Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Scalable high efficiency high rate near-unity fidelity photon pair sources for entanglement distribution.
Agreement Number:
1022082
Agreement Value:
$695,750.00
Agreement Date:
Sep 1, 2024 - Nov 30, 2027
Description:
The project aims to develop a novel, deterministic entangled photon source based on quantum dots in nanowires with enhanced performance beyond state-of-the-art for distributed quantum sensing, higher resolution imaging and long-distance entanglement distribution. The project team will design and fabricate a broadband nanowire optical cavity around a single quantum dot to increase the emission rate beyond 100 MHz, enhance the pair extraction efficiency 100-fold while maintaining near-perfect entanglement fidelity and overcome the major problem of charge noise in semiconductors for achieving high single-photon indistinguishability. Such enhanced performance of an entangled photon source has not been achieved in a single device and will enable entanglement swapping from remote quantum dots for the first time, which is transformative for quantum sensing and communication.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Waterloo, Ontario, CA N2L 3G1
Reference Number:
172-2024-2025-Q3-1022082
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
119260685
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
University of Waterloo
Federal Riding Name:
Waterloo
Federal Riding Number:
35114
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710