About us

We study fundamental physics and applications of quantum states of light consisting of several 10, 100 and 1000 photons. This scale is crucial for demonstrating true quantum improvement over classical systems in many areas, including metrology, computation and communication.

 

Re­search

The MQO group's research can be divided into three areas:

  • Development of the enabling technology (in the cleanroom)
  • Cryogenic nonlinear optoelectronics (in the optics lab)
  • Advanced quantum photonic data processing (on the computer)

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News

02.12.2024

Team MQO es­capes from "The Space Academy" es­cape room in Ed­in­burgh

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29.11.2024

Single Photon Work­shop in Ed­in­burgh, Scot­land

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05.11.2024

Con­grat­u­la­tions to Nik­las Lam­berty

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29.10.2024

Group hike at Hax­ter­grund

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21.10.2024

New pub­lic­a­tion com­bines quantum op­tics and high-per­form­ance com­put­ing

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21.10.2024

You­Tube video about our 2024 hut sem­in­ar

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15.10.2024

Quantum Photon­ics Spot­light [QPS 2024] Con­fer­ence

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17.09.2024

Let’s aim for an in­clus­ive and re­spect­ful sci­entif­ic en­vir­on­ment

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16.09.2024

Group sem­in­ar in Aus­tria 2024

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06.08.2024

New Pub­lic­a­tion from Fre­derik Thiele and Nik­las Lam­berty

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MQO in a nut­shell

Cryogenic Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion

Do you want to know how we performed the coldest SPDC experiment ever?

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Hut Seminars

In 2022 we started a tradition to go on "Hut seminars".

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All-optical readout of an SNSPD

Here we go into detail about all-optical readout of an SNSPD.

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Electro-Optic Modulators

Here we go into detail about our types of electro-optic modulators.

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Homodyne Detection with SNSPDs

Here we show how we did homodyne detection with SNSPDs.

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Photon-number resolution with SNSPDs

Here we show you how to gain photon-number resolution with SNSPDs.

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At a glance

Pub­lic­a­tions

Check out all of our publications.

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People

We are a diverse team, that works on different topics and projects. Together we find answers and are looking for people to enrich our team. Take a look at our job advertisments, we look forward to hearing from you.

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Quantum sci­ence

Investigating the smallest particles of light has been a research focus at Paderborn University for many years. Recognized experts conduct excellent research in order to shape the future through concrete applications. In doing so, they are making a decisive contribution to quantum research in Germany and beyond.

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So­cial Me­dia

We regularly post on Instagram and YouTube.

Net­works and Pro­jects

PhoQS

Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems

ERC: European Re­search Coun­cil

QuESADILLA: Quantum Engineering Superconducting Array Detectors in Low-Light Applications

TRR 142: Tailored Non­lin­ear Photon­ics: From Fun­da­ment­al Con­cepts to Func­tion­al Struc­tures

CeOPP: Cen­ter for Op­to­elec­tron­ics and Photon­ics

ISOQC

Quantum communication with integrated optics in the context of superconducting electronics

QPIC-1

Photonic Integrated Quantum Computer

PhoQuant

Photonic quantum computers

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Con­tact

Prof. Dr. Tim Bartley

Mesoscopic Quantum Optics

Room P8.3.13
Paderborn University
Pohlweg 47-49
33098 Paderborn