SBIR/STTR Research Award

Quantum Optical Semiconductor Chips and its Application to Quantum Communication

Award identifier f887b3c00de3cc773a64706b97b9b1d01b241aafc3377974aadb503a9e16e6a2Awarding agency Department of Defense · Navy

Award amount

$246,458

Program and phase

STTR · Phase I

Award year

2020

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Award details

Awarding agency
Department of Defense
Branch
Navy
Recipient company
MAXXEN GROUP LLC
Proposal award date
2020-06-05
Contract end date
2021-08-06
UEI
SET6YLKFZT98
Solicitation number
A
Topic code
N20A-T005

Research abstract

Current Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) technology is capable of quantum computing, however, its application is limited due to its large size, low-temperature refrigeration requirement, and high cost.  Quantum optical semiconductor-scale chip technology is promising but not commercially available yet due to the multiple challenges to overcome. Using quantum photonic technology, Maxxen Group team is developing a Single-Photon Source (SPS) to produce the critical elements for quantum photonic computation and communication at semiconductor scale. Our quantum photonic chip technology is capable of generating entangled photon pairs and quantum logic gate operation for seamlessly integration for a broad quantum application.  Benefit of semiconductor-scale quantum optical technology is making quantum photonic operation capabilities available to a broad application with its small-scale chip packaging. For commercial application, quantum transmitter and receiver will be built for quantum teleportation protocol operation using our SPS, quantum measurement chips and other devices.  Our target commercial markets are: •    Quantum Cryptography - Use entangled photon pairs from SPS chip for transmitter and receiver. •    Quantum Radar - Send entangled photons to targets and measure variation of quantum photon’s characteristics. •    Quantum Sensor - Compare quantum states between the original and environmentally affected photons. •    Quantum Computing

Technology keywords

Not reported

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Research funding history

2 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2020–2021). Reported award amounts total $1,118,963. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase II, Phase I

Agencies: Department of Defense

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Department of Defense

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