Project Grant FA86552517004

This $400,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research at the University of Maryland, College Park to develop optically active quantum bits (qubits) in silicon. The goal is to create scalable quantum devices by integrating these silicon-based qubits with nanophotonic engineering and microwave control. The research will focus on a silicon color center called the "T center" which can exhibit efficient optical...

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...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $430,000 Project Grant to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville to develop scalable single photon detection systems. The 3-year project seeks to adapt existing perimeter gated single photon avalanche diode (PGSPAD) technology to other semiconductor platforms, create a scalable detection architecture with wireless integration, and test the new devices through fabrication and simulation....

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $275,000, 2-year Project Grant to Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) under the NSF's Engineering funding program (CFDA 47.041). The objective of this "Quantum Manufacturing" project is to develop vanadium-based color centers in silicon carbide (SiC) that can function as high-quality, telecommunication-band single-photon emitters. Specifically, the project aims to deterministically...

This Project Grant award of $304,987 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program supports the development of highly sensitive, room-temperature, single photon detectors using a plasmonic metasurface coherent optical detection approach. The goal is to create detectors that can enable faster, more secure, and reliable satellite-based optical communication, as well as enhance cybersecurity, defense surveillance, and medical imaging...

Impact Photonics LLC received a $256,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) compatible single photon avalanche diode. The SBIR program is intended to support scientific research and development that has the potential for commercialization. Under this Phase I award made on November 1, 2021 for a one-year period ending December 31, 2022, Impact Photonics...

This Project Grant award of $450,000.00 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research led by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) to develop a transformative paradigm for the design of single-photon detection and imaging technologies. The key research objectives include: Establishing a scientific framework to explain "avalanche confinement" in single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs), which can yield improved signal-to-noise ratio without...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) to develop a scalable quantum information processing platform. The key objectives are to integrate silicon-based photonic waveguides with microwave kinetic inductance detectors (MKIDs) to create a highly scalable quantum photonic integrated circuit (QPIC). The research aims to address challenges in QPIC scaling, efficiency, and...

The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the University of California, Davis for the period of February 1, 2021 through January 31, 2026. The grant funding supports the "CAREER: SCALABLE QUANTUM PHOTONICS BASED ON COLOR CENTER INTEGRATION WITH ANGLE-ETCHED SILICON CARBIDE DEVICES" project under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041). The University of California, Davis will develop scalable quantum...

This three-year project grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Directorate (ENG), under the federal program titled "Engineering" (CFDA #47.041), provides $316,039 to Boston College to develop high-temperature superconducting photon detectors. Specifically, the grantee will investigate new methods for preparing template films for selective area growth of yttrium barium copper oxide (YBCO) films and explore using chemical vapor deposition graphene as a protective...