National Quantum Information Science Research Centers

Solicitation PDF

• Original at OSTI
• Cached local copy

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DOE SC will provide support for Centers that will accelerate the transformational advances in basic science and quantum-based technology needed to assure continued U.S. leadership in QIS, consistent with the National Quantum Initiative. The purpose of these Centers will be to push the current state-of-the-art science and technology toward realizing the unique power of harnessing quantum phenomena in computing, communication, and sensing. The multi-disciplinary nature of the field, the need for precise control of complex physical systems to observe and utilize quantum behavior, and the potential for substantial economic consequences are the major drivers of the National Quantum Initiative. The Centers, coupled with a robust core research portfolio stewarded by the individual SC programs, will create the ecosystem needed to foster and facilitate advancement of QIS with public benefits in national security, economic competitiveness, and leadership in scientific discovery.

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• Quantum Communication
  • Understanding and meeting the requirements for scalable and adaptable quantum network infrastructures designed to support the transmission of diverse types of quantum information
  • Fundamental limits on information transfer in quantum systems
  • Techniques and tools to address transduction and network integration (architectures, protocols, control, heterogeneous device integration and interoperability, and so on, including coexistence of quantum and classical communications)
  • Techniques to support in-situ computation within photonic or other quantum architectures or devices for quantum communications
  • Benchmarking techniques for performance measurement and system characterization, and their application to both commercially-available and testbed systems
  • Facilities to support network development and testing
• Quantum Computing and Simulation
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• Quantum Devices and Sensors
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