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
STORMYTUNE: Spectral-Temporal Metrology with Tailored Quantum Measurements – EU FET Open Project
STORMYTUNE is a three-year project within the framework of the EU’s Horizon 2020 FET Open Calls. The strategic goal of STORMYTUNE is to establish quantum time and frequency measurements as upcoming quantum technology. To this end, we develop novel quantum inspired methods for the measurement of timings and spectra with a resolution that overcomes ...
Duration: 10/2020 - 02/2024
Funded by: EU
Contact: Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn, Dr. Benjamin Brecht
Qurope: Quantum Repeaters using On-demand Photonic Entanglement
Quantum repeaters are important components for future applications such as quantum key distribution and quantum networks, enabling the transmission of quantum states over long distances. The primary objective of the EU-funded Qurope project is to develop hybrid quantum repeater architecture based on dissimilar quantum systems and test performances ...
Duration: 09/2020 - 08/2023
Funded by: EU
Application-ready superresolution in space and frequency (ApresSF) Teilprojekt Anwendungsnahe Superauflösung in Raum und Frequenz - TV Zeit und Frequenz
The ApresSF project started in the spring of 2020 under the umbrella of the QuantERA network, which aims at strengthening quantum technologies research across Europe. The general goal of this three-year project is the development of a user friendly hard- and software platform for super-resolved time and frequency measurements.Besides the ...
Duration: 03/2020 - 02/2024
Funded by: BMBF
Contact: Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn, Dr. Benjamin Brecht
Quantum information and communications with high-dimensional encodings (QuICHE)
The QuICHE project started in the spring of 2020 under the umbrella of the QuantERA network, which aims at strengthening quantum technologies research across Europe. The general goal of this three-year project is the realization of innovative high-dimensional quantum communications using time and frequency to encode information.Besides the ...
Duration: 03/2020 - 02/2023
Funded by: BMBF
Contact: Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn, Dr. Benjamin Brecht
Zentrale Europäische Konferenz zur Quantenoptik in 2019
Duration: 03/2019 - 06/2019
Funded by: DFG
Miniaturisierte Lichtquellen für den industriellen Einsatz in Quantensensoren und Quanten-Imaging-Systemen (MiLiQuant) - Teilvorhaben: Technologie und Theorie für MIR Quanten-Imaging Systeme
Having started in 2019, the three-year project MiLiQuant (Miniaturized light sources for industrial quantum sensors and quantum imaging systems) aims to foster new developments in quantum technologies that benefit both society and economy. In particular, the project’s research focusses on building miniaturised light sources for applications in ...
Duration: 02/2019 - 12/2022
Funded by: BMBF
Contact: Dr. Christof Eigner, Prof. Dr. Christine Silberhorn, Dr. Benjamin Brecht
UNIQORN - Affordable Quantum Communication for Everyone - EU Quantum Flagship Project
The project "UNIQORN" (Affordable Quantum Communication for Everyone) started at the end of 2018 within the framework of the European research initiative "Quantum Flagship". The goal of the three-year project is to use photonic technologies in quantum communication. The optical systems, which currently require structures of the order of meters, ...
Duration: 10/2018 - 09/2021
Funded by: EU
PhoG: Sub-Poissonian Photon Gun by Coherent Diffusive Photonics - EU Flagship Project
Within the Quantum Flagship, one of the largest and most ambitious research initiatives of the European Union, the project „Sub-Poissonian Photon Gun by Coherent Diffusive Photonics“, in short PhoG, is one of only 20 funded proposals in the first phase.Phog consists of five partners from UK, Germany, Belarus and Switzerland, among them the ...
Duration: 10/2018 - 03/2022
Funded by: EU
S2QUIP: Scalable Two-Dimensional Quantum Integrated Photonics
Duration: 10/2018 - 03/2022
Funded by: EU
ISOQC: Integrated Superconducting Optoelectronics for Quantum Communication
The aim of this project is the integration and application of high-efficiency superconducting detectors on nonlinear lithium niobate waveguides. This will enable to development of new tools in quantum optical communication technology. The main challenge is to maintain the advantages of the high nonlinearity of lithium niobate at the cryogenic ...
Duration: 08/2018 - 07/2023
Funded by: BMBF
