Ultra-coherent Lasers for the Exploration of Quantum Photonic Nonlinearities

用于探索量子光子非线性的超相干激光器

• 批准号: RTI-2021-00045
• 负责人: Rotenberg, Nir
• 金额: $ 10.88万
• 依托单位: Queen's University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Research Tools and Instruments
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=718774
• 关键词: Ultra; coherent; Lasers; Exploration; Quantum

The requested equipment supports the establishment of a new Quantum Nanophotonics Lab at Queen's University, which continues and builds on a successful and inclusive research program began at the Niels Bohr Institute. Our goal is to build quantum nonlinear optical effects photon-by-photon. To do so, we develop novel nanophotonic systems that enable us to perform challenging quantum optical measurements, advancing scientific knowledge of fundamental quantum light-matter interactions and opening pathways to efficient all-optical control of quantum photonic states. Our research is at the forefront of a rapidly growing international quantum community; rapidly re-establishing our lab in Canada, with support of the requested equipment, is crucial to maintaining this pole position and ensuring the success of the diverse group of scientists that work therein. We request funds for: i. two tunable narrowband lasers to act as sources of ultra-coherent photons and which can be scanned across the whole wavelength range of our quantum emitters; and ii. a high-finesse wavemeter to precisely determine the wavelengths of the photons, which enables active locking and stabilization of the laser outputs. Altogether, this system acts as source of independently tunable signal and control photons, capable of addressing any of our quantum emitters and mapping out the spectral response of each nonlinear interaction. This first-of-its-kind laser system at Queen's is not only integral to our research, but will facilitate collaborative research and development projects within the University and across Canada over the next decade and more. Though young, our research program has already trained a diverse and successful set of young scientists. In three years at the Niels Bohr Institute, 15 HQPs at all levels have worked within this program; all have gone on to either higher level academic positions, including one tenured position in France, or to high-impact positions in industry. Over half of the graduate or post-graduate HQPs have been women or from other under-represented groups, a testament to our active commitment to an inclusive environment. Though only established at Queen's three months ago, our group already contains 4 HQPs and is rapidly expanding. The timely acquisition of the applied-for laser system is critical to their training in a highly in demand skill-set the operation of quantum photonic equipment, advanced nanophotonic design and characterization, and deep knowledge of quantum theory and therefore to their future success in academia or the growing Canadian quantum technology industry.

所请求的设备支持在皇后大学建立一个新的量子纳米光子实验室，该实验室继续并在成功的，包括包容性的研究计划的基础上建立了尼尔斯·鲍尔研究所（Niels Bohr Institute）。 我们的目标是构建量子非线性光学效应逐量光子。为此，我们开发了新型的纳米光系统，使我们能够执行挑战性的量子光学测量，促进基本量子光 - 物质相互作用的科学知识以及开放途径，以实现对量子光子状态的有效全光控制。我们的研究处于一个迅速发展的国际量子社区的最前沿。在要求的设备的支持下，在加拿大迅速重新建立我们的实验室，对于维持该杆位并确保在其中工作的科学家的成功至关重要。 我们要求资金：i。两个可调的窄带激光器充当超脱子光子的来源，可以在我们的量子发射器的整个波长范围内进行扫描。和II。高铁仪以精确确定光子的波长，从而实现激光输出的主动锁定和稳定。 总的来说，该系统充当可调的信号和控制光子的来源，能够解决我们的任何量子发射器并绘制每个非线性相互作用的光谱响应。皇后区的这种首个激光系统不仅是我们研究的重要组成部分，而且还将促进大学内和加拿大范围内的合作研究和开发项目，并在未来十年以及更多。 虽然年轻，但我们的研究计划已经培训了一系列多样的年轻科学家。 在Niels Bohr研究所的三年中，该计划中的各个级别有15个HQP；所有人都已经达到了更高级别的学术职位，包括在法国的终身职位，或在行业中的高影响力职位。 超过一半的毕业生或研究生HQP是女性或其他代表性不足的群体，这证明了我们对包容性环境的积极承诺。 尽管我们的小组仅在三个月前才在女王的三个月前建立，但已经包含4个HQP，并且正在迅速扩展。 对应用激光系统的及时获取对于他们在高度需求技能中的培训至关重要。