Quantum optics, simplified
Performing sensitive quantum experiments can be complicated — your equipment shouldn’t be. Easily create, calibrate, and analyze your optical setups, whether it’s for quantum sensing, communication, or computation.
Applications
Quantum optics: computing, sensing, and communications
Orchestrate your quantum experiments with pulse generation and detection instruments.
Custom signal generation for quantum sensing
“It’s a nice compact tool to have in the lab, with one device you can have all the tools you need.”
Read the case study to learn how one lab at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research is developing quantum sensing techniques, using Moku Cloud Compile to generate complex sine waves for probing NV centers in diamond.
Quantum optics resources
Explore user case studies, comprehensive application notes, and configuration guides for detailed info on quantum sensing, communication, and computation.
FAQ
Moku devices are all built on a single FPGA, which means all instruments operate on a shared, deterministic clock. This allows for tight synchronization across channels without the need for external timing hardware.
For time-correlated photon counting or Hanbury Brown–Twiss (HBT) experiments, you can use the Waveform Generator with the Time & Frequency Analyzer to produce precisely timed triggers and capture windows. If you’re using multiple Moku devices, you can lock them to a common 10 MHz reference and use external trigger lines to maintain timing coordination.
All Moku devices feature Multi-instrument Mode for operating multiple instruments in parallel. If you are running the Laser Lock Box (or the Lock-in Amplifier or Phasemeter) in Multi-instrument Mode, then you can switch to a different instrument and maintain the lock. Multi-instrument Mode also supports multi-window viewing for monitoring all instruments simultaneously. Outside of this mode, reconfiguring the device will reset the currently running instrument, so Multi-instrument Mode is recommended for seamless, real-time operation.
Yes. All Moku devices (except Moku:Go) include a 10 MHz reference clock input/output and a TTL trigger port, making it straightforward to synchronize with other equipment or timing sources in your experimental chain.
On the software side, Moku is fully programmable via a high-level Python API, with no SCPI, VISA, or proprietary drivers required. You can script complex measurement sequences, reconfigure instruments on the fly, and integrate Moku directly into your control systems. Just install the Moku library, connect, and start automating.