<img src="https://ml.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/908fb457-7f8e-4a08-9081-5565e3dfb3d7?size=2" nborder="0" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5" title="22157.jpg" alt="Company Logo"/>This 169-page strategic study delivers an exhaustive evaluation across photonic chip technologies (silicon photonics, lithium niobate), QPU cloud access models, quantum-AI convergence, and enterprise application adoption across finance, chemistry, and defense.Dublin, Aug. 17, 2026 <a href="https://www.globenewswire.com" target="_blank">(GLOBE NEWSWIRE)</a> -- The <a href="https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/6234846/markets-photonic-quantum-computers?utm_source=GNE&amp;utm_medium=PressRelease&amp;utm_code=b5j657&amp;utm_campaign=2326907+-+Global+Photonic+Quantum+Computing+Market+Report+2026%e2%80%932036%3a+Evaluating+Linear+Optics%2c+Continuous+Variables%2c+and+Strategies+of+PsiQuantum%2c+Xanadu%2c+Quandela%2c+and+ORCA&amp;utm_exec=clshmsai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Markets for Photonic Quantum Computers">"Markets for Photonic Quantum Computers"</a> has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. New Report Assesses the Commercial Potential of Photonic Quantum Computing A new market report analyzes and quantifies the commercial potential of photonic quantum computers, an emerging segment of the global quantum computing industry. The report examines systems that use photonics as their primary computing fabric, evaluates the competitive landscape and identifies the technological factors likely to influence commercialization, investment and long-term market growth. Approximately 15 photonic quantum computing models are currently being commercialized, demonstrating significant activity across a market that remains at an early stage of development. PsiQuantum has attracted the largest amount of funding among the companies covered, while Xanadu has also secured considerable industry attention. In addition to these prominent businesses, the report assesses several less widely known photonic quantum computing companies that could contribute to the sector's development and competitive dynamics. The analysis extends beyond company profiles to consider the broader commercial prospects for photonic quantum computing. It reviews the positioning of vendors, the progress of competing platforms and the potential pathways toward scalable quantum systems. By assessing both established participants and emerging developers, the report provides a more comprehensive view of the photonic quantum computing market than an analysis focused solely on its most recognized companies. Among the leading quantum computing technologies, photonic platforms occupy a distinctive position. They are strongly associated with measurement-based quantum computing architectures, which may offer a route toward improved quantum error correction. Error correction remains one of the most important technical and commercial challenges facing the quantum computing industry, making progress in this area a critical consideration for investors, technology suppliers, enterprise users and research organizations. Photonic quantum computers may also provide a natural pathway to advanced quantum networks. Because photons are central to optical communications, photonic computing platforms could support closer integration between quantum processors and future quantum networking infrastructure. This potential relationship between quantum computing and quantum communications expands the addressable opportunity beyond standalone machines and creates the possibility of interconnected quantum systems. The report considers how these technical characteristics may affect market adoption and commercial differentiation. It examines whether the relationship between photonic architectures, measurement-based quantum computing, quantum error correction and quantum networking can provide meaningful advantages as the industry moves toward more capable and scalable