Request for Information: Quantum-Interface-Compatible Photonic Integrated Circuits (QuIC PICs) DARPA-SN-25-95
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AI-generated · Aug 24, 2025Provide information on the photonic integrated circuit (PIC) needs of quantum-technology companies, with a focus on systems that use quantum emitters such as neutral atoms, trapped ions, color centers, quantum dots, or other matter-based resources.
DARPA’s Microsystems Technology Office is seeking industry input to identify opportunities for investing in broadly-applicable foundry platforms that can supply an accessible domestic resource for end users of quantum-tailored PICs within the broader quantum-manufacturing ecosystem. No additional requirements (e.g., brand-name, certifications, site visits) are specified in the notice.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) seeks information on the photonic integrated circuit (PIC) needs of quantum technology companies, particularly for systems based on quantum resources such as neutral atoms, trapped ions, color centers, quantum dots, or other matter-based quantum resources, hereafter referred to as quantum emitters. DARPA intends to use responses to this Request for Information (RFI) to identify potential opportunities for investment in broadly-applicable foundry platforms to provide an accessible domestic resource for end users of quantum-tailored PICs within the broader quantum manufacturing ecosystem.
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