| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/N002962/1 |
| Title: |
QuigaByte-Gigahertz-clocked telecom cluster states for next generation quantum photonics |
| Principal Investigator: |
Fedrizzi, Professor A |
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| Department: |
Sch of Engineering and Physical Science |
| Organisation: |
Heriot-Watt University |
| Scheme: |
EPSRC Fellowship |
| Starts: |
01 July 2015 |
Ends: |
31 October 2020 |
Value (£): |
1,237,955
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| Quantum Optics & Information |
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
Quantum technology enables tasks that aren't possible with classical methods, promising advances in a variety of scientific fields impacting our everyday lives: biology, medicine, material, and physical sciences. Photons are a particularly suitable carrier for quantum information because they can be used for virtually all quantum information tasks, and they are comparatively simple to create, manipulate and detect.
In this fellowship I will speed up current state-of-the art quantum photonics by 4 orders of magnitude, to deliver gigahertz clocked photonic "quantum bytes"-8-photon cluster states in the telecommunications regime. This improvement will be achieved by combining recent advances in quantum photon source engineering with cutting edge ultra-fast laser technology and superconducting photon detectors. In collaboration with the two recently funded EPSRC Quantum Technology hubs in Quantum Communication and Quantum Enhanced Imaging, I will apply these photonic qubytes to a range of quantum tasks: secure quantum encryption with trusted devices, quantum-enhanced imaging, and all-optical quantum networking protocols.
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http://www.hw.ac.uk |