A silicon nitride chip for quantum photonics application being tested. Image: © Tyndall National Institute
The consortium hopes to create a manufacturing ecosystem that can produce high-quality quantum photonic chips at scale.
Tyndall National Institute, based out of University College Cork, will be leading and hosting the Irish chapter of a major €50m European initiative called Photonics for Quantum (P4Q).
Coordinated by the University of Twente in the Netherlands, P4Q will launch across 12 countries, bringing together leading research institutes, semiconductor foundries and deep-tech companies in the region to accelerate quantum technology development and manufacturing in Europe.
The consortium hopes to create the manufacturing ecosystem Europe needs to produce high-quality quantum photonic chips at scale, a capability that has become critical as the global race for quantum accelerates. The project is co-funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Skills in Ireland.
