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Technology, Trends, Players, Forecasts: IDTechEx

Technology, Trends, Players, Forecasts: IDTechEx
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.1. The quantum sensor market ‘at a glance’ 1.2. Quantum sensors: Analyst viewpoint 1.3. What are quantum sensors? 1.4. Overview of quantum sensing technologies and applications 1.5. The value proposition of quantum sensors varies by hardware approach, application and competition 1.6. Comparing the scale of long-term markets (in volume) for key quantum sensing technologies 1.7. Key industries for quantum sensors 1.8. Why is navigation the most likely mass-market application for quantum sensors? 1.9. Case studies: Quantum navigation for land, sea, and air 1.10. Investment in quantum sensing is growing 1.11. Quantum sensor industry market map 1.12. The quantum sensors market will transition from ’emerging’ to ‘growing’ 1.13. Scaling up manufacture of miniaturized physics packages is a key challenge for chip-scale quantum sensors 1.14. Specialized components for atomic and diamond-based quantum sensing 1.15. Total quantum sensor market – annual revenue 2026-2046 1.16. Quantum sensor market – Key forecasting results (1) 1.17. Quantum sensor market – Key forecasting results (2) 1.18. Identifying medium term opportunities in the quantum sensor market: Market size vs CAGR (2026-2036) 1.19. Identifying long term opportunities in the quantum sensor market: Market size vs CAGR (2036-2046) 1.20. Quantum sensor market – Granular annual revenue (excluding TMR) 2026-2046 1.21. Atomic clocks: Sector roadmap 1.22. Quantum magnetometers: Sector roadmap 1.23. Quantum gravimeters: Sector roadmap 1.24. Inertial quantum sensors: Sector roadmap 1.25. Quantum RF sensors: Sector roadmap 1.26. Single photon detectors: Sector roadmap 1.27. Access More With an IDTechEx Subscription 2. INTRODUCTION TO QUANTUM SENSORS 2.1. Market Overview 2.1.1. What are quantum sensors? 2.1.2. Classical vs Quantum 2.1.3. Quantum phenomena enable highly-sensitive quantum sensing 2.1.4. Key technology platforms for quantum sensing 2.1.5. Overview of quantum sensing technologies and applications 2.1.6. The value proposition of quantum sensors varies by hardware approach, application and competition 2.1.7. The quantum sensors market will transition from ’emerging’ to ‘growing’ 2.1.8. Investment in quantum sensing is growing 2.1.9. Scaling up manufacture of miniaturized physics packages is a key challenge for chip-scale quantum sensors 2.1.10. The use of ‘quantum sensor’ in marketing 2.2. Key Industries & Applications 2.2.1. Key industries for quantum sensors 2.2.2. Highlighting the key applications for quantum sensors 2.2.3. Why is navigation the most likely mass-market application for quantum sensors? 2.2.4. Case studies: Quantum navigation for land, sea, and air 2.2.5. Recommendations for the development of commercial quantum sensors 3. ATOMIC CLOCKS 3.1. Atomic Clocks: Chapter Overview Atomic Clocks: Technology Overview 3.2. Introduction: High frequency oscillators for high accuracy clocks 3.3. Challenges with quartz clocks 3.4. Hyperfine energy levels and the cesium time standard 3.5. Atomic clocks self-calibrate for clock drift 3.6. Identifying disruptive atomic-clock technologies (1) 3.7. Identifying disruptive atomic-clock technologies (2) 3.8. Optical atomic clocks 3.9. Frequency combs for optical clocks and optical quantum systems 3.10. New modalities enhance fractional uncertainty of atomic clocks 3.11. Chip Scale Atomic Clocks for portable precision time-keeping 3.12. Assured positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) is a key application for chip-scale atomic clocks 3.13. Rack-sized clocks offer high performance in a more compact and portable form-factor 3.14. A challenge remains to miniaturize atomic clocks without compromising on accuracy, stability and cost 3.15. Atomic Clocks: Key Players 3.16. Comparing key players in atomic clock hardware development 3.17. Key players: Lab-based microwave