{"id":13014,"date":"2026-09-17T13:43:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T11:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ims-chips.com\/?p=13014"},"modified":"2026-09-18T11:19:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:19:40","slug":"taking-photonic-computing-beyond-the-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ims-chips.com\/?p=13014","title":{"rendered":"Photonic Computing: From the Lab to Scalable Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13014\" class=\"elementor elementor-13014\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7814e85 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7814e85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc68f7e exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"dc68f7e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d51f5 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7d51f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Add Your Heading Text Here<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dfe1fbc elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"dfe1fbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bec1d61 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"bec1d61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c14918 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c14918\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>How does a new computing architecture move from the lab toward scalable applications? A recent WirtschaftsWoche feature explores this question through Q.ANT\u2019s work in photonic computing.<\/p><p>The article focuses on the transition from research to real-world computing infrastructure \u2013 and on creating the conditions required to scale the technology. Prof. Dr. Jens Anders, Institute Director at IMS CHIPS, is among the experts contributing their perspectives on photonic computing.<\/p><p>This closely reflects a key aspect of our collaboration with Q.ANT: connecting research and technology development to help move photonic technologies toward scalable applications.<\/p><p>Read the full feature by Nele Husmann in WirtschaftsWoche. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiwo.de\/unternehmen\/dienstleister\/q.ant-als-nvidia-alternative-kann-der-deutsche-ki-chip-siegen\/100251611.html\">Q.ant als Nvidia-Alternative: Kann der deutsche KI-Chip siegen?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3471218 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3471218\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f9c3f exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21f9c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ims-chips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Anders_Foertsch-1024x729.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-13015\" alt=\"Prof. Dr. Jens Anders, Michael F\u00f6rtsch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ims-chips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Anders_Foertsch-1024x729.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ims-chips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Anders_Foertsch-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ims-chips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Anders_Foertsch-768x547.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ims-chips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Anders_Foertsch.jpg 1438w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WirtschaftsWoche explores Q.ANT\u2019s photonic computing technology, featuring insights from IMS CHIPS\u2019 Jens Anders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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