We develop Next-Generation Chip-scale Quantum Sensors for precise measurements, robust communication
and reliable navigation across
land, sea and space
Opportunities with Quantum Sensing
Sensing
and Detection
Rugged and versatile sensors with wide utility
Navigation
Reliable navigation for the most difficult conditions
Communication
Local primary clocks with longer holdover for stable timekeeping
Aerospace
Versatile and convenient sensors with wide utility
Out of the rough and wired up
Sensing and timekeeping using defects in diamonds
Diamond crystals and their defects provide an ideal platform for manipulating and measuring quantum spin states, due to the unique properties of diamond that bring about its transparency, inertness, and thermoelectric stability. These states can be controlled and measured without complex technical requirements, to function as precise environmental probes or made to generate a regular beat like a metronome.
With the increasing availability of synthetic diamonds and a strong understanding of their spins’ quantum dynamics, this technology holds significant potential for the next generation of chip-scale sensing and timing components, to enhance systems for navigation, communication, and metrology which depend on compact and rugged solutions.
Colour
Center Generation
Our technology is based on synthetically grown diamonds, treated in our labs to incorporate crystal defects with unique quantum properties
Optoelectronic Integration
These diamonds are electronically
integrated into custom proprietary chip carriers that facilitate efficient and direct control and measurement of the defect's quantum spin states
Component Innovation
The chips can then be directly integrated
into various components for sensing, detection or timing, such as in our chip-scale atomic clock component