Service offer and projects

The Quantum Fablab offers technological equipment dedicated to the advanced characterization of quantum materials and devices. Use of the equipment is charged according to the fee schedule, which includes rates for members of the academic community, as well as for companies.

For members of the UdeS academic community

Complete this request form and return it to coordination-qfl@USherbrooke.ca.

The FabLab manager will evaluate your request and, if necessary, contact you to schedule health and safety training, and provide you with access to the “Cryogenics and compressed gases” training available on Moodle.

Once the training has been completed, the FabLab manager will activate your UdeS card to give you access to the premises.

You must reserve the use of the equipment here :

For companies and the academic community outside UdeS

If you wish to use QFL equipment for their research and development can contact us directly at coordination-qfl@USherbrooke.ca.

Curious about what goes on inside the FabLab?

We welcome work from the following three research chairs.

INO Research Chair in Quantum Hybrid Systems

Hybrid quantum systems offer the possibility of combining the advantages of different systems, enabling functionalities that would otherwise be impossible. In this context, the prospect of combining quantum circuits and mechanical systems opens up promising prospects for the realization of new quantum technologies.

With this research chair in hybrid quantum systems, Professor Mathieu Juan and co-investigator Professor Paul Charette are developing new approaches combining quantum circuits, mechanical resonators and quantum optics for the processing, control and manipulation of quantum information.

Nord Quantique Research Chair in scalable quantum system control

The traditional approach used by quantum computers is to encode information in two-level systems (physical qubits), such as superconducting qubits. Quantum error correction techniques are required, where logical qubits are encoded in a set of physical qubits.

As part of this research chair, Professors Baptiste Royer and co-investigator Stefanos Kourtis are developing fundamental principles to guide the development of universal error-correcting quantum computers, paving the way for the manufacture of fault-tolerant quantum computers in Quebec.

CMC Microsystems and TELEDYNE IMAGING research chair in nanomaterials for integrated photonics

Photonic technologies, such as lasers and optical communications systems, are at the heart of today's digital technologies, and are set to play a crucial role in those of tomorrow. Preliminary studies have shown that graphene can convert light signals into electrical signals extremely rapidly, a process known as photodetection.

As part of this research chair, professors Mathieu Massicotte and co-investigator Serge Ecoffey are developing an innovative technique for exploiting graphene's extraordinary properties on a large scale to boost the performance of integrated photonic circuits and extend their fields of application. Their work is also aimed at developing ultra-fast photodetectors, a crucial technology for the optical communication systems of the future.