The Global Quantum Sensors Market 2025-2035

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Quantum sensing is emerging as the quantum technology with the most immediate market potential. Quantum sensors represent a revolutionary class of measurement devices that leverage fundamental quantum mechanical phenomena to achieve unprecedented sensitivity, precision, and capabilities beyond classical limitations. These advanced instruments exploit quantum properties such as superposition, entanglement, quantum coherence, and quantum states of matter to detect and measure physical quantities with extraordinary accuracy. At their core, quantum sensors operate by making quantum systems interact with the physical parameter being measured. This interaction causes detectable changes in the quantum state that can be precisely monitored. Unlike classical sensors that are limited by electronic noise and other physical constraints, quantum sensors can approach or reach fundamental limits imposed by quantum mechanics itself, such as the Heisenberg uncertainty principle or the standard quantum limit.

Several distinct technologies comprise the quantum sensing family. Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) use quantum effects in superconducting loops to detect incredibly small magnetic fields. Nitrogen-Vacancy (NV) centers in diamond utilize quantum states of atomic defects for sensing magnetic fields, electric fields, and temperature with nanoscale spatial resolution. Atomic vapor cell technologies like those used in atomic clocks and magnetometers leverage quantum states of atoms for precise time-keeping and field detection. Cold atom interferometers exploit wave-like properties of matter for measuring gravity, acceleration, and rotation with extraordinary precision.

The defining characteristics of quantum sensors include their ability to achieve unprecedented sensitivity, their capacity to perform measurements traceable to fundamental physical constants (providing intrinsic calibration), their potential for operating across extreme environmental conditions, and their capability to measure quantities that conventional sensors cannot detect. Many quantum sensors can also provide vector information (direction and magnitude) rather than just scalar values, and can operate across exceptionally wide dynamic ranges or frequency bands without hardware modifications. As fabrication techniques advance and supporting technologies mature, quantum sensors are transitioning from specialized laboratory instruments to field-deployable systems, opening new possibilities for measurement in numerous scientific and industrial applications.

The current market landscape is characterized by a segmentation based on both technology type and application domains. Atomic clocks represent the most mature sector, followed by magnetic sensors (predominantly SQUIDs and NV-based magnetometers) at approximately 30%. Quantum gravimeters, RF sensors, and other specialized quantum sensing technologies comprise the remaining market share. Commercial adoption is accelerating in several key sectors. Telecommunications companies are deploying atomic clocks and beginning to explore quantum RF sensors for next-generation network infrastructure. The healthcare sector is investigating NV-diamond sensors for advanced MRI and neural imaging applications. Resource exploration companies are field-testing quantum gravimeters for enhanced subsurface mapping, while the semiconductor industry is exploring quantum sensors for advanced quality control.

"The Global Quantum Sensors Market 2025-2035" is an in-depth analysis of the rapidly evolving quantum sensing landscape, providing essential intelligence for investors, technology companies, and end-users navigating this transformative field.

Report contents include:

Market Analysis: Detailed examination of the global quantum sensors market with segmentation by sensor type, volume projections, pricing trends, and end-use industry applications from 2025 to 2035.
Technology Deep Dives: Comprehensive coverage of all major quantum sensing technologies, including atomic clocks, magnetic field sensors (SQUIDs, OPMs, TMRs, NV-centers), quantum gravimeters, gyroscopes, image sensors, RF field sensors, and emerging NEMS/MEMS technologies.
Investment Landscape: Analysis of funding trends, major investment rounds, and government initiatives worldwide that are accelerating quantum sensing commercialization.
Competitive Intelligence: Detailed profiles of 50+ companies developing quantum sensing technologies, from established defense contractors to innovative startups.
Application Roadmaps: Strategic insights into adoption timelines for key industries including healthcare, defense, environmental monitoring, oil and gas, transportation, and financial services.
Technology Readiness Assessment: Evaluation of current technological readiness levels (TRLs) for different quantum sensing modalities, helping stakeholders understand commercialization timelines.
Each quantum sensing technology is analyzed in dedicated chapters covering:
- Technology principles and operating mechanisms
- Market opportunities and application areas
- Development roadmaps and commercialization timelines
- Key players and competitive landscape analysis
- SWOT analysis for each specific technology
- Market forecasts and growth projections
End-Use Industry Analysis: Detailed examination of how quantum sensors are transforming:
- Healthcare and Life Sciences (medical imaging, drug discovery, biosensing)
- Defense and Military (navigation systems, underwater detection, communications)
- Environmental Monitoring (climate research, geological surveys, disaster prediction)
- Oil and Gas (exploration, surveying, pipeline monitoring)
- Transportation (autonomous vehicles, aerospace navigation)
- Other emerging applications (finance, agriculture, construction, mining)
Case Studies: Real-world implementations demonstrating quantum sensing advantages in healthcare diagnostics, military navigation, environmental monitoring, high-frequency trading, and quantum communication networks.
Company Profiles: Comprehensive profiles of 57 companies active in the quantum sensing ecosystem, including technology approaches, funding status, partnerships, and commercial progress. Companies profiled include Airbus, Aquark Technologies, Artilux, Atomionics, Bosch Quantum Sensing, Cerca Magnetics, Chipiron, Chiral Nano AG, Covesion, Delta g, EuQlid, Exail Quantum Sensors, Genesis Quantum Technology, ID Quantique, Infleqtion, Ligentec, M Squared Lasers, Mag4Health, Menlo Systems GmbH, Mesa Quantum, Miraex, Neuranics, Nomad Atomics, Nu Quantum, NVision, Phasor Innovation, PhotonForce, Polariton Technologies, Q.ANT, Qaisec, Q-CTRL, Qnami, QT Sense B.V., QuantaMap and more.....

