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QphoX, Delft

Delft, Netherlands52.01°N 4.37°E
computed criticality18/100
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Spun out of TU Delft, in early 2026 it launched a quantum transducer converting the microwave signals of superconducting qubits into telecom optical photons, with IBM as its first test partner.
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Microwave-to-optical quantum transduction is still a very young technology, with low conversion efficiency and unproven at scale. The company is small and depends on funding and large partners.

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