Grants and Contributions

Comprising experts in NV physics, quantum control and optimization, and machine learning, along with scientists from startup SBQuantum skilled in magnetometer design, calibration and deployment, the Project team tackles this challenge across multiple fronts, from improved fundamental physical models to optimized control and state-of-the-art machine learning calibrations.

Comprising experts in NV physics, quantum control and optimization, and machine learning, along with scientists from startup SBQuantum skilled in magnetometer design, calibration and deployment, the Project team tackles this challenge across multiple fronts, from improved fundamental physical models to optimized control and state-of-the-art machine learning calibrations.

Comprising experts in NV physics, quantum control and optimization, and machine learning, along with scientists from startup SBQuantum skilled in magnetometer design, calibration and deployment, SBQuantum will tackle this challenge across multiple fronts, from improved fundamental physical models to optimized control and state-of-the-art machine learning calibrations. Highly accurate vector magnetometry opens the door to stable sensor arrays that can detect and differentiate magnetic and conductive materials, a key capability for security technology. SBQuantum will also examine optimal strategies to deploy its accurate vector magnetometers for remote threat detection, laying the groundwork for commercial and defence applications that could significantly impact Canadian society.

By combining the expertise of SBQuantum, the Université de Sherbrooke, the University of Calgary, and two National Research Council centers, the Project brings these quantum magnetosensors to their full deployment potential and lead the Canadian quantum technology industrial ecosystem to new horizons.

One of the main challenges of magnetic sensing in space environments is to combine high precision and high efficiency on a vector magnetometry platform in order to extend the estimation of navigational magnetic charts and mineral resources to extraterrestrial applications. HEQASPAN builds on SBQuantum's efforts to prepare a diamond-based quantum magnetometer for LEO by refining the energy efficiency and accuracy of the sensor from a resource-limited cubesat platform.

MagQSpace’s objective is to ready a high accuracy diamond based vector magnetometer for its space deployment on a CubeSat, to generate high quality magnetic field data for the WMM. SBQuantum has prototyped the technology on ground, but its operation in a space environment is still to be demonstrated.

SBQuantum (SBQ) is introducing ‘Magnetic Intelligence’ (MI), combining multiple innovations in magnetometry to enhance operational teams’ ability to ‘see’ underground, underwater or in other obscured environments. The Project will involve collaboration between SBQuantum, McGill University, Institut Quantique at Université de Sherbrooke and the National Research Council to explore the use of a novel quantum sensor, a magnetometer based on quantum impurities in diamonds, to enhance the understanding of the magnetic environment compared to conventional magnetometers.

SBQuantum (SBQ) is introducing ‘Magnetic Intelligence’ (MI), combining multiple
innovations in magnetometry to enhance operational teams’ ability to ‘see’ underground,underwater or in other obscured environments. The Project will involve collaboration between SBQuantum, McGill University, Institut Quantique at Université de Sherbrooke and the National Research Council to explore the use of a novel quantum sensor, a magnetometer based on quantum impurities in diamonds, to enhance the understanding of the magnetic environment compared to conventional magnetometers.

SBQuantum (SBQ) is introducing ‘Magnetic Intelligence’ (MI), combining multiple innovations in magnetometry to enhance operational teams’ ability to ‘see’ underground, underwater or in other obscured environments. The Project will involve collaboration between SBQuantum, McGill University, Institut Quantique at Université de Sherbrooke and the National Research Council to explore the use of a novel quantum sensor, a magnetometer based on quantum impurities in diamonds, to enhance the understanding of the magnetic environment compared to conventional magnetometers.

SBQuantum (SBQ) is introducing ‘Magnetic Intelligence’ (MI), combining multiple innovations in magnetometry to enhance operational teams’ ability to ‘see’ underground, underwater or in other obscured environments. The Project will involve collaboration between SBQuantum, McGill University, Institut Quantique at Université de Sherbrooke and the National Research Council to explore the use of a novel quantum sensor, a magnetometer based on quantum impurities in diamonds, to enhance the understanding of the magnetic environment compared to conventional magnetometers.