The new large-scale equipment ficonTEC CL1500 is a ‘multi-purpose micro-assembly machine’. The new system from Ficontec will be used to manufacture quantum chips for ion trap-based quantum computers. It is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) as part of the MIQRO joint project (‘Scalable quantum computer with high-frequency-controlled stored ions’) and procured by the working group of Prof. Dr. Christian Ospelkaus (Institute for Quantum Optics).
The ficonTEC CL1500 is specially designed for the following main functions:
- Automated alignment and bonding of optical waveguides (single fibre and fibre array units) to chips with integrated optical waveguides using active alignment. For this purpose, the system has a dispensing unit and the option of curing the adhesive or epoxy thermally or using UV light.
- Automated alignment and bonding of chip-on-submount assemblies. The bonds can be made using adhesive/epoxy, laser soldering and thermocompression bonding.
- Automatic optical inspection of components, structures or bonds. The inspection is carried out using classic image processing or deep learning.
The device description and contact person for the Ficontec system are listed on the LNQE website under Technology in the LNQE Research Building.
