| Acronym: QMiCS |
| Main Objective: The mission of QMiCS is to lead the European efforts in exploiting the quantum properties of propagating microwaves to trigger applications in distributed quantum computing, quantum communication, and quantum sensing. Based on the substantial experience of the partners, QMiCS mostly focuses on the regime of continuous variables (CV), developing novel components, experimental techniques, and theory models. QMiCS’ long-term visions are: Distributed quantum computing & communication via microwave quantum local area networks (QLANs). Sensing applications based on the illumination of an object with microwaves (radar) in the quantum regime. In the important task of interfacing the quickly advancing solid-state (superconducting circuits, NV centers, quantum dots) quantum processors, microwaves intrinsically allow for zero frequency conversion loss since they are the natural frequency scale. Furthermore, they can be distributed via superconducting cables with surprisingly little losses (0.01-0.1 dB/m). Radar also works at gigahertz frequencies because of the atmospheric transparency windows. Therefore, QMiCS’ disruptive developments eventually also lead to an implementation of quantum communication and cryptography techniques in the microwave domain. |
| Reference: GA 820505 |
| Funding: EU/H2020 |
| Start Date: 01-10-2018 |
| End Date: 30-09-2021 |
| Team: Yasser Rashid Revez Omar, José Manuel Nunes Leitão, Marco Pezzutto, Emmanuel Zambrini Cruzeiro, Carlos Antonio Cardoso Fernandes, Mateo Casariego Vias, João Pedro Gomes Moutinho, João Pedro Gomes Moutinho, Bruno Miguel Santos Mera, Gonçalo Archer Franco Frazão, Sagar Dipak Silva Pratapsi, Mateo Casariego Vias, Rui Manuel de Almeida André |
| Groups: Physics of Information and Quantum Technologies - Lx |
| Partners: Aalto University (AALTO), Finland, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENSL), France, Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT), Portugal, Oxford Instruments nanotechnology Ltd, United Kingdom, TTI Norte S.L. (TTI), Spain, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Spain, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd (VTT), Finland, Walther-Meißner-Institute (WMI) for Low Temperature Research of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Germany (Coordinator) |
| Local Coordinator: Yasser Rashid Revez Omar |
| Links: http://qmics.wmi.badw.de/ |
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