Company · Livingston
Packaging and precision assembly of photonic and optoelectronic devices is the work of Alter Technology TÜV Nord UK at Livingston in West Lothian, the former Optocap, renamed in November 2019. Its quantum projects include QT Assemble, Fraunhofer CAP's consortium on making quantum components smaller and easier to build, and Pioneer Gravity, the ISCF project on a cold-atom gravity sensor. In April 2022 the Alter group opened a Photonics Design Centre at the University of Strathclyde's Technology and Innovation Centre in Glasgow and set out about €6 million over three to five years for it and the Livingston plant, aimed at quantum navigation and satellite optical communications.
Alter Technology TÜV Nord UK, based in Livingston, is a company. It is a partner in 4 UK projects, including IQN, QEPNT and QT Assemble.
Sources: Companies House: Alter Technology TUV Nord UK Limited (SC244596) · Fraunhofer CAP: QT Assemble · Gateway to Research: Pioneer Gravity (104613) · Compound Semiconductor: Alter Technology opens Photonics Design Centre in Glasgow (7 April 2022)
IQN
A national research hub building quantum networks, from local links to satellite connections. Heriot-Watt University leads it.
Role: Partner
Funding: £21.9m
Themes: Networks, Communications
QEPNT
A national research hub for quantum position, navigation and timing, led by the University of Glasgow. It aims to reduce reliance on satellite signals such as GPS.
Role: Partner
Funding: £21.9m
Themes: Timing and navigation, Sensing, Defence and security
QT Assemble
A three-year Fraunhofer CAP-led consortium to make quantum technology components smaller, more robust and easier to build.
Role: Partner
Themes: Materials and components, Sensing
Gravity Pioneer
An RSK-led consortium that built and tested a cold-atom gravity sensor for surveying what lies underground.
Role: Partner
Funding: £6m
Themes: Sensing
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