Advances in QIS technolgy and applications at the Superconduting Quantum Materials and Systems Center

The Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems (SQMS) Center, led by

Fermilab, is one of five research centers funded by the U.S. Dept. of

Energy as part of a national initiative to develop and deploy the world’s

most powerful quantum computers and sensors. SQMS brings together more than

550 experts from 35 partner institutions in a mission-driven,

multidisciplinary collaboration that integrates expertise in quantum

information science, material science, superconductivity, computational

science, particle and condensed matter physics, cryogenics, microwave

devices and controls engineering. SQMS is exploring the use of its

world-record quality-factor superconducting radio-frequency cavities as

building blocks of quantum computing platforms that promise important performance improvements and scalability advantages. A key research area at the center is

understanding the nanoscale and atomic-scale mechanisms limiting quantum

coherence to advance the performance of superconducting quantum devices. This talk will highlight the Center innovation chain going from understanding of decoherence mechanisms sources to engineering better devices, to systems and applications. Finally, I will

discuss how the SQMS quantum technologies are being applied as quantum

sensors for fundamental physics. The exquisite sensitivity of the Center’s

high-coherence devices offer new platforms with reach into unexplored

regimes.