Project Grant FA23862514044

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support fundamental research to develop a laser-induced non-equilibrium process for creating color centers in hexagonal boron nitride (2D-HBN) materials. The goal is to enable the controlled formation of single photon emitters in the visible spectrum, which can serve as important building blocks for quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and other advanced applications. The $546,398...

This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences (CFDA 47.049) program provides $310,520 to The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) to develop a new class of quantum emitters based on in-plane two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) quantum dots embedded within wafer-scale continuous monolayer sheets. The research encompasses studies to tune the size, shape, density, and uniformity of the TMD quantum dots, as well as...

This $299,999 Project Grant award, made by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083), supports the development of novel quantum technologies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL). The project aims to fabricate and integrate plasmonic nanocavities with two-dimensional hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) materials to create highly efficient and ultrafast single-photon emitters. This research will enable the creation of advanced quantum communication and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $124,802 Project Grant to the University of Oklahoma (OU) to study the growth of lead halide perovskite nanocrystals at the single-particle level. This research aims to advance the development of low-cost single photon emitters (SPEs) necessary for building future quantum photonic networks that enable secure quantum communications. Under this 2-year grant, starting September 1, 2023, Professor Yitong Dong and his...

This $220,000 EAGER grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems supports research into the creation of atom-like defects in semiconductor materials for the development of single-photon emitters at telecommunications wavelengths. The project aims to implant elements such as vanadium and erbium into silicon carbide and aluminum gallium nitride films to form optically active defects that emit at 1.3 and 1.55 micron wavelengths....

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's $303,000 Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) funds research at Penn State University from June 2022 to May 2025 related to single photon emission in lanthanide-doped two-dimensional materials and devices. The researchers will evaluate incorporating rare-earth elements like cerium and erbium into two-dimensional semiconductors to enable a quantum optical platform compatible with optical communications. Objectives include controlling doping...

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,...

This $576,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) supports Professor Hendrik Utzat of the University of California, Berkeley in advancing a new form of spectroscopy to study decoherence in single-photon emitters critical to quantum information science (QIS) technologies. The project aims to leverage quantum optics-based Hong-Ou-Mandel spectroscopy to disentangle the roles of charge and spin noise in the...

This is a $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Directorate (CFDA 47.041) to Vanderbilt University. The grant supports a collaborative research project titled "CQIS: On-Chip Nanoscale Trap and Enhance Device (NOTED) for Quantum Photonics." The project aims to develop an integrated on-chip device that can rapidly assemble and enhance the rate of single photon production for advancing quantum technologies like secure data communication,...

This EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $275,000 to investigate quantum light emitters in silicon for use in future quantum networks and computers. The project aims to (1) develop manufacturing processes for a new silicon-based quantum defect, (2) characterize the properties of these color centers, and (3) study their spin characteristics. This multidisciplinary effort, led by the...