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Recipients of the Canada-UK Call for Proposals on Quantum Technologies

Canadian academic lead	UK business lead	Canadian co-applicants	Canadian partners organizations	UK academic partners
Michael Bradley University of Saskatchewan	M-Squared Lasers Limited		Dias Geophysical Ltd.	Nottingham University
Project title
Diamond NV Sensors for Quantum-Limited Magnetic Field Measurements
Project summary
Optically detected magnetic resonance is a powerful way to measure small magnetic fields. Measurements can be achieved without the bulky cryogenic cooling apparatus needed for other techniques. This project aims to design, build and demonstrate a quantum magnetometer, which will be a step toward a compact field-deployable unit with applications in geophysics and other areas.

Canadian academic lead	UK business lead	Canadian co-applicants	Canadian partners organizations	UK academic partners
Peter Grutter, McGill University	Nanolayers Research Computing Ltd.		NanoAcademic Technologies Inc.	Univ. of London – Univ. College London
Project title
Scanning Probe Fabrication and Readout of Atomically Precise Silicon Quantum Technologies
Project summary
This project uses artificial intelligence to control an atomic resolution microscope to fabricate and identify silicon qubits, which may pave the way to silicon-based quantum computers. Silicon is an attractive material for quantum computing, as it provides for very long coherence times (i.e. quantum instead of classical properties persist for relatively long times). Furthermore, the vast experience of the semiconductor industry can be harnessed for future scale up.

Canadian academic lead	UK business lead	Canadian co-applicants	Canadian partners organizations	UK academic partners
Thomas Jennewein, University of Waterloo	Craft Prospect Ltd.	N. Lutkenhaus, Univ. of Waterloo D Oblak, Univ. of Calgary	Waterloo, COM DEV International Ltd, Canadian Space Agency, Ontario Research Fund Excellence	University of Bristol, University of Strathclyde
Project title
Reference-Frame Independent Quantum Communication for Satellite-Based Networks (ReFQ)
Project summary
This project brings together experts from Canada and UK to demonstrate the use of quantum technology for protecting commercial and national communications networks. This project will implement a new approach and protocol that improves the integration and alignment of a quantum transmitter on a satellite. The UK-CAN QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) technology developed in this project is targeted to fly onboard Canada’s Quantum Encryption and Science Satellite (QEYSSat), thereby extending the scope of the mission and demonstrating links to ground stations on both sides of the Atlantic.

Canadian academic lead	UK business lead	Canadian co-applicants	Canadian partners organizations	UK academic partners
Raymond Laflamme, University of Waterloo	Phasecraft Limited		Perimeter Inst for Theoretical Physics, Quantum Benchmark Inc.	Univ. of London – Univ. College London
Project title
Making noisy quantum processors practical: from theory to applications
Project summary
This project unites experts in industry and academia with extensive experience in quantum computing to develop robust implementations of quantum algorithms that can run successfully on today's error-prone quantum processors. It will speed up the demonstration of quantum advantage for industrially relevant problems such as the simulation of quantum systems.

Canadian academic lead	UK business lead	Canadian co-applicants	Canadian partners organizations	UK academic partners
Roberto Morandotti, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)	TMD Technologies Ltd.		OptoElectronic Components Inc.	University of Sussex
Project title
Development of Highly Efficient, Portable, and Fiber-Integrated Photonic Platforms Based on Micro-Resonator
Project summary
Secure communication is provided by quantum cryptography (QC), a revolutionary method which uses the quantum features of particles for data encryption, by means of quantum key distribution (QKD). This project aims to develop photonic platforms via integration strategies of on-chip structures with fiber-optic networks to provide huge advantages in terms of speed, transmission distance, and encoding techniques, as well as device footprint and power consumption.

Canadian academic lead	UK business lead	Canadian co-applicants	Canadian partners organizations	UK academic partners
Roberto Morandotti, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS)	Duality Quantum Photonics		PROMPT, OptoElectronic Components Inc.	Heriot-Watt University
Project title
Connectorizing Integrated Quantum Photonics Devices
Project summary
Quantum networks can provide a revolutionary solution to our society's need for secure communication, as required, e.g., in the transmission of personal, bank, and government data. The only way to achieve long-distance quantum communications is to minimize optical losses stemming from the network components. This project aims to develop low-loss and robust interconnects between integrated waveguide-based photonic chips and standard optical fibers, a crucial milestone towards the commercialization of fiber-based quantum secure communications.

Canadian academic lead	UK business lead	Canadian co-applicants	Canadian partners organizations	UK academic partners
Michele Mosca, University of Waterloo	KETS Quantum Security Ltd.	N. Lutkenhaus and DJ Stebila University of Waterloo	RHEA Group, QEYnet Inc., Crypto4A, Communications Security Establishment	University of Bristol
Project title
Building a standardised quantum-safe networking architecture
Project summary
The team includes academic, industry and government partners working to bring together Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) technologies and designs from both countries and combine them in order to develop a Canadian-UK secure network built on the security principles of quantum-safe technologies.

Canadian academic lead	UK business lead	Canadian co-applicants	Canadian partners organizations	UK academic partners
Michel Pioro-Ladrière, Université de Sherbrooke	Oxford Instruments; Nanotechnology Tools Limited	D Drouin, Université de Sherbrooke	Oxford Instruments, SBQuantum Inc., PROMPT, Nord Quantique	University of Glasgow
Project title
Advanced Manufacturing Toolkit for Quantum Sensing and Quantum Computing
Project summary
Academic and industrial partners from Canada and the United Kingdom are joining forces to create an advanced manufacturing toolkit for quantum sensing and quantum computing. It will address the need to produce robust, reliable and scalable microelectronic circuits, which lie at the heart of quantum technologies, for their commercial exploitation and large-scale deployment. The systems developed in this project will include atomically precise superconducting thin films and defects in diamond.