{"id":42,"date":"2025-06-18T23:39:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T23:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/physicseconomy.com\/?p=42"},"modified":"2025-06-19T19:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T19:14:10","slug":"quandela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/physicseconomy.com\/de\/uncategorized\/quandela\/","title":{"rendered":"Quandela"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Bereich:<\/strong> Photonic Quantum Computing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hauptsitz:<\/strong> Massy, France (with offices in Germany, Canada, South Korea)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gegr\u00fcndet:<\/strong> 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Core Innovation &amp; Technology:<\/strong> Quandela is a leader in <strong>full-stack photonic quantum computing<\/strong>. Their primary innovation lies in their <strong>eDelight solid-state single-photon source<\/strong>. This proprietary technology is crucial because it effectively eliminates barriers to the scalable manipulation of single-photon qubits. Unlike some other quantum computing approaches, Quandela uses photons (particles of light) as their qubits, which can be less prone to decoherence issues than other qubit types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their approach involves:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Photonic Quantum Processing Units (QPUs):<\/strong> These are designed and manufactured by Quandela, leveraging light to perform quantum computations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Photonic Chip:<\/strong> Within the chip, single-photon states undergo configurable unitary transformations, effectively executing the quantum circuit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Single Photon Detection:<\/strong> Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors at the chip output register the photons, and detection times are processed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cloud Accessibility:<\/strong> Quandela offers their quantum computers (like &#8220;Belenos,&#8221; their 12-photonic-qubit machine) via a cloud platform, making their cutting-edge solutions accessible to researchers and businesses globally. This democratizes access to quantum computing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Schl\u00fcsselmerkmale und Unterscheidungsmerkmale:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Modular and Scalable Architecture:<\/strong> Their photonic approach allows for a modular, scalable, upgradeable, and energy-efficient architecture.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Error Protection:<\/strong> While quantum computers are inherently sensitive, their photonic approach can offer some advantages in reducing certain types of errors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Full-Stack Solution:<\/strong> Quandela develops both the hardware (quantum devices) and the software (quantum algorithms and cloud platform), offering a complete ecosystem.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Application Focus:<\/strong> While supporting fundamental research, they also target practical applications in fields like materials science (e.g., computing ground-state energy of molecules using VQE algorithms), finance, automotive, defense &amp; security, and logistics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Marktposition &amp; Meilensteine:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Recognized Leader:<\/strong> Named a &#8220;Deep Tech Champion 2024&#8221; by Systematic Paris-Region, a major European deep technology cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Significant Funding:<\/strong> Quandela secured over \u20ac65 million in funding since its creation, including a \u20ac50 million round in November 2023 from investors like Serena, Credit Mutuel Innovation, the European Innovation Council Fund, and existing investors. They also received support from the French government&#8217;s &#8220;France 2030 Plan.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>International Expansion:<\/strong> The recent funding is aimed at expediting international expansion and increasing production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Growing User Base:<\/strong> Their cloud platform serves over 1,200 researchers and partner companies in 30 countries, with a growing percentage of business users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Technological Milestones:<\/strong> They have demonstrated CNOT quantum gates based on photons emitted by quantum dots and are progressing rapidly on their Roadmap 2030, with their 12-qubit Belenos exceeding Moore&#8217;s Law progression.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Core Innovation &amp; Technology: Quandela is a leader in full-stack photonic quantum computing. Their primary innovation lies in their eDelight solid-state single-photon source. This proprietary technology is crucial because it effectively eliminates barriers to the scalable manipulation of single-photon qubits. Unlike some other quantum computing approaches, Quandela uses photons (particles of light) as their qubits, [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":81,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/physicseconomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/eteteteet.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":120,"url":"https:\/\/physicseconomy.com\/de\/uncategorized\/quantum-computing-inc-qubt\/","url_meta":{"origin":42,"position":0},"title":"Quantum Computing Inc. 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