QuiX Quantum, the market leader in photonic quantum computing hardware, launches the world's largest photonic quantum processor. The processor, which was developed in QuiX's business location at Kennispark in Enschede, performs almost a factor of 2 better than the current generation of processors. The new quantum photonic processor has a record number of qumodes (20), and the highest operational specifications on the market. With this new product, QuiX Quantum continues to push the boundaries of photonic quantum computing.
What is quantum computing?
Quantum computing will revolutionize the way we process information, in areas such as machine learning, chemistry and finance, due to its ability to outperform supercomputers at certain computational tasks. A quantum photonic processor is a device that can be used to manipulate light for calculations. Such processors are the heart of a photonic quantum computer, a quantum computer that uses light particles as the basic information-carrying units.
What makes QuiX' quantum processor special?
Two things are important for a photonic processor: quantity and quality. Quantity here means the number of qumodes that the processor can support. Qumodes are the optical equivalent of qubits, the basic information-carrying units in the computer. This number should be as high as possible. The quality of the processor is determined by the amount of light that is lost passing through the processor; the less the better. QuiX Quantum has succeeded in producing a processor that simultaneously has very low optical losses and the largest number of qumodes.
With this product launch, QuiX Quantum strengthens its position as the global market leader in photonic quantum computing hardware. QuiX' products set themselves apart from the competition not only by their excellent specifications, but also by their commercial maturity: the system is plug-and-play, and compatible with a wide range of other quantum photonic hardware, including all photon sources and detectors currently on the market. For these reasons, QuiX's products have become the de-facto standard for photonic quantum computing across Europe, including the French, German, UK and Hungarian quantum ecosystems.
About QuiX Quantum
QuiX Quantum is a quantum technology company based in Enschede, the Netherlands, and is a spin-out of the University of Twente, with main investors Forward One and Oost NL.
