Researchers have shown that a quantum-inspired technique can be used to perform LiDAR imaging with a much higher depth resolution than is possible with conventional approaches. LiDAR, which uses laser pulses to acquire 3D information […]
Quantum sensor can detect electromagnetic signals of any frequency
Researchers at MIT developed a method to enable quantum sensors to detect any arbitrary frequency, with no loss of their ability to measure nanometer-scale features. Quantum sensors detect the most minute variations in magnetic or […]
Ultrafast Quantum sensing with diamonds
Researchers at University of Tsukuba measured tiny magnetic fields with unprecedented speed. By monitoring spins at Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers along using ultrafast spectroscopy. They hence demonstrated how ultrafast spectroscopy can be used to improve the […]
QT Hub Researcher awarded funding to measure connectivity in the brain with hybrid quantum sensors
Dr Anna Kowalczyk, Assistant Professor at the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Human Brain Health, is one of 15 researchers awarded funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to tackle key quantum […]
TR12 centers in diamond as a room temperature atomic scale vector magnetometer
Extending the field of quantum metrology i.e., magnetometry, electrometry, and thermometry to the atomic scale requires robust sensors with high sensitivity and spatial resolution. Optically addressable spins in diamond are excellent candidates as they often […]
Quantum Key Distribution network accurately measures ground vibration
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has found that Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) networks can be used to accurately measure ground vibration. They have implemented a twin-field, fiber-based QKD network over […]
A new quantum sensor simultaneously detects the intensity, polarization and wavelength of light
A team of researchers has built an intelligent sensor—the size of about 1/1000 of the cross-section of a human hair—that can simultaneously detect the intensity, polarization and wavelength of light, tapping into the quantum properties […]
New EPSRC-funded project will enable greater sustainability for future infrastructure projects
A new project undertaken by a University of Birmingham researcher at the UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing along with colleagues in the School of Engineering will help to facilitate greater sustainability for future […]
Imaging breakthrough could aid development of quantum microscopes
A team of physicists from the University of Glasgow and Heriot-Watt University have found a new way to create detailed microscopic images under conditions which would cause conventional optical microscopes to fail. They have managed […]
Nano particle trapped between mirrors works as a quantum sensor
Researchers are now demonstrating how nanoparticles in tiny optical resonators can be transferred into quantum regime and used as high-precision sensors. The team has proposed a new concept for a high-precision quantum sensor. The researchers […]
