AIR Option 1: Technology Translation Passively pumped ultra-high vacuum cells for atomic physics applications

AIR 选项 1：技术转化用于原子物理应用的被动泵超高真空室

• 批准号: 1312220
• 负责人: Charles Sackett
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: University of Virginia Main Campus
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-05-15 至 2014-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1312220&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: AIR; Option; Technology; Translation; Passively

This PFI: AIR Technology Translation project focuses on translating laser cooling techniques from the science of atomic physics to fill a gap in the technology of precision sensors. The translated science has a unique combination of high sensitivity, good stability, and excellent reproducibility, which provide exemplary performance and efficacy when compared to the leading competing technologies of mechanical and electronic sensors. The project accomplishes this goal by developing new vacuum techniques resulting in a prototype glass cell that will enable laser cooling in a commercially practical device. The partnership engages Triad Technology, Inc to provide guidance in the spectroscopic cell market space and other aspects such as financing and commercialization as they pertain to the potential to translate the technology along a path that may result in a competitive commercial reality. The potential economic impact is expected to be up to one billion dollars in the next twenty years, which will contribute to the U.S. competitiveness in the precision sensor market. The societal impact, long term, will be significant improvement in a wide range of vital technologies, including vehicle navigation, energy exploration, threat detection, and secure communication.

该PFI：AIR技术翻译项目的重点是将原子物理学中的激光冷却技术翻译出来，以填补精密传感器技术的空白。翻译的科学具有高灵敏度，良好的稳定性和出色的再现性的独特组合，与机械和电子传感器的领先竞争技术相比，提供了示范性的性能和功效。该项目通过开发新的真空技术来实现这一目标，从而产生了一个原型玻璃电池，该电池将在商业实用设备中实现激光冷却。该合作伙伴关系使Triad Technology，Inc.在光谱电池市场空间和其他方面提供指导，例如融资和商业化，因为它们涉及到将技术沿着一条可能导致竞争性商业现实的道路转化的潜力。 预计在未来20年内，潜在的经济影响将高达10亿美元，这将有助于提高美国在精密传感器市场的竞争力。从长远来看，社会影响将是一系列重要技术的重大改进，包括车辆导航、能源勘探、威胁检测和安全通信。