Purchase of Closed-Cycle Helium Cryogenic System
Heriot-Watt UniversityEstimated Value
Up to £165,174
Deadline
23 February 2026
Published
29 April 2026
Type
goods
Overview
The University is seeking a contractor to supply, deliver and install a closed-cycle helium cryogenic system for quantum-optics experiments, The University is seeking a contractor to supply, deliver and install a closed-cycle helium cryogenic system for quantum-optics experiments capable of cooling small semiconductor chips to a temperature of 4K, which are mounted with on-chip optical and electrical connections.
The chips should be optically addressable using a low working distance objective. The system will be used for a range of experiments in quantum optics and quantum technologies, with particular focus on characterising devices in silicon carbide where solid-state defect spins are coupled to optomechanical microcavities. The system will be situated in an optics lab at the University’s Edinburgh campus
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attocube systems AG
£165,174
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Heriot-Watt UniversityKey Dates
Published
29 April 2026
Submission deadline
23 February 2026
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