atomic clocks 3.18. Chip-scale atomic clock player case study: Microsemi and Teledyne 3.19. Atomic Clocks: Sector Summary 3.20. Atomic clocks: End users and addressable markets 3.21. Atomic clocks: Sector roadmap 3.22. Atomic Clocks: SWOT analysis 3.23. Atomic clocks: Conclusions and outlook 4. MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORS 4.1.1. Quantum magnetic field sensors: chapter overview 4.1.2. Introduction: Measuring magnetic fields 4.1.3. Sensitivity is key to the value proposition for quantum magnetic field sensors 4.1.4. High-sensitivity applications in healthcare and quantum computing are key market opportunities for quantum magnetic field sensors 4.1.5. Classifying magnetic field sensor hardware 4.2. Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) – Technology, Applications and Key Players 4.2.1. Applications of SQUIDs 4.2.2. Operating principle of SQUIDs 4.2.3. SQUID fabrication services are offered by specialist foundries 4.2.4. Commercial applications and market opportunities for SQUIDs 4.2.5. Comparing key players with SQUID intellectual property (IP) 4.2.6. SQUIDs: SWOT analysis 4.3. Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs) – Technology, Applications, and Key Players 4.3.1. Operating principles of Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs) 4.3.2. Applications of optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs) 4.3.3. Miniaturizing OPMs for emerging applications 4.3.4. OPMs as a navigation alternative to INS 4.3.5. MEMS manufacturing techniques and non-magnetic sensor packages key for miniaturized optically pumped magnetometers 4.3.6. Comparing key players with OPM intellectual property (IP) 4.3.7. Comparing the technology approaches of key players developing miniaturized OPMs for healthcare 4.3.8. OPMs: SWOT analysis 4.4. Tunneling Magneto Resistance Sensors (TMRs) – Technology, Applications, and Key Players 4.4.1. Introduction to tunneling magnetoresistance sensors (TMR) 4.4.2. Operating principle and advantages of tunneling magnetoresistance sensors (TMR) 4.4.3. Comparing key players with TMR intellectual property (IP) 4.4.4. Commercial applications and market opportunities for TMRs 4.4.5. TMRs: SWOT analysis 4.5. Nitrogen Vacancy in Diamond (NV Centers) – Technology, Applications, and Key Players 4.5.1. Introduction to NV center magnetic field sensors 4.5.2. Operating Principles of NV center magnetic field sensors 4.5.3. A range of potential applications of NV center magnetic field sensors 4.5.4. Advantages of NV diamonds and their applications 4.5.5. NV diamond microscopes for electromagnetic field mapping 4.5.6. Overview of the synthetic diamond value chain in quantum sensing 4.5.7. Quantum grade diamond benchmarked 4.5.8. N-V Center Magnetic Field Sensors: SWOT analysis 4.6. Quantum Magnetic Field Sensors: Sector Summary 4.6.1. Comparing market opportunities for quantum magnetic field sensors 4.6.2. Comparing market opportunities for quantum magnetic field sensors 4.6.3. Assessing the performance of magnetic field sensors 4.6.4. Comparing minimum detectable field and SWaP characteristics 4.6.5. Quantum magnetometers: Sector roadmap 4.6.6. Conclusions and outlook 5. GRAVIMETERS 5.1.1. Quantum gravimeters: Chapter overview 5.2. Quantum Gravimeters: Technologies, Applications and Key Players 5.2.1. The main application for gravity sensors is for mapping utilities and buried assets 5.2.2. Operating principles of atomic interferometry-based quantum gravimeters 5.2.3. Comparing quantum gravity sensing with incumbent technologies for underground mapping 5.2.4. Comparing key players in quantum gravimeters 5.2.5. Quantum gravimeter development depends on collaboration between laser manufacturers, sensor OEMs and end-users 5.3. Quantum gravimeters: Sector Summary 5.3.1. Quantum Gravimeters: SWOT analysis 5.3.2. Quantum gravimeters: Sector roadmap 5.3.3. Conclusions and outlook 6. INERTIAL QUANTUM SENSORS (GYROSCOPES & ACCELEROMETERS) 6.1. Inertial Quantum Sensors: Introduction and Applications 6.1.1. Quantum inertial sensors: Chapter overview 6.1.2. Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs): An introduction 6.1.3. Navigation by Dead Reckoning 6.1.4. Drift Accumulation 6.1.5. IMU key applications 6.1.6. Key application for inertial quantum sensors in small-satellite constellation navigation systems 6.1.7. Navigation in GNSS denied environments could be a future application for chip-scale inertial quantum sensors 6.1.8. Next-generation MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes compete with quantum sensors 6.2. Quantum Gyroscopes: Technologies, Developments and Key Players 6.2.1. Operating principles of atomic quantum gyroscopes 6.2.2. MEMS manufacturing processes can miniaturize atomic gyroscope technology for higher volume applications 6.2.3. Gyroscope technology landscape 6.2.4. Comparing quantum gyroscopes with MEMS gyroscopes and optical gyroscopes 6.2.5. Comparing key players with atomic gyroscope intellectual property (IP) 6.2.6. Quantum gyroscope development depends on collaboration between laser manufacturers, sensor OEMs and end-users 6.2.7. Comparing key players in quantum gyroscopes 6.2.8. Quantum Gyroscopes: SWOT analysis 6.3. Quantum Accelerometers: Technologies, Developments and Key Players 6.3.1. Operating principles of quantum accelerometers 6.3.2. Grating MOTs enable the miniaturization of cold atom quantum sensors 6.3.3. Accelerometer application landscape 6.3.4. Comparing key players in quantum accelerometers 6.3.5. Quantum Accelerometers: SWOT Analysis 6.3.6. Inertial Quantum Sensors: Sector Summary 6.4. Inertial Quantum Sensors: Sector roadmap 6.4.1. Conclusions and outlook 7. RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) SENSORS 7.1.1. Quantum RF sensors overcome fundamental challenges of their classical counterparts 7.1.2. Value proposition of quantum RF sensors 7.1.3. Commercial use cases for quantum RF sensors 7.1.4. Quantum RF sensors: Size and cost development trends 7.1.5. Overview of types of quantum RF sensors 7.2. Rydberg Atom Electric Field Sensors and RF Receivers 7.2.1. Principles of Rydberg atoms: Enabling electric field sensing 7.2.2. Principles of Rydberg RF sensing: EIT spectroscopy 7.2.3. Rydberg RF receivers offer additional benefits including SI-traceability 7.2.4. Rydberg RF to enable next-gen 5G communications 7.2.5. Commercial Rydberg Radio: Infleqtion, Rydberg Technologies and TZH Quantum Tech 7.2.6. Metrology and over-the-air testing offers a near term commercial use for Rydberg RF 7.2.7. Top patent holders on Rydberg RF sensors/receivers 7.2.8. Research institutes & China leading patents 7.2.9. SWOT analysis: Rydberg atom RF sensors 7.3. Nitrogen-Vacancy Centre Electric Field Sensors and RF Receivers 7.3.1. Principles of NV center RF receivers 7.3.2. NV diamonds as radio frequency analysers 7.3.3. Advantages translate into potential applications 7.3.4. EU-backed AMADEUS project leading commercial NV sensor development 7.3.5. Current challenges for NV center electric field and RF sensors – overshadowed by magnetic field sensing? 7.3.6. Quantum grade diamond benchmarked 7.3.7. SWOT analysis: NV diamond electric field sensors and RF receivers 7.4. Quantum RF Sensors: Sector Summary 7.4.1. Summary of the current market landscape for quantum RF sensors 7.4.2. Quantum RF sensors: Sector roadmap 7.4.3. Conclusions and Outlook: Quantum Radio Frequency Field Sensors 8. SINGLE PHOTON DETECTORS AND QUANTUM IMAGING 8.1.1. Section overview: Single photon detectors and quantum imaging 8.1.2. Section overview: Contents 8.1.3. Single photon imaging and quantum imaging – 3 key trends 8.2. Single Photon Detectors 8.2.1. Introduction to single photon detectors 8.2.2. Classification of single photon detectors in this report 8.3. Semiconductor Single Photon Detectors 8.4. Background and Context 8.4.1. Introduction to semiconductor photon detectors 8.4.2. Operating principles of SPADs: Avalanche photodiode (APD) basics 8.4.3. Operating principles of single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) 8.4.4. Arrays of