SubsidieMeestersA Quantum System on Chip for equal access to secure communications: a pilot-ready photonic integrated circuit with embedded quantum key distribution functions for high-performance transceivers.
PhotonIP aims to develop a cost-effective, miniaturized Quantum System on Chip (QSoC) for mass-market quantum key distribution, ensuring secure communications across existing networks.
Projectdetails
Introduction
Quantum computing, forecasted to happen within 10 years, will bring unprecedented computing power, rendering obsolete current data security protocols based on public keys. This shift will affect our open society, our business, and basic individual rights.
Quantum Key Distribution
Quantum key distribution (QKD) technology can solve this strategic data security problem by providing information-theoretic security. This makes systems unbreakable even with unlimited computing power. However, until now, technology development for QKD has been focused on government and defense applications.
Current Limitations
The existing solutions are made of discrete components in big boxes that only a few can afford. With equal access to secure communications at stake, what is missing is a solution fit for mass-market industrialization. This solution should embed QKD technology in the fixed and mobile networks we rely on every day.
PhotonIP's Solution
PhotonIP offers such a solution:
- A quantum-ready, high-performance, dual polarization 100G miniaturized engine on a single chip.
- Quantum System on Chip (QSoC) compatible with the smallest form factors for pluggable transceivers deployed in access networks.
- Utilization of the same wavelength channel for classic and quantum operations.
Project Goals
The project aims to develop a technology demonstrator of a QSoC that is ready for pilot production. It will offer:
- Breakthrough performance at low cost.
- Full compatibility with current and future optical communications infrastructure.
Background
This proposal builds on the UniQorn FET project on Quantum Technologies (GA820474), where PhotonIP's founders developed a differential phase shift transmitter on a photonic integrated circuit fit for secure quantum key distribution.
Technology Leverage
The project will leverage PhotonIP's proprietary and patented Hip_ technology, which is a high-performance integration platform. This platform allows a unique hybridization of the Photonics Integrated Circuit (PIC), integrating:
- Best-in-class InP based materials for all active functionality.
- Best-in-class Silicon on Insulator for the optical passive functionality on-chip.
Financiële details & Tijdlijn
Financiële details
| Subsidiebedrag | € 2.307.188 |
| Totale projectbegroting | € 2.307.188 |
Tijdlijn
| Startdatum | 1-11-2022 |
| Einddatum | 30-4-2025 |
| Subsidiejaar | 2022 |
Partners & Locaties
Projectpartners
- PHOTONIP B.V.penvoerder
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