ASTERIQS - Quantum sensors measure tiny magnetic fields

Diamond tips in which NV centers are being integrated. They form the basis for the development of our highly sensitive quantum sensors.
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Diamond tips in which NV centers are being integrated. They form the basis for the development of our highly sensitive quantum sensors.

The project ASTERIQs, under the FET flagship on quantum technologies of the European Union, aims to bring quantum technology from the laboratories to industrial applications. NV-centers in diamonds are used, in order to develop quantum sensors with unprecedented efficiency. This enables new applications with TRL 4 – 5, e.g. the sensing of single molecules to develop personalized medicine, or GPS independent magnetic field navigation systems for autonomous driving. To ensure the usability for the final user, the project team integrates them into a functioning diamond magnetometer with the appropriate software. By those means the quantum sensor technology is made ready for a broad application.

PROJECT TITLE

ASTERIQs - Advanced Science and Technology for Enhancing metrology thRough dIamond Quantum Sensing

 

PROJECT DURATION

2019 − 2021

FUNDING SOURCE

EU - FET Flagship on Quantum Technologies

COORDINATOR

THALES SA

OBJECTIVES

  • Development of monocrystalline diamond tips with NV-centers as a basis for sensor development.
  • Magnetic field sensors with ultra-high resolution for the characterization of micro- and nanoelectronic circuits.
  • Magnetometer based navigation systems for autonomous driving.

 

 

This research is receiving funding from the European Commission under grant agreement no. 820394.
This research is receiving funding from the European Commission under grant agreement no. 820394.