Nanofabrication of quantum devices
Designing and fabricating quantum nanoelectronic circuits and THz components in the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre.
From design to device
Every experiment in the UltraQUTE group starts in the cleanroom. Our devices combine nanometre-scale surface gates, which shape the paths electrons take, with ohmic contacts, coplanar waveguides and photoconductive switches hundreds of micrometres across. All of these have to work together on one chip and survive cooling to cryogenic temperatures.
Where we fabricate
Devices are made in the University of Glasgow's James Watt Nanofabrication Centre (JWNC), using electron-beam lithography and the associated etching and metallisation processes.
Current directions
Members of the group are working on quantum nanocircuits for quantum processing, graphene nanoelectronic devices for ultrafast applications, and photonic chip-to-fibre coupling for packaging.
Other research topics
Nanoelectronics at THz frequencies · Quantum technologies at THz frequencies · Flying electron qubits and electron interferometry · Cryogenic THz optoelectronics
Interested in working on this? See our open positions.