--- title: UbiQD Wins New Mexico Grant for Quantum Light Source... description: UbiQD has received a $200,000 grant from New Mexico's Quantum Technologies Award to develop a quantum dot-based light source that emits single photons on... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/ubiqd-wins-new-mexico-grant-for-quantum-light-source-development-wab8ccl5a twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: UbiQD Wins New Mexico Grant for Quantum Light Source Development | daily.dev og:description: UbiQD has received a $200,000 grant from New Mexico's Quantum Technologies Award to develop a quantum dot-based light source that emits single photons on... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubiqd-wins-new-mexico-grant-for-quantum-light-source-development-wab8ccl5a og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wab8Ccl5a.png og:image:alt: UbiQD Wins New Mexico Grant for Quantum Light Source Development og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # UbiQD Wins New Mexico Grant for Quantum Light Source Development **[The Quantum Insider](https://daily.dev/sources/thequantuminsider)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary UbiQD has received a $200,000 grant from New Mexico's Quantum Technologies Award to develop a quantum dot-based light source that emits single photons on demand at room temperature. The funding, from the Economic Development New Mexico Department's Technology and Innovation Office, will pay for optical equipment and device prototyping at UbiQD's Los Alamos headquarters. The work builds on a 2024-2025 partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory that produced some of the first detailed measurements of single-photon emission from UbiQD's cadmium-, lead- and mercury-free quantum dots. UbiQD holds 17 granted U.S. patents, 23 granted international patents and 27 pending applications, including one for a fiber-coupled broadband light source also granted in Korea, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany and France. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What problem does a room-temperature single-photon source solve for quantum computing? Most quantum computers today rely on superconducting circuits cooled to near absolute zero in large refrigerators, while photon-based approaches need a light source that emits exactly one photon at a time, on demand, without that extreme cooling. Typical sources either emit multiple photons randomly, wasting output, or must themselves be cooled to near absolute zero, which is the gap UbiQD's quantum dot technology targets. _Anyone evaluating photonic quantum hardware approaches can follow component breakthroughs like this on daily.dev._ ### What quantum dot materials is UbiQD using for single-photon emission instead of cadmium or lead-based dots? UbiQD uses proprietary I-III-VI semiconductor quantum dots that are free of cadmium, lead, and mercury. A 2024-2025 partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory under the Technology Readiness Gross Receipts Initiative produced some of the first detailed measurements of single-photon emission from these specific materials. _Readers tracking safer materials in photonics hardware can keep up with developments like this on daily.dev._ ### How large is UbiQD's patent portfolio around quantum dot technology? UbiQD owns or exclusively licenses 17 granted U.S. patents and 23 granted international patents, with 27 applications pending. The portfolio spans foundational quantum dot material patents, processing into usable forms like films and concentrates, and end-use applications including security inks, agriculture, and solar, plus a fiber-coupled broadband light source patent also granted in Korea, Canada, the Netherlands, Germany, and France. _Those assessing a quantum materials company's IP position can track filings like this via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [New Mexico Awards $1.2 Million to Six Quantum Technology Companies](https://daily.dev/posts/new-mexico-awards-1-2-million-to-six-quantum-technology-companies-n8izizgfi) · The Quantum Insider · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Photon Queue Wins $500,000 Grant to Establish Quantum Technology Presence in New Mexico](https://daily.dev/posts/photon-queue-wins-500-000-grant-to-establish-quantum-technology-presence-in-new-mexico-gao35aw4g) · The Quantum Insider · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Quantum photonic chip integrates light-emitting molecules with single-mode waveguides](https://daily.dev/posts/quantum-photonic-chip-integrates-light-emitting-molecules-with-single-mode-waveguides-6jpxvmwwh) · Phys.org · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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