Labtours: RF-toepassingen op de TU Delft en bij spin-off bedrijven

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During the RF Technology event 2022 you can participate in the lab tours at the end of the day. The 'tours' are short, interactive guided tours in TU Delft along RF-related labs of QuTech, department Quantum Nanoscience MicroElectronics, and of spin-off companies. Participation is free for all visitors of RF Technology event on March 29 in Delft. You must register in advance register via the website.

Raymond Schouten, engineer at TU Delft, devised and organises the tours. “The lab tours are for anyone who wants to see examples of our activities in the field of RF technology,” Schouten says enthusiastically. “Visitors can choose from four labs that have a direct link with RF technology in the classical sense of the word. This makes the tours interesting for a broad target group: from people with an interest in quantum technology in general to specialists working in the telecom industry or test and measurement.”

Four lab tours

The tours start at 3 pm in the central hall, directly after the lecture program. Each tour lasts 20 minutes and is guided by an expert from TU Delft.

Steele lab
In the Steele lab of the Quantum Nanoscience department, quantum behavior in superconducting circuits and mechanical resonators is investigated with radio waves. This creates the necessary technological challenges and corresponding solutions. In this lab you can see the measurement setups and RF equipment with your own eyes.

Microwave group lab
If you are interested in RF components and their behavior in circuits, we recommend you to visit the Microwave group labThis lab is part of the Department of Microelectronics of TU Delft. The head of the lab is Dr. Marco Spirito. During the tour we will inform you about millimeter-wave laboratories for high-frequency device and system characterization.

QuTech institute lab
In the laboratories QuTech employs approximately 200 scientists. Everything here revolves around the development of the first prototype of a quantum computer. RF technology plays a major role in this. During the RF Technology event, we will visit one of the labs and you will hear more about RF signals that are used for control and readout. You will also see the equipment to cool the quantum chips to 273 degrees below zero.

QuTech spin-off companies
Delft Circuits is a spin-off of QuTech and TU Delft. Delft Circuits makes cryogenic circuit technologies and connection lines for cooling machines that are used in the development of quantum computers, scientific instruments and astronomical applications. In the lab you can see, among other things, how RF signals are sent to quantum chips via self-developed transmission lines.