Quantum /engineering/ en Quantum engineers ‘squeeze’ laser frequency combs to make more sensitive gas sensors /engineering/2025/01/16/quantum-engineers-squeeze-laser-frequency-combs-make-more-sensitive-gas-sensors Quantum engineers ‘squeeze’ laser frequency combs to make more sensitive gas sensors Michelle Wiese Thu, 01/16/2025 - 13:03 Categories: Science & Technology Tags: Quantum For the first time ever, scientists have used a technique called “quantum squeezing” to improve the gas sensing performance of devices known as optical frequency comb lasers. These ultra-precise sensors are like fingerprint scanners for molecules of gas. Scientists have used them to spot methane leaks in the air above oil and gas operations and signs of COVID-19 infections in breath samples from humans. The work is a collaboration between Scott Diddams at ŷڱƵ Boulder Boulder and Jérôme Genest at Université Laval in Canada. window.location.href = `/today/2025/01/16/quantum-engineers-squeeze-laser-frequency-combs-make-more-sensitive-gas-sensors`;

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New quantum incubator in Boulder to propel innovations for real-world impact /engineering/2025/01/15/new-quantum-incubator-boulder-propel-innovations-real-world-impact New quantum incubator in Boulder to propel innovations for real-world impact Michelle Wiese Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:35 Tags: Quantum To kick off the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology in 2025, three ŷڱƵ universities in collaboration with Elevate Quantum have announced that a new facility for fostering quantum technologies is coming to ŷڱƵ. The facility will help bring advances in quantum physics out of the lab and into the real world through its investment into the Quantum Incubator and related quantum assets throughout the state. window.location.href = `/today/2025/01/15/new-quantum-incubator-boulder-propel-innovations-real-world-impact?utm_campaign=news_headlines&utm_source=organic_social&utm_medium=li&utm_content=quantum_incubator_announcement_01152025&utm_term=quantum`;

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ŷڱƵ Boulder, Elevate Quantum partners ready for $127M regional quantum boost /engineering/node/7522 ŷڱƵ Boulder, Elevate Quantum partners ready for $127M regional quantum boost Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 07/02/2024 - 10:42 Categories: Entrepreneurship Research Research Outcomes Tags: Quantum Elevate Quantum, of which ŷڱƵ Boulder is a key partner, announced today that it has received a Tech Hub Phase 2 implementation award from the Department of Commerce, unlocking more than $127 million in new federal and state funding. The award is expected to drive more than $2 billion in additional private capital and cement the Mountain West as a global leader for quantum innovation. window.location.href = `/today/2024/07/02/cu-boulder-elevate-quantum-partners-ready-127m-regional-quantum-boost`;

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ŷڱƵ and Sen. Michael Bennet celebrate quantum hub news, hear from students /engineering/node/7047 ŷڱƵ and Sen. Michael Bennet celebrate quantum hub news, hear from students Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 10/27/2023 - 14:42 Tags: Quantum U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet visited campus Oct. 20, and the trip to campus became an unexpected cause for celebration about ŷڱƵ’s place in the nation’s burgeoning quantum ecosystem. window.location.href = `/today/2023/10/23/cu-and-sen-michael-bennet-celebrate-quantum-hub-news-hear-students`;

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Leadership highlights investment, new projects at quantum engineering lab ribbon cutting /engineering/2023/05/30/leadership-highlights-investment-new-projects-quantum-engineering-lab-ribbon-cutting Leadership highlights investment, new projects at quantum engineering lab ribbon cutting Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 05/30/2023 - 13:50 Categories: Faculty Research Tags: Quantum Leaders from across the ŷڱƵ Boulder campus and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) gathered last week to celebrate the official launch of the Quantum Engineering Initiative Lab space within the College of Engineering and Applied Science. window.location.href = `/initiative/cubit/2023/05/24/leadership-highlights-investment-and-momentum-collaboration-new-projects-quantum`;

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New $15M NASA grant will support quantum sensors in space /engineering/2023/03/16/new-15m-nasa-grant-will-support-quantum-sensors-space New $15M NASA grant will support quantum sensors in space Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 03/16/2023 - 13:58 Categories: Research Tags: Quantum A multi-university research team, including engineers and physicists from ŷڱƵ Boulder, will build technology and tools to improve measurement of important climate factors by observing atoms in outer space. window.location.href = `/today/2023/03/16/new-nasa-grant-support-quantum-sensors-space`;

