By University of Waterloo - Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN)
Constructed to the most stringent scientific standards — including controls for vibration, temperature, humidity, electromagnetic radiation and more — the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) enables quantum information research at the highest international level. Laboratories and technical specifications 1. Superconducting qubits (solid-state and low temperature) 2. Atomic & ion-trapping quantum information processing 3. Quantum optics 4. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)/spin-based quantum information processing 5. Quantum communication/cryptography The laboratories are equipped with the following: - Temperature control: +/- 0.1°C - Humidity range: 45% +/- 3% - Vibration rating: VC-E (less than 3 um floor deflection/sec) - Acoustic rating: NC-30 - Radio Frequency Interference/Electromagnetic Interference (RFI/EMI) shielding: Substantially better than 1mG peak-to-peak