Quantum Engineering Center

Mission statement

The Quantum Engineering Center (QEC) designs, manufactures and tests quantum technologies using an engineering approach. Its overarching goal is to provide a platform and the technical means to address the extremely demanding technological challenges to be faced when bringing novel quantum technologies existing in the lab on small scales into the real world on much larger scales. The Quantum Engineering Center will provide the know-how and the continuity which is beyond the capabilities of individual research groups but is required for long-term successful developments of quantum technologies.The main engineering tasks to be addressed by the center include the creation of analog and digital control electronics, the development of scalable control and data acquisition software systems, the realization of hardware for pulsed electromagnetic field control in the optical and microwave domains, the development of device fabrication processes, and the optimization of materials properties. Successfully addressing these challenges will enable the creation of quantum technologies which possess commercial viability. These goals are to be reached by a team of technicians, engineers and scientists collaborating in the Quantum Engineering Center. The team addresses engineering questions aimed at advancing quantum technologies. The Quantum Engineering Center operates as a novel ‘quantum machine shop’. With its engagement the Quantum Engineering Center aims to become a leading institution in the development of quantum devices not only in Switzerland but worldwide. The center collaborates closely with existing and new research teams at ETH and strives to enhance competitiveness of quantum research and engineering at ETH by providing engineered solutions to technical challenges. The Quantum Engineering Center engages in collaborations with Swiss and international industries to pursue its goals. It promotes the creation of spin-off companies based on its own developments and its partner labs at ETH. It will foster the creation of intellectual property and will support developments pursued in individual research groups at ETH in the context of quantum engineering. The Quantum Engineering Center will promote the education of engineers, scientists and technicians and also the creation of new jobs in this new and developing industry based on potentially disruptive quantum technologies.

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