NVision and HyperLight Partner to Develop Photonic Quantum Chips

Insider BriefPRESS RELEASE — NVision, a quantum technology company, announced the publication of landmark peer-reviewed research in Nature and a strategic partnership with HyperLight Corporation (“HyperLight”), an industry leader in thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN) photonics. The companies will integrate NVision’s thin-film molecular qubits directly onto advanced photonic integrated circuits (PICs). Together, these milestones establish a practical path to quantum computing at scale, using photonic connectivity to link quantum resources within and across processors. This opens a path toward millions of qubits on chips compatible with standard foundry manufacturing. The Nature publication confirms the first ever individually addressable organic molecular spin-photon interface, which is the key ingredient for connecting stationary qubits with photons. Until now, molecular spins could not be individually and coherently controlled, preventing them from serving as true qubits. That barrier has now been broken: the core building block can be controlled at the single-molecule level. This opens a new path to scale, where molecular qubits can be deposited as thin films, much like OLED materials, directly on top of PICs, turning established photonic chip technology into a platform for scaling quantum computers. “This proves what we’ve long believed: that organic chemistry offers a fundamentally better building block for quantum,” said Dr. Sella Brosh, CEO of NVision. “For years, the industry has been locked in a hardware race using modalities that would require decades and multi-billion-dollar proprietary fabrication facilities to achieve scale. With the creation of the world’s first manufacturable organic qubit, we now enter quantum’s molecular era, establishing a new architecture based on photonic connectivity from the get-go, with a clear path to scale through existing foundry infrastructure.”Alongside the Nature publication, NVision announced a strategic partnership with HyperLight, a global leader in TFLN electro-optic PICs for high-bandwidth environments such as AI data centers, telecom and metro networks. The collaboration will integrate NVision’s molecular qubits as a thin film that can be deposited directly onto photonic chips, extending HyperLight’s TFLN Chiplet™ technology further into quantum applications. “Integrating NVision’s breakthrough molecular qubits onto our PICs unlocks a compelling path for scalable quantum hardware while showcasing the capabilities and versatility of HyperLight’s TFLN technology,” said Kevin Luke, co-founder and Head of Custom Development at HyperLight. “Photonic interconnectivity is essential for scaling quantum processors, and combining our optical chip infrastructure with manufacturable molecular thin films allows us to deliver high-density, chip-scale quantum connectivity that leverages decades of investment in semiconductor fabrication.” The milestone directly advances NVision’s Photonic Integrated Quantum Circuits (PIQC) platform from foundational physics into commercial hardware development. Following initial chip deliveries from foundry partners, NVision is targeting a live demonstration of on-chip performance on PICs by the end of 2026. The company’s long-term commercial roadmap targets scaling to 1,000 physical qubits, progressing toward 1,000 logical, fault-tolerant qubits on chip by 2030 housed within a deployable data-center form factor. Unlike monolithic quantum architectures that force qubits into tight physical proximity, which creates severe crosstalk, control complexity and thermal bottlenecks, NVision’s Photonic Integrated Quantum Circuit (PIQC) architecture uses optical links to decouple qubits from local spatial constraints. The engineered carbene molecules function at accessible cryogenic temperatures (2K–4K) and emit photons natively at precise optical frequencies, enabling direct intra-chip and inter-chip quantum entanglement. “Chemistry gives us a design freedom that semiconductor-based qubits, such as in silicon, simply do not have. By addressing quantum design at the molecular level, we can tune the performance that matters most, including quantum memory, gate speed and photon emission, within a single molecule,” said Dr. Ilai Schwartz, CTO of NVision. “Because our qubits interact directly with light from the start, we achieve connectivity without proximity, making photonic networking a foundational capability of our platform rather than something we have to add later.” To achieve this milestone, NVision combined large-scale computational screening with targeted synthesis, evaluating more than 150 candidate molecules, out of which 40 were synthesized in the laboratory. The resulting carbene system is engineered to interface directly with photons, making photonic connectivity a practical building block for scalable architectures. Crucially, the platform tolerates up to 70% photon loss, enabling reliable operation with standard silicon photonics rather than requiring ultra-low-loss, specialized optical infrastructure.First prototype integrated chips resulting from the collaboration are expected in Q4 2026. For detailed technical specifications, architectural white papers, and access to the peer-reviewed Nature study, visit: http://www.nvision-quantum.com.TopicsShareGet the latest research, company news, and market intelligence every week.MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLENVision Imaging Technologies is developing POLARIS, a quantum-enhanced metabolic MRI platform that provides rapid, safe, and affordable imaging of cellular metabolism using standard MRI machines.More in Industry News