Icarus quantum, INC.s project is developing efficient and noise-free excitation quantum dots (QDS) for on-demand quantum light generation

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded Icarus Quantum Inc. a $100,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach program (CFDA 11.620) to develop efficient and noise-free excitation quantum dots (QDs) for on-demand quantum light generation. The project aims to enhance the collection efficiency of QD systems by eliminating the need for precise polarization or frequency filtering, enabling the creation of compact, turnkey, single and entangled photon sources for quantum networking and distributed quantum computing applications. This Phase I effort will result in a method for efficient and noise-free QD excitation, a critical step towards realizing practical quantum light sources for the rapidly growing quantum communications market.

Activities

During phase i, a method will be developed that will result in efficient and noise-free excitation of the quantum dots. This will result in a compact and turnkey on-demand single and entangled photon source, enabling repeater-based quantum networking and distributed quantum computing.

Expected outcomes

Technology development under this phase i will be to eliminate the required precise polarization or frequency filtering and thus reducing the collection efficiency QDS systems.

Intended beneficiaries

The awardee's intended beneficiaries are the quantum communications market. This is a rapid accelerating growing market.

Subrecipient activities

No consultants, contracts and subawards will be used in phase i.