Where it fits in a quantum computer
Anritsu’s quantum computing page presents its signal generators as local oscillators for the up- and down-conversion stages of qubit control, alongside spectrum, phase-noise and multiport vector network analyzers for calibrating cryostat RF paths. Researchers at AIST and Japanese universities testing a superconductor-logic qubit controller chip generated its two-tone LO signal with an Anritsu MG3710A and read its outputs on an Anritsu MS2830A analyzer (npj Quantum Information, June 3, 2024).
What the evidence establishes
Lab & test productsDisclosed: Anritsu’s quantum computing page positions its signal generators as qubit-control local oscillators; the AIST paper documents lab use, not a production system.
A documented cryogenic, vacuum, microwave or test-and-measurement product used in physics labs or electronics test. Adoption in quantum computers is not established by the cited source.
| Component role | Signal generators and analyzers for qubit-control labs |
|---|---|
| Evidence | Disclosed: Anritsu’s quantum computing page positions its signal generators as qubit-control local oscillators; the AIST paper documents lab use, not a production system. |
| How we know | Disclosed The company’s own filing, release, annual report, product page or investor record describes the quantum-computing role. Where customers are unnamed, the listing says so. |
| Primary source | Anritsu — supporting disclosure Company or official disclosure; vendor claims are attributed to their source. |
| Checked | . This is the research review date, not the source publication or quote time. |
Keep in perspective
Anritsu names no quantum-computer customer, and the AIST work is a laboratory test of a controller chip. Its instruments are general-purpose test equipment with no disclosed quantum revenue.
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Connections to the assembly
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Microwave sources & mixers
Local oscillators, synthesizers and IQ mixers that move pulses up to the qubits’ 4–8 gigahertz band and bring the readout signal back down.
Scope of the company links: Keysight’s QCS includes M5201A down converters (2–16 GHz input) alongside AWGs that output directly up to 16 GHz. In QuEL’s QuBE, Analog Devices ADRF6780 mixers and Texas Instruments LMX2594 synthesizers move 1.25–3.25 GHz waveforms up to the 7.25–10 GHz drive band, and QICK’s RF boards use ADI ADF4372 or TI LMX2594 local oscillators. Anritsu positions its signal generators as qubit-control local oscillators, with lab use documented at AIST. Controllers that synthesize microwaves directly need fewer mixers. Zurich Instruments’ SHFSG+ signal generators and QuEL’s front end are private.
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