The Hong-Ou-Mandel effect
Along with quantum superposition and quantum entanglement, quantum interference is one of the most important phenomena used in quantum information processing...
About me
I am a PhD student in Physics at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) very interested in quantum technologies. I work in quantum photonics with anti-resonant hollow-core fibres at EFO-Lab. Currently, my main research is focused on tailoring the properties of quantum light. I hold both a Bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of Alicante and a Master's degree in Quantum Science and Technology from the UPV/EHU.
Some works
Paper:
T. Gonzalez-Raya, A. Mena, M. Lazo, et al. (2025). Entanglement transfer during quantum frequency conversion in gas-filled hollow-core fibers. APL Photonics, 10, 041302.Paper:
P. Arcos, A. Mena, M. Sánchez-Hernández, et al. (2024). Narrowband stimulated Raman scattering and molecular modulation in anti-resonant hollow-core fibres. Europhysics Letters, 147, 45001.Paper (from master's thesis):
A. Mena López, & L. A. Wu, (2022). Protectability of IBMQ Qubits by Dynamical Decoupling Technique. Symmetry, 15(1), 62.Bachelor's thesis:
A. Mena López, (2021). Physical systems for quantum computing.
Recent posts
The Zassenhaus formula
In this post I will talk a bit about the Zassenhaus formula, which is a very useful formula in quantum physics. It describes the disentanglement of the expon...
Solving the 2D Schrödinger equation using the Crank-Nicolson method
In this post we will learn to solve the 2D schrödinger equation using the Crank-Nicolson numerical method. It is important to note that this method is comput...
Plotting complex variable functions
When we try to plot a complex variable function we encounter a first problem: we need a four-dimensional space. This is because this type of function goes f...