Projects
QUANTIP
project name: Quantum Integrated Photonics
initiating country: The European Union
Framework Programme: FP7 programme area: ICT – Information and Communication Technologies contract type: CP-FP – Collaborative Focused Research Project
contract/proposal/call number: 244026
status: active
start date: February 2010 duration: 36 months projected finish date: February 2013
Keywords
Fields of Research:
Information and Computing Sciences
Quantum Physics
keywords: Quantum Information Science (QIS); photons; integrated quantum photonic platform
Project Budget
total budget: € 3,233,680
Participants
Note that the follow people may not represent the full extent of the consortium. FEAST has tried to identify the Australian participants, and their collaborators (or coordinator), within the project. Also note that Australian participation may not necessarily be on a formal level. Further details about the partners in this project can be found at the website listed below.
| name | organisation | state or country |
|---|---|---|
| Macquarie University | NSW, Australia |
Further information
WWW: cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=proj.document&PJ_RCN=11029218
summary:
Quantum information science (QIS) is a pioneering field of research at the interface of physics and information science. By harnessing the unique properties of quantum mechanics to encode, transmit and process information, QIS offers significant opportunities to revolutionise information and communication technologies.
Of the various physical systems currently investigated, single particles of light (photons) are destined to take a central role due to their inherent characteristics. Current QIS experiments using photons, rely on large-scale optical components, and are limited in terms of stability, size, scalability and complexity. Here, we propose a paradigm shift in the approach to optical QIS, which would overcome these limitations by developing a novel ‘integrated quantum photonic technology platform’. Fully integrated quantum photonic devices for advanced QIS experiments, will allow unprecedented complexity and stability and enable new scientific development in the field of quantum optics,
The main aim of this project is to develop the tools, components and concepts that will enable progress towards large-scale, fully-integrated quantum photonic circuits, as well as the development of advanced quantum systems for the purposes of quantum metrology, communications and computation. A range of discrete integrated quantum photonic components will be developed and will then be integrated to form proof-of-principle demonstrators of fully-integrated prototypes, where all major components are integrated onto a single chip and which exhibit quantum properties.
To ensure the success of this project the consortium has gathered the complementary expertise of world experts in integrated linear and non-linear optics, solid-state single-photon sources, photon detectors and QIS. This project will establish a new major research direction in Europe for the development of QIS using the integrated quantum photonic platform.
