Eric Aspling
@ericaspling.bsky.social
Physicist, Father, Husband, Postdoc at the AFRL studying microwave-to-optical transduction, quantum Shannon theory, and QFT in communication channels of condensed matter systems.
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The IBM/Cisco partnership has got to be one of the biggest let downs of 2025 in the quantum sphere. Not only was Cisco moving away from ScQs and suddenly did an about face, they have decided to partner with the only company still not working in the M2O transduction sphere directly.
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The IBM/Cisco partnership has got to be one of the biggest let downs of 2025 in the quantum sphere. Not only was Cisco moving away from ScQs and suddenly did an about face, they have decided to partner with the only company still not working in the M2O transduction sphere directly.
2.5 wk update. Surgery was successful. Voice is very different but I'm starting to look like myself again. The surgery revealed stage 3 MEC removed with clean margins. Some days are better than others but the journey is still far from over.
Yes, the left side of my face is pretty immobile 🤷.
Yes, the left side of my face is pretty immobile 🤷.
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
2.5 wk update. Surgery was successful. Voice is very different but I'm starting to look like myself again. The surgery revealed stage 3 MEC removed with clean margins. Some days are better than others but the journey is still far from over.
Yes, the left side of my face is pretty immobile 🤷.
Yes, the left side of my face is pretty immobile 🤷.
Yesterday on Twitter, homeboy said we could put quantum computers in the dark craters of the moon.
Imagine just saying shit, without any type of knowledge on the topic, and people go nuts.
Imagine just saying shit, without any type of knowledge on the topic, and people go nuts.
a crowd of people with their hands on their heads
ALT: a crowd of people with their hands on their heads
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Yesterday on Twitter, homeboy said we could put quantum computers in the dark craters of the moon.
Imagine just saying shit, without any type of knowledge on the topic, and people go nuts.
Imagine just saying shit, without any type of knowledge on the topic, and people go nuts.
At the end of September I was diagnosed with mucoepidermoid carcinoma, a rare type of salivary gland cancer. Thanks to modern medicine and cancer research, it will likely be curable with surgery and some continued treatment. Surgery is one week from today and I can't explain how I feel.
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 AM
At the end of September I was diagnosed with mucoepidermoid carcinoma, a rare type of salivary gland cancer. Thanks to modern medicine and cancer research, it will likely be curable with surgery and some continued treatment. Surgery is one week from today and I can't explain how I feel.
cQED and Josephson junctions is a really great prize. Also very happy they didn't give it for quantum computing specifically. Let's hope they show that same integrity for the latter prizes.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
cQED and Josephson junctions is a really great prize. Also very happy they didn't give it for quantum computing specifically. Let's hope they show that same integrity for the latter prizes.
This press release is out today: investors.ionq.com/news/news-de... which is pretty damn cool.
But, let's be real. The AFRL and academic groups have been studying and demonstrating transduction in trapped ions (as well as cQED) for years.
But, let's be real. The AFRL and academic groups have been studying and demonstrating transduction in trapped ions (as well as cQED) for years.
IonQ Achieves Significant Quantum Internet Milestone, Demonstrates Quantum Frequency Conversion to Telecom Wavelengths
Breakthrough paves the way for interconnecting quantum computers over vast distances by leveraging existing fiber optic infrastructure IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the leader in the quantum computing and networ...
investors.ionq.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This press release is out today: investors.ionq.com/news/news-de... which is pretty damn cool.
But, let's be real. The AFRL and academic groups have been studying and demonstrating transduction in trapped ions (as well as cQED) for years.
But, let's be real. The AFRL and academic groups have been studying and demonstrating transduction in trapped ions (as well as cQED) for years.
Homemade crispy onions, peppadew cheddar and pepper jack cheese, arugula, and jalapeno-cherry chutney burger. 🤤
June 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Homemade crispy onions, peppadew cheddar and pepper jack cheese, arugula, and jalapeno-cherry chutney burger. 🤤
So I think I need to buy my first ever suit. It was a good run (37 years), but it looks like I may need one now. Does anyone have a good thread from the @dieworkwear.bsky.social on how a newbie with an awkward body size can find an affordable suit?
