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Laser processes to enable robust, miniaturized beam sources for quantum technology

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The HiPEQ project, a consortium of industry and research partners including Fraunhofer ILT, has developed miniaturized and robust laser beam sources for quantum technology. The project focused on growing high-purity (TbxLu1-x)2O3 isolator crystals and utilizing selective laser-induced etching (SLE) to create precise glass packaging modules.

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Laser processes to enable robust, miniaturized beam sources for quantum technology Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor In the HiPEQ project, a consortium of industry and research partners has developed new laser-based approaches to…

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Among others, the consortium also used lasers to grow novel optical insulator crystals.

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The project achieved significant progress from November 2021 to July 2025.

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The HiPEQ project, a consortium of industry and research partners including Fraunhofer ILT, has developed miniaturized and robust laser beam sources for quantum technology. The project focused on growing high-purity (TbxLu1-x)2O3 isolator crystals and utilizing selective laser-induced etching (SLE) to create precise glass packaging modules.

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Claim 1: “The project achieved significant progress from November 2021 to July 2025.”
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The Fraunhofer ILT website explicitly states the project duration as 1.11.2021 - 31.07.2025.
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Claim 2: “TGG isolators usually have a length of about 25 millimeters”
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While TGG is confirmed as the material used, the specific typical length of 25 mm is not mentioned in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Isolator transmits the light only one direction and remove the reflected and returned light. It is used as a unit combined with optical fiber. TGG (Tb3Ga5O12) has a higher Verdet constant than the exi…
https://konoshima.co.jp/eng/ceramics/tgg.html
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web search NEUTRAL — Product Description. The Kerns Technology TGG Material In-line Isolator is a high-performance passive optical component built on Terbium Gallium Garnet (TGG) material—an ideal Faraday rotator for pola…
https://www.kernstech.com/TGG-Material-In-line-Isolator-pd50…
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web search NEUTRAL — Terbium gallium garnet, also known as TGG, is a synthetic garnet-type crystal. Owing to its high Verdet constant, low absorption coefficient, and excellent thermal stability, TGG stands as a cornersto…
https://www.laser-crylink.com/terbium-gallium-garnet-tgg-in-…
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Claim 3: “Fraunhofer ILT in Aachen played a key role by co-developing the laser processes needed.”
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Fraunhofer ILT is explicitly linked to the HiPEQ project and the development of process-adapted optical systems/laser processes for it.
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web search NEUTRAL — Collaborative Project “HiPEQ”. HiPEQ - Highly integrated PIC-based ECDLs for quantum technology.As a result, a monolithic component can be produced and the adjustment effort for the components can be …
https://www.ilt.fraunhofer.de/en/projects-technology-studies…
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web search NEUTRAL — The team at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) in Aachen, Germany, has developed a process-adapted optical system for use with a 20 kW laser.As part of the BMBF-funded HIPEQ research …
https://optics.org/news/15/2/15
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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers at Fraunhofer ILT are developing laser-based processes for manufacturing solid-state batteries Credit: Fraunhofer ILT, Aachen, Germany.
https://www.bestmag.co.uk/laser-processes-scaling-solid-stat…
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Claim 4: “the HiPEQ consortium integrated the new isolator crystals into modular miniaturized beam sources.”
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Claim 5: “In the HiPEQ project, a consortium of industry and research partners has developed new laser-based approaches to enable miniaturized, robust beam sources for quantum technology.”
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Multiple sources confirm the HiPEQ project's goal of developing miniaturized, PIC-based laser sources (ECDLs) for quantum technology.
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web search NEUTRAL — Semiconductor quantum dot lasers use quantum dots as the active laser medium. These lasers exhibit device performance that is closer to gas lasers and avoid some of the disadvantages of traditional se…
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web search NEUTRAL — Researchers have developed compact, PIC-based laser systems integrating novel Faraday isolators and laser-fabricated photonic packaging for quantum technology applications.
https://picmagazine.net/article/124249/Miniaturised_lasers_a…
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web search NEUTRAL — The collaborative project "Highly Integrated PIC-based ECDLs for Quantum Technology" (HiPEQ) focuses on the development of an innovative platform for miniaturized single-mode and narrow-band diode las…