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Diddams receives prestigious Mees Medal for ground-breaking optics research that transcends boundaries /engineering/2023/03/01/diddams-receives-prestigious-mees-medal-ground-breaking-optics-research-transcends Diddams receives prestigious Mees Medal for ground-breaking optics research that transcends boundaries Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 03/01/2023 - 09:11 Categories: Faculty Research Tags: Quantum Josh Rhoten

Scott Diddams

Professor Scott Diddams has been selected for the leading to the wide-ranging application of optical frequency combs to ultrafast lasers, optical clocks, spectroscopy, microwave synthesis, and astronomy. 

The medal was established in memory of C.E.K. Mees, who contributed preeminently to the development of scientific photography. The Mees family endowed the medal to recognize achievements that exemplify the thought that "optics transcends all boundaries." It has been presented annually since 1962 by Optica – the society dedicated to promoting the generation, application, archiving and dissemination of knowledge in the field. 

The award is one of several given by Optica – the world’s largest professional society focused on optical sciences with about 22,000 members. Previous Mees award recipients include Nobel Prize winners and many other leaders in the field.

“I am honored to receive this award and I am very appreciative of the many students and colleagues who I have worked with over the years,” Diddams said. “The award is equally a recognition of their contributions to this field of research. When we built the first frequency comb at JILA in 1999, we had no idea of the breadth of applications it would enable and the many different fields it could impact. It continues to be exciting to see the new discoveries and innovations.”

Diddams holds the Robert H. Davis Endowed Chair at ŷڱƵ Boulder where he is a professor of electrical, computer and energy engineering as well as physics. He received his PhD from the University of New Mexico in 1996 and did postdoctoral work at JILA, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the ŷڱƵ Boulder before becoming a research physicist, group leader, and fellow at NIST. In 2022 he transitioned to his present position where he also assumed the role of faculty director of the Quantum Engineering Initiative in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. 

As a postdoc Diddams built the first optical frequency combs in the lab of Nobel laureate John Hall and throughout his career has pioneered the use of these powerful tools for optical clocks, tests of fundamental physics, novel spectroscopy, and astronomy. His research has been documented in more than 750 peer-reviewed publications, conference papers, and invited talks. His other awards include the Distinguished Presidential Rank Award, the Department of Commerce Gold and Silver Medals for "revolutionizing the way frequency is measured,” as well as the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering (PECASE), the IEEE Photonics Society Laser Instrumentation Award, and the IEEE Rabi award. He is a Fellow of Optica and the American Physical Society, and a Senior Member of IEEE.

Professor Scott Diddams has been selected for the 2023 C.E.K. Mees Medal from Optica (formerly OSA) for his pioneering innovations leading to the wide-ranging application of optical frequency combs to ultrafast lasers, optical clocks, spectroscopy, microwave synthesis, and astronomy.

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QEI Collaboration Lab opening to foster high-impact research in quantum engineering /engineering/2022/10/10/qei-collaboration-lab-opening-foster-high-impact-research-quantum-engineering QEI Collaboration Lab opening to foster high-impact research in quantum engineering Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 10/10/2022 - 15:23 Categories: Research Tags: Quantum Jonathan Raab Professors Greg Rieker (left) and Scott Diddams conducting research in the the Precision Laser Diagnostics for Energy and the Environment in 2021. The pair will work together in the new Quantum Engineering Initiative Collaboration Lab which will open on Sept. 26. 

Researchers from ŷڱƵ Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be better able to coordinate their efforts with the recent opening of the Quantum Engineering Initiative (QEI) Collaboration Lab on Sept. 26. This new, 1,500 square foot space in the Engineering Center will encourage cross-campus research and experiments in the high-impact field of quantum engineering. Collaborators will conduct research into quantum computing, optical clocks, quantum sensors and networks, hybrid quantum systems and more according to Robert H. Davis Endowed Chair in Discovery Learning Scott Diddams.

“This is a topical area of significant interest and importance across the U.S. — and in fact the world — and the new space will strengthen ŷڱƵ Boulder’s impact on the field of quantum engineering,” Diddams said.