The report combines rigorous quantitative market projections with qualitative expert analysis to provide actionable intelligence on the quantum sensing revolution. With quantum sensors poised to disrupt multiple industries through capabilities that surpass classical limits, this comprehensive market analysis serves as the definitive guide to navigating the opportunities and challenges in this rapidly developing field. Featuring exclusive data on market sizing, competitive benchmarking of quantum sensing technologies, and detailed analysis of over 50 company profiles, the "Global Quantum Sensors Market 2025-2035" report is an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand and capitalize on the quantum sensing revolution that will transform measurement capabilities across industries worldwide.

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. First and second quantum revolutions
1.2. Current quantum technology market landscape
- 1.2.1. Key developments
1.3. Investment Landscape
1.4. Global government initiatives
1.5. Industry developments 2020-2025
1.6. Challenges for quantum technologies adoption
1.7. Market Drivers
1.8. Market and technology challenges
1.9. Technology Trends and Innovations
1.10. Market Forecast and Future Outlook
- 1.10.1. Short-term Outlook (2025-2027)
- 1.10.2. Medium-term Outlook (2028-2031)
- 1.10.3. Long-term Outlook (2032-2035)
1.11. Emerging Applications and Use Cases
1.12. Benchmarking of Quantum Sensor Technologies
1.13. Potential Disruptive Technologies
1.14. Global market for quantum sensors
- 1.14.1. By sensor type
- 1.14.2. By volume
- 1.14.3. By sensor price
- 1.14.4. By end use industry

2. INTRODUCTION

2.1. What is quantum sensing?
2.2. Types of quantum sensors
- 2.2.1. Comparison between classical and quantum sensors
2.3. Quantum Sensing Principles
2.4. Value proposition for quantum sensors
2.5. Current Technological Readiness Levels
2.6. SWOT analysis

3. ATOMIC CLOCKS

3.1. Technology Overview
3.2. Markets
3.3. Roadmap
3.4. High frequency oscillators
- 3.4.1. Emerging oscillators
3.5. Caesium atoms
3.6. Self-calibration
3.7. New atomic clock technologies
3.8. Optical atomic clocks
- 3.8.1. Chip-scale optical clocks
3.9. Companies
3.10. SWOT analysis
3.11. Market forecasts

4. QUANTUM MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORS

4.1. Technology overview
4.2. Motivation for use
4.3. Market opportunity
4.4. Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (Squids)
- 4.4.1. Applications
- 4.4.2. Key players
- 4.4.3. SWOT analysis
4.5. Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs)
- 4.5.1. Applications
- 4.5.2. Key players
- 4.5.3. SWOT analysis
4.6. Tunneling Magneto Resistance Sensors (TMRs)
- 4.6.1. Applications
- 4.6.2. Key players
- 4.6.3. SWOT analysis
4.7. Nitrogen Vacancy Centers (N-V Centers)
- 4.7.1. Applications
- 4.7.2. Key players
- 4.7.3. SWOT analysis
4.8. Market forecasts

5. QUANTUM GRAVIMETERS

5.1. Technology overview
5.2. Applications
5.3. Roadmap
5.4. Key players
5.5. Market forecasts
5.6. SWOT analysis

6. QUANTUM GYROSCOPES

6.1. Technology description
- 6.1.1. Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs)
- 6.1.2. Atomic quantum gyroscopes
6.2. Applications
6.3. Roadmap
6.4. Key players
6.5. SWOT analysis

