'PAINTS: Commercialisation of a Practical Atom Interferometer for Sensing

在原子干涉仪中，原子充当微型测试质量，对重力和运动敏感。这就是量子技术，因为它依赖于原子之间的相互干涉，这是波粒二象性的表现，即物质在某些情况下可以表现得像波;正是这种技术的量子性质赋予了它巨大的灵敏度。该项目将首次在英国商业环境中演示原子干涉仪。M Squared Lasers在激光工程和系统集成方面的专业知识将与伯明翰大学的学术优势相结合，以创建一个能够提供拟议商业产品的合作团队。引力传感器使人们能够看穿物质和地下。可以设想在许多领域的应用，从探测新的石油和天然气矿床，测量未知的地下基础设施，如管道和电缆，以监测地下水位。

In an atom interferometer, the atoms act as miniature test masses and are sensitive to gravity and motion. This is aquantum technology as it relies on the interference of the atoms with each other, a manifestation of wave-particle duality,i.e. the fact that matter can behave like a wave under certain circumstances; it is the quantum nature of the technique thataffords it great sensitivity. This project will, for the first time, demonstrate an atom interferometer in a UK commercialenvironment. The expertise of M Squared Lasers in laser engineering and system integration will be combined with theacademic excellence of the University of Birmingham to create a collaborative team capable of delivering the proposedcommercial product. Gravitational sensors enable one to see through matter and below the ground. Applications can beenvisaged in many sectors, from the detection of new oil and gas deposits, surveying unknown underground infrastructuresuch as pipes and cables, to monitoring the water table.