Caption: Optical system Credit: ICRAR Astrophotonics
Applying quantum measurement techniques to astronomy will allow us to build telescopes with resolution surpassing any existing instrument. In this project, you will work along side researchers working to build the world’s first quantum telescope. The exact project will be tailored to the student’s skills and interests, but could include optics and optomechanics, machine learning, or quantum information theory.
| Student attributes | |
| Academic background | Physics, engineering |
| Computing skills | Programming proficiency is preferable, but not essential. |
| Training requirement | None |
| Project timeline | |
| Week 1 | Inductions and project introduction |
| Week 2 | Initial presentation |
| Week 3 | Construct experiment |
| Week 4 | Collect data |
| Week 5 | Analyse data |
| Week 6 | Modify experiment |
| Week 7 | Collect data |
| Week 8 | Analyse data |
| Week 9 | Final presentation |
| Week 10 | Final report |