Internship Project
Physics

Real-Time Logic for a Quantum Control Protocol

Institution
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Department of Physics
Integrated Quantum Photonics Group
Subject Area
Experimental Physics
Availability
05 May – 25 July
19 May – 08 August
02 June – 22 August
16 June – 05 September
 
Internship Modality:
On-site internship in Berlin

Applications for 2025 are open from November 11 to December 20, 2024.
Project Supervisor(s)
Kilian Unterguggenberger, Prof. Dr. Tim Schröder
Academic Level
Advanced undergraduate students (from second year)
Graduate students
PhD students
Language
English
Further Information
Project Type
Academic Research
Project Content
Quantum information processing promises to enable secure quantum communication, quantum-enhanced metrology and other exciting applications. In our research group, we use spin-defects in diamond (e.g. the nitrogen-vacancy center) as quantum nodes to generate and process flying qubits (photons).As these quantum nodes are imperfect, not every generation attempt is successful.
In this project, you will implement a fast logic control to make decisions on the experiment flow in real time. By aborting unpromising attempts early, real-time logic can drastically boost the qubit generation rate
Tasks for Interns
  • Choose suitable logic hardware for initialization and readout of a spin-defect center in diamond
  • Design a decision flow chart for the real-time control of the experiment
  • Write code to implement the decision flow on the hardware
  • Test the real-time logic system on diamond quantum nodes in the lab

All of these tasks will be carried out by the intern in close collaboration with experienced team members.
Academic Level
Advanced undergraduate students (from second year)
Graduate students
PhD students
Requirements
  • Completed first year of bachelor in physics
  • Basic knowledge of a programming language
  • Bonus: experience in programming microcontrollers (e.g. Arduino, RedPitaya)
Expected Preparation
  • Getting familiar with spin-defects in diamond
  • Reading manuals / programming guides of real-time control hardware
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