Quantum Scopes

Project funded by Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems (Vinnova) (Project grant), grant 2021-03850_Vinnova. Participating organisations named by the source: Grundbulten 103023 AB. Funded amount: SEK 1,491,840, as stated by the source. Runs 2021-11-10 to 2024-03-26. Keywords: Naturvetenskap, Natural Sciences, Biologi (Medicinska tillämpningar under 3 och lantbruksvetenskapliga under 4), Biological Sciences (Medical to be 3 and Agricultural to be 4), Biofysik, Biophysics. Source: OpenAIRE Graph, from the funder's project data (collected by OpenAIRE on 2025-12-06); national funding data, not CORDIS. Abstract given by the source: Purpose and goal: ** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The goal was to develop an infrared scanning confocal microscope that uses superconducting detectors to be able to image with single photons. We have built a prototype at KTH which is now functional. Expected results and effects: ** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The microscope has two imaging options: a ccd camera for alignment and positioning of the object and a scanned laser image. The microscope images areas with a 150 by 150 micrometer area at up to 10 images per second. The wavelength used is 1550 nm, but can easily be changed to a longer wavelength. Approach and implementation: ** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The project started in the spring of 2022 and started smoothly. Design of the first prototype went smoothly and the initial challenges were: - Design the microscope for top-down illumination - Design the microscope for the possibility of performing tests on live animals - Choose a suitable scanning mirror. The last point proved to be the big challenge and a lot of time was lost because the first mirror bought did not meet the specifications promised.

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AI-assisted summary: The Quantum Scopes project, funded by Vinnova with SEK 1,491,840, runs from November 10, 2021, to March 26, 2024. It aims to develop an infrared scanning confocal microscope using superconducting detectors, with a functional prototype built at KTH. Suggested technology pillar: sensing. Generated by AI from the public source text; it may contain errors and the original source is authoritative.