Projects
The PhoQS is characterised by its interdisciplinary structure and the close cooperation of numerous specialised working groups. This diversity makes it possible to work on projects from a wide range of research and application fields. The focus is on innovative approaches that combine basic research and applied sciences.
Depending on the issue and objective, PhoQS integrates expertise from the fields of physics, electrical engineering, computer science and mathematics in order to tackle complex challenges and develop new solutions.
Funding organisations
PhoQS member projects
PhoQS project: Modelling and Optimization of Photonic Wirebonds
High-quality photonic interconnects enable technological advances, both in optical data transmission and in quantum research projects. In this research project, optical broadband coupling methods will be investigated. A nano-precise 3D printer can be used to fabricate structures for photonic interfaces. Important work packages of this project ...
Duration: 09/2023 - 12/2024
Contact: Christian Kress, M.Sc., Martin Miroslavov Mihaylov, M.Sc.
PhoQS project: Quantum photonic systems in silicon nitride technology
In this research project, the feasibility of integration of quantum optic components, which are used in photonic quantum computers and sensors, in commercially available silicon nitride technology is investigated.Silicon nitride is widely used in highly integrated CMOS technologies and therefore, it allows mass production of photonic components ...
Duration: 07/2023 - 12/2024
Contact: Tobias Schwabe, M.Sc.
LINQs: Lithium Niobate Quantum Systems - ERC Starting Grant
Quantum technologies are expected to have a transformative impact by exploiting fundamental quantum mechanical effects for technological applications such as quantum computation, quantum simulation, quantum communication, and quantum sensing. Photons are the only reliable qubit for quantum information transmission, making them an essential resource ...
Duration: 09/2022 - 08/2027
Contact: Prof. Dr. Klaus Jöns
ERC- Grant: QuESADILLA: Quantum Engineering Superconducting Array Detectors in Low-Light Applications
Optical measurements are fundamental to experimental science and observations of nature. At the single photon level, superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors (SNSPDs) are well-established as the gold standard in measurement, due to their near-unit efficiency, negligible noise and ultrafast response. Building SNSPD arrays and simultaneously ...
Duration: 09/2022 - 08/2027
TRR 142 - Generation and characterization of quantum light in nonlinear systems: A theoretical analysis (C10*)
We develop novel approaches based on integro-differential equations and quantum-channel descriptions for the tailored generation of nonclassical light and its propagation in structured media. By devising a multilinear process matrix formalism and accounting for complex dispersion in photonic crystals, we characterize quantum properties of light. ...
Duration: 01/2022 - 12/2025
TRR 142 - Polaron signatures in the optical response of lithium niobate (B07*)
This joint theory-experiment project will explore the rich physics of polarons and their optical signatures. In particular, we plan to resolve their influence on the linear and nonlinear optical properties of the material as well as their condensation, hopping and dissociation characteristics in interaction with intrinsic and extrinsic point ...
Duration: 01/2022 - 12/2025
Quantum Photonic Technology Education – Professional training for platform-independent and photonic quantum computing
qp-tech.edu started in 2022. It is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). Its goal is to develop a learning program for the industry to get familiar with quantum science. At the department of Computer Science of Paderborn University, we develop the related part to computer science. More information on the project is to be ...
Duration: 01/2022 - 12/2024
TRR 142 - Compact high performance photon pair source using ultrafast hybrid modulators based on CMOS and LNOI (C11*)
The project aims to study and demonstrate miniaturized sources of decorrelated photon pairs with high repetition rate. The goal will be achieved by jointly integrating high-bandwidth electro-optic modulators, and a specifically tailored parametric down-conversion (PDC) section, both in a lithium-niobate-on-insulator (LNOI) platform. To obtain ...
Duration: 01/2022 - 12/2025
Contact: Christian Kress, M.Sc.
