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A mini-magnetic resonance tomograph made of diamond

The development of tumors begins with miniscule changes within the body's cells; ion diffusion at the smallest scales is decisive in the performance of batteries. Until now the resolution of conventional imaging methods has not been high enough to represent these processes in detail. A research team lead by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and including Fraunhofer IAF has developed diamond quantum sensors which can be used as high-resolution magnetic resonance tomographs.
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Quantum technologies are approaching application

Due to intensive research and development activities in recent years, quantum technologies are well on the way towards application. Fraunhofer IAF will present its latest research results in the fields of quantum sensing as well as quantum computing hardware and software at the first edition of the Quantum Effects trade fair on October 10 and 11, 2023. Experts from research and research management will present the opportunities of quantum technologies to an international audience by means of demonstrators, lectures and service as well as training offers.
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Fraunhofer IAF presents outstanding results of MMIC research and development

Fraunhofer IAF shows its latest advances in high-frequency electronics based on III-V compound semiconductors at the European Microwave Week 2023 (EuMW) in Berlin. In addition to its participation at the trade fair, the institute is represented in 18 conference papers.
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Cryogenic on-wafer prober determines quality of qubit devices for quantum computing and quantum sensing

Germany’s first cryogenic measuring setup for statistical quality measurement of qubit devices on whole 200- and 300-mm wafers has started operation at Fraunhofer IAF. The on-wafer prober can characterize devices based on semiconductor quantum dots and quantum wells as well as superconductors at measurement temperatures below 2 K. Fully automated operation will allow researchers to build up a quantitatively relevant database and advance the industrial production of high-quality devices for quantum computing and quantum sensing in Europe.
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High visibility for research results

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Fast magnetic imaging with diamond-based quantum sensor technology

Microscopic imaging of magnetic fields, enabled by quantum sensing, allows the measurement of the unique magnetic fingerprint of objects. This opens the door for fundamentally new applications in various fields such as materials testing or biomedicine. Fraunhofer IAF has developed an innovative method using fast camera images in the form of an improved wide-field magnetometer. The system offers a unique compromise of sensitivity, resolution and speed. It will be presented at LASER World of QUANTUM 2023 as part of the Quantum Sensing Hub Freiburg, in which the institutes Fraunhofer IAF, IPM and IWM pool their expertise in the field of quantum magnetometry.
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Taking research into application

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Semiconductor disk laser as low-noise pump source for high-precision quantum frequency converters

As a pump source for high-precision quantum frequency converters, Fraunhofer IAF is developing single-mode semiconductor disk lasers in the wavelength range from 2 to 2.2 µm in the BMBF-funded project HIFI. At LASER World of PHOTONICS 2023, Fraunhofer IAF will present a disk laser module as an example of its optoelectronic research and development activities along the III-V semiconductor value chain.
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IR-Kolloquium 2023

From May 16 – 17, 2023, the »45th Freiburg Infrared Colloquium« will offer a renowned international platform for infrared technology experts. Material scientists, device physicists, application engineers and end users of infrared detectors, lasers and systems are invited to get informed on the recent state of the art of infrared technologies and to present latest developments.
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Baden-Württemberg launches innovation offensive in quantum technologies

Together with partners from science and industry, the State Government gave the start signal for QuantumBW, Baden-Württemberg’s joint innovation initiative for quantum technologies, and presented its quantum strategy.
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