<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><ns2:project xmlns:ns1="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api" xmlns:ns2="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project" xmlns:ns3="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/fund" xmlns:ns4="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/person" xmlns:ns5="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/project/outcome" xmlns:ns6="http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/gtr/api/organisation" ns1:created="2026-06-03T15:52:43Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/projects/48EAF852-BEC1-46D0-B1C8-FE8009998E5B" ns1:id="48EAF852-BEC1-46D0-B1C8-FE8009998E5B"><ns1:links><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/persons/81E390AC-94BA-4C87-B916-F1B055EB4A99" ns1:rel="PM_PER"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/1763711D-C331-4500-A329-7189F3527C40" ns1:rel="LEAD_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/E04097D1-7386-4BEC-AB80-85F0EEB80CB2" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/organisations/1763711D-C331-4500-A329-7189F3527C40" ns1:rel="PARTICIPANT_ORG"/><ns1:link ns1:end="2021-06-29T23:00:00Z" ns1:href="http://gtr.ukri.org/gtr/api/funds/73D3EE9D-8A46-41CA-BA51-29D42E3D4C6E" ns1:rel="FUND" ns1:start="2019-09-30T23:00:00Z"/></ns1:links><ns2:identifiers><ns2:identifier ns2:type="RCUK">105572</ns2:identifier></ns2:identifiers><ns2:title>Improving the quantum efficiency of single-photon sources and detectors</ns2:title><ns2:status>Closed</ns2:status><ns2:grantCategory>Collaborative R&amp;D</ns2:grantCategory><ns2:leadFunder>Innovate UK</ns2:leadFunder><ns2:abstractText>Nu Quantum partners with the National Physical Laboratory to develop cutting-edge single photon sources and detectors to enable a step-change in performance of free-space quantum key distribution.

NPL will use Nu Quantum's arrays of room temperature devices to optimise an automated quantum optical measurement suite: a step towards national standardisation of quantum devices through large-scale measurement.</ns2:abstractText></ns2:project>