Compact vector magnet for artificial atoms in photonic quantum devices: Magnet design, assembly, and characterization
Within the national program for Quantum Technology (Quantum Delta NL), an important task has been reserved for training students and researchers for the upcoming industry. As part of this effort, the research group Applied Nanotechnology has set up an applied research lab, where the latest quantum technologies can be studied and further developed. Here we propose an exciting (graduation) internship opportunity for bachelor and master students in our applied quantum lab.
Artificial atoms in solid state, namely color centers such as NV-centers in diamond and defects in silicon carbide, are leading candidates for spin-based quantum data processing. Remarkably, this type of artificial atoms was used in the first milestone demonstrations of quantum internet at the QuTech research institute in Delft. To enable quantum functionality, such artificial atoms must be individually addressed and controlled, which requires a complex optoelectronic control system, in which the source of a magnetic field is an essential component. Such a magnet should comply with specific requirements: its field should be controllable in strength and direction, it should be compact, compatible with cryogenics, and importantly, applicable and scalable with quantum integrated photonics. Permanent magnet systems are especially promising to satisfy these requirements.
Within this internship at our Applied Quantum Photonics lab at Saxion and in collaboration with our partners at QuTech, you will have an opportunity to contribute to the development of an efficient and compact vector magnet based on permanent magnet microassemblies. This assignment is most suitable for an applied physics student and can be adapted to a particular learning focus (modeling, experiment design, or system engineering). The internship will be conducted at the Saxion research group Applied Nanotechnology and the Quantum Talent and Learning Centre (within the Quantum Delta NL) in collaboration with the Errando-Herranz lab at QuTech. This internship would furthermore allow getting familiar with the regional and national quantum ecosystems
Project duration:
Start: January-February 2025
End: June-July 2025
Educational programs:
– Applied Physics (TN)
-Mechanical Engineering (WTB)
– Mechatronics (MT)
Interested, please send your motivation letter and brief introduction/CV to Dr. Dmytro Polishchuk (d.polishchuk@saxion.nl)
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