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APMS Colloquium

Thursday, May 3, 4:00-5:00 pm
Science and Health Building, Rm 106 or on Zoom (see below)

Meeting ID: 868 9925 6065
Password: Planck

Dr. Megan Ivory
Sandia National Laboratories

Engineering Next Generation Chip-Based Atomic Clocks

Abstract: Atom-based clocks and sensors offer quantum enhancement over their classical counterparts, but many applications have been hindered by the size, weight, and power (SWaP) of existing laboratory systems. Recently, advances in compact vacuum technology, microfabricated traps, and integrated photonics show promising avenues toward deployable solutions for precision navigation and timing (PNT) applications. One such application is atomic clocks, which form the basis for modern communication and navigation. While many atomic clocks are room-sized systems requiring bulky free space optics and detectors, the Trapped-Ion Clock using Technology-On-Chip (TICTOC) project at Sandia National Laboratories aims to integrate these components into existing surface trap technology via waveguides for beam delivery and avalanche photodiodes for light detection. In this talk, I’ll discuss surface trap technology with integrated waveguides, detectors, and compact vacuum systems for low SWaP deployable clocks. In addition, I’ll provide a brief overview of the Quantum Scientific Computing Open User Testbed (QSCOUT), Sandia’s quantum computer based on trapped ions running external user-driven research projects.

Sponsored by:

• Center for Materials Interfaces in Research and Applications (¡MIRA!)
• Nanotechnology Collaborative Infrastructure Southwest (NCI-SW) and Arizona State University (ASU)

For more information please contact APMS at APMS@nau.edu