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€50M EU P4Q Pilot Targets Scalable Quantum Photonic Chips

January 2026January 30, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin64

A new European Union–backed quantum pilot project, Photonics for Quantum (P4Q), will launch in 2026 with a total investment of €50 million to improve the reliability and scalability of photonic chips for quantum applications. The initiative brings together a large consortium spanning more than a dozen European countries and is coordinated by the University of […]

UC Davis Spectrometer on a Chip • Photonics Industry Monthly

UC Davis Develops Silicon Spectrometer-On-A-Chip With AI

January 2026January 30, 2026 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin56

Researchers at the University of California, Davis have developed a compact spectrometer-on-a-chip designed to enhance hyperspectral sensing while dramatically reducing device size. The work focuses on shrinking a lab-grade spectrometer to a footprint small enough for integration into portable and embedded systems.

Close-up view of the first commercial-foundry-fabricated quantum chip integrating photonic light sources and electronic control circuits on silicon

Northwestern, BU, UC Berkeley Build World’s First Electronic-Photonic Quantum Chip

July 2025August 6, 2025 Molly Bakewell Chamberlin222

In a major R&D breakthrough, researchers from Northwestern University, Boston University (BU), and the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) have announced their successful development of the world’s first known silicon chip to integrate a photonic quantum system directly into traditional electronic architecture