Software v2.22 introduces three key upgrades to Time Tagger. Time Tagger X users can now stream up to 300 MTags/s directly to their PC via 10 Gbit Ethernet, while retaining full Time Tagger Lab and API access. The update also adds multi-measurement charting in Time Tagger Lab for easy channel comparison, as well as a new automatic data-saving feature that streamlines sequential and repeating measurement workflows.
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Scientists at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, are using Swabian Instruments Time Taggers to develop Doppler Single Photon LiDAR methods that measure an object’s distance and velocity.
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In May, our team attended the Workshop on Synchronization and Timing Systems (WSTS), presented by ATIS in Bellevue, WA. Exhibiting alongside Safran, we demonstrated White Rabbit remote synchronization using the Time Tagger X and presented our software toolkit for Time & Frequency analysis.
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Researchers at the ETH Zürich generate time-bin entangled photon pairs on lithium niobate chips. With sub-nanosecond time-bin separations, Swabian Instruments' Time Tagger delivered the precision, automation, and visualization capabilities required by their experiments.
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Researchers can now build secure, replayable data pipelines for precision timing experiments by combining Swabian Instruments' high-resolution Time Tagger hardware with the Necara Solutions Osteo Data Processing Engine. The integration enables real-time encryption, multi-sensor fusion, and variable-rate data replay, unlocking new capabilities for radar analysis, fiber-optic sensing, and navigation systems. Together, the two platforms offer a scalable foundation for capturing, protecting, and reanalyzing high-rate time-tagged data across complex, long-running experiments.
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At the core of Laser Components' single photon counting characterization setup, the Time Tagger Ultra from Swabian Instruments serves as the central TCSPC instrument, enabling simultaneous analysis of up to 4 lasers and 12 COUNT® modules in parallel. It drives four key measurements: timing jitter, dark count rate, after-pulsing probability, and photon detection efficiency, contributing only ~10 ps r.m.s. to the overall measurement uncertainty, ensuring high-precision detector characterization at production scale.
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The Biophysical Society Annual Meeting (BPS) 2026, held from February 15–19 in San Francisco, California. Swabian Instruments showcased our fluorescence lifetime measurement demo and DLScat system to researchers working in biophysics.
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Swabian Instruments took part in APS Global Physics Summit 2026 in Denver and ACS Spring 2026 in Atlanta, where we engaged with researchers across physics, chemistry, materials science, and the life sciences. From picosecond-resolution photon counting with SNSPDs to FLIM, FRET, and dynamic light scattering, both meetings offered a valuable opportunity to share recent work, deepen technical discussions, and connect with the broader scientific community.
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At the MRS Fall Meeting 2025 in Boston, Swabian Instruments and ISS jointly showcased advanced time-resolved measurement solutions, including Time Tagger, Pulse Streamer, and DLScat. The booth featured live demonstrations of lifetime measurements using Time Tagger and real-time particle dynamics analysis using Dynamic Light Scattering, drawing strong interest from the materials research community.
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Swabian Instruments attended DPG SAMOP 2026 at the University of Mainz, connecting with researchers, customers, and partners from across Europe. The conference highlighted how our instruments support cutting-edge quantum optics and photonics research.
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SPIE Photonics Europe 2026 in Strasbourg brought together the optics and photonics community for a week of scientific exchange, innovation, and networking. Swabian Instruments showcased its solutions and connected with researchers and industry professionals from across Europe.
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At Photonics West 2026, the Swabian Instruments team showcased precise timing solutions for particle size analysis, including multi-angle Dynamic Light Scattering for materials science and the Time Tagger Series for photonics and optical research.
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Scaling quantum optics experiments requires timing electronics that keep pace with modern detector arrays. Quantum Opus high-channel SNSPD systems combined with Swabian Instruments Time Tagger X enable scalable single-photon timing, real-time correlation, and high-throughput measurements without sacrificing precision.
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At PTTI 2026, Swabian Instruments explored precision timing and frequency metrology applications, showcasing how Time Taggers enable 1PPS monitoring, optical clock comparison, GNSS validation, White Rabbit synchronization, and multi-channel time interval analysis.
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Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology describe how they measured electron–photon correlations, demonstrated entanglement, and developed early quantum imaging methods using Swabian Instruments’ Time Taggers.
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Swabian Instruments delivers fast, expert-level support led by application scientists specializing in photonics, quantum optics, timing & frequency, life sciences, and software development. With an average first-response time of four hours, users receive reliable guidance, complemented by extensive documentation, Python examples, and a comprehensive FAQ, to troubleshoot and optimize experimental setups.
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The Martinos Center at Massachusetts General Hospital use pathlength-selective, interferometric Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy (PaLS-iDCS) to measure blood flow in the brain, however they began exploring this method after using Time-Domain Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy (TD-DCS), supported by a Swabian Instruments Time Tagger.
