Vescent Brings Robust Ultra-Stable Frequency Comb to Market

Vescent Brings Robust Ultra-Stable Frequency Comb to Market

Vescent Technologies announces the new RUBRIComb™ and RUBRIColor™ — a rugged, low-SWaP optical frequency comb and wavelength extensions covering 490 to 2000 nm with unprecedented reliability to enable in-the-field solutions, including atomic clocks & time transfer; quantum computing; and dual comb spectroscopy.

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RUBRIComb with RUBRIColor (Photo: Business Wire)

“I love the idea of helping our customers build systems that exploit quantum phenomena to push the envelope on performance capabilities, whether in sensing or computing or timing,” said Scott Davis, co-founder and CEO of Vescent. “Quantum is insanely hard; no one’s going to do it themselves. We all have to do it together.”

You want an optical frequency comb that keeps your experiment or in-the-field solution running smoothly and efficiently. Frequency combs have a reputation for being complicated instruments that cause downtime at the worst times—that era has now ended with the RUBRIComb™. Redefine reliability with a laser that never lets you down.

With low-noise, turnkey operation, Vescent’s commercially available RUBRIComb can be up and running within 30 minutes. It is environmentally robust, having passed demanding shake, vibration, and thermal tests. RUBRIComb sustains femtosecond-level stability, remaining locked for months with precise control. Our unique, proprietary approach reduces the system size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) to best enable deployed solutions. The RUBRIComb ensures stable, low-phase-noise operation.

The entire laser, including self and external referencing modules, is contained in a single 2U 19” rack mount chassis. The laser mode-locks at startup every time and is specially designed for a robust, long life. Vescent’s unique oscillator design also makes it easy to precisely factory-match the repetition rate of several RUBRIComb combs for multi-comb spectroscopy solutions.

The companion RUBRIColor extends the RUBRIComb platform wavelength coverage from 490 to 2000 nm. RUBRIColor’s modular design and compact footprint make it adaptable and scalable to any quantum system, delivering high performance in small rack space.

The design and performance will be highlighted at the upcoming SPIE Photonics West and Precise Time and Time Interval (PTTI) conferences in January 2025. For additional technical information, download our RUBRIComb datasheet.

About Vescent

Vescent is leading and enabling the commercialization of Quantum Technologies in the lab and in the field, providing rugged, low-SWaP frequency combs, lasers, and controls to hundreds of global customers on the front lines of the commercial quantum ecosystem. Based in Golden, CO, Vescent is working to overcome the challenges of scaling out Quantum 2.0. To find out more, visit vescent.com.