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Title:

Broadband quantum amplifiers for enhanced superconducting resonator readout

Agreement Number:

1040934

Agreement Value:

$329,022.00

Agreement Date:

Mar 19, 2026 - Mar 31, 2028

Description:

The Project is a collaboration between Dr. Louis Gaudreau at NRC’s Quantum and Nanotechnologies Research Centre and Qubic Inc., a Canadian startup developing low-heat dissipation, broadband cryogenic amplifiers. The goal is to test and optimize a kinetic-inductance traveling-wave parametric amplifier (KITWPA) to improve the readout of superconducting microwave resonators used in NRC’s microwave-to-optical quantum transducer. Qubic will design, fabricate, and iterate to improve prototype amplifiers, while NRC will benchmark their performance on resonators coupled to spin and superconducting qubits. These KITWPAs aim to replace heat-dissipating HEMT amplifiers and support scalable quantum computing and sensing. The collaboration will validate KI-TWPAs at temperatures ranging from millikelvin to 4 Kelvin, refine amplifier integration and control electronics, and help advance the technology from TRL 6 to TRL 9, positioning Canada for leadership in quantum devices and quantum-enhanced sensing.

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:

Sherbrooke, Quebec, CA J1K 0A5

Reference Number:

172-2025-2026-Q4-1040934

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

726776511

Recipient Type:

For-profit organization

Recipient's Legal Name:

Qubic Inc.

Federal Riding Name:

Sherbrooke

Federal Riding Number:

24072

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 - R&D in the physical, engineering and life sciences