QTwist Funding

Cavity quantum electrodynamics engineering of quantum materials

This grant from the Gordon and betty Moore Foundation was awarded ICREA Prof. at ICFO Dr. Frank Koppens  to expand his research involving the confinement of light into nanocavities and using these to manipulate  materials with light. It will allow the team to explore new, previously uncharted hybrid states of light and matter. These exotic states can facilitate the engineering and manipulation of completely new materials properties. While much is known about traditional states of matter like liquid and solid phases, there exist more exotic variations where light and matter interact so intensely that they merge to form a new hybrid state.  There is growing optimism in the field that understanding these hybrid states could lead to groundbreaking discoveries that could profoundly impact a wide range of technologies, including quantum sensors, low-power photonic integrated circuits, and devices for advancing artificial intelligence systems. Furthermore, they could pave the way for quantum technologies developed for quantum communications, quantum memories, quantum simulations and quantum computing.