Infleqtion Marks Milestone with First UK Sale of Quantum Clock, Tiqker
2024年6月26日 - 4:00PM
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University of Strathclyde to Integrate
Cutting-Edge Tiqker in Setting New Standards in Precision
Timekeeping
Infleqtion is delighted to announce the first UK commercial
delivery of its groundbreaking optical atomic clock, Tiqker™, to
the University of Strathclyde. This marks a historic milestone as
the first sale and commercial delivery of any optical atomic clock
within the UK.
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Infleqtion's groundbreaking optical
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The Tiqker unit, delivered to the laboratory of Professor Erling
Riis, signifies a promising collaboration between Infleqtion and
Professor Riis’s research group. Renowned for its stability and
robustness, as demonstrated by recent flight trials, Tiqker is set
to revolutionize navigation and precision timekeeping, establishing
a new standard in Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT)
technology. Tiqker offers hydrogen maser-like short-term
performance in a compact size, weight, and power package, with a
Cs-Beam-like holdover of up to seven days.
Timothy Ballance, President at Infleqtion UK, expressed his
enthusiasm: “We are very pleased to be able to deliver our first
commercial clock in the UK to Professor Riis and his group at the
University of Strathclyde. Tiqker will be rigorously tested by the
world-leading experts at the University of Strathclyde, and their
feedback will be invaluable as early customer insights.”
“The Infleqtion Tiqker represents a step-change for us in our
work developing and characterising miniaturised clocks based on
both hot and laser cooled atoms. We have often been limited by the
phase noise of the oscillator driving the atomic transitions. The
Tiqker is now by far the lowest phase noise oscillator we have for
referencing purposes and will shortly be fully integrated in our
programmes, complementing the facilities in the National Physical
Laboratory’s (NPL) National Timing innovation node, recently
launched at the University of Strathclyde,” said Professor Erling
Riis, Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde.
Leon Lobo, Head of the NPL-led National Timing Centre (NTC)
Programme, added: “The global supply chain for time, frequency and
synchronisation components is sparse, and urgently needs
addressing. The Tiqker clock will help bring diversity to this
supply chain, potentially supporting resilience for our digital
infrastructure, underpinned by time. We are excited by this
engagement with Infleqtion and the University of Strathclyde,
leveraging the Time and Frequency Innovation Node we have put in
place to support the development of the next generation of products
and services.”
The National Timing Centre (NTC) and NPL Quantum programmes have
embarked on developing the UK’s first nationally distributed timing
infrastructure and new measurement capabilities to support the
development of new quantum technologies. These initiatives allow
the UK to reduce reliance on Global Navigation Satellite Systems
(GNSS) and improve the resilience of Critical National
Infrastructure while also driving research and development into
future timekeeping technologies such as Tiqker. Enhanced time and
frequency signals will spur innovation in technologies such as
smart grids, time-critical 5G and 6G applications, factories of the
future, smart cities, and connected autonomous vehicles.
The University of Strathclyde forms part of this ground-breaking
programme through its collaboration in establishing the Time and
Frequency innovation node. This node aims to further distribute
signals traceable to UTC (NPL), the UK’s national time scale, to
users across Scotland.
About Infleqtion
Infleqtion, with offices in the United States, United Kingdom,
and Australia, delivers high-value quantum information precisely
where it is needed. By operating at the Edge, our
software-configured, quantum-enabled products deliver unmatched
levels of precision and power, generating streams of high-value
information for commercial organizations, the United States, and
allied governments. With 17 years of ColdQuanta's pioneering
quantum research as our foundation, our hardware products and
AI-powered solutions address critical market needs in positioning,
navigating, and timing, global communication security and
efficiency, resilient energy distribution, and accelerated quantum
computing. Learn how Infleqtion is revolutionizing how we
communicate, navigate, and discover at www.Infleqtion.com and
connect with us on LinkedIn.
Infleqtion UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of the flagship
commercial brand Infleqtion. Infleqtion UK has a fully equipped
quantum research laboratory and established production facilities
in Oxford for its UK-developed Photonically Integrated Cold Atom
Source (PICAS) product. The company conducts advanced research and
development in inertial sensing and advanced timing for navigation
within GNSS-denied environments, radiofrequency sensors for
communications and defence applications, memory modules for secure
quantum networks, and quantum information platforms for computation
and simulation.
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