DARPA (DSO): ARC QUAntum Materials Engineering using eLEctrOmagNetic fields (QUAMELEON)

This ARC opportunity seeks to push the boundaries of optical control of solid-state materials, extending established Floquet engineering techniques to regimes where material properties can meaningfully be changed by electromagnetic fields at the few-photon level or by cavity-enhanced vacuum modes, including new phases of matter and out-of-equilibrium effects.

ARC Opportunities are designed to allow an individual researcher the opportunity and time to focus on nascent, paradigm-shifting ideas for national security applications. While multiple researchers from the same organization may be proposed, the aggregate level of effort for a proposed research concept must be equivalent to one full-time equivalent (FTE) and 12 months.

Funding: $300,000 total 

Duration: 1 year 

Research Authority due date: 22.5.24

Abstract (required) due date: 3.6.24