University of Victoria

Purpose

The project goal is to advance the frontier of nanotechnology and optical instrumentation to implement a new generation of highly sensitive quantum systems for chemical-specific biomedical imaging. The partners will combine their expertise in quantum photonics, nanofabrication, optical design, chemical/bio sensors, and molecular spectroscopy to generate a new quantum sensing platform that will significantly surpass the performance of the current state-of-the-art, enabling unprecedented levels of sensitivity and specificity. The partnership will involve the fabrication of plasmonic nanostructures, the implementation of a quantum imaging system and the development of protocols for biomedical testing. The outcome of this partnership will enhance the range of applications of quantum sensors and imaging technologies in chemistry, biology and biomedicine.