Photonic quantum startup QuiX Quantum has announced the commercial availability of its next-generation rack-mountable quantum photonic processor platform, Alquor 2.0.

Available in 8-mode, 20-mode, and 32-mode configurations, QuiX said the processor has been designed to reduce lab complexity and accelerate experimental progress, helping research teams move from complex, manually aligned optical table configurations to a stable, programmable, and scalable integrated photonic platform.

Built on QuiX’s silicon nitride platform, the company said Alquor 2.0 supports a broad range of quantum photonic use cases, including quantum optics research, boson sampling, quantum random walks, quantum communication, quantum sensing, optical switching, and the development of photonic quantum computing architectures.

The platform uses air cooling to improve thermal management and has a current-driver-based control to reduce electrical crosstalk. It also supports Ethernet connectivity and has a Python-based interface which allows it to be integrated into existing infrastructure and workloads, the company said.

A 20 percent ‘early adopter’ discount is being made available to academic and public research institutions that order the Alquor 2.0 8-mode processor by September 30, 2026. At full price, the Alquor 2.0 8-mode, 20-mode, and 32-mode processors cost €240,000 ($277,267), €490,000 ($566,087), and €790,000 ($912,679), respectively.

“Photonic quantum research should not be limited by the complexity of repeatedly configuring, aligning, and stabilizing optical table setups,” said Caterina Taballione, commercial and partnership lead at QuiX Quantum. “Alquor 2.0 gives researchers a programmable and reproducible platform, so they can spend less time managing experimental infrastructure and more time advancing quantum science.”

Founded in Enschede, the Netherlands, in 2019, the company’s systems comprise silicon nitride photonic chips that can operate in data center and HPC environments.

In 2022, QuiX sold both eight-qubit and 64-qubit photonic quantum computers to the German Aerospace Center (DLR QCI), and in 2024, began offering cloud access to its quantum systems. QuiX closed a €15 million ($17.5m) Series A funding round in July 2025.