NX Micro COTS laser system for quantum gravity gradiometry

用于量子重力梯度测量的 NX Micro COTS 激光系统

• 批准号: 10073639
• 金额: $ 298.35万
• 依托单位: SKYLARK LASERS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Small Business Research Initiative
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10073639
• 关键词: NX; Micro; COTS; laser; system

_The NX Micro COTS laser system for quantum gravity gradiometry_ project brings together a team of academic and industry experts to enhance existing technical capabilities within quantum technologies and accelerate the commercialisation process of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) sensors. The key deliverable of this project is a state-of-the-art laser system to control the quantum state of a sample of atoms within a quantum gravity sensor. The laser system is based on solid-state laser technology, which shows critical advantages compared to other laser sources. Current solid-state quantum lasers are large and expensive, and whilst they provide a good solution for research purposes, they promise limited scalability and hence are hard to justify in integration and product development projects. Other technologies, such as distributed feedback (DFB) lasers provide a more economical option but they lack the superior performance of a solid-state platform. Our proposal brings diode-pumped solid-state technology much closer to the price point of a DFB laser, while also providing all the advantages existing solid-state lasers offer. Furthermore, we work with Heriot Watt University and Glasgow University to integrate these lasers into a packaged, system-level solution, providing a turn-key product to existing quantum sensor manufacturers, saving costs, space and complexity in their development process. The proposed solution is unique in terms of its functionality and the overall system costs a fraction of existing products. We will validate and test our system in existing gravity gradient map matching capabilities, in collaboration with Delta g.

_ NX微型COTS激光系统用于量子重力级别级别_项目汇集了一个学术和行业专家团队，以增强量子技术中的现有技术能力，并加速定位，导航和时机（PNT）传感器的商业化过程。该项目的关键可交付是最先进的激光系统，该系统可以控制量子重力传感器中原子样本的量子状态。激光系统基于固态激光技术，该技术与其他激光源相比显示出重要的优势。当前的固态量子激光器大且昂贵，尽管它们为研究目的提供了一个很好的解决方案，但它们承诺可扩展性有限，因此在集成和产品开发项目中很难证明是合理的。其他技术，例如分布式反馈（DFB）激光器提供了更经济的选择，但它们缺乏固态平台的出色性能。我们的提案使二极管式固态技术更接近DFB激光器的价格，同时还提供了所有现有的固态激光器提供的优势。此外，我们与Heriot Watt University和Glasgow University合作，将这些激光器集成到包装的系统级解决方案中，为现有的量子传感器制造商提供旋转产品，在其开发过程中节省了成本，空间和复杂性。提出的解决方案在其功能性方面是独一无二的，整体系统的成本仅为现有产品。我们将与Delta g合作验证和测试现有的重力梯度图匹配功能的系统。