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Researchers at the University of Côte d'Azur, working on intensity interferometry and advanced photon-correlation measurements, using the Swabian Instruments Time Tagger to build a flexible setup for high-precision timing in astronomical experiments.
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Swabian Instruments' latest Software Release, V 2.20, features expanded capabilities both using the TimeTagger Lab and API. This release features improved functionality, new processors and measurements, and enhanced workflows.
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At the International Timing and Sync Forum (ITSF) 2025 in Prague, Swabian Instruments demonstrated how Time Taggers can be synchronized and analyzed across multiple locations for real-time correlated measurements as well as phase and frequency analyses. The team had insightful discussions with researchers and operators working to solve timing challenges in labs, data centers, and networks in the field.
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Our team from Swabian Instruments attended EQTC 2025 in Copenhagen as exhibitors, showcasing our pico-second synchronisation setup with White Rabbit technology, connecting with new and existing customers, and participating in an outstanding mix of science, industry, and policy discussions.
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Lennart Jehle, a PhD researcher in Prof. Philip Walther’s group at the University of Vienna, works on experiments in quantum optics and photonics. The Walther Group focuses on controlling single photons for applications in quantum computing and quantum communication.
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Swabian Instruments attended the Frontiers in Optics and Laser Science (FIOLS) event in Denver, Colorado the last week of October 2025. The event included a lot of insightful presentations, including the one from Dr. Matteo Moioli on room temperature PNR.
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Discover Swabian Instruments Time Tagger's capability for multi-channel continuous histogramming, which has resulted in further advancements in the cutting-edge work of Prof. Melissa Skala’s group at the Morgridge Institute for Research and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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We’re excited to collaborate with ISS, a leader in developing fluorescence and biomedical instrumentation, to bring our Time Tagger 20 and Time Tagger Ultra into their advanced spectroscopy and microscopy systems. This integration enhances fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) and related applications with unmatched precision, capturing time-resolved fluorescence events across a broad dynamic range.
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Swabian Instruments joined Single Quantum and Qunnect at IEEE Quantum Week 2025 (QCE25) in Albuquerque, showcasing how precise time-tagging supports scalable quantum networking, sensing, and communications.
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Discover how Swabian Instruments’ Time Tagger X facilitates high-resolution time-of-flight light detection and ranging (ToF LiDAR) research at the University of Münster.
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Swabian Instruments took part in MQC Entanglement 2025 in Ann Arbor, where we shared recent results on TCSPC with SNSPDs, photon-number resolution at telecom wavelengths, remote synchronization for quantum networks, and high-resolution FLIM. It was a great chance to connect with the Midwest quantum community and exchange ideas on timing, detection, and quantum technology.
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The <Q| School Single Photonics Short Course, presented by CU Boulder and NIST, brought together students, researchers, and industry partners to explore the fundamentals and applications of single photonics. Through lectures and hands-on labs, participants engaged with detectors, sources, and measurement techniques, including live demonstrations featuring Swabian Instruments’ Time Taggers. This unique program fostered collaboration across academia and industry, deepening understanding of quantum technologies and future applications.
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In June, Swabian Instruments joined Laser World of Photonics and World of Quantum 2025 in Munich, where we unveiled our new partnership with ID Quantique. Together, we showcased photon number resolution (PNR) with IDQ’s p-SNSPDs and our Time Taggers, alongside live demos of fluorescence lifetime, remote synchronization with White Rabbit, and reaction-time testing.
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In June, the Swabian Instruments team attended the EPF European Polymer Congress in Groningen, Netherlands. At the conference, we demonstrated our newest device for advanced dynamic light scattering, the DLScat.
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Swabian Instruments is excited to share the new Time Tagger Software v 2.18. This update brings powerful new tools, better performance, and easier ways to collect and understand your data. It’s designed to help scientists working in fields like quantum optics, life sciences, and time-resolved measurements.
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The Swabian Instruments USA team attended the CLEO 2025 conference in Long Beach, CA, in May. This gave our team the opportunity to present live demonstrations of some of our available measurement classes and attend the presentations of some of our users
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May was the month of conferences, and after a successful CLEO, our team had the pleasure of attending the joint conference of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and the European Frequency and Timing Forum. The event was hosted in Querétaro, Mexico, and served as a meeting point for research and industry experts to share their research and contributions to the field of timing technologies.
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March 2025 marked Swabian Instruments’ first time attending the Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) Conference, held in San Francisco at the beginning of this month.
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Boosting photon count rates and streamlining quantum state readout! Learn how Swabian Instruments Time Tagger technology is enhancing quantum computing and networking research in the team led by Prof. Mikhail Lukin in Harvard.
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This 3-day workshop is designed to bring together students, PhDs, and young post-docs for an intensive program on measurement techniques in quantum optics using our Time Taggers with picosecond precision. To celebrate the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), this year’s edition will focus on applications of our instruments in quantum computing and quantum key distribution. Don't miss the application!