7. QUANTUM IMAGE SENSORS

7.1. Technology overview
7.2. Applications
7.3. SWOT analysis
7.4. Market forecast
7.5. Key players

8. QUANTUM RADAR

8.1. Technology overview
8.2. Applications

9. QUANTUM CHEMICAL SENSORS

9.1. Technology overview
9.2. Commercial activities

10. QUANTUM RADIO FREQUENCY FIELD SENSORS

10.1. Overview
10.2. Rydberg Atom Based Electric Field Sensors and Radio Receivers
- 10.2.1. Principles
- 10.2.2. Commercialization
10.3. Nitrogen-Vacancy Centre Diamond Electric Field Sensors and Radio Receivers
- 10.3.1. Principles
- 10.3.2. Applications
10.4. Market

11. QUANTUM NEMS AND MEMS

11.1. Technology overview
11.2. Types
11.3. Applications
11.4. Challenges

12. CASE STUDIES

12.1. Quantum Sensors in Healthcare: Early Disease Detection
12.2. Military Applications: Enhanced Navigation Systems
12.3. Environmental Monitoring
12.4. Financial Sector: High-Frequency Trading
12.5. Quantum Internet: Secure Communication Networks

13. END-USE INDUSTRIES

13.1. Healthcare and Life Sciences
- 13.1.1. Medical Imaging
- 13.1.2. Drug Discovery
- 13.1.3. Biosensing
13.2. Defense and Military
- 13.2.1. Navigation Systems
- 13.2.2. Underwater Detection
- 13.2.3. Communication Systems
13.3. Environmental Monitoring
- 13.3.1. Climate Change Research
- 13.3.2. Geological Surveys
- 13.3.3. Natural Disaster Prediction
- 13.3.4. Other Applications
13.4. Oil and Gas
- 13.4.1. Exploration and Surveying
- 13.4.2. Pipeline Monitoring
- 13.4.3. Other Applications
13.5. Transportation and Automotive
- 13.5.1. Autonomous Vehicles
- 13.5.2. Aerospace Navigation
- 13.5.3. Other Applications
13.6. Other Industries
- 13.6.1. Finance and Banking
- 13.6.2. Agriculture
- 13.6.3. Construction
- 13.6.4. Mining

14. COMPANY PROFILES (57 company profiles)

15. APPENDICES

15.1. Research Methodology
15.2. Glossary of Terms
15.3. List of Abbreviations

16 REFERENCES

List of Tables

Table 1. First and second quantum revolutions
Table 2. Quantum Sensing Technologies and Applications
Table 3. Global government initiatives in quantum technologies
Table 4. Quantum technologies industry developments 2020-2025
Table 5. Challenges for quantum technologies adoption
Table 6. Market Drivers for Quantum Sensors
Table 7. Market and technology challenges in quantum sensing
Table 8. Technology Trends and Innovations in Quantum Sensors
Table 9. Emerging Applications and Use Cases
Table 10. Benchmarking of Quantum Sensing Technologies by Type
Table 11. Performance Metrics by Application Domain
Table 12. Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) and Commercialization Status
Table 13. Comparative Performance Metrics
Table 14.Current Research and Development Focus Areas
Table 15. Potential Disruptive Technologies
Table 16. Global market for quantum sensors, by types, 2018-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 17. Global market for quantum sensors, by volume (Units), 2018-2035
Table 18. Global market for quantum sensors, by sensor price, 2025-2035 (Units)
Table 19. Global market for quantum sensors, by end use industry, 2018-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 20.Types of Quantum Sensors
Table 21. Comparison between classical and quantum sensors
Table 22. Applications in quantum sensors
Table 23. Technology approaches for enabling quantum sensing
Table 24. Value proposition for quantum sensors
Table 25. Key challenges and limitations of quartz crystal clocks vs. atomic clocks
Table 26. Atomic clocks End users and addressable markets
Table 27. Key Market Inflection Points and Technology Transitions
Table 28. New modalities being researched to improve the fractional uncertainty of atomic clocks
Table 29. Companies developing high-precision quantum time measurement
Table 30. Key players in atomic clocks
Table 31. Global market for atomic clocks 2025-2035 (Billions USD)
Table 32. Comparative analysis of key performance parameters and metrics of magnetic field sensors
Table 33. Types of magnetic field sensors
Table 34. Market opportunity for different types of quantum magnetic field sensors
Table 35. Applications of SQUIDs
Table 36. Market opportunities for SQUIDs (Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices)
Table 37. Key players in SQUIDs
Table 38. Applications of optically pumped magnetometers (OPMs)
Table 39. Key players in Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs)
Table 40. Applications for TMR (Tunneling Magnetoresistance) sensors
Table 41. Market players in TMR (Tunneling Magnetoresistance) sensors
Table 42. Applications of N-V center magnetic field centers
Table 43. Key players in N-V center magnetic field sensors
Table 44. Global market forecasts for quantum magnetic field sensors, by type, 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 45. Applications of quantum gravimeters
Table 46. Comparative table between quantum gravity sensing and some other technologies commonly used for underground mapping
Table 47. Key players in quantum gravimeters
Table 48. Global market for Quantum gravimeters 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 49. Comparison of quantum gyroscopes with MEMs gyroscopes and optical gyroscopes
Table 50. Markets and applications for quantum gyroscopes
Table 51. Key players in quantum gyroscopes
Table 52. Types of quantum image sensors and their key features
Table 53. Applications of quantum image sensors
Table 54. Global market for quantum image sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Table 55. Key players in quantum image sensors
Table 56. Comparison of quantum radar versus conventional radar and lidar technologies
Table 57. Applications of quantum radar
Table 58. Value Proposition of Quantum RF Sensors
Table 59. Types of Quantum RF Sensors
Table 60. Markets for Quantum RF Sensors
Table 61. Technology Transition Milestones
Table 62. Application-Specific Adoption Timeline
Table 63.Types of Quantum NEMS and MEMS
Table 64. Quantum Sensors in Healthcare and Life Sciences
Table 65. Quantum Sensors in Defense and Military
Table 66. Quantum Sensors in Environmental Monitoring
Table 67. Quantum Sensors in Oil and Gas
Table 68. Quantum Sensors in Transportation
Table 69.Glossary of terms
Table 70. List of Abbreviations

