Buyer Name: Heriot-Watt University
Buyer Address: Moyen House, Research Park North, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH14 4AP, United Kingdom
Contact Name: Richard Kinghorn
Contact Email: R.G.Kinghorn@hw.ac.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 1314513704
The University is seeking a contractor to supply, deliver and install a closed-cycle helium cryogenic system for quantum-optics experiments,
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Lot Description: The University is seeking a contractor to supply, deliver and install a closed-cycle helium cryogenic system for quantum-optics experiments capable of cooling small semiconductor chips to a temperature of 4K, which are mounted with on-chip optical and electrical connections. The chips should be optically addressable using a low working distance objective. The system will be used for a range of experiments in quantum optics and quantum technologies, with particular focus on characterising devices in silicon carbide where solid-state defect spins are coupled to optomechanical microcavities. The system will be situated in an optics lab at the University’s Edinburgh campus
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Has Options: No
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical
Lot 1 Award Criterion (cost): Commercial
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