PICAS2: Photonically Integrated Cold-Atom Source and System

ColdQuanta、OptoCap和Fraunhofer CAP将开发一种商用的完整高通量冷原子源系统，该系统具有独特的低尺寸和低成本。高通量冷原子源是冷物质系统中一种复杂而关键的元素，广泛应用于重力测量、原子钟、磁电传感器、导航和量子信息系统等领域。缺乏一个中等大小和价格点的商业完整的源系统，是原子量子技术扩展到已部署应用的根本障碍。我们方法的小尺寸和低成本将整个源系统变成了一个模块，可以很容易地以模块化方式将其添加到更复杂的系统中或从更复杂的系统中删除。这简化了研发，有助于系统集成，并简化了维护。

ColdQuanta, Optocap, and Fraunhofer CAP will develop a commercially-available complete high-flux cold atom source system with uniquely low size and cost. The high flux cold atom source is a complex and critical element of cold matter systems used in a variety of applications such as gravity surveying, atomic clocks, magnetic and electric sensors, navigation, and quantum information systems. The lack of a commercial complete source system at a moderate size and price point is a fundamental barrier to the expansion of atomic quantum technology into deployed applications. The small size and low cost of our approach turns the entire source system into a module that can be easily added to, or removed from, a more complex system in a modular manner. This simplifies research and development, aids in system integration, and eases maintenance.