OPTAMOT: Optimised Designs for Additively Manufactured Magneto Optical Traps

如果量子设备可以做得更小、更便宜、功耗更低，那么它们将对社会产生深远的影响;目前，由于它们的尺寸和成本，它们是大型实验室设备，很少有工业应用。该项目将展示使用增材制造（AM）生产商业上可行的量子设备组件的可行性。具体而言，该项目将专注于优化磁光阱（MOT）组件的设计，这是使用超冷原子云的量子器件的关键组件;目标是与目前的实验室MOT结构相比，实现尺寸，重量和功率的数量级降低。

Quantum devices will have a profound impact on society if they can be made smaller, cheaper and less power intensive; at present they are large pieces of laboratory equipment with few industrial applications due to their size and cost. This project will demonstrate the feasibility of using Additive Manufacturing (AM) to produce components for quantum devices that are commercially viable. Specifically, the project will focus on optimising the design of Magneto Optical Trap (MOT) assemblies, a key component of quantum devices that use ultracold atom clouds; the objective will be to achieve an order-of-magnitude reduction in the size, weight and power compared to current laboratory MOT structures.