Technical blog
Quantum phase estimation with Fire Opal
May 23, 2023
Make quantum technology useful
Infrastructure software to power the quantum future
Pioneering quantum infrastructure software
Quantum infrastructure software transforms bare-metal quantum processors into useful computational tools.
Our technology unleashes the hidden performance inside of the most powerful computers so you can achieve more.
10X
Cost-savings for platform providers
100X
Improved value for end-users
1,000X
Improved algorithmic accuracy
Cutting-edge research driving product innovation
We solve the toughest problems in quantum technology - hardware error and instability. Through our expertise in quantum control, we are driving major advances from AI automation to compilation, and quantum error correction to software-ruggedized cold-atom quantum sensing.
A team of global experts
We have assembled the world’s foremost team of quantum control engineers. Our expert team has turned groundbreaking research into a unique and transformational software offering to power the quantum sector.
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Most innovative companies
Top 100 innovators
Australian Hero
2023 SIIA CODiE Finalist
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The most important customers trust Q-CTRL
Whether you are an enterprise user seeking to understand how to gain a strategic advantage with quantum computing, or leading a high-pace quantum R&D effort, we have solutions to help.
Learn quantum computing
Upskill for the quantum era and empower your team with the best edtech solution for individuals and enterprises.
Black Opal
The world’s first interactive quantum educational tool
Accelerate your research
Gain meaningful insights from today's machines and build the quantum platforms of the future with our professional quantum infrastructure software tools for researchers.
Fire Opal
Effective error suppression for quantum computers as a simple, fully-automated solution
Boulder Opal
Everything you need to automate and optimize quantum hardware at scale
Gain a strategic first-mover advantage
From enterprise to government, quantum technology can open new possibilities that put you ahead of the competition.
Black Opal
The world’s first interactive quantum educational tool
Fire Opal
Effective error suppression for quantum computers as a simple, fully-automated solution
Quantum sensing
Software-defined quantum sensors for strategic advantage in real environments
Unleash latent hardware performance
The fastest way to boost your platform's utilization. Maximize hardware performance, stand out in a competitive market, and accelerate your development roadmap.
Embedded
Fully integrated performance management for quantum computing platforms
Learn quantum computing
Upskill for the quantum era and empower your team with the best edtech solution for individuals and enterprises.
Black Opal
The world’s first interactive quantum educational tool
Accelerate your research
Gain meaningful insights from today's machines and build the quantum platforms of the future with our professional quantum infrastructure software tools for researchers.
Fire Opal
Effective error suppression for quantum computers as a simple, fully-automated solution
Boulder Opal
Everything you need to automate and optimize quantum hardware at scale
Gain strategic first-mover advantage
From enterprise to government, quantum technology can open new possibilities that put you ahead of the competition.
Black Opal
The world’s first interactive quantum educational tool
Fire Opal
Effective error suppression for quantum computers as a simple, fully-automated solution
Quantum sensing
Software-defined quantum sensors for strategic advantage in real environments
Unleash latent hardware performance
The fastest way to boost your platform's utilization. Maximize hardware performance, stand out in a competitive market, and accelerate your development roadmap.
Embedded
Fully integrated performance management for quantum computing platforms
Real-world use cases
Chalmers achieves 8X faster quantum logic using Boulder Opal
With Boulder Opal, Chalmers was able to design totally new numerically optimized gates that enable massive speedups without introducing new gate errors.
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>8X
Reduction in gate duration.
It was really easy to go from code to experiments. I started from the relevant notebook in the documentation, followed the steps, adapted when necessary, and it simply worked! We’re now using Q-CTRL pulses that allow us to cut the time of our gates by eight times.
Marina Kudra, PhD student at Chalmers
Delivering quantum computing for faster commuting
Q-CTRL worked with TfNSW to improve the performance of quantum algorithms relevant to transport optimizaition problems and charted a path to quantum advantage.
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>200X
Improvement in algorithmic success.
This was a rare opportunity for some of our leading transport innovators and quantum computing experts to come together to tackle complex transport network management and congestion problems.
Andrew Constance, Minister for Transport and Roads
Developing a quantum-assured navigation solution
Q-CTRL worked with Advanced Navigation to develop a new hybrid approach to quantum navigation augmented by quantum control, enabling high positioning accuracy over very long periods of GPS denial.
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>180X
Navigational stability improvement.
This groundbreaking application of autonomous quantum sensors in space exploration will be invaluable in leveraging extraterrestrial resources to establish permanent human bases on the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Steven Marshall, Premier of South Australia
Making quantum logic 10X better on quantum computers
Q-CTRL developed and tested new optimized quantum logic gates that showed massive improvements in gate errors and stability against hardware drifts.
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>10X
Gate-level hardware improvement.
We used Qiskit Pulse and Q-CTRL’s Boulder Opal to run error-robust quantum gates on a five-qubit IBM Quantum Canary processor. These results show just how powerful pulse-level control can be for programming a quantum computer over the cloud.
