Description
pi3diamond is a collaboration between the University of Stuttgart and TU Vienna with the aim of developing open source hard- and software to control quantum physics experiments. In particular we investigate single quantum defects in diamond. The fast hardware is based on configurable digital logic consisting of FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays). The software for the data preparation and readout is programmed in Python. Currently a high-speed digital pulse generator with a resolution of 2 nanoseconds exists. Furthermore a time-to-digital data acquisition system was realized with a resolution of 80 picoseconds. We now plan to expand the available designs with a fast analog pulse system based on digital-to-analog converters. Furthermore we will include analog-to-digital functionality in order to sample analog signals.
Benefit for the Student
Get experience with fast digital electronics and FPGAs.
Benefit for the Project
Expand the project with analog input/output hardware.
Requirements
A good understanding of digital electronics. Knowledge of Verilog and Python are recommended but not required.
Mentors
Johannes Majer, Tobias Nöbauer, Helmut Fedder
Contact
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