SPADs in series can form silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) as a solid-state alternative to traditional PMTs 8.4.5. Comparison of SPAD/SiPM to established photodiodes 8.5. Next generation SPADs 8.5.1. Innovation in the next generation of SPADs 8.5.2. Key players and innovators in the next generation of SPADs 8.5.3. Applications of SPADs formed in a trade-off of resolution and timing performance 8.5.4. Development trends for groups of key SPAD players 8.5.5. Advanced semiconductor packaging techniques enabling higher pixel counts and timing functionality for SPAD arrays 8.5.6. Case Study: Camera giants Canon and Sony developing high-res SPAD arrays for low-light imaging & LiDAR 8.5.7. Alternative semiconductor SPADs unlock infrared wavelengths beyond the range of silicon (1) 8.5.8. Alternative semiconductor SPADs unlock infrared wavelengths beyond the range of silicon (2) 8.5.9. Use of SPADs with TCSPC enables picosecond precision bioimaging and single photon LiDAR 8.5.10. High-performance timing resolution with SWIR SPAD arrays enables greenhouse gas LiDAR 8.5.11. TCSPC SPAD LiDAR in underwater imaging 8.5.12. Bioimaging applications of SPADs 8.5.13. Competition or cooperation for SPADs and SNSPDs in quantum communications and computing? 8.5.14. Emerging SPADs: SWOT analysis 8.6. Superconducting single photon detectors 8.7. Superconducting nanowire single photon detector (SNSPD) 8.7.1. Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs) 8.7.2. SNSPD applications must value performance highly enough to justify the bulk/cost of cryogenics 8.7.3. Research in scaling SNSPD arrays beyond kilopixel 8.7.4. Advancements in superconducting materials drives SNSPD development 8.7.5. Comparison of commercial SNSPD players 8.7.6. SWOT analysis: Superconducting nanowire single photon detectors (SNSPDs) 8.8. Kinetic inductance detector (KID) and transition edge sensor (TES) 8.8.1. Kinetic Inductance Detectors (KIDs) 8.8.2. Transition edge sensors (TES) 8.8.3. How have SNSPDs gained traction while KIDs and TESs remain in research? 8.9. Single photon detectors: Summary 8.9.1. Comparison of single photon detector technology 8.9.2. Single photon detector roadmap 8.9.3. 3 key takeaways for single photon detectors 8.10. Quantum Imaging 8.10.1. Introduction to quantum imaging 8.10.2. Quantum entanglement: Enabling quantum radar and ghost imaging 8.10.3. Introduction to ghost imaging 8.10.4. EU FastGhost project leads commercial development of ghost imaging 8.10.5. Nonlinear interferometry (quantum holography) 8.10.6. QUANCER project developing quantum holography for cancer detection 8.10.7. Digistain developing mid-IR nonlinear interferometry for cancer detection 8.10.8. Quantum imaging for glucose monitoring is in the early stages of commercialization 8.10.9. Quantum radar 8.10.10. General advantages of quantum imaging 8.10.11. Quantum particle sensors could probe more information using superposition states of light 8.10.12. SWOT analysis: Quantum imaging 8.10.13. 3 key takeaways for quantum imaging 9. COMPONENTS FOR QUANTUM SENSING 9.1. Section overview: Components for quantum sensing 9.2. Specialized components for atomic and diamond-based quantum sensing 9.3. Key players in components for quantum sensing technologies 9.4. Vapor cells: Background and context 9.5. Innovation in commercial manufacture of vapor cells in quantum sensing 9.6. Alkali azides used to overcome high-vacuum fabrication requirements of vapor cells for quantum sensing 9.7. Comparing key players in chip-scale vapor cell development 9.8. SWOT analysis: Miniaturized vapor cells 9.9. VCSELs: Background and context 9.10. VCSELs enable miniaturization of quantum sensors and components 9.11. Comparing key players in VCSELs for quantum sensing 9.12. SWOT analysis: VCSELs 9.13. Specialized control electronics and optics packages needed to enable the high performance of quantum sensors 9.14. Integrated photonic and semiconductor products for quantum are developing but not yet unlocking the mass market 9.15. Hardware