National Physical Laboratory · Awarded contract
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Supply of Superconducting Qubit Measurement Systems to National Physical Laboratory

Awarded 25 Mar 2021

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Awarded25 Mar 2021
Value£231,000.00
RegionLondon
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 5y 5mo ago2mo term
Awarded 25 Mar 2021Expired 30 May 2021

National Physical Laboratory awarded a contract to Zurich Instruments AG and Rohde & Schwarz UK Ltd for a metrology system for measuring superconducting circuits comprising multiple coupled qubits, with one contract covering baseband/IF electronics and instrumentation and the other covering microwave instrumentation.

The contract value was AUD 231,000.

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