant in an experimental atomic physics laboratory. Played pivotal role in large DARPA program to achieve milestones in the worlds most compact and portable system for creating Bose-Einstein condensates. Lead student on a successful IARPA Phase I grant developing a novel quantum computing system. Designed and built complete laser and optics system, optomechanics package, control system, and miniature vacuum system. National Institute of Standards and Technology - Research assistant in the Technology, Time and Frequency Metrology group. Designed and constructed vibration suppression system for low-noise optical equipment. Investigated fundamental properties and noise characteristics of a dual-ber injection-locked optoelectronic oscillator. University of Colorado - Teaching assistant. Led recitation sections and graded for calculus-based classical physics. Graded for upper level electro-magnetism. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Summer research grant in the Nuclear Sciences Division. Developed Monte Carlo simulation of muon background eects in underground particle detectors.

01/2013 - 03/2013

08/2007 - 12/2012

08/2006 - 08/2007

08/2006 - 08/2007

05/2005 - 08/2005

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08/2004 - 12/2005

Colorado School of Mines - Undergraduate research assistant in ultrafast optics. Designed and constructed novel system for complete characterization of femtosecond pulses. Stanford Linear Accelerator Center - Summer research grant in the Environmental, Safety and Health Division. Developed Monte Carlo simulations of photon transport through extended labyrinths.

05/2004 - 08/2004

Professional Associations
Optical Society of America American Physical Society

Publications
Daniel M. Farkas, Kai M. Hudek, Shengwang Du and Dana Z. Anderson, Ecient direct evaporative cooling in an atom-chip magnetic trap, Phys. Rev. A 87, 053417 (2013). Evan A. Salim, Jerey DeNatale, Daniel M. Farkas, Kai M. Hudek, Sterling E. McBride, Joey Michalchuk, Robert Mihailovich and Dana Z. Anderson, Compact, microchip-based systems for practical applications of ultracold atoms, Quant. Inf. Process. 10, 975994 (2011). Daniel M. Farkas, Kai M. Hudek, Evan A. Salim, Stephen R. Segal, Matthew B. Squires and Dana Z. Anderson, A compact, transportable, microchip-based system for high repetition rate production of Bose-Einstein condensates, Appl. Phys. Lett. 96, 093102 (2010). J. Wojtkiewicz, K. Hudek and C.G. Durfee, Chirped-Pulse Frequency Conversion of Ultrafast Pulses to the Deep-UV, Lasers and Electro-Optics 1, 186-188 (2005). Kai M. Hudek, Simulation of transmission and attenuation of photons in a labyrinth, SLAC-TN-04-065, 40 pp. (2004).

Patents
Channel cell system, U. S. Patent No. 8,080,778, issued December 10, 2011.

Presentations
A Compact, Moveable, Microchip-Based System for High Repetition Rate Production of Bose-Einstein Condensates, presented talk, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (2010). Worlds rst portable system for producing Bose-Einstein Condensates, APS March Meeting Booth #723 (2010). Simulation of Cosmogenic Backgrounds at Underground Facilities, poster, 2nd Joint Meeting of the Nuclear Physics Divisions of the APS and The Physical Society of Japan (2005).

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