challenges for quantum to integrate into established photonics 9.16. Roadmap for components in quantum sensing 9.17. Roadmap for quantum sensing components and their applications 10. MARKET FORECASTS 10.1.1. Forecasting chapter overview 10.1.2. Forecasting methodology overview 10.1.3. Comparing the scale of long-term markets (in volume) for key quantum sensing technologies 10.1.4. Total quantum sensor market – annual revenue 2026-2046 10.1.5. Quantum sensor market – Key forecasting results (1) 10.1.6. Quantum sensor market – Key forecasting results (2) 10.1.7. Identifying medium term opportunities in the quantum sensor market: Market size vs CAGR (2026-2036) 10.1.8. Identifying long term opportunities in the quantum sensor market: Market size vs CAGR (2036-2046) 10.1.9. Total quantum sensor market – Granular annual revenue 2026-2046 10.1.10. Quantum sensor market – Granular annual revenue (excluding TMR) 2026-2046 10.2. Atomic Clocks 10.2.1. Overview of atomic clock market trends: Annual revenue forecast 2026-2046 10.2.2. Bench/rack-scale atomic clocks, annual sales volume forecast 2026-2046 10.2.3. Chip-scale atomic clocks, annual sales volume forecast 2026-2036 10.2.4. Chip-scale atomic clocks, annual sales volume forecast 2026-2046 10.2.5. Summary of market forecasts for atomic clock technology 10.3. Quantum Magnetic Field Sensors 10.3.1. Overview of quantum magnetic field sensor market trends 10.3.2. Global car sales trends to impact the quantum sensor market long-term 10.3.3. TMR sensors, annual sales volume forecast 2026-2046 10.3.4. TMR sensors, annual revenue forecast 2026-2046 10.3.5. SQUIDs, OPMs, and NVMs – Annual sales volume forecast 2026-2046 10.3.6. SQUIDs, OPMs, and NVMs – Annual sales volume forecast 2026-2046 10.3.7. Summary of market forecasts for quantum magnetic field sensor technology 10.3.8. Inertial Quantum Sensors (Gyroscopes and Accelerometers) 10.3.9. Annual revenue for quantum gyroscopes and accelerometers 2026-2046 10.4. Inertial quantum sensors, annual sales volume forecast 2026-2046 10.4.1. Key conclusions for quantum gyroscope & accelerometer forecasts 10.5. Quantum Gravimeters 10.5.1. Annual revenue for quantum gravimeters 2026-2046 10.5.2. Quantum gravimeters, annual sales volume forecast 2026-2046 10.5.3. Summary of key conclusions for quantum gravimeter technology forecasts 10.6. Quantum RF Sensors 10.6.1. Annual revenue for quantum RF sensors 2026-2046 10.6.2. Annual sales volume forecast for quantum RF sensors 2026-2046 10.7. Single Photon Detectors 10.7.1. Annual revenue for single photon detectors 2026-2046 10.7.2. Annual sales volume forecast for single photon detectors 2026-2046 10.7.3. Analysis of single photon detector forecasts: photonic quantum computing 11. COMPANY PROFILES 11.1. Aegiq 11.2. Artilux Inc 11.3. Beyond Blood Diagnostics 11.4. BT (Quantum Radio Research) 11.5. CEA Leti (Quantum Technologies) 11.6. Cerca Magnetics 11.7. Covesion Ltd 11.8. CPI EDB (Quantum Sensing) 11.9. Crocus Technology 11.10. Diatope 11.11. Digistain (Quantum Sensing) 11.12. Element Six (Quantum Technologies) 11.13. Fraunhofer CAP 11.14. ID Quantique (Single Photon Detectors) 11.15. Infleqtion (Cold Quanta) 11.16. Menlo Systems Inc 11.17. Neuranics 11.18. NIQS Technology Ltd 11.19. Ordnance Survey 11.20. Photon Force 11.21. Polariton Technologies 11.22. Powerlase Ltd 11.23. PsiQuantum 11.24. Q-CTRL (quantum navigation) 11.25. Q.ANT 11.26. Qingyuan Tianzhiheng Sensing Technology Co., Ltd 11.27. QLM Technology: Methane-Sensing LiDAR 11.28. Quantum Computing Inc 11.29. Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C) 11.30. Quantum Technologies 11.31. Quantum Valley Ideas Lab 11.32. QuiX Quantum 11.33. QZabre 11.34. RobQuant 11.35. Rydberg Technologies 11.36. SandboxAQ (Quantum Sensing) 11.37. SEEQC 11.38. SemiWise 11.39. Senko Advance Components Ltd 11.40. Single Quantum 11.41. sureCore Ltd 11.42. TU Darmstadt (Quantum Imaging) 11.43. VTT Manufacturing (Quantum Technologies) 11.44. XeedQ

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