Quantum Computing Firm Pasqal Acquires AEPONYX
Neutral atom computing firm Pasqal has acquired AEPONYX, a developer of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) technology. According to Pasqal, the move strengthens its existing hardware platform and accelerates its roadmap to fault-tolerant quantum computing.
Pasqal’s platform uses neutral atoms, suspended in space using lasers, as qubits. These atoms store and process quantum information with extraordinary accuracy and coherence. Controlling the light that manipulates these atoms requires extreme precision that goes beyond that which traditional systems can provide, according to the company.
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AEPONYX’s PICs offer a compact, stable, and efficient solution to generate and control the complex light fields required to trap, arrange, and entangle these atoms. Embedding this technology directly into Pasqal’s processors is expected to provide greater accuracy, robustness, and scalability to the complex optics needed to run a quantum computer.
Specifically, the integration of PICs into its technology platform will allow Pasqal to replace delicate optical setups with chip-scale circuits that will dramatically increase the stability of atom control and the precision of individual qubit manipulation. It will also simplify scaling from hundreds to thousands of qubits, according to Pasqal.
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