Intensity-Squeezed Photonic Integration for Revolutionary Detectors (INSPIRED)*

Abstract

*Previously part of Next Generation Microelectronics 3DHI The Intensity-Squeezed Photonic Integration for Revolutionary Detectors (INSPIRED) program will develop compact, ultra-low-noise optical detectors. Low-noise detection is vital to all optical science and technology, but the quantum nature of light imposes a fundamental quantum limit on a conventional optical detectors noise performance. Recent experiments have demonstrated that exotic quantum states called squeezed light can be harnessed to overcome the quantum limit, albeit from bench-scale apparatuses that ultimately restrict the application of squeezed-light-enhanced detectors to esoteric applications such as gravitational-wave astronomy. The INSPIRED program will leverage recent advances in chip-scale quantum optics and materials to realize optical detector modules operating well below the quantum noise limit in form factors that enable deployment in applications such as biosensing, navigation, and communications.

Document Details

Document Type
Accomplishment
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
fd1e4747229a496d938de1bff1acadeb

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Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Quantum Computing

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