Realization of a Photon source and a Detector for safe Quantum communication

Quantum technology was one of the biggest trend topics at Photonics West 2020. There are still many challenges to developing quantum technologies to a position where they can provide robust capabilities in security applications like the development of quantum networks, quantum channels, photon sources and detectors, integrated photonics for quantum circuits, chip-scale atomic clocks, etc. A key element of this will be the transition from laboratory-built devices to robust, reliable and cost-effective manufacturing. The first steps along this route are already on the horizon. 

As part of the state funding initiative "Key Components for Quantum Technologies", TOPTICA is developing robust, scalable, highly entangled photon sources and detectors as a plug & play solution together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering (IOF) and Qioptiq Photonics and Jena-Optronik. In this joint project QSource, new stable assembly and packaging technologies for the optomechanical and optoelectronic components are investigated, which enable the construction of a stable OAM (Orbital Angular Momentum) photon source and a corresponding OAM detector.

Learn more about the new art of seeing and communicating with Optical Quantum Technologies: https://www.iof.fraunhofer.de/en/competences/quantum-technologies.html

TOPTICA's products are widely and successfully used for scientific and industrial applications in fundamental and applied quantum technology. When transferring scientific achievements into real life applications one needs an accompanying partner with expertise in fundamental research and industrial/oem capabilities. https://www.toptica.com/applications/

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