Aegiq has announced the successful commissioning of its flagship photonic quantum computer at the UK’s National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC). The company has completed all technical and integration milestones for the system, which is the first on-premises photonic quantum computer it has deployed.
The system integrates compound-semiconductor single-photon sources with silicon-photonics processing and is fully reconfigurable via Aegiq’s Lightworks SDK. This is intended to enable developers to define and run quantum circuits remotely. The system was delivered in collaboration with QuiX Quantum, LioniX International, Razor, and Fraunhofer CAP through funding from Innovate UK.
The commissioning is the successful fulfillment of a contract awarded in February 2024 through an Innovate UK competition. The system is designed to enable exploration and validation of photonic quantum computing use cases and to support near-term solution exploration. Aegiq is also advancing a second-generation platform with next-generation on-demand telecom-band sources. Scott Dufferwiel, CEO of Aegiq, commented that commissioning at the NQCC is a pivotal step in proving its fiber-interconnected photonic architecture.
Read more about this collaboration in the Aegiq LinkedIn post here and the news of the initial award in HPCwire here.
September 27, 2025