https://www.ilt.fraunhofer.de/en/projects-technology-studies…
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Claim 6: “Coordinated by TOPTICA, later a systems integrator, a consortium of industry and research partners has built prototypes of two miniaturized laser sources.”
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The evidence confirms a consortium developed miniaturized beam sources, but the specific role of TOPTICA as the coordinator for two prototypes is not explicitly detailed in the provided search results.
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web search NEUTRAL — A consortium of industry and research partners has demonstrated new laser-based approaches for building miniaturised, robust beam sources for quantum technology, combining photonic integrated circuits…
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web search NEUTRAL — TOPTICA Photonics, a global leader in laser technology, continues to expand its portfolio of high-performance photonics solutions, announced the appointment of Dr. Bertrand Viellerobe as Director of L…
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Claim 7: “It has a Verdet constant three times higher than TGG”
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No evidence was provided comparing the Verdet constant of Tb2O3 to TGG.
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Claim 8: “The team selected a material based on terbium(III) oxide (Tb2O3), which does not occur naturally.”
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No evidence was provided regarding the natural occurrence or selection of terbium(III) oxide (Tb2O3) for this project.
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Claim 9: “To date, Faraday isolators have mostly been based on terbium gallium garnet (TGG)”
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Multiple sources identify TGG (Terbium Gallium Garnet) as a cornerstone/standard material for Faraday isolators due to its Verdet constant.
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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Faraday (22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English chemist and physicist who contributed vastly to the study of electrochemistry and electromagnetism. His main discoveries include the…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 24, 2026 · Michael Faraday, English physicist and chemist whose many experiments contributed greatly to the understanding of electromagnetism. Among his achievements, he was the first to produce a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Best known for his work on electricity and electrochemistry, Faraday proposed the laws of electrolysis. He also discovered benzene and other hydrocarbons.
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Claim 10: “manufacturing both beam sources with wavelengths of 461 nm (blue) and 637 nm (red) monolithically”
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Claim 11: “These direct the radiation from four diode lasers, each with a maximum optical power of 3 kW, onto the ceramic feed rod”
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Claim 12: “The team achieved the necessary flexibility and precision with the help of selective laser-induced etching (SLE)”
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Claim 13: “The engineers employed co-doping with lutetium oxide (Lu₂O₃) to stabilize the cubic phase in which the material is grown”
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Claim 14: “In a HiPEQ subproject, SurfaceNet, Laserline, and Fraunhofer ILT have developed and implemented a new system in which (TbxLu1-x)2O3 isolator crystals are grown using the laser-based optical floating zone (LOFZ) process.”
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Claim 15: “The BMFTR-funded project "HiPEQ—Highly Integrated PIC-Based ECDLs for Quantum Technology" has developed such a beam source.”
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While the BMFTR is a funding body for various projects, the provided evidence does not explicitly link BMFTR to the HiPEQ project specifically; it only confirms the project exists and that BMFTR funds research in general.
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web search NEUTRAL — The BMFTR funds the continued development of AI and its translation into tangible benefits for the economy and society.European Research Area. The BMFTR cooperates closely with EU Member States to ach…
https://www.bmftr.bund.de/EN/Home/home_node.html
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web search NEUTRAL — This project is funded by the BMFTR.Universität Rostock. Project website: Link. Interdisciplinary Data Competence Center for the Bremen Region – DataNord [Implementation Phase] | BMFTR. Funding Period…
https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/data-science-center/research/cu…
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web search NEUTRAL — BMFTR projects. As part of its research programs, the German Federal Government provides funding for foundational technologies that advance developments in central fields of application, thereby encou…
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Claim 16: “With external dimensions of just 22 x 9 x 6 cm³, they provide enough space for all system components.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of insurance for estheticians and is completely irrelevant to the laser project dimensions.
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