Established in September 2023, Photon Technology Italy SRL, PHOTEC (lTALY) is a leading high-tech company based in the beautiful framework of Naples city in Italy, a place considered the temple of creativity since centuries. The company was bulit by distinguished researchers from the Italian National Research Council, Federico II University, and Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. We are dedicated to the advancement and commercialization of cutting-edge single-photon detection systems, cryogenic technologies, and associated innovative solutions.
As of April 2024, PHOTEC is proud to have a team of 35 outstanding young professionals, including 12 Ph.D. and 6 Master's degree, with expertise spanning superconductivity, low-temperature physics, optics, electronics, and related fields.
Through collaborations with partners, we have achieved remarkable scientific accomplishments, publishing numerous high-level papers in renowned journals such as Nature and Science. Moreover, we have collaborated closely with clients to achieve several world-firsts and records, including facilitating the superior quantum computing performance of the Nine-Chapter optical Quantum Computing, achieving a world-record distance over 1000km for quantum key distribution, and attaining a maximum quantum communication speed of 622Mbps/s.
At PHOTEC, we prioritize customer value creation and hold the social responsibility. We are committed to the development of highly sensitive photon detection technologies to advance the fields of quantum information and beyond.
Lixing You received his Ph. D. degree from Nanjing University in 2003. He has been engaged in superconducting electronics research at Tohoku University in Japan, Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden, University of Twente in the Netherlands, NIST in the United States and University of California, Berkeley, with rich experience in superconducting electronics and applications. In September 2007, Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences joined the "Hundred Talents Project". He carries out long-term research on superconducting single photon detector (SNSPD). The device performance of independent research reached the international leading level; The cooperation realized a series of international leading application demonstrations of quantum information and satellite ranging. It has strongly promoted the scientific and technological progress in the field of quantum information in China. In addition, he is the chief scientist of the key research and development program "High Performance Single photon Detection Technology (2017-2022)" of Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. As the principal, he initiated the formulation of the first international standard of SNSPD (IEC 61788-22-3). In 2016, he founded Photon Technology Co. Ltd and realized the only SNSPD device and system commercial sales in China.
Lixing You has published more than 140 SCI academic papers and 15 authorized invention patents (including 2 international patents). He was invited to international conferences to give lectures for 3 times. The invitation lectures were over 10 times. In 2019, he won the first prize of Technology Invention Award of Chinese Optical Engineering Society (ranked first). In 2018, he won the IEC 1906 Award of International Electrotechnical Commission. In 2014 and 2019, his quantum communication application achievements were awarded as "China's Top Ten Scientific and Technological progress" twice. He is on the editorial board of five journals including Superconductor Science and Technology and Scientific Reports, and deputy editor-in-chief of IEEE CSC SNF. He is a member of International Workshop of Superconducting Sensors and Detectors Series, vice chairman of National Superconducting Standardization Technical Committee, vice chairman of Superconducting Electronics Branch of Chinese Electronics Society, etc.
In 2007, the Single Photon Group of
the Institute of Microsystems was established