Facilities and Instrumentation

The NQISRCs develop and leverage world-class research facilities and instrumentation at the DOE national laboratories and across the national QIS ecosystem. New tools and capabilities developed by the Centers include qubit fabrication and characterization, quantum processors and quantum sensors, experimental platforms, advanced quantum control systems and software, advanced materials and properties characterization for quantum devices, ultralow temperature cryogenic facilities and components testing. By developing and drawing on these resources, the centers connect industry and academic partners with powerful tools found nowhere else in the world, creating bridges across companies, universities, and national labs.

Some of the new flagship facilities developed by the NQISRCs include:



The DOE quantum research centers also leverage unique facilities and have made investments to upgrade and tailor some of their instruments specifically to advance QIS research, such as:

X-ray light sources to probe atomic and electronic structures, such as:

Advanced lithographic, etching, and deposition tools at the DOE nanocenters:

Powerful supercomputers for simulating quantum environments and performing complex calculations such as:

Quantum testbeds: