Quantum Limited Single Atom Detectors

塑造我们社会的技术，固态二极管，晶体管和计算机芯片是基于我们操纵半导体等材料的平均量子特性的能力。几十年来，这种物理学已经被很好地理解了。许多将在本世纪塑造我们社会的技术将基于我们精确操纵量子系统的能力，这一领域是量子原子光学的焦点。该提案中要求的探测器将确保澳大利亚在量子原子光学新领域出现的技术中保持竞争力。

The technology that has shaped our society, solid state diodes, transistors and computer chips is based on our ability to manipulate the average quantum properties of materials such as semiconductors. This physics has been well understood for decades. Many technologies that will shape our societies in this century will be based on our ability to manipulate quantum systems precisely, an area that is the focus of quantum atom optics. The detectors requested in this proposal will ensure that Australia remains competitive in the technologies that will emerge from the new field of quantum atom optics.