Patents by Inventor Hendrik BLUHM

Hendrik BLUHM has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11687473
    Abstract: An electronic component (10) is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies (16, 18), for initializing the quantum mechanical state of a qubit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Künne, Hendrik Bluhm, Lars Schreiber
  • Publication number: 20230006669
    Abstract: An electronic component (10) is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies (16, 18), for initializing the quantum mechanical state of a qubit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
  • Publication number: 20220414516
    Abstract: An electronic component is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies for manipulating the quantum state of qubits in quantum dots. It comprises a substrate comprising a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas. Electrical contacts connect the gate electrode assemblies to voltage sources. A first gate electrode assembly having gate electrodes is arranged on a surface of the electronic component to generate movable potential wells in the substrate. A second gate electrode assembly serves to generate a potential barrier, which is adjacent to the first gate electrode assembly. The gate electrode assemblies have parallel electrode fingers, whereby the electrode fingers of the first gate electrode assembly are periodically and alternately interconnected in order to effect an almost continuous movement of the potential wells through the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
  • Publication number: 20220344565
    Abstract: An electronic component (10) is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies (16, 18, 20) for moving a quantum dot (52). The electronic component (10) comprises a substrate (12) having a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas. Electrical contacts connect the gate electrode assemblies (16, 18, 20) to voltage sources. A first gate electrode assembly (16) having gate electrodes (22, 24), which is arranged on a surface (14) of the electronic component in order to produce a potential well (50) in the substrate (12). The gate electrode assembly (16) has parallel electrode fingers (32, 34), wherein the electrode fingers (32, 34) are interconnected in a periodically alternating manner, which causes an almost continuous movement of the potential well (50) through the substrate (12), whereby a quantum dot (52) is transported in one direction together with this potential well (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
  • Publication number: 20220344541
    Abstract: An electronic component (10) for generating and emitting electromagnetic waves or single photons (48) comprises a layer system (12) of semiconductor materials. A middle layer (13) of gallium arsenide is arranged between a first layer (14) of aluminum gallium arsenide and a second layer (16) of aluminum gallium arsenide. A first outer layer (18) of gallium arsenide is provided on the first layer (14) of aluminum gallium arsenide; A second outer layer (20) of gallium arsenide is provided on the second layer (16) of aluminum gallium arsenide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen
    Inventors: Hendrik BLUHM, Feng LIU, Thomas DESCAMPS
  • Publication number: 20220335322
    Abstract: An electronic structure component (10, 110, 210, 310, 410) for logically connecting qubits of a quantum computer is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure. It comprises a substrate (12) with a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas and gate electrode assemblies (116, 118, 120) having gate electrodes (122, 124, 126, 128), which are arranged on a surface (14) of the electronic structure component (10, 110, 210, 310, 410). Electrical contacts connect the gate electrode assemblies (116, 118, 120) to voltage sources. The gate electrodes (122, 124, 126, 128) of the gate electrode assemblies (116, 118, 120) have parallel electrode fingers (132, 134, 136, 138).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
  • Publication number: 20220327072
    Abstract: An electronic component (10) is formed by a semiconductor component or a semiconductor-like structure having gate electrode assemblies (16, 18), for reading out the quantum state of a qubit in a quantum dot (42). The electronic component (10) comprises a substrate (12) having a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas. Electrical contacts connect the gate electrode assemblies (16, 18) to voltage sources. The gate electrode assemblies (16, 18) have gate electrodes (20, 22, 30, 32, 34, 38, 40), which are arranged on a surface (14) of the electronic component (10), for producing potential wells (46, 48, 62, 64, 66) in the substrate (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias KÜNNE, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER
  • Publication number: 20220293846
    Abstract: An electronic component (10, 110) is designed as a semiconductor or with a semiconductor-like structure for moving a quantum dot (68, 168) over a distance. The electronic component (10, 110) comprises a substrate (32, 132) having a two-dimensional electron gas or electron hole gas. A gate electrode assembly (16, 18, 20, 116, 118, 120) having gate electrodes (38, 40, 42, 44, 138, 140, 142, 144) is arranged on a surface (31, 131) of the electronic component (10, 110). The gate electrode assembly (16, 18, 20, 116, 118, 120) produces a potential well (66, 166) in the substrate (32, 132). Electrical terminals for connecting the gate electrode assembly (16, 18, 20, 116, 118, 120) to voltage sources are provided for this purpose. The disclosure further relates to a method for such an electronic component (10, 110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicants: Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH
    Inventors: Inga SEIDLER, Hendrik BLUHM, Lars SCHREIBER, Matthias KÜNNE