Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAFOn May 4, members of the Quantum Business Network (QBN) met at Fraunhofer IAF for exchange and networking on the topic ”Applications of Diamond-based Quantum Computing & Sensing”. Numerous presentations by international speakers offered insights into the latest developments in the field of diamond-based quantum technologies. Representatives from start-ups, companies and research institutions used the opportunity to gain insights into new approaches and applications as well as to visit the laboratories at Fraunhofer IAF.
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QBN Meeting on diamond-based quantum technologies
5/5/2023 Impressions from the QBN Meeting on Applications of Diamond-based Quantum Computing & Sensing
High-purity synthetic diamond forms the foundation for many quantum technologies. In particular, the development of qubits and quantum sensors benefits from the outstanding material properties, such as the ability to create and control individual color centers. In addition, diamond-based technologies operate at room temperature, making them suitable for broad application. Meanwhile, research into diamond-based quantum technologies has reached an advanced level, allowing companies to enter development and realize components. However, the industry still relies heavily on research to improve material properties and develop measurement techniques.
30 years of diamond research at Fraunhofer IAF
Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Quay, Executive Director of Fraunhofer IAF, welcomed the members of the QBN and gave a brief overview of the research on diamond and quantum technologies. ”At Fraunhofer IAF we have been researching diamond and diamond-based technologies for circa 30 years and it excites me to see the possibilities we now have based on this work,” said Quay.
Researchers at Fraunhofer IAF are working intensively on both the development of components for quantum computers and the corresponding software. Walter Hahn, researcher at Fraunhofer IAF, presented in his talk the work on quantum chemical calculations using diamond-based quantum computers. The development of diamond-based quantum sensors formed the second main topic of the day. Several presentations were devoted to the current state of research.
Contributing to the QBN Meeting program were representatives from Element Six, Pawsey Supercomputing Research Centre, Qblox, Qnami, Quantum Brilliance, Thales, Diamfab, Qruise, and imec.
QBN — the Quantum Business Network
QBN offers developers and users of quantum technologies an opportunity for contact and information exchange as well as the presentation of new technologies in the network. The ecosystem of QBN includes start-ups, companies, research institutions and universities from the DACH region from the fields of quantum computing, simulation, communication and sensing as well as their application areas. The goal is to promote industrial networking, collaboration and technology transfer.