This page gathers all interviews featured in our quarterly newsletters: customers, project partners, collaborators – we are always interested in hearing from those with whom we work.
User Stories
Dr. Anja Köhntopp and Dr. Christoph Kölbl
« Our laser-based detection system is fast and can detect traces of explosives while you are doing other things like putting your luggage on the belt: you don’t need to stand still and wait for the scan to finish. »
Prof. Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus
« It’s great fun to build things from scratch: everything is very chaotic at the beginning, but it’s nice to see how things develop. »
Prof. Stefan Filipp
« For our research roadmap, it's important to work with a company that thinks along the same directions as we do, namely – what is needed for high-fidelity and scalable devices? »
Renato Rogosic
« On one hand, the MFIA allows us to characterize reliably and consistently the polymers and substrates we synthesize. On the other hand, we use it to validate different readout techniques. Almost all members of our research group use impedance spectroscopy by now. »
Prof. Martino Poggio
« Modernizing equipment for education and research is going to be a top priority as it will help us do more research and projects with the innovative equipment of Zurich Instruments. »
Dr. Daniel Jirovec
« The UHFLI is probably the most used instrument in our lab. Almost every setup has one because it's just so versatile and so quick to use. »
Beckett Colson and Dr. Anna Michel
« A lock-in amplifier offers a convenient way to measure impedance in a continuous flow of water. We can use the impedance change to tell the difference between biological particles - which we hope to see in abundance - and microplastics. »
Prof. Yonuk Chong
« The Zurich Instruments QCCS made it possible to set up and start the measurement of qubits very quickly. In particular, the generation of precise high-frequency signals using double-superheterodyne frequency conversion significantly reduced the calibration burden in the qubit readout and control measurement setup. »
Dr. Andre Maier and Prof. Marcus Scheele
« We implemented a characterization method based on asynchronous optical sampling, where the UHFLI Lock-in Amplifier from Zurich Instruments plays an important role. With this technique, we can unravel the intrinsic temporal response of the developed photodetectors in the range of pico- to nanoseconds. »
Mr. Nathan Lacroix and Dr. Sebastian Krinner
« We use Zurich Instruments' equipment for low-noise and high-resolution control signal generation and for readout with FPGA-based fast signal processing. If we had to build control electronics on a large scale with similar characteristics, that would distract us from our core research activities. »
Dr. Tomás Manzaneque García
« Zurich Instruments' digital lock-ins have been of great value for my project on resonant mass sensors. Measurement schemes such as lock-in detection or phase-locked loops have been known for decades, but they have never been so easy to implement and configure. »
Dr. Jinwoong Cha
« We purchased an HDAWG for new experiments on superconducting quantum devices, and we hope to purchase other products from Zurich Instruments for our project on quantum transduction. We look forward to the scientific and technical achievements we will attain. »
Andreas Pauly
« Along with its lock-in amplifiers and impedance analyzers, Zurich Instruments offers brilliant solutions for controlling and measuring quantum processors and is a strong node in the network of actors leading this field. »
Dr. David Albertini
« What is clear is that for modes such as dual-frequency resonance tracking PFM, the HF2LI is precise, is characterized by very low noise and gives maximum performance. »
Dr. Heng Shen
« The HF2LI outperformed the other instrument in terms of crosstalk suppression from high-order harmonics. »
Dr. Natalia Ares
« We used our UHFLIs to detect coherent nanomechanical oscillations driven by single-electron tunneling in a suspended carbon nanotube. »
Dr. George Nelson
« The MFIA replaces three of the components found in a traditional DLTS system. »
Prof. Christoph Stampfer
« Recently, my group acquired an AWG from Zurich Instruments to help us understand the physics of potential spin and valley qubits in bilayer graphene. »
Prof. Jérôme Faist
« With the current and voltage inputs, the MFLI is ideally suited to transport measurements. »
Ying He
« The MFLI is far more than a lock-in amplifier – the test and measurement tools that come with it are game changers. »
Behraad Bahreini
« I like high-performance instrumentation that provides the flexibility to go beyond the original application. »
Qi Chen
« The LabOne graphical user interface of the HF2LI makes it easier for my students to understand the whole process of signal processing. »
Prof. Marcos Dantus
« I saw that the UHFLI operated at 600 MHz and my first response was “That’s pretty amazing!” »
Prof. Leo DiCarlo and Prof. Andreas Wallraff
« We like the high channel density, the very small footprint and the fact that synchronization not only works between channels of the same instrument but also across several instruments. »
Dr. Philip Moll
« The MFLI is our workhorse lock-in amplifier, used daily for high precision, low-noise measurements of small signals. »
Dr. Martin Rohmer
« The work with Zurich Instruments was highly productive and a great experience for us, both on the technical and business side. »
Dr. Craig Prater and Dean Dawson
« We love the Zurich Instruments software interface. Zurich Instruments has been superb in providing integration support and training when we needed help. »
Prof. Gaojian Wu
« Not only can we enjoy the most advanced precision instrumentation, but also we do not need to spend too much time on learning how to use the equipment. We can then put more energy into the research and data analysis. »
Ehsan Nasr Esfahani
« In addition to the user-friendly LabOne interface, the support from Zurich Instruments made a valuable contribution to shortening the learning time and solving the challenges we were facing. »
Prof. Gary Steele
« With the HF2LI you can do all the filtering and mixing in the digital domain. That made the difference between spending half a year getting the analog setup to work and just plugging in the HF2LI and start measuring. »
Dr. Dalziel J. Wilson
« The frequency flexibility of the UHFLI comes in handy for a variety of bread-and-butter tasks. »