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Collaborating Towards Longer Qubit Coherence Times

Challenging fabrication methods and design to push the boundaries of qubit coherence

Saturday, January 3, 2026
by Karolina Halys

We are excited to announce that our lab has received the Mitacs Accelerate Award to collaborate with Red Blue Quantum on a two-year project focused on improving superconducting qubit coherence.

Superconducting qubits are highly sensitive devices, where even small fabrication imperfections or environmental noise can limit performance. Our goal is to develop repeatable, high-coherence qubits with improved isolation from noise, enabling more reliable experiments and scalable quantum architectures.

The project combines innovative qubit design and fabrication improvements. We will investigate strategies to enhance coherence, including geometry optimization, material control, and device processing refinements. Qubits will be characterized using low-temperature measurements and dispersive readout, focusing on T1 lifetimes as the primary metric for coherence.

This collaboration bridges cutting-edge research and practical device engineering, helping Red Blue Quantum build high-quality, reproducible qubits while advancing the field toward scalable quantum computing.