OpportunityTitle: Quibits in Silicon - BAA
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants under this BAA include degree-granting universities (foreign and  domestic), nonprofit organizations, and industrial concerns (large and small businesses).  Proposals are encouraged from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (as determined by the Secretary of Education to meet requirements of Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. &#167;1061)) and from Minority Institutions defined as institutions &#8220;whose enrollment of a single minority or a combination of minorities exceeds 50 percent of the total enrollment.&#8221; [20 U.S.C. &#167; 1067k(3) and 10 U.S.C. &#167; 2362].  However, no funds are specifically allocated for HBCU/MI participation.
Description: Several silicon-based quantum computing research groups have demonstrated control of single qubits using a number of different physical implementations. Investigations have spanned qubits realized in single electrons or nuclear spins to encoded qubits in systems of multiple spins. However, demonstrations of multi-qubit control in silicon are nascent. The goal of this BAA is to solicit research that would accelerate the development of multi-qubit systems in silicon, advance understanding of the multi-qubit environment that affects high-fidelity qubit operations, and development of optimal approaches to single and two-qubit control in a multi-qubit system.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Government Point of Contact
GrantorContactText: MATTHEW R. LYNCH &lt;br/&gt;CONTRACT/GRANT SPECIALIST
CloseDateExplanation: Response Dates:    White Papers: August 9, 2016 4:00PM Eastern    Proposals: October 21, 2016 4:00PM Eastern