Octave: Up/down Conversion Up to 18 GHz with Auto Calibration
Eliminate overhead and streamline
microwave quantum control
Octave is an auto-calibrated compact instrument for up/down conversion of OPX+ baseband signals (DC – 400 MHz) to microwave signals (2 – 18 GHz). With Octave, you can have full confidence in your microwave signals’ fidelity, hassle-free – leaving you time to focus on what matters: your qubits.
Accelerate Experiments
Octave has built-in IQ mixers and local oscillators – offering a comprehensive setup without asking your team to deal with mixer calibrations – Octave calibrates mixers automatically in a fraction of a second.
Modular Solution
Unlike traditional quantum control solutions that use fixed channels, either baseband or microwave, OPX+ with Octave provides channels that are either baseband when connected directly from OPX+ or microwave if routed through Octave – allowing for easy modification as needed.
Easy to Scale
By stacking multiple Octave units. Whether you’re experimenting on a single qubit or many qubits, Octave scales with your QPU.
Key Features
- Covers the entire range from 2 to 18 GHz
- 5 upconverters and 2 downconverters
- 3 independent internal synthesizers and option for up to 5 external synthesizers
- Seamlessly and coherently integrates with OPX+ quantum controller
- Ultra-fast switching of output RF signal with high on/off isolation
- Ultra-fast automated image and LO leakage calibration to >50 dBc
QM's control electronics provide the best real-time features along with an intuitive and well-documented programming interface. At TII, we successfully controlled a 25-q chip and conducted multiplexed characterization of all qubits using QM’s OPX and Octave. What we appreciate most, however, is the QM’s unwavering support and commitment to helping us achieve our targets, even going so far as to send some of their best scientists when needed.
Alvaro Orgaz
Lead QC Control
Replacing 3 devices with one synchronized, orchestrated machine tremendously simplified lab workflow. Now our pulse sequences run in a fraction of the time of any other device combo. Plus, we can “talk” to the FPGA in human-speak, to run real-time calculations that were too complicated before! Along with the yoga-level.
Dr. Amit Finkler
PI
Using high-fidelity rapid readout and real-time state assignment, we were able to do an active reset and generate this noiseless plot (100,000 times averaging) in 20 seconds. Without active reset (assuming 400us between sequences) it would have taken roughly an hour to get a similar quality plot.” Dr. Eunjong Kim Painter Lab, Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM), Caltech Simultaneous control and reset at scale – 10-qubit device example X180
Dr. Eunjong Kim
Seoul National University Assistant Professor
Quantum Machines' OPX played a key role in our roadmap. It enabled us to get the best control electronics out there [FPGA] without having to learn how to program them. QM provides a very scalable, very easy to use and very powerful hardware, which allows us to focus on the quantum science.
Dr. Théau Peronnin
CEO & Co-Founder
Within only two days of unboxing the OPX and Octave, we were running randomized benchmarking, active reset, state tomography, and all the routine qubit control protocols. This was simply incredible. Furthermore, the easy-to-use QUA language allowed us to implement our pulse sequences in minutes. As a startup, speed of progress is a crucial element of our success. With QM, we are confident to accelerate our development and achieve results in days instead of months or even years
Nick Farina
CEO
OPX has been a powerful enabler in our lab, helping us quickly characterize the performance of our recently discovered qubits. The hardware removes time wasted in uploading and waiting during pulse programming. QUA has substantially reduced the complexity of writing quantum protocols, allowing us to code dynamical decoupling and RB sequences in just a few lines. It remarkably saves our time in optimizing the processes and visualizing the results, allowing us to focus more on understanding the physics of our new qubits.
Prof. Dafei Jin
Professor
OPX+ & Octave: Perfect, all-in-one measurement system for SNU's silicon 5 qubit device!
Prof. Dohun Kim
Professor
OPX played a crucial role in our advanced quantum experiments. This platform is the most flexible and user-friendly system in our lab. It saved us a significant amount of time, enabling us to concentrate on quantum science and make progress much faster compared to writing our own code. Furthermore, the Quantum Machines customer success team has been extremely helpful in addressing our needs and maximizing the solution's full potential.
Prof. Johannes Fink
Professor
The OPX+ and Octave are a dramatic improvement over the traditional homemade AWG plus DAQ systems. These QM instruments offer ease of use across several levels of abstraction: from implementing and optimizing individual pulses to realizing complex experiments with real time processing and feedback. Coding is user-friendly, which makes transmitting the know-how between group members much more straightforward.
Prof. Sorin Paraoanu
Associate Professor
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