PostDoc in experimental photonic quantum computing

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Are you eager to work on the next generation of quantum computing devices?

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Quantum computing has the potential to revolutionize information processing, by unlocking new capabilities in chemistry, medicine, AI, and cryptography. As quantum computing continues to mature, the need to make scalable, reliable components belong paramount. Photonic quantum computing has an advantage here because of strong technological overlap with the already well-established photonics industry.

In this project, we will design, construct and test a prototype resource state generation module for use in a photonic quantum computer. Such a resource state generator takes single photons, entangles them in through linear optics plus partial measurement, converting the single photons into a collective quantum state which can be further processed by the rest of the computer. The specific goal here is to integrate (potentially heterogeneously) the various components of this system on a single chip, coming to an individual prototype module that can be tested to infer design parameters of the overall quantum computer.

This project is part of the larger photonic quantum computing mission on Photon Delta. Photon Delta represents the photonics ecosystem in the Netherlands. The quantum computing mission brings together a variety of industrial and academic partners to advance photonic quantum computing in the Netherlands and is led by QuiX Quantum.

You will contribute to the activities of the quantum photonic information processing (QPIP) team, which is embedded in the Coherence and Quantum Technology group, and in the Photonic Integration group. These groups have strong industrial links to both the quantum and the photonics industry through their spinouts and projects. QPIP is a young team; there is both the opportunity and the expectation to help shape the growth and culture of the team.