Custom Optics Engineered for Ion Traps | Neutral Atom Arrays | PIC Platforms | Photonic Quantum Processors
Quantum computing systems demand optical components with nanometer-level tolerances, ultra-low loss, and exceptional thermal and mechanical stability. Avantier designs and manufactures custom optics and fully integrated lens assemblies that meet the extreme precision requirements of ion trap, neutral atom, photonic, and PIC-based quantum architectures.
We partner directly with engineering teams to improve qubit fidelity, optical throughput, and system scalability through precision optics built for real quantum hardware — not just laboratory prototypes.
Optical Lens Assemblies for Quantum Hardware
High NA Objectives for Trapped-Ion & Neutral Atom Systems
High-NA objectives are mission-critical for:
- Single-ion / single-atom addressing
- High-resolution fluorescence imaging
- Efficient photon collection
- Accurate Raman and cooling beam shaping
- Advanced optical lattice interrogation
Capabilities:
- High Numerical Aperture: 0.5 – 0.95+
- Aberration Corrected for wavelengths: UV, visible, NIR (350–1100 nm)
- Diffraction-limited performance
- Custom long working distances
- Compatible with thick vacuum windows
- Low-fluorescence optical materials to minimize background signal
- High laser damage threshold coatings
Engineering benefits:
- Improved readout fidelity
- Higher qubit loading efficiency
- Reduced optical aberrations through precision custom design
- Vacuum-window-corrected design tailored for high-performance ion-trap and quantum computing setups
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High-Precision Lens Assemblies for Quantum System Integration
Fully integrated optical assemblies engineered to enhance alignment flexibility, stabilize optical paths, and ensure long-term performance.
Typical assemblies include:
- Tube lenses for forming the final image
- Beam shaping lenses for delivering a uniform intensity profile
- Achromatic lens to maintain focus across multiple wavelengths
- Relay lenses for transferring an optical image from one plane to another while preserving spatial structure
- Beam expander to adjust the beam diameter or divergence
Manufacturing advantages:
- Sub-micron centration tolerances
- Monolithic or bonded housings
- Cleanroom and vacuum-rated assembly
- Interferometric verification
- Excellent thermal stability
These assemblies reduce engineering overhead by arriving ready to install and alignment-stable.
Custom Optical Components for Quantum Computing Systems
Ultra-Low-Loss Beam Splitters & Polarizing Beamsplitters
Designed for photonic quantum processors, interferometers, multi-photon gates, and QKD systems.
Specifications:
- Insertion loss: <0.2% available
- Surface flatness: λ/10–λ/20
- Custom polarization states
- Entanglement-grade uniformity
- AR, HR, and IBS thin-film coatings
- Custom narrowband and broadband designs
Applications:
- LOQC gate operations
- Heralded photon experiments
- HOM interference
- Photonic QKD transmitter/receiver modules
PIC Coupling Optics & Micro-Optics
High-efficiency micro-optics engineered for photonic integrated circuits.
Products include:
- Microlens arrays
- Micro-collimators
Performance advantages:
- High NA coupling
- Low scatter / low absorption
- Tight positional tolerances
- Chip-ready mechanical formats
Infrared Lenses & Mirrors for Trapping and Raman Lasers
Quantum experiments require high-quality IR optics for precision beam shaping and stable optical delivery.
We manufacture:
- IR focusing lenses
- Collimation lenses
- Steering mirrors
- High-reflectivity coatings
- Broadband AR coatings
Optimized for wavelengths such as:
- 355 nm (UV gates)
- 405 nm
- 532 nm
- 780 nm (Rb)
- 852 nm (Cs)
- 980 nm
- 1064 nm
Phase Shifters, Waveplates & Retarders
Precision birefringent components optimized for:
- Qubit phase tuning
- Interferometer stabilization
- Quantum state preparation
Features:
- Custom retardance for any quantum wavelength
- High extinction ratios
- Temperature-stable materials
- Low wavefront distortion
- Zero-order or multi-order configurations
Why Engineering Teams Choose Avantier for Quantum Optics
1. Built for Quantum: Ultra-Low Loss, High Stability
Our optics minimize losses that degrade qubit fidelity — especially critical in photonic and trapped-atom systems.
2. Engineered for Extreme Environments
Performance validated for:
- UHV vacuum
- High laser power
- Long-term mechanical stability
3. Sub-Micron Manufacturing Precision
We use advanced metrology including:
- Interferometry
- 5–6 axis alignment
- Surface profilometry
- Environmental stress screening
4. From Prototype to Production
We support your product development lifecycle from:
- Early concept experiments
- Prototyping
- Pilot platforms
Scalable, manufacturable hardware
Manufacturing and Engineering Capabilities
- Diamond turning & freeform optics
- Precision grinding & polishing
- Laser machining
- IBS thin-film coatings
- Custom dichroics, AR/HR coatings
- Micro-optics fabrication
- Ultra-clean assembly environments
- Vacuum and cryogenic testing
Reference Builds (Examples of Delivered Systems)
- High NA, long-working-distance objective for ion trapping
- Beam splitter assembly for multi-photon LOQC
- Micro-lens array for PIC quantum processors
- Narrowband filter set for Rb and Cs experiments
- IR collimation lens for 1064 nm lattice trapping
- Ultra-flat PBS for QKD optical modules
Let’s Build the Optics for Your Quantum System
Our engineering team collaborates directly with quantum hardware developers to design optical components that precisely meet qubit wavelength, beam geometry, and environmental requirements.
Tell us about your quantum setup — we’ll design custom optical components for quantum computing and high-precision lens assemblies for quantum systems with absolute stability and precision.
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