Qubit Coherence Times in Our 100-Atom Array: Benchmark Results
We share measured T1 and T2 values from our latest 100-atom strontium array runs and discuss what limits coherence at this scale.
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Quantitative results, engineering decisions, and field notes from the Q-Factor team. Published when we have something worth saying.
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Autonomous Calibration in Neutral-Atom Arrays
How Q-Factor's AI layer detects qubit drift in real time and restores array fidelity without manual intervention, so experiments resume in minutes rather than hours.
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Improving Two-Qubit Gate Fidelity via Rydberg Blockade Tuning
Tightening the blockade radius control from our AI calibration loop cut two-qubit gate errors by a measurable margin in internal benchmark runs.
AI Drift Compensation for Optical Tweezer Arrays
A look at the ML architecture behind our calibration agent: how it learns trap-frequency drift patterns and preemptively adjusts beam parameters.
Neutral Atoms vs. Superconducting Qubits for Near-Term Applications
A frank technical comparison for research teams evaluating platforms: coherence, connectivity, operating temperature, and calibration overhead.
Scaling Tweezer Arrays Beyond 200 Atoms: Engineering Challenges
Increasing atom count exposes optical aberration and crosstalk problems that become dominant. Here is how we are approaching them.
Error Correction Strategies for Neutral-Atom Quantum Hardware
Surveying surface code, flag-qubit, and erasure-based approaches and how each fits the connectivity and fidelity profile of neutral-atom arrays.
Measuring and Tracking Gate Fidelity in Production Arrays
Randomized benchmarking, cycle benchmarking, and gate set tomography each give different information. We explain what we use and why.
Atom-by-Atom Loading: Getting Deterministic Occupancy in Tweezer Arrays
Single-atom imaging and rearrangement let us fill an array on demand. This post walks through the hardware and software stack behind it.
Using Reinforcement Learning to Automate Optical Trap Calibration
A practical account of training a policy to navigate the high-dimensional calibration space of a multi-beam trap controller.
Why Strontium-88 Makes a Compelling Platform for Neutral-Atom QC
Long coherence times, a clean level structure, and UV-accessible clock transitions make strontium worth the engineering overhead of blue-laser cooling.
A Founder's Note: Why We Built Q-Factor
We spent years running experiments where a third of every week went to calibration drift. That problem is solvable. This is why we chose to solve it.