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In January, the Swabian Instruments team had the incredible opportunity to attend BIOS and Photonics West 2025 in San Francisco—the premier photonics and optics conference in North America. The event brought together leading innovators, researchers, and industry experts in the fields of life sciences, quantum optics, biomedical technology, and biophotonics.
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How Swabian Instruments' Time Tagger Technology is Advancing Quantum Tomography in the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in London, UK.
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Photon detection distinguishability is increasing interest in advancements in photonics and quantum technology. At Swabian Instruments, we are proud to lead this innovation with our Time Taggers, as detailed in our latest abstract presented at the Optica Latin America Optics and Photonics Conference, which took place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, in November 2024.
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At Swabian Instruments, innovation never stops. We're excited to share the preliminary release of firmware v2.0.0 Beta2 for the Pulse Streamer 8/2, setting the stage for a new feature — continuous streaming.
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At Swabian Instruments, we’re excited to announce a new application note in collaboration with the Awschalom Group at the University of Chicago - “Optically Detected Magnetic Resonance Quantum Spin Probe of Single Charge Dynamics.” This collaborative work showcases the power of advanced quantum measurement techniques using our Pulse Streamer 8/2 and Time Tagger 20.
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As we closed the chapter on our first-ever Swabian Summer School, we're thrilled to announce that it was a success! Over four days, our headquarters in Zuffenhausen, Stuttgart, transformed into a hub of innovation and learning. Swabian Summer School students dived into the world of advanced photonic and quantum measurements using our state-of-the-art Time Tagger technology.
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Quantum technologies are transforming our world. The study of quantum particles brings us closer to realizing technology that once seemed impossible. From revolutionizing quantum research and advancing drug development to cryptography, there are fields where quantum computers are positioned to surpass even the best classical supercomputers. This month is marked by great news—the launch of the first photonic quantum computer built in Paderborn, Germany! At Swabian Instruments, we're proud to have enabled this breakthrough with our software-based Photon Number Resolution on single SNSPDs!
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The Quantum Optics Educational Kit crafted by Thorlabs includes the Swabian Instruments Time Tagger, tailored specifically to meet the needs of students and educators. This educational kit is a gateway to exploring quantum optics, offering seamless and intuitive coincidence measurements facilitated by a versatile Time Tagger designed specifically for educational settings. This versatility makes it easier than ever for students to engage with complex concepts, such as non-classical light sources and single-photon experiments.
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On September 4th, 2024, the New Cathedral in Linz, Austria, hosted a one-of-a-kind event—the world premiere of "Bruqner—The Sound of Entanglement." This concert, a thrilling collaboration between leading scientists and artists, promises to push the boundaries of what is possible about both music and quantum mechanics.
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We’re excited to announce the release of Time Tagger Software v2.17, a comprehensive update packed with new features and improvements designed to enhance the performance, functionality, and user experience of our Time Taggers.
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At Swabian Instruments, we were proud to present the prototype of our latest technology DLScat to Prof. Dr. Albena Lederer and Dr. Susanne Boye. DLScat redefines Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) measurements.
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Great news! The application deadline for the Swabian Summer School 2024 has been extended to June 14, 2024. Don't miss your chance to join this 3-day workshop designed for final-year Master's and Ph.D. students to advance their skills in photonic and quantum measurements using our Time Taggers with picosecond precision. Apply now!
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We are thrilled to announce the first edition of the Swabian Summer School! This 3-day intensive workshop is tailored for Masters in their final year and Ph.D. students eager to level up their theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in advanced photonic and quantum measurements using our Time Taggers with picosecond precision. Don't miss the application deadline 31.05.2024.
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The 13th of February was marked by an exciting celebration uniting scientists and businesspeople from all over the world who are passionate about quantum technology. Engaging with the dynamic quantum community and exchanging insights and ideas with such a distinguished group of professionals was a true pleasure.
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Swabian Instruments went into partnership with Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) by supporting its educational initiative of creating a setup enabling students to perform Single Photon Random Sampling Experiments.
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Last week, our team met with the Mayor of Stuttgart, Dr. Nopper, and former Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg Mr. Oettinger, at the Center for Applied Quantum Technology (ZAQ) in Stuttgart.
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Are you looking for a way to control your Time Tagger remotely? Learn how you can do it with Python and Pyro5 library. Enjoy the freedom of the open source and checkout the Python code from GitHub or download ready-to-use package. We have also prepared a detailed tutorial and code example for you to start faster.
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The transmission of accurate timing information is essential today - not only in science but also in industry and finance.
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Swabian Instruments, together with Université de Sherbrooke demonstrated a record-breaking low timing jitter with room-temperature SPAD reaching 12.5 ps FWHM.
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The time of our charming “start-up garage” at the University of Stuttgart has come to an end. On July 1st, the team moved to our new home in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen.
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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Centre for Applied Photonics, have developed an Innovative Approach to Remote Hydrogen Detection. We are excited to see how technology from Swabian Instruments is helping the community to develop efficient solutions for safe nuclear waste monitoring.
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