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Weak Coherent Pulse Source and Polarization Control for Quantum Key Distribution
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-30)The Quantum EncrYption and Science Satellite will demonstrate quantum communication from space. One demonstration will be a satellite uplink using a weak coherent pulse source. This thesis will discuss work in minimizing ... -
Aspects of Anomaly in Condensed Matter Physics
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-30)Anomalies have proven to be an important tool for unraveling the enigmatic properties of strongly-coupled condensed matter systems. Especially, it provides powerful constraints on the emergibility problem, i.e., whether a ... -
The Roles of Causal Propagator in Relativistic Quantum Information
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-29)This thesis focuses on the roles of causal propagator — the expectation value of the field commutator — in relativistic quantum information. Consider two observers Alice and Bob, each carrying a two-level quantum system ... -
Construction of a Shielded Thermal Hall Measurement Device
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-26)A shielded thermal Hall experimental setup is being constructed and is nearing completion. An existing conventional thermal conductivity experiment was retrofit to perform thermal Hall measurements, which included the ... -
Locality and Exceptional Points in Pseudo-Hermitian Physics
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-26)Pseudo-Hermitian operators generalize the concept of Hermiticity. Included in this class of operators are the quasi-Hermitian operators, which define a generalization of quantum theory with real-valued measurement outcomes ... -
Representation, Characterization, and Mitigation of Noise in Quantum Processors
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-26)Quantum computers have the potential to outperform classical computers on several families of important problems, and have a great potential to revolutionize our understanding of computational models. However, the presence ... -
Tracing galaxy evolution through the reconstruction of their star formation histories
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-24)This thesis studies the star formation histories (SFHs) of galaxies in order to understand the nature of 'quenching.' The suppression of star formation, i.e., quenching, over the history of the Universe results in a growing ... -
Quantum Aspects of Black Holes: From Microstates to Echoes and Somewhere In-Between
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-23)In this thesis we explore quantum aspects of black holes from a variety of perspectives. In part I of this thesis we are motivated by the black hole information paradox to explore the idea of gravitational wave echoes ... -
Defect Investigation on Hematite Photoanodes
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-17)Efforts to improve the efficiency of photoelectrocatalytic reactions on hematite photoanodes routinely focus on the analysis of photophysics, or on the fabrication of complex material architectures. The discontinuity of ... -
Investigating the Interactions of Fatty Acids, Amyloid Beta & SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Fragment
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-16)There is no cure for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and the negative implications of having AD were further exacerbated in recent years, as patients with dementia are at the highest risk for mortality upon contracting COVID-19. ... -
Advancing the robustness of polarization and time bin quantum key distribution for free-space channels
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-15)Quantum networks are an emerging technology that aims to harness the power of quantum mechanics to revolutionize communication and computation. Many countries are establishing national quantum networks to modernizing their ... -
Characterization of the Mechanistic Roles of Rif1-Glc7 in DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Pathway Choice in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-10)Rap-1 interacting factor 1 (Rif1) is a protein involved in telomere regulation, DNA replication and has more recently been found to mediate genomic stability by influencing the choice of DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair ... -
Superconducting flux circuits for coherent quantum annealing
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-04)Quantum annealing is a method with the potential to solve hard optimization problems faster than any classical method. In the near term, quantum annealing is particularly appealing due to its low control requirement, ... -
Pediatric Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Modeling to Advance Knowledge of Breastfeeding Infant Exposure to Maternal Medications
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-04)While there are benefits of breastfeeding to the maternal-infant pair, mothers taking medication may decide not to breastfeed amid unclear risks of exposing the infant to the drug through milk. Uncertainty arises mainly ... -
The associations between insulin, hypoglycemia, and dementia: Combating threats to internal validity in a series of population-based cohort studies
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-01)Although the association between type 2 diabetes and dementia is recognized, findings from the epidemiology literature on the effect of insulin and one of its side effects, hypoglycemia, are less clear. The currently ... -
Magnetic Excitations in Transport Measurements of Novel Quantum Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-27)Quantum materials offer rich possibilities for quasiparticles that can revolutionalize our technology. The discovery of novel delocalized magnetic excitations in transport measurements implies that such quasiparticles are ... -
Global Study of Tailings Dam Failures by Statistical and Remote Sensing Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-26)The growth of the mining industry, mainly driven by increased resource demands, has accelerated the production and storage of mine waste. Tailings comprise the fine-grained fraction of this waste. Due to their intrinsically ... -
Solid phase microextraction: a versatile technique for lipid analysis
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-26)Extensive multidisciplinary research and improvements to instrumentation and workflows are continuously enabling new insights into the role of lipids in health and disease. As with other metabolites, the accurate analysis ... -
Aptamer-Based Detection of Caffeine and Theophylline Through Utilization of Gold Nanoparticles and Graphene Oxide
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-26)The caffeine and theophylline aptamers were used in tandem with gold nanoparticles and graphene oxide to study potential methods for small molecule detection. The AuNP approach is a label-free approach, and the graphene ... -
Stable polymer glasses
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-26)This thesis presents investigations on stable polymer glasses prepared through physical vapour deposition from different perspectives. This is the first time that polymers have been used in simple vapour deposition and ...
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