Project description
A breakthrough in quantum photonics
Quantum technologies promise breakthroughs in secure communication, ultra-fast computing, and precision timing. However, implementing these advances requires efficient and scalable photonic platforms, which remain a major challenge. Current quantum photonic integrated circuits (QPICs) often lack compatibility with existing fibre networks, limiting their real-world deployment. Additionally, generating and detecting single and entangled photons with high efficiency remains difficult. The EU-funded QPIC1550 project will develop a universal QPIC platform at 1550 nm, integrating InP, quantum dots, and InGaAs detectors on SiN PICs for the first time. This platform enables efficient single-photon generation and detection, while seamlessly working with fibre networks. Its flexibility is demonstrated in quantum key distribution, remote quantum computing, and quantum clock synchronisation experiments.
Objective
The goal of this project is to create a universal QPIC platform at 1550nm by integrating InP, Quantum Dots and InGaAs detectors on SiN PICs together for the first time. This new platform has the potential to revolutionise quantum photonics by enabling the creation of on-demand single photons and entangled photon pairs, with efficient single photon detection. Critical to this platform is its compatibility with existing optical fibre networks which makes this a cost-effective solution for quantum communication, computing, and quantum metrology applications. We demonstrate the flexibility of our QPIC platform in three different use cases: Quantum Key Distribution, Remote Quantum Computing and Quantum Clock Synchronisation experiments
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL4-2023-DIGITAL-EMERGING-01-CNECT
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HORIZON-RIA - HORIZON Research and Innovation ActionsCoordinator
50125 Firenze
Italy