List of Figures

Figure 1. Quantum computing development timeline
Figure 2.Quantum investments 2012-2024 (millions USD)
Figure 3. National quantum initiatives and funding
Figure 4. Quantum Sensors: Market and Technology Roadmap to 2040
Figure 5. Global market for quantum sensors, by types, 2018-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 6. Global market for quantum sensors, by volume, 2018-2035
Figure 7. Global market for quantum sensors, by sensor price, 2025-2035 (Units)
Figure 8. Global market for quantum sensors, by end use industry, 2018-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 9. Q.ANT quantum particle sensor
Figure 10. Current Technological Readiness Levels: Quantum Sensors
Figure 11. SWOT analysis for quantum sensors market
Figure 12. Atomic clocks market roadmap
Figure 13. Strontium lattice optical clock
Figure 14. NIST's compact optical clock
Figure 15. SWOT analysis for atomic clocks
Figure 16. Global market for atomic clocks 2025-2035 (Billions USD)
Figure 17. Quantum Magnetometers Market Roadmap
Figure 18.Principle of SQUID magnetometer
Figure 19. SWOT analysis for SQUIDS
Figure 20. SWOT analysis for OPMs
Figure 21. Tunneling magnetoresistance mechanism and TMR ratio formats
Figure 22. SWOT analysis for TMR (Tunneling Magnetoresistance) sensors
Figure 23. SWOT analysis for N-V Center Magnetic Field Sensors
Figure 24. Global market forecasts for quantum magnetic field sensors, by type, 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 25. Quantum Gravimeter
Figure 26. Quantum gravimeters Market roadmap
Figure 27. Global market for Quantum gravimeters 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 28. SWOT analysis for Quantum Gravimeters
Figure 29. Inertial Quantum Sensors Market roadmap
Figure 30. SWOT analysis for Quantum Gyroscopes
Figure 31. SWOT analysis for Quantum image sensing
Figure 32. Global market for quantum image sensors 2025-2035 (Millions USD)
Figure 33. Principle of quantum radar
Figure 34. Illustration of a quantum radar prototype
Figure 35. Quantum RF Sensors Market Roadmap (2023-2035)
Figure 36. ColdQuanta Quantum Core (left), Physics Station (middle) and the atoms control chip (right)
Figure 37. SpinMagIC quantum sensor

The Global Quantum Sensors Market 2025-2035

Description

Table of Contents

List of Tables

Report contents include:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2. INTRODUCTION

3. ATOMIC CLOCKS

4. QUANTUM MAGNETIC FIELD SENSORS

5. QUANTUM GRAVIMETERS

6. QUANTUM GYROSCOPES

7. QUANTUM IMAGE SENSORS

8. QUANTUM RADAR

9. QUANTUM CHEMICAL SENSORS

10. QUANTUM RADIO FREQUENCY FIELD SENSORS

11. QUANTUM NEMS AND MEMS

12. CASE STUDIES

13. END-USE INDUSTRIES

14. COMPANY PROFILES (57 company profiles)

15. APPENDICES

16 REFERENCES

List of Tables

List of Figures