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
TRR 142 - On-demand ideal photon pair generation for entanglement swapping at telecom frequencies (C09*)
The goal of this project is the demonstration of on-demand ideal photon pair generation for entanglement swapping at telecom frequencies employing quantum dots embedded in circular Bragg grating cavities. The InAs quantum dots in an InxGayAl1-x-yAs-matrix are grown by molecular beam epitaxy and the circular Bragg grating cavity will allow to tune ...
Duration: 01/2022 - 12/2025
Funded by: DFG
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
Funded by: DFG
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
Funded by: DFG
Contact: Christian Kress, M.Sc.
PhoQuant: Photonic Quantum Computing - Quantum computing evaluation platform
When a sufficient number of quantum particles are interconnected, quantum computers can handle tasks that are unsolvable for classical computers. This – among other unique selling points – is a major advantage of photonic platforms: Integrated architectures and sophisticated manufacturing processes offer an enormous scaling potential. The aim of ...
Duration: 01/2022 - 12/2026
Funded by: BMBF
Contact: Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn, Dr. Benjamin Brecht
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
Funded by: BMBF
Photonic Quantum Systems Network (PhoQSNET) - Quantum communication infrastructure
Data security is critical to modern society. From personal data and identity fraud to cyber-attacks threatening the integrity of sovereign nations, the need for secure communication and data processing has never been greater. While quantum networks address some of these issues, in that they can be provably secure for many cryptographic ...
Duration: 01/2022 - 12/2027
Funded by: DFG
PhoQC: Photonic Quantum Computing
Photonic Quantum Computing (PhoQC): The aim is to research the fundamentals for the realization of photonic quantum computers. For this purpose, an internationally leading research center is to be created at the University of Paderborn in perspective, in which the fields of physics, mathematics, engineering sciences, computer science and electrical ...
Duration: 11/2021 - 12/2024
Funded by: MKW NRW, EIN Quantum NRW
Quantenbauelemente – integriert, optisch, skalierbar (Qinos)
Duration: 09/2021 - 08/2023
Funded by: BMBF
Festkörperbasierte Schlüsselbauelemente für die Quantenkommunikation (Folgeprojekt) (QR.X)
Es handelt sich um ein Folgeprojekt des Vorhabens Q.Link.X, welches Prof. Zrenner mit Prof. Silberhorn und Prof. Reuter beantragt hatte. Konsortialführer ist die Ruhr-Universität Bochum. Projektleiter an der Universität Paderborn ist Prof. Dr. Dirk Reuter. Neben Prof. Reuter sind Prof. Silberhorn und Prof. Jöns beteiligt.
Duration: 08/2021 - 07/2024
Funded by: BMBF
Contact: Prof. Dr. Dirk Reuter
QPIC-1: Photonic Integrated Quantum Computer
Quantentechnologien werden einen transformativen Einfluss auf unsere Gesellschaft besitzen; insbesondere Quantencomputing welches den grundlegenden quantenmechanischen Effekt der Verschränkung für die effiziente Berechnung von Aufgaben verwendet, die mit einem klassischen Computer in realistischer Zeit nicht durchgeführt werden können. Zusammen mit ...
Duration: 07/2021 - 06/2025
Funded by: BMBF
Contact: Dr. Christof Eigner
