ALTITUDE: Advanced Low-cost TI:sapphire Lasers for Quantum Technologies

新兴量子技术的出现与激光光源的发展密切相关。随着商业量子技术应用的临近，激光开发的挑战转向实现占用空间小、坚固耐用和模块化的低成本光源，这是实际量子技术仪器中的关键部件所需的。该项目将融合合作伙伴在激光工程(M2和Durham)、组件优化(M2)和应用(Durham)方面的专业知识。其目标是以显著降低的成本实现高度可调的紧凑型钛宝石激光系统，从而打破目前半导体激光系统的市场主导地位。

The emergence of nascent quantum technologies has been closely tied to the development of enabling laser sources. With commercial quantum technology applications on the horizon, the challenges in laser development move toward realising low-cost sources with a small footprint coupled with the ruggedness and modularity required from a critical component in practical quantum technology instruments. This project will fuse the partners' expertise in laser engineering (M2 and Durham), component optimisation (M2) and applications (Durham). The aim is to achieve highly-tunable compact Ti:sapphire laser system at a significantly reduced cost, that disrupts the current market dominance of diode laser systems.