systems. Commercial success will depend on more than technological promise. Photonic quantum computing companies must demonstrate reliable performance, scalable manufacturing, practical system integration and credible routes to customer adoption. Funding, partnerships, research progress and the ability to transition from experimental platforms to commercially useful systems will remain essential indicators of market readiness. By comparing approximately 15 commercial photonic quantum computing models and assessing companies beyond PsiQuantum and Xanadu, the report offers a detailed perspective on the competitive environment. It highlights the range of participants pursuing photonic approaches and evaluates the factors that may determine which technologies and vendors establish durable positions within the quantum computing market. The report is intended to support strategic planning by investors, quantum technology companies, component suppliers, network operators, enterprise decision-makers and other organizations monitoring the evolution of quantum computing. Its central objective is to provide a balanced assessment of the commercial potential of photonic quantum computers while identifying the technologies, companies and market developments most likely to shape this rapidly evolving sector. Key Topics Covered: Chapter One: Photonic Quantum Computers: Products and Industry Background 1.1 Background to Report 1.2 Advantages of Photonic Quantum Computers 1.3 Challenges of Photonic Quantum Computers 1.4 Types of Photonic Quantum Computers 1.5 Chips and Chipsets for Photonic Quantum Computers 1.5.1 Research Institutes and Universities 1.5.2 Commercial Suppliers 1.6 Components and Subsystems 1.6.1 Lasers and Light Sources 1.6.2 Frequency Combs 1.6.3 Photon Detectors 1.6.4 Control Chips 1.6.5 SDKs 1.7 Novel Architectures for Photonic QCs 1.7.1 CV Architectures 1.7.2 T Centre architecture 1.8 The Value QC Brand Communities: Applicability to Photonic QCs 1.8.1 Quandela Cloud 1.8.2 Xanadu 1.9 Photonic Quantum Computer Industry Structure 1.9.1 Russia and China 1.10 The Next Chapter Chapter Two: Photonic Quantum Computers and Related Products 2.1 Bose Quantum Technology/QBoson (China) 2.1.1 Current Products 2.1.2 Customer Base and Markets 2.2 Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) (Korea) 2.3 InfamousPlatypus (United States) 2.3.1 Customer Base and Competition 2.4 MITRE Corporation/CVE (United States) 2.4.1 Quantum Moonshot 2.4.2 Customer Base 2.5 NTT (Japan) 2.5.1 Current Research 2.6 ORCA Computing (United Kingdom) 2.6.1 PT Series Products 2.6.2 Use of COTS 2.6.3 ORCA Customers: Use with HPC 2.7 Photonic (Canada) 2.7.1 Product and Technology Evolution 2.7.2 Customer Base and Competition 2.8 PsiQuantum (United States) 2.8.1 Technical Evolution 2.8.2 Customer Base and Competition 2.9 Q.Ant (Germany) 2.10 QC82 (United States) 2.10.1 Goals of Company 2.10.2 Expected Customer Base 2.11 Quandela 2.11.1 Technology and Manufacturing 2.11.2 Quandela Cloud 2.11.3 Customer Base and Competition 2.12 Quanfluence (India) 2.13 Quantum Computing, Inc. United States) 2.13.1 Current Products and Services 2.13.2 Customer Base and Competition 2.14 Quantum Source Labs (Israel) 2.14.1 Computer Strategy 2.14.2 Customer Base 2.15 QuiX Quantum (The Netherlands) 2.15.1 Current Products 2.15.2 Customers 2.16 Rotonium (Italy) 2.16.1 Direction of Research and Product Development 2.16.2 Manufacturing 2.16.3 Possible Customer Base 2.17 Spooky Manufacturing (United States) 2.18 TundraSystems Global LTD (United Kingdom) 2.19 TuringQ (China) 2.19.1 Quantum Computer Offerings and Manufacturing 2.19.2 Customer Base 2.20 Xanadu Quantum Technologies (Canada) 2.20.1 Products and Technology 2.20.2 Manufacturing 2.20.3 Customers and Partners 2.20.4 The Rise and Fall of Xanadu Cloud 2.21 Components 2.21.1 ID Quantique (Switzerland) 2.21.2 M-Labs (China) 2.21.3 Menlo Systems (Germany) 2.21.4 Nanofiber Quantum Technologies (Japan) 2.21.5 Nexus Photonics (United States) 2.21.6 Nicslab (United States) 2.21.7 Sparrow Quantum (Denmark) 2.21.8 Toptica Photonics (Germany) 2.21.9 Toshiba (Japan) 2.21.10 Vescent (United States) 2.22 Services 2.22.1 Iceberg Quantum (Australia) 2.23 Software 2.23.1 QC Design (Germany) 2.23.2 QMware (Switzerland) 2.24 Platforms 2.24.1 qBraid (United States) 2.25 Research and Universities 2.25.1 Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology (CQC2T) (Australia) 2.25.2 Griffith University (Australia) 2.25.3 Harvard University ( United States) 2.25.4 Institute for Photonic Quantum Systems (PhoQC) (Germany) 2.25.5 Israeli Quantum Computing Center (IQCC) (Israel) 2.25.6 Nanjing University (China) 2.25.7 National Quantum Computing Center (NQCC) (United Kingdom) 2.25.8 National Quantum Laboratory (NQL) (Russia) 2.25.9 Niels Bohr Institute (NBI) (Denmark) 2.25.10 Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) 2.25.11 Queensland University of Technology (QUT) (Australia) 2.25.12 RIKEN (Japan) 2.25.13 Russian Quantum Center (Russia) 2.25.14 Sandia National Laboratory (United States) 2.25.15 Simon Fraser University (Canada) 2.25.16 University of Arizona (United States) 2.25.17 University of Bristol (United Kingdom) 2.25.18 University of New Mexico (United States) 2.25.19 University of Queensland (Australia) 2.25.20 University of Science &amp; Technology of China (USTC) 2.25.21 University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) (Australia) 2.25.22 University of the Sunshine Coast (Australia) 2.25.23 University of Virginia (UVA) (United States) 2.25.24 University of Washington (UW) (United States) 2.25.25 University of Waterloo (Canada) Chapter Three: Target Applications for Photonic Quantum Computers 3.1 Research Machines and Laboratories 3.2 Quantum Chemistry and Materials Science 3.3 Finance and Banking 3.4 Military, Intelligence and Aerospace 3.5 Automotive and Transportation 3.6 The Energy Industry 3.7 Photonic Computers: Design for Specific Locations 3.7.1 Photonic Computers and HPC: The Quantum Supercomputer 3.7.2 Data Center Scale Photonic Quantum Computers 3.7.3 Rack-Mounted Photonic Computers 3.7.4 Photonic Quantum Edge Computing 3.8 Quantum + AI Chapter Four: Ten-year Forecasts of Photonic Quantum Computers 4.1 Methodology 4.2 Shipment Forecast 4.2.1 Initial Shipments 4.2.2 Growth Over the Next Five Years 4.3 Shipments by Product Type 4.4 Alternative Scenarios List of Exhibits Exhibit 4-1: Shipments of QCs vs. Photonic QCs Exhibit 4-2: Worldwide Shipments of Photonic QCs by Type Companies Featured <ul><li>Bose Quantum Technology</li><li>ETRI (Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute)</li><li>Iceberg Quantum</li><li>ID Quantique</li><li>InfamousPlatypus</li><li>M-Labs</li><li>Menlo Systems</li><li>MITRE Corporation</li><li>Nanofiber Quantum Technologies</li><li>Nexus Photonics</li><li>Nicslab</li><li>NTT</li><li>ORCA Computing</li><li>Photonic (Canada)</li><li>PsiQuantum</li><li>Q.Ant</li><li>QBoson</li><li>qBraid</li><li>QC Design</li><li>QC82</li><li>QMware</li><li>Quandela</li><li>Quanfluence</li><li>Quantum Computing, Inc.</li><li>Quantum Source Labs</li><li>QuiX Quantum</li><li>Rotonium</li><li>Sparrow Quantum</li><li>Spooky Manufacturing</li><li>Toptica Photonics</li><li>Toshiba</li><li>TundraSystems Global LTD</li><li>TuringQ</li><li>Vescent</li><li>Xanadu Quantum Technologies</li></ul> For more information about this report visit <a href="https://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/6234846/markets-photonic-quantum-computers?utm_source=GNE&amp;utm_medium=PressRelease&amp;utm_code=b5j657&amp;utm_campaign=2326907+-+Global+Photonic+Quantum+Computing+Market+Report+2026%e2%80%932036%3a+Evaluating+Linear+Optics%2c+Continuous+Variables%2c+and+Strategies+of+PsiQuantum%2c+Xanadu%2c+Quandela%2c+and+ORCA&amp;utm_exec=clshmsai" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="">https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/lv43nx</a> About ResearchAndMarkets.com ResearchAndMarkets.com is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. 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