Our Story
We're convinced that silicon – the very backbone of modern telecommunications and computation – is the missing component needed to finally realize the goal of a global quantum network.
With our origins out of the Silicon Quantum Technology Lab at Simon Fraser University, we specialize in next-generation quantum technologies: spin/photon interfaces in silicon, silicon integrated photonics, and quantum optics. We know that photonic links in silicon will deliver entanglement not only between spin qubits, but also entanglement between multiple quantum chips – a key driver towards quantum networks.
2013
Physics Breakthrough of the Year
“Quantum states have been shown to endure in a room-temperature solid-state device for a whopping 39 minutes, shattering the previous record of 2 seconds”
“The feat – based on phosphorus atoms in silicon as their qubits – was achieved at Simon Fraser University by physicists from Canada, the UK, and Germany”
The team included Professor Emeritus Michael Thewalt – the world expert on the optical properties of isotopically-enriched silicon-28, and Dr. Stephanie Simmons – who both went on to found Photonic under Stephanie's leadership.
2015
Physics Breakthrough of the Year
“For creating the first quantum-logic device made from silicon”
2015
First patent filed
Interactions with quantum information stored in spins
2016
Photonic incorporates
as the path to commercialize the critical research coming out of the Simon Fraser University Silicon Quantum Technology (SQT) Lab
2017
Canadian Foundation for Innovation grant for $20M
to the Simon Fraser University SQT Lab headed by Michael Thewalt and Stephanie Simmons
2017 - 2020
Ongoing IP Innovation
2019
First individually addressable silicon qubit produced
in British Columbia, Canada
2019
Executive team joins Photonic
CEO Paul Terry & CQO Stef Simmons combine forces to bring the vision of the first universal quantum chip to market, with Dr. Mike Thewalt serving as a strategic technical advisor to the company
2020 - 2022
Photonic team growing
We're expanding our world-class team in one of the world’s most livable cities, Vancouver, Canada. We have team members across Canada, the United States, and Europe.
