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This project aims to create a testbed for networked quantum information processing by integrating deterministic single photon sources (SPSs) with cutting-edge silicon photonic circuits, both operating in the telecom c-band. Through innovative approaches, the project will enhance SPS performance to meet the rigorous demands of photonic quantum computing wh...

Our modern daily lives rely heavily on digital networks, connecting users, computers and sensors across the world. The ability to process vast amounts of data and communicate instantly on a global scale has transformed both our society and economy. Recent advances in quantum science have uncovered remarkable new opportunities, that could lead to the devel...

Digital electronics underpins mobile, personal and cloud computing. It comprises digital logic, built up to astonishing levels of complexity in processors, and memory. Memory is the larger in market size ($167bn) and is utterly dominated (\>96%) by dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) and flash. DRAM is the main or working memory in computing. Its data can...

This project will develop novel range finding and 3D imaging systems which will be used for driver assistance and the autonomous vehicles of the future. The cameras are based on detecting single photons (light particles) in the infra-red region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Depth information is gained by measuring the time of flight of the photons from...

QFoundry brings together UK's most established supply chains for quantum semiconductor components to address critical challenges in manufacturing and deliver a National (and World's first) open-access Quantum device foundry. Utilising existing infrastructure and capital, QFoundry will deliver the foundations for robust, scalable component manufacture in t...

The QuEOD project brings together academic and industrial partners to break through the technology barriers for novel types of time-resolved SWIR detectors and pave the way forwards for UK sovereign supply and leadership. It will to develop a unique supply chain and engage in commercial exploitation for both CMT and GaSb detector technologies for next gen...

The consortium comprising Lightricity (Lead partner), ICS, IQE and Microsemi aims to produce ultra-efficient and cost effective III-V on Silicon energy harvesting devices that can be tailored for cost sensitive miniaturised IoT applications. Utilising technology developed through many years of innovation, Lightricity's technology already delivers world le...

Much of the cryptography we rely on everyday is based on the difficulty of certain mathematical operations, such as finding the prime factors of a very large integer. However, recent advances in quantum computing means that these difficult math problems might soon be solved efficiently, with a potentially serious impact upon our security and digital econo...

Vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) are small, fast, cheap lasers with a low-divergence circular-beam profile. They are ideally suited for sending signals down the optical fibres that are used to carry the vast amounts of information that we take for granted every day. VCSELs are already widely available for generating light in 600 to 1100 nm...

Quantum technologies exploit the exotic properties of nature described by quantum mechanics to deliver devices with unprecedented speed, accuracy or completely new functionalities. Quantum cryptography is one such technology: communication whose security is guaranteed by fundamental laws of quantum mechanics. The implementation of quantum cryptography rel...