Dr Ross Millar - University of Glasgow

Dr Millar is developing a low-cost technology that can measure individual photons of light in the short-wave infrared spectral region. Such devices have numerous applications, including long-range 3D LIDAR imaging to help autonomous vehicles drive safely, quantum encryption to secure our internet, and the ability to measure the presence of greenhouse gases. These are just a few examples of numerous emerging quantum imaging technologies. The technology is based on a novel material system – Germanium–Tin (GeSn), which can be processed in Si foundries such as those that make CMOS electronics, making it possible to mass produce at low cost compared to the current state-of-the-art devices.