Grant: Alliance Grants

This NSERC Alliance Quantum grant application builds upon a complementary and recently approved award from PRIMA Québec, under the call "The Advanced Materials Research and Innovation Hub". The goal of the "High-dimensional photonic systems for quantum information processing" Alliance Quantum project is to advance the development of quantum computing and quantum communication technologies to deliver integrated, scalable, and energy efficient photonic platforms to demonstrate the feasibility of the quantum internet. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion principles were used to establish the project team of academic researchers, supervised by Profs Roberto Morandotti and José Azaña from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) - in collaboration with Canadian industrial partners, Ki3 Photonics Technologies and OptoElectronic Components, who specialize in both innovation and commercialization of quantum technologies. The partnered Alliance Quantum project deliverables include research and development towards commercialization of: i) a scalable quantum photonic processor based on complex photon states; ii) the implementation of high-dimensional quantum computing operations and algorithms; and iii) a quantum secure communication testbed in standard optical fiber links based on complex entangled photon states. The anticipated impacts of the partnered Alliance Quantum project over 3 years will be: (1) enhancing quantum computing and quantum communication performance, (2) boosting the development of quantum photonic computing and communication technologies in Canada, and (3) reducing the costs and reproducibility barriers in quantum technologies. The project team will train highly qualified personnel (HQP) with extensive and versatile knowledge in quantum photonic computing, quantum communication, and the quantum internet, as well as in the commercialization of the products developed in our research endeavours. These efforts will help to establish a skilled workforce in Canada, as well as to significantly impact the ongoing product development and commercialization outreach of our industrial partners.