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Highlights in the Autumn issue include:

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University enhances wavelength conversion
• UK invests £100 million to boost five quantum hubs
• ETH Zurich creates laser with peak powers of 100 MW
• Arizona opens new home for the Center for Quantum Engineering
• Fraunhofer IAF achieves first operation of dual-media NV diamond laser
• Thorlabs to commercialize UK-developed collimator for quantum tech
• UK Science minister opens National Quantum Computing Centre
• Quantum error correction outperforms leading quantum computing firm, says Korean team
• Diamonds are a quantum computer’s best friend

Autumn 2024

Highlights in the Summer issue include:

• Laboratory finds range of possibilities for quantum computing in DARPA program
• Silicon photonics promises large-scale applications in quantum information
• Stockholm University quantum breakthrough with light making materials magnetic
• Optical computer installed at UK National Quantum Computing Centre
• Sensor and quantum hubs win US government grants
• Wave Photonics secures £4.5M; launches quantum PIC package service
• JILA develops laser-based ‘world’s most accurate’ atomic clock
• Infleqtion installs UK’s ‘first’ commercial optical atomic clock
• PhotonVentures backs Eindhoven’s MicroAlign to ease ‘quantum bottleneck
• Lawrence Berkeley Lab using femtosecond laser to create/destroy qubits on demand
• plus the latest product launches from within the industry

Summer 2024

Highlights in the Spring issue include:

• China-Europe group creates customizable waveguide arrays to drive photonic systems
• Quantum groups combine to drive European quantum computing sector
• One-way travel for light optical isolators based on Faraday rotators
• QCi wins order for “revolutionary” underwater lidar
• Max-Planck progresses UV spectroscopy with high-resolution dual-comb method
• KTH Sweden develops 3D printed silica glass micro-optics on fibers
• Researchers moving toward networked quantum devices
• Twente leads ‘QU-PIC’ project to drive growth of quantum computing
• Quintessent lands $11.5M to advance optical interconnects
• IonQ claims quantum interconnect advance
• ICFO develops QUIONE, quantum simulator that observes individual atoms
• Japan’s RIKEN and NTT scientists create ‘optical conveyor belt’ for quasi particles
• Toshiba tests show QKD can be integrated into existing regional networks

Spring 2024

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As quantum technologies continue to revolutionize industries, Quantum Focus magazine serves as a comprehensive guide delivering the latest news, breakthroughs, and insights. Tailored for both engineers and C-Level management, Quantum Focus explores the rapidly expanding landscape of quantum applications, illuminating their relevance, potential, and impact across various sectors.

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Winter 2024