Compact Quantum Clocks For Precise And Autonomous Position Navigation And Timing

用于精确自主定位导航和计时的紧凑型量子钟

• 批准号: EP/Y004582/1
• 负责人: Jeremy Everard
• 金额: $ 70.44万
• 依托单位: University of York
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 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=EP%2FY004582%2F1
• 关键词: Compact; Quantum; Clocks; Precise; Autonomous

Precision timing is essential for accurate navigation and a large variety of civilian commercial and military infrastructure services including both small and large fixed and mobile platforms. These include: space, air, ground and marine vehicles, RADAR, reliable energy supply, safe transport links for air traffic control, network servers for data networks and electronic financial transactions. All of these are critical to the security and stability of the nation as many systems currently rely on large atomic clocks and the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) for the timing signal. The aim of this project is to develop new types of atomic clock which offer enhanced timing in a compact and autonomous form-factor. This work will produce simplified Physics packages which when combined with state-of-the-arts flywheel oscillators produce highly accurate and stable compact atomic clocks. This high level of stability enables systems based on these clocks to operate independently of external sources.

精确定时对于精确导航以及包括小型和大型固定和移动的平台在内的各种民用、商业和军事基础设施服务至关重要。其中包括：空间、空中、地面和海上交通工具、雷达、可靠的能源供应、空中交通管制的安全运输联系、数据网络和电子金融交易的网络服务器。所有这些都对国家的安全和稳定至关重要，因为许多系统目前依赖于大型原子钟和全球导航卫星系统（GNSS）的定时信号。该项目的目的是开发新型原子钟，以紧凑和自主的形式提供增强的计时。这项工作将产生简化的物理包，当与最先进的飞轮振荡器相结合时，产生高度准确和稳定的紧凑型原子钟。这种高水平的稳定性使基于这些时钟的系统能够独立于外部源运行。