NSERC CREATE Quantum BC and NUCLEUS – FABrIC Quantum Photonics Workshop 2025
May 12 - May 17
The NSERC CREATE Quantum BC and NUCLEUS programs, along with FABrIC—a project funded by the Government of Canada and managed by CMC Microsystems—bring to you a workshop on the design, fabrication, and testing of quantum silicon photonic circuits used in quantum information processing hardware.
The workshop will teach participants how to design, simulate, fabricate, and test their own quantum silicon photonic circuits. Students will gain an understanding of the fundamentals of quantum optics and how photonics can be used for quantum computing, and the types of problems that can be solved on photonic-based processors. During the workshop, students will practice creating a design and layout of a quantum silicon photonic circuit. Students will brainstorm and pitch their circuit ideas to researchers at leading universities and industries. After the workshop, students will have several months to complete their design and submit their circuits for fabrication by a foundry facilitated by CMC. Participants will test their chips using equipment at their own university or by their own arrangements, such as via a collaboration with the workshop instructors and/or visits to their facilities.