Nanoparticle and chemical sensors using optical microcavities

使用光学微腔的纳米颗粒和化学传感器

• 批准号: 103879
• 金额: $ 58.01万
• 依托单位: OXFORD HIGHQ LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2018 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=103879
• 关键词: Nanoparticle; chemical; sensors; using; optical

The development of quantum technologies produces high precision instrumentation and components that can benefit a wide range of applications. In this project we use miniature optical resonators, developed for quantum communications and computing, to sense nanoparticles and chemicals. The ability to measure and analyse chemicals and nanoscale particles in fluids is of increasing importance to the modern world. Blood tests, screening for allergens and contaminants in food, developing new medicines for cancer treatment, or measuring air quality in buildings and vehicles are all applications for which high performance sensors are required with sensitivity to minute quantities of material. The ‘quantum’ resonators offer a step change in performance compared to existing devices. A new spin-out company from the University of Oxford, HighQ Instruments Ltd, is being set up both to develop the sensors and to market resonator components to the quantum technologies and photonics industries. This Innovate UK project will provide support for the construction of the first prototype for a nanoparticle sensor product, and for a parallel R&D programme to advance the technology and develop chemical sensors for a range of applications.

量子技术的发展产生了高精度的仪器和组件，可以使广泛的应用受益。在这个项目中，我们使用为量子通信和计算开发的微型光学谐振器来检测纳米粒子和化学物质。测量和分析流体中的化学品和纳米颗粒的能力对现代世界越来越重要。血液检测、筛查食物中的过敏原和污染物、开发治疗癌症的新药或测量建筑物和车辆中的空气质量都是需要对微量材料具有灵敏度的高性能传感器的应用。与现有设备相比，“量子”谐振器提供了性能上的阶跃变化。牛津大学的一家新的衍生公司HighQ Instruments Ltd正在成立，以开发传感器并向量子技术和光子学行业销售谐振器组件。该创新英国项目将为纳米颗粒传感器产品的第一个原型的构建提供支持，并为并行的研发计划提供支持，以推进技术并为一系列应用开发化学传感器。