MID-INFRARED QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY FOR SENSING

用于传感的中红外量子技术

• 批准号: 10038209
• 金额: $ 21.24万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: EU-Funded
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10038209
• 关键词: MID; INFRARED; QUANTUM; TECHNOLOGY; SENSING

To increase our ability to sense the changes in the environment around us, we must understand how to control the quantum properties of light and matter at the fundamental limits of their interaction. As such, quantum sensing is poised to bring paradigm-shifting transformations to how precision measurements are performed. Given the central role that MIR spectroscopy plays on many of the pressing issues facing modern society, there is an urgent need for systematic investments into the innovation and development of MIR quantum technologies for sensing applications. MIRAQLS brings together an interdisciplinary team of Canadian and European researchers, together with industry partners, who share a long-term vision for the development of MIR quantum photonic technologies for sensing applications. Our team combines expertise in quantum photonics, materials science, optoelectronic component development, MIR laser science and spectroscopy, biophotonics, photonic inverse design, quantum optics theory, and quantum information science, and quantum technologies. MIRAQLS aims to tackle some of the biggest challenges that have hampered the development of MIR quantum technologies, while at the same time delivering concept demonstrators, such as quantum-enhanced Fourier-transform infrared spectrometer (q-FTIR), quantum-enhanced optical coherence tomography (q-OCT) and SU(1,1) interferometry. By manipulation of quantum statistics of the input states, e.g. squeezing and entanglement operations, we aim to achieve better sensitivity bounds in comparison to the classical technology, limited to the operation at the standard quantum limit (SQL). Improvements in MIR sensing will directly translate to increased societal well-being, safety, and prosperity; it becomes indispensable in the context of the global fight against the looming climate crisis.

为了提高我们感知周围环境变化的能力，我们必须了解如何在相互作用的基本极限下控制光和物质的量子特性。因此，量子传感有望为如何进行精确测量带来范式转变。鉴于MIR光谱在现代社会面临的许多紧迫问题上发挥着核心作用，迫切需要对传感应用的MIR量子技术的创新和开发进行系统投资。MIRAQLS汇集了一个由加拿大和欧洲研究人员组成的跨学科团队，以及行业合作伙伴，他们对传感应用的MIR量子光子技术的发展有着共同的长期愿景。我们的团队结合了量子光子学、材料科学、光电元件开发、MIR激光科学和光谱学、生物光子学、光子逆向设计、量子光学理论、量子信息科学和量子技术方面的专业知识。MIRAQLS旨在解决阻碍MIR量子技术发展的一些最大挑战，同时提供概念演示，如量子增强傅里叶变换红外光谱仪（q-FTIR），量子增强光学相干断层扫描（q-OCT）和SU（1，1）干涉测量。通过操纵输入态的量子统计，例如压缩和纠缠操作，我们的目标是实现比经典技术更好的灵敏度界限，仅限于在标准量子极限（SQL）下的操作。MIR传感的改进将直接转化为社会福祉、安全和繁荣的增加;在全球应对迫在眉睫的气候危机的背景下，它变得不可或缺。