Research Grant
[Cite as https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP210102020]Researchers: A/Prof Matthew Sellars (Chief Investigator) , Rose Ahlefeldt (Chief Investigator) , Henrik M. Ronnow (Partner Investigator) , Jevon Longdell (Partner Investigator) , The Australian National University (Managed by)
Brief description An efficient optical interconnect for superconducting quantum computers. This project aims to develop the technology to connect superconducting quantum computers to the future quantum internet: an optical interconnect. Superconducting qubits are a leading quantum computing system, but their practical use is limited by their microwave operation frequency, as global quantum networks will operate at optical frequencies. This project aims to solve this problem by converting the microwave photons that carry superconducting quantum information to optical photons. To achieve high efficiency the project will investigate magnetically ordered rare-earth crystals, which uniquely possess the strong optical and microwave coupling required, to build a converter that could greatly enhance the capabilities of quantum computers.
Funding Amount $515,000
Funding Scheme Discovery Projects
- PURL : https://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP210102020
- ARC : DP210102020