{"id":97973,"date":"2026-06-04T17:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=97973"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:45:10","slug":"hamamatsu-nkt-and-yaqumo-collaborate-on-photonics-for-quantum-computers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/hamamatsu-nkt-and-yaqumo-collaborate-on-photonics-for-quantum-computers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamamatsu, NKT, and Yaqumo Collaborate on Photonics for Quantum Computers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese conglomerate Hamamatsu Photonics, its subsidiary NKT Photonics, and startup Yaqumo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hamamatsu.com\/content\/dam\/hamamatsu-photonics\/sites\/documents\/01_HQ\/01_news\/01_news_2026\/2026_06_04_en.pdf\">signed<\/a> a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and commercialize photonic systems for cold atom quantum computers.<\/p>\n<p>According to the press release, the agreement lays the foundation for joint <span data-descr=\"research work aimed at creating new products, technologies, or confirming hypotheses\" class=\"old_tooltip\">R&#038;D<\/span> projects, the creation of industrial optical modules, and the establishment of a global supply chain for key components.<\/p>\n<p>In neutral atom quantum systems, photonic lasers play a critical role: they are used for cooling, trapping, manipulating qubit states, and subsequently reading information.<\/p>\n<p>Hamamatsu Photonics will provide expertise in photodetectors and ultra-sensitive imaging systems. NKT Photonics will develop specialized laser technologies and fiber optic solutions. Yaqumo will focus on hardware, developing its own scalable architecture based on ytterbium atoms.<\/p>\n<p>The signing ceremony took place on June 3 at the official residence of the Danish ambassador in Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The event was attended by Jingo Kikukawa, Director-General of the Bureau of Innovation and Environment at Japan&#8217;s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Jarl Frijs-Madsen, the Danish ambassador to Japan.<\/p>\n<p>Yaqumo noted that this initiative is part of an intergovernmental agreement between Japan and Denmark on cooperation in quantum technologies, <a href=\"https:\/\/www8.cao.go.jp\/cstp\/stmain\/20250127ryoshi.html\">signed<\/a> in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The partners expect that the cooperation will enable Japan to ensure stable supplies of optical components for its national quantum industry, while Denmark will strengthen its position as a global hub for high-tech equipment production.<\/p>\n<p>In May, Australian scientists <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/scientists-develop-full-cycle-photonic-chip-for-quantum-systems\">developed<\/a> a full-cycle photonic chip for quantum systems.<\/p>\n<p>In June, Dutch company QuiX Quantum <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/quix-quantum-develops-control-unit-for-photonic-quantum-computer\">installed<\/a> the first Feed-Forward Control Unit system designed for controlling a photonic quantum computer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese conglomerate Hamamatsu Photonics, its subsidiary NKT Photonics, and startup Yaqumo signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop and commercialize photonic systems for cold atom quantum computers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"Hamamatsu, NKT, and Yaqumo to develop photonic systems for quantum computers.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1703,135,575,1360],"class_list":["post-97973","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-denmark","tag-japan","tag-quantum-computers","tag-quantum-computing"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"4","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"Hamamatsu, NKT, and Yaqumo to develop photonic systems for quantum computers.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97973","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97973"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97975,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97973\/revisions\/97975"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}