PSI innovates at the nano, micro, and millimeter scale in novel and emerging optical materials and devices.
These innovations address application areas such as:
- Quantum Information
- Quantum Networking: Time and Frequency Division Multiplexing
- Secure Quantum Communication: Quantum Key Distribution
- Quantum Sensors
- Alkali atom and fiber-based
- Chip-scale
- Magnetometers
- Accelerometers
- Gradiometers
- RF Photonics
- Beam forming
- Antenna remoting
- RF over fiber
- Novel Sources
- Quantum Cascade Lasers
- On-chip Lasers
- Non-linear optical frequency conversion
- Entangled and Single-Photon Sources
- Packaging and power scaling
- Novel Detectors, from ultraviolet to longwave infrared
- high operating temperature
- large band gap, solar blind
- avalanche
- Type II super lattice (T2SL)
- Photovoltaics and thermo-photovoltaics (TPV)
- Energy Scavenging
- Novel optical elements
- Flat lenses and Phase Plates (metamaterial based)
- Dynamic Optical Filters and Beam Splitters
- Optical Limiters
- High laser damage threshold
- Signature management
- Spacecraft thermal management
- Night Vision
- Optical communication
- Free-space
- Underwater
- Beam Propagation
