Advanced Microwave Facility for Quantum-Atom Optics

用于量子原子光学的先进微波设施

• 批准号: LE0668398
• 负责人: Prof Peter Hannaford
• 金额: $ 11.86万
• 依托单位: Swinburne University of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2006-01-01 至 2006-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/LE0668398
• 关键词: Advanced; Microwave; Facility; Quantum; Atom

Atoms can be controlled using light in visible and infra-red regions, as well as electromagnetic waves of longer wavelength in the microwave (MW) and radiofrequency (RF) part of the spectrum. We presently use optical radiation to control atoms at the quantum level where they can behave like waves and can interact with light to store and manipulate information. The MW and RF facility will extend our abilities and enable more complete control of the atoms, which will help us develop the first generation quantum technology. This will enable the creation of quantum devices such as atom lasers, atom interferometers and quantum information networks for communication and ultra-sensitive measurement applications.

原子可以使用可见光和红外线区域的光，以及微波（MW）和射频（RF）光谱部分中波长较长的电磁波来控制。我们目前使用光辐射在量子水平上控制原子，在量子水平上它们可以像波一样行为，并可以与光相互作用以存储和操纵信息。微波和射频设施将扩展我们的能力，使我们能够更完整地控制原子，这将有助于我们开发第一代量子技术。这将使量子设备的创建成为可能，如原子激光器，原子干涉仪和量子信息网络，用于通信和超灵敏测量应用。