Quantum Future Boulevard—Experience quantum technology in a tangible way
At the special show, the future becomes a promenade of innovation
Welcome to Quantum Future Boulevard—the inspiring meeting place for anyone who wants to gain practical insight into the world of quantum technology.
The boulevard invites you to learn and network. Visitors can expect vivid, application-oriented exhibits. Here, complex technology becomes tangible: experience how quantum technology is already changing our lives today and talk to experts and like-minded people.
These exhibits await you on Quantum Future Boulevard
QUANTIFISENS
Two demonstrators will be on display.
These are the QUANTIFISENS Shape Sensing System, which shows the insertion of catheters and the reconstruction of the shape of the artery.
QuNET – Quantum Technologies for Secure Communication
The exhibition from the quantum communication project QuNET offers a range of interactive opportunities on the topic of quantum key distribution. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a mock-up of a QKD system. The exhibit explains the principle of data encryption for secure communication in a playful and easy-to-understand way using interactive features. A module with a photonic integrated circuit developed for quantum communication offers further interactive possibilities.
The “quantum box” exhibit illustrates quantum state transfer using a coin to demonstrate the statistics and superposition of quantum states. In addition, this principle is demonstrated and explained using 3D models of a transmitter and receiver unit for an optical free-space link between satellites and a ground station.
There are also two interactive games.
Fraunhofer IAF
The ability to measure tiny magnetic fields, such as those generated by brain waves, opens up many new possibilities for medical diagnostics and treatment. However, only a few highly sensitive magnetic field sensors achieve the necessary measurement precision, usually at extremely low temperatures.
Fraunhofer IAF will present a small, compactly integrated quantum magnetometer based on nitrogen vacancies (NV centers) in diamond, which allows for highly sensitive magnetic field detection at room temperature.
Fraunhofer ILT
One of the key challenges of quantum networks is to guide the photons into the optical fiber efficiently and with low noise since these are emitted in all directions and beyond the usual telecommunications wavelengths. To this end, Fraunhofer ILT is working with partners to develop a noise-free quantum frequency converter (QFC) that makes 637 nm photons suitable for the telecommunications band. This allows qubits, for example, to be entangled with NV centers.
The researchers will showcase the highly integrated and scalable setup at the special show.
Fraunhofer IOF
Fraunhofer IOF has teamed up with international partners in the QUDICE project to enable practically tap-proof communication in Europe based on entangled light particles. To this end, the researchers developed a miniaturized, space-qualified photon source for low Earth orbit operation that generates entangled light particles in the telecommunications wavelength range. Plans call for the new hardware to form the basis of a European satellite network one day.
The optomechanical, compact prototype of this entangled photon-pair source with double beam displacement will be on display.
Fraunhofer Kompetenznetzwerk Quantencomputing
Quantum Zoo is a demonstrator aimed at illustrating basic concepts of quantum mechanics. Principles such as superposition or entanglement are explained in an educational and light-hearted way without requiring any expert knowledge. Users can put together simple quantum circuits to have their resulting state simulated. The measurements are visualized through AI-generated images of fantasy creatures in the Quantum Zoo. Performing small tasks allows users to find out which quantum operations are required to create algorithms.
