Sivers Photonics Limited

The Critical Technologies Accelerator (CTA) provides the critical mass of resource and expertise to develop prototypes for the quantum, photonics and semiconductor technology markets. With these markets in their infancy, the CTA will work on projects that are too risky in terms of technology and timescale for individual companies. The aim is to position l...

Every year, the amount of data transferred across optical fibre networks to people's homes increases, with millions of 10Gb/s Passive Optical Network (10G-PON) units sold every year to support this. However, there is a need to roll out 50G-PON to enable smart factory and digital driven manufacturing, next-generation city traffic management, and 10G smart ...

The Pilot Accelerator for the National Institute of Quantum Integration (The NiQi Pilot) proposed by the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre (JWNC) at the University of Glasgow (UoG) aims to build an engineering capability that will aid the growth of the Scottish photonics and quantum cluster. It seeks funding to appoint design, test and manufacturing engin...

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...

Awaiting Public Project Summary

_It is anticipated that 50% of vehicle production will be wholly or partially electric by 2030\. This project aims to commercialise known quantum technology to address identified challenges in the manufacture of batteries and lithium cells. Quantum technology enables highly sensitive measurements of magnetic fields. This project will use these magnetic me...

Quantum magnetometers optically monitor the interaction between alkali-metal-atoms and an external magnetic field and detect the change in electron spin due to the magnetic field being applied. This allows the detection of micro-defects in materials and objects that are not visible or hidden from view. The MagV project will deliver the World's first comme...

To develop a computer modelling, characterisation test and verification for the design of high speed lasers.

"Every electronic product needs a clock to keep it working and synchronised within the system and nowadays, across the world. Atomic clocks allow the highest possible precision in defining time, which is critical in determining position in navigation and defence systems, and in next generation telecommunications systems that power the internet age. Atomic...

CoolBlue2 is a highly innovative project with a goal to develop next generation laser technology for use in the emerging field of quantum sensing. CoolBlue2's disruptive technology has the potential to transform conventional quantum sensing systems making them cheaper and more compact. We will make use of compound semiconductors, advanced materials that c...

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...