"From Lab to Industry: Building the Next Generation of Quantum Light Sources" by Emil Zanchetta Ulsig (TECH, AU and Qversion)
Join us for a QUBITS Seminar on May 4, where Emil Zanchetta Ulsig (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Aarhus University, and QVersion) will discuss the development of next-generation quantum light sources, from chip-scale single-photon devices to integrated photonic circuits, and the path from academic research to real-world applications in sensing and spectroscopy.
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Aud. G2, 1532-122
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The seminar consists of a 45-minute talk followed by refreshments and informal discussions.
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About the talk
Light is one of our most powerful tools for probing the world, from medical diagnostics to communications. Quantum photonics takes this further by engineering light at the level of individual photons, enabling capabilities that classical light sources simply cannot match. In this talk, I will introduce recent work at Aarhus University and QVersion on miniaturized photonic chips, devices no larger than a fingernail, that generate and control non-classical light. I will cover how we design and fabricate sources of single photons and entangled photon pairs, and how we tune their properties directly on a chip. I will also discuss how multiple components, light sources, nonlinear converters, and detectors, can be integrated into compact photonic circuits. Finally, I will describe the journey from academic research to real-world deployment, focusing on tunable mid-infrared lasers for gas sensing and spectroscopy, and the challenges of bringing these technologies out of the lab.
About the speaker
Emil Zanchetta Ulsig is an experimental physicist and entrepreneur working at the intersection of photonics research and deep-tech commercialization. He earned his PhD in integrated photonics and nonlinear optics at Aarhus University, where he continues as a PostDoc in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research centers on chip-scale laser sources that operate at wavelengths difficult to reach with conventional technology. Driven by a desire to see science create real-world impact, he has co-founded three companies based in Aarhus, UV Medico, UVL and QVersion. As CEO of QVersion, he leads the development of miniaturized, tunable mid-infrared lasers for advanced sensing and spectroscopy applications.
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