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Khoi Pham

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Single-photon emitters (SPEs) are possible candidates for ideal sources of flying qubits in the field of quantum photonics and information technology. Experiments and developments of SPEs seek to provide an alternative method of implementing quantum photonic technologies. This project aims to design and implement a software suite that can control a time-correlated single photon counting and confocal microscopy setup that is under construction. The implementation of this software is designed to assist research by automating data collection from SPEs. Our team has chosen QUDI, a modular Python suite, as our main framework to build the software application. QUDI has 3 different module layers: the graphical user interface (GUI) module, the logic module, and the hardware module. The GUI helps the users interact with the machine more easily; the logic module is for controlling and synchronizing a given experiment; and the hardware module will turn the commands made by the logic modules into specific communication protocols for different devices. Combining these three types of modules, we have demonstrated the implementations of multiple parts of the experiment setup, including a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller, a piezoelectric driver, and the linear actuated variable attenuator thus far. The ultimate goal is to finish implementation of the rest of the hardware required and integrate all of the hardware modules into a fully functional GUI and automation codes. With this software, experiments on SPEs can achieve much higher throughput which is required for any potential breakthroughs in SPE based quantum technologies.

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Purdue University / 2023

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Khoi Pham