Project Grant N629092312014

This $500,000 project grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Mathematical and Physical Sciences program (CFDA 47.049) is developing the Attosecond Synchronized Photonic Entanglement Network (ASPEN-NET), a scalable quantum networking platform capable of distributing entanglement at high rates over large distances. The project involves three interoperable quantum networking testbeds located in Colorado, Illinois, and Oregon to deliver quantum advantages in sensing and...

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,...

Qunnect, Inc. was awarded a $1.9 million Project Grant from the Department of Energy Office of Science under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to develop a novel frequency conversion source for creating bichromatic entangled photons. The grant will fund the company's work from February 2021 through April 2024 to deliver a new photon source that can generate pairs of photons entangled in both frequency and polarization. This technology aims to advance quantum...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program aims to build a 10-node quantum network called SCY-QNET, connecting quantum computers at Stony Brook University, Columbia University, Yale University, and Brookhaven National Laboratory. The key objectives are to develop robust quantum processing units, quantum memories, and quantum communication infrastructure, including free-space optical quantum...

This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Integrative Activities program, CFDA 47.083, provides $539,000 to develop a Rydberg tweezer quantum processor with real-time optical cavity readout at the University of California, Berkeley from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. The award will enable measurements of a portion of a complex quantum system while the remainder continues to evolve coherently. This will be realized using arrays of optically trapped single atoms with...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships program (CFDA 47.084) to Stony Brook University, effective September 1, 2025 through August 31, 2027. This award funds the development and operation of SCY-QNet (Scalable and Robust Quantum Processing Systems - Quantum Network), a 10-node wide-area quantum network designed to advance quantum computing capabilities and demonstrate quantum advantage. The network...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $250,000 EAGER (Early-concept Grants for Exploratory Research) Project Grant to the University of Illinois - Urbana to develop a blueprint for a manufacturing process to assemble ultrafast quantum photonic devices using nanoparticle-based quantum emitters. The key products and services to be delivered under this 2-year grant include: Producing an in-situ monitored synthesis process for...

Freedom Photonics LLC received a $249,987 Project Grant award from the Department of Energy Office of Science on February 22, 2021 to support the Quantum All-Optical Transponder (QOAT) project. The award was made under the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049), which aims to deliver scientific discoveries and tools to transform understanding of nature and advance U.S. energy and economic security. Through this funding, Freedom Photonics will develop a QOAT prototype to...

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 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (CFDA 47.070 - Computer and Information Science and Engineering) in the amount of $300,000.00 supports research to enable and operate a quantum network infrastructure. The key objectives are to: (i) develop path selection and entanglement allocation algorithms for quantum network flows; (ii) create resource allocation protocols optimized for quantum device quality metrics; and (iii) develop strategies to reduce the classical...