Objective
This project targets the development of near-infrared single-photon optical detectors based on nanostructured superconductors. These detectors will achieve ultimate sensitivity and temporal resolution for application in long-distance optical communications, quantum cryptography, diagnostics and testing, and remote sensing.
We will pursue the following objectives:
- Fabricate single-photon optical detectors with unprecedented performance at telecom wavelengths (four orders of magnitude more sensitive and three orders of magnitude faster than commercially-available avalanche photodiodes and photomultipliers)
- Demonstrate their implementation in several IST applications by industrial partners
In order to achieve these goals, the following approach will be taken:
- Material development, nanofabrication and optical characterisation will be pursued by academic and public research institutions
- Applications will be demonstrated by SMEs and major industrial players with a leading position in optical communications, professional electronics and advanced optical technologies.
The project will make an impact on European competitiveness by:
- Advancing the state-of-the-art in strategic nanomaterials
- Providing the European industrial and scientific community with a tool whose performance will open new opportunities for industrial use and fundamental science
- Facilitating the industrial take-up of a nanophotonic technology by spanning the value chain from devices to applications.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.
- engineering and technology mechanical engineering thermodynamic engineering
- natural sciences computer and information sciences computer security cryptography
- engineering and technology environmental engineering remote sensing
- engineering and technology nanotechnology nano-materials
- natural sciences physical sciences electromagnetism and electronics superconductivity
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Programme(s)
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Topic(s)
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Call for proposal
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FP6-2004-IST-NMP-2
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Funding Scheme
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Coordinator
5612 AZ EINDHOVEN
Netherlands
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