QED-C® Announces Four Projects Designed to Advance Cryogenics for Quantum Information Science and Technology
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
The program aims to address gaps and barriers to progress in quantum computing, networking, communication and sensing
MENLO PARK, Calif., May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), managed by SRI International, in strategic partnership with the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), today announced a $2.3 million research program to advance cryogenic technologies that will enable innovation in quantum information science and technology (QIST). The program aims to address gaps identified by QED-C members as barriers to progress in applications of QIST for computing, networking and communication and sensing.
"This program will help accelerate the pace of U.S. innovation and commercialization in the field of quantum," said Celia Merzbacher, QED-C executive director. "QED-C plans for additional research opportunities for consortium members in the coming year in an effort to remove further barriers and enable advances in quantum technology and applications."
The program consists of four projects that will be led by QED-C member companies, FormFactor, Inc., Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Quantum Opus, LLC. and Triton Systems, Inc.
-- FormFactor will develop a novel load lock designed to dramatically
reduce the time required to test quantum chips. The new load lock is
expected to enable rapid sample exchange from room temperature to 4
Kelvin (K), 1.6 K and eventually colder, enabling the high-throughputRF
and DCtesting of bare die with advanced probe card incorporating
hundreds, or even thousands of MEMS probes . The team will also partner
with NIST to create a high-power Joule Thompson system. These
innovations are expected to be transformative for technologies such as
spin and photonic qubits.
-- Northrop Grumman will advance small cryocoolers in the 3 K to 5 K range
in the 0.1 Watt (W) to 1 W lift range. Cryocoolers in this range are
essential to mobile platforms, including airborne and space
applications. These systems may also be used by a broad range of
institutions and users, including those developing small sensors that
exploit quantum effects only attainable with mK-class cryogenic cooling.
-- Quantum Opus will explore two parallel paths to a low-cost and compact
2.5 K cryocooler. Access to reliable and affordable cryocoolers of this
size is expected to enable applications in quantum networking, quantum
memories, distributed quantum sensors, biomedical imaging and free-space
communication.
-- Triton Systems will demonstrate a multi-stage modified Collins cycle
cryocooler to provide cooling at 4K for components and systems that
enable quantum information science and technology (QIST). The resulting
cryocooler is expected to offer a step-change improvement in operational
efficiency and system integration at a cost comparable to currently
available cryocoolers.
According to Joel Ullom, with NIST's Quantum Sensors Group, cryogenic temperatures reduce the movement of electrons and atoms that causes quantum states to be disrupted.
"Advancing cryogenic systems benefits many quantum applications and will accelerate the dissemination of quantum technologies," Ullom said.
About the Quantum Economic Development Consortium
The Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C), is an industry-driven consortium managed by SRI International with the mission to enable and grow a robust quantum-based industry and related supply chain. QED-C is supported by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. Department of Commerce and its more than 200 members, including more than 150 corporations from across the quantum supply chain including component suppliers/manufacturers, software and hardware system developers, service providers and end-users. For more information, visit: https://quantumconsortium.org/
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