Plans for the lab – located in room 1B25 of the northwest wing of the Engineering Center – go back to 2019. That is when Associate Professor Greg Rieker and then-Associate Dean for Research Massimo Ruzzene first proposed the Quantum Engineering Initiative and dedicated lab space. Dean Keith Molenaar approved the funding for the partnership in 2021, which coincided with the hiring of professor Diddams and other activity to strengthen this research area in the college.

“The space was envisioned to fill a critical gap in transitioning the amazing quantum science research on the ŷڱƵ Boulder campus to engineered devices that could operate outside the research lab,” said Rieker.

The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences is providing internal funding for equipment and infrastructure to benefit of quantum researchers in the college as part of its ongoing investment in the field through the initiative said current Acting Associate Dean for Research Shideh Dashti.

“This space demonstrates the commitment we have to leading in the field of quantum research, now and in the future,” said Dashti. “I am excited that the moment is quickly approaching when students, faculty, staff and partners from across campus – and in the Boulder area – can meet and collaborate in this space."

The quantum lab partnership between ŷڱƵ Boulder and NIST looks to emulate the impact of JILA, a 60-year collaboration between the two organizations, which has yielded exciting outcomes in the field of physics.

“The QEI Collaboration Lab is the first step towards a complementary engineering-focused collaboration between the organizations,” Diddams said.

The QEI Collaboration Lab benefited from resources and contributions provided by researchers and staff from many groups including: 

  • The College of Engineering and Applied Science
  • NIST
  • The Department of Physics
  • Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering
  • The Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
  • Ann and H.J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences
  • The Department of Computer Science 
  • JILA
  • ŷڱƵbit Quantum Initiative

Research faculty and students interested in learning more about the lab are encouraged to contact and Rieker by email.

Researchers from ŷڱƵ Boulder and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be better able to coordinate their efforts with the opening of the Quantum Engineering Initiative (QEI) Collaboration Lab on Sept. 26.

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As U.S. ramps up semiconductor production, engineers are probing new tiny electronics /engineering/2022/08/30/us-ramps-semiconductor-production-engineers-are-probing-new-tiny-electronics As U.S. ramps up semiconductor production, engineers are probing new tiny electronics Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 08/30/2022 - 11:35 Categories: Research Tags: Quantum A number of researchers at ŷڱƵ Boulder are celebrating the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act by Congress. window.location.href = `https://colorado.edu/today/2022/08/30/us-ramps-semiconductor-production-engineers-are-probing-new-tiny-electronics`;

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Webinar planned to showcase x-ray and electron microscopy facilities /engineering/2021/10/27/webinar-planned-showcase-x-ray-and-electron-microscopy-facilities Webinar planned to showcase x-ray and electron microscopy facilities Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 10/27/2021 - 08:11 Categories: Faculty Research Tags: Quantum Josh Rhoten

A student working in the COSINC lab.

The ŷڱƵ Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) facility and the Materials Instrumentation and Multimodal Imaging Core (MIMIC) facility will host a joint virtual webinar from noon to 2 p.m. on Nov. 18 via Zoom.

Both facilities are housed within the College of Engineering and Applied Science and are open for interdisciplinary use and study by the public, faculty, students, and staff. Together these facilities enable research into energy materials, semiconductors, biomaterials, device inspection, optics, photonics, geological materials, material sciences, forensics, bio-medical, and quantum science. This free virtual session will include hands-on demonstrations and background information on the facilities with the first hour dedicated to x-ray microscopy and the second to electron microscopy.

COSINC is a multidisciplinary core research facility and service center that provides access to state-of-the-art equipment in the areas of micro and nanofabrication, ISO 5 cleanroom, nanomaterials characterization and metrology. It also offers expertise and advanced hands-on training in the same areas. MIMIC also contains state-of-the-art equipment to assess the structural, mechanical and chemical properties of materials down to the submicron scale. Both facilities are open, fee-for-service facility accessible to all researchers including academic, governmental, industrial and individuals.

For more information, contact COSINC Director Aju Jugessur or MIMIC Director Adrian Gestos by email.

  Register

The ŷڱƵ Shared Instrumentation in Nanofabrication and Characterization (COSINC) facility and the Materials Instrumentation and Multimodal Imaging Core (MIMIC) facility will host a joint virtual webinar from noon to 2 p.m. on Nov. 18 via Zoom.

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