Quantum Computing Inc secures order with Delft University of Technology

11/07/2025

Quantum Computing Inc (QCi), an innovative, integrated photonics and quantum optics technology company, has announced it has received its second purchase order in the company’s light detection and ranging (LiDAR)-based research and development offering. This latest order comes from the Department of Aerospace Structures and Materials at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands. TU Delft is a world-renowned public technical university, consistently ranking in the top 20 technical universities globally. 

It specialises in engineering, technology, computing, design and the natural sciences. 

The order is for a quantum photonic vibrometer (QPV) that can be used in sensing applications in challenging operational environments over a range of distances. 

Dr Vahid Yaghoubi, Assistant Professor at TU Delft, played a crucial role in the technical evaluation of the QPV to ensure its capabilities align with the advanced research needs of TU Delft in non-destructive testing (NDT) and structural health monitoring (SHM).

“At TU Delft, we are always looking for cutting-edge technologies that push the boundaries of NDT. QCi’s quantum photonic vibrometer stood out due to its advanced photon-counting capabilities, high sensitivity and ability to perform contactless measurements. Through our evaluation, we found its unique advantages over traditional laser Doppler vibrometers to be highly compelling for our research applications. This purchase marks a significant step in developing next-generation NDT/SHM techniques by integrating quantum sensing technologies into our work,” stated Dr Yaghoubi. 

With this purchase, TU Delft, with the leadership of Dr Yaghoubi, will be benchmarking QCi’s QPV against results from other classical vibrometers to verify and validate its performance and characteristics. Using leading-edge photonic sensing techniques to achieve high speed, single-photon sensitivity and noise rejection, QCi’s QPV operates at an eye-safe wavelength and can accurately characterise vibrational spectra with an amplitude as low as 110 nm.

“With this order, we have an exciting opportunity to provide our American-made technology and services to such an esteemed, international technology university, underscoring market demand for more sensitive and effective vibrometer solutions that cannot be attained through traditional technology. Our quantum photonic technology exponentially suppresses background noise, creating accurate outcomes while supporting a variety of research applications,” stated Dr William McGann, Chief Executive Officer of QCi.

In March, Nathan Eskue, an Associate Professor specialising in robotics, manufacturing, project management and rapid iteration prototyping for the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at TU Delft, joined QCi at its global headquarters in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA, to test, train and deploy the device as part of a series of planned collaborations and publications. 

This order comes less than a year after the internationally renowned Johns Hopkins University purchased QCi’s scanning LiDAR, which uses cutting-edge single-photon detection technology coupled with high-precision time-tagging at a wavelength of 532 nm, to test and evaluate underwater LiDAR technology. Dr Jeeva Ramanathan PhD, Quantum Tech Lead at QCi, who authored two patents for this advanced technology and has led its development at the company, added: “This latest order of our quantum photonic vibrometer illustrates the demand for our safe, precise and NDT technology, which can be used in an array of applications from determining the quality and integrity of materials to monitoring the performance of materials during operational use.”

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