Rugged, alignment-free, mass-producible diode quantum light sources

我们将开发和测试原型半导体微芯片量子光源，以实现商业上可行的量子光学技术。量子技术在传感、计量、成像和安全方面具有许多经过验证和有益的能力，但其中许多尚未进入市场，主要是由于商业上可用的量子光源的限制。我们开发的信号源克服了这些限制，提供了一个更紧凑，坚固，通用，便携，可扩展，广泛可调，更容易使用的解决方案。这些光源发出的光不同于传统的激光，具有低光无损伤生物成像和高分辨率薄膜计量所需的特性。它们也是地球仪正在开发的新量子仪器的重要组成部分，并将使这些技术比目前可能的技术更加复杂和可靠。量子加密产品也将受益于我们的技术。我们的源的形状因子类似于半导体二极管，我们预计这将迅速刺激最初市场以外的应用。该项目的结果将导致建立一个有竞争力的安大略省创业公司，该公司将雇用高素质的人员，并将加强加拿大作为量子技术领导者的地位。

We will develop and test prototype semiconductor microchip quantum light sources to empower commercially-viable quantum optical technologies. Quantum technologies have numerous proven and beneficial capabilities for sensing, metrology, imaging, and security, but many of these have not entered the market yet largely due to the limitations of the commercially available quantum light sources. The sources we develop overcome these limitations by delivering a solution that is more compact, rugged, versatile, portable, scalable, widely tunable, and easier to use. These sources emit exotic states of light, different from conventional laser light, with properties desirable for low-light non-damaging biological imaging and high-resolution thin-film metrology. They are also essential building blocks for new quantum instrumentation being developed across the globe, and will allow such technologies to be more sophisticated and reliable than what is currently possible. Products for quantum encryption will also benefit from our technology. The form factor of our sources is similar to that of a semiconductor diode, and we expect this to rapidly stimulate applications beyond the initial markets. The outcome of this project will lead to the establishment of a competitive Ontario-based startup company that will employ highly-qualified personnel and will strengthen Canada's position as a leader in quantum technologies.