May 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
So I think I need to buy my first ever suit. It was a good run (37 years), but it looks like I may need one now. Does anyone have a good thread from the @dieworkwear.bsky.social on how a newbie with an awkward body size can find an affordable suit?
Inviting yourself to give the Keynote at your company's conference is wild 😆. www.qubits.com/agenda-2025
April 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Inviting yourself to give the Keynote at your company's conference is wild 😆. www.qubits.com/agenda-2025
Spent the weekend in Denver. It was pretty nice there.
April 23, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Spent the weekend in Denver. It was pretty nice there.
The weather has finally turned.
April 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The weather has finally turned.
Recent work led by Dr. Erin Sheridan on impedance matching in the electrical components and heralding protocols for microwave-to-optical transducers. M2O transduction is plagued by remarkably low efficiency likely due to the impedance mismatching throughout the devices. scirate.com/arxiv/2504.0...
Noise-Aware Entanglement Generation Protocols for Superconducting Qubits with Impedance-Matched FBAR Transducers
Connecting superconducting quantum processors to telecommunications-wavelength quantum networks is critically necessary to enable distributed quantum computing, secure communications, and other applic...
scirate.com
April 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Recent work led by Dr. Erin Sheridan on impedance matching in the electrical components and heralding protocols for microwave-to-optical transducers. M2O transduction is plagued by remarkably low efficiency likely due to the impedance mismatching throughout the devices. scirate.com/arxiv/2504.0...
I was under the impression we already knew the Royal Society was not about academics and accomplishments anymore. Why is everyone, all of the sudden so surprised by the guardian article?
March 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I was under the impression we already knew the Royal Society was not about academics and accomplishments anymore. Why is everyone, all of the sudden so surprised by the guardian article?
Very disappointed that I won't be making QIP this year. Hoping all of my friends have a great time and I hope to reconnect with you all soon!
February 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Very disappointed that I won't be making QIP this year. Hoping all of my friends have a great time and I hope to reconnect with you all soon!
The minor to major key change is so smooth open.spotify.com/track/3HXrXu...
Hopes & Dreams
Caskets · Lost Souls · Song · 2021
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February 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
The minor to major key change is so smooth open.spotify.com/track/3HXrXu...
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Welcoming @ludovicolami.bsky.social to Bluesky!
February 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Welcoming @ludovicolami.bsky.social to Bluesky!
Had a wonderful visit from Valla Fatemi ( @vfatemi.bsky.social?) today at the Lab. Valla gave an excellent talk on his work with Andreev spin qubits and integration into superconducting circuits. Impressive stuff!
January 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Had a wonderful visit from Valla Fatemi ( @vfatemi.bsky.social?) today at the Lab. Valla gave an excellent talk on his work with Andreev spin qubits and integration into superconducting circuits. Impressive stuff!
One thing I have learned, while becoming an experimentalist/theorist mutt, is to really value the process breaking of samples. There is a lot to learn in this type of destruction. 😅
January 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
One thing I have learned, while becoming an experimentalist/theorist mutt, is to really value the process breaking of samples. There is a lot to learn in this type of destruction. 😅
Welcome Mark!
indeed many people have left quantum twitter now, and so here I am quite late to the party
January 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Welcome Mark!
Reposted by Eric Aspling
Please share to spread the word: There is an opportunity for a PhD studentship on the postquantum theory of gravity, or experimental tests of the quantum nature of spacetime. Deadline for UK students is Jan 31, while internationals should email today. Details at www.ucl.ac.uk/oppenheim/it... ⚛️ 🧪
www.ucl.ac.uk
January 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Please share to spread the word: There is an opportunity for a PhD studentship on the postquantum theory of gravity, or experimental tests of the quantum nature of spacetime. Deadline for UK students is Jan 31, while internationals should email today. Details at www.ucl.ac.uk/oppenheim/it... ⚛️ 🧪
Question: Are there non-destructive measurements for time bin photons? I am struggling to see how that is possible, but surely it must?
January 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Question: Are there non-destructive measurements for time bin photons? I am struggling to see how that is possible, but surely it must?
2024 I reached a huge milestone in my journey from chef to physicist. It was a good year 🥹.
December 31, 2024 at 2:25 AM
2024 I reached a huge milestone in my journey from chef to physicist. It was a good year 🥹.