The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $446,998 Project Grant to Cornell University to develop a new CMOS-compatible platform for ultraviolet (UV) and visible integrated photonics based on thin-film deposited hafnia. The key objectives are to: Explore strategies to inhibit crystallization of hafnia and reduce optical losses by incorporating other elements into the films. The resulting composite films will maintain hafnia's high refractive...
Cornell University received a $299,999 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation to support research related to quantum manufacturing and enabling integrated quantum network nodes. Specifically, the university will conduct early-concept research to tackle the challenge of networking local quantum computers using integrated optical networks. Key activities include integrating materials needed for high-quality optical...
This $700,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program supports research to develop a deeper understanding of quantum phenomena in miniaturized optical circuits. The primary aims are to explore the transition regime where quantum effects become significant as optical circuits are miniaturized in size and power consumption. The research, led by The Leland Stanford Junior University, includes both theoretical and experimental...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $399,083 will support research at the University of Illinois from August 2022 to July 2025 under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The award will fund development of single-photon quantum information processing using nonlinear photonic integrated circuits. Specifically, the university researchers will work to generate and manipulate few-photon quantum correlations and entanglement through an integrated photonic system with record-high...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award for $500,000 to the University of Maryland, College Park provides funding for research focused on integrated photonic circuits and synthetic dimensions for reconfigurable modal control and topological nanophotonics. The key objectives are to explore new phase change materials that can actively control light propagation and enable dynamic mode conversions within photonic integrated circuits. This is intended to...
This $300,000 National Science Foundation project grant supports research at Indiana University to advance the precision manufacturing of fiber optic cables integrating quantum ionic processors. Funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the two-year award will develop the optimized design for scalable manufacturing of a new class of fibers with linear ion arrays integral to the fiber light-guiding core. Researchers will fabricate fiber systems housing multiple Paul traps loaded...
This $599,338 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) supports theoretical research at Cornell University on quantum information science and communication. The key objectives are to investigate quantum information transmission limits, entanglement measures, and probabilistic communication capacity. The research aims to advance the fundamental understanding of quantum Shannon theory, with...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award, totaling $624,196, will fund the development of a new integrated trapped ion platform co-designed with integrated photonics. The goal is to improve the performance, portability, and scalability of trapped ion systems for applications in quantum computing, quantum sensing, optical clocks, and fundamental physics measurements. Key products and services to be delivered under this 5-year award include:...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award for $408,691 will support the development of a high-dimensional photonic quantum register for the quantum internet at the University of Colorado. The goal is to create the first scalable solid-state photonic quantum register capable of simultaneously storing multiple optical photons within a single nuclear spin. The research aims to enable fundamentally secure communication, distributed quantum computing, and...
This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $135,000 supports research toward universal quantum computing with integrated quantum optical frequency combs through August 2025. Funded under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), this award to the University of Virginia will support collaborative research to demonstrate generation of continuous variable cluster states and Gottesman-Kitaev-Preskill grid states on a photonic chip. Key objectives are to realize a chip-scale quantum state...