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3D-printed components for quantum devices

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posted on 2023-06-09, 13:25 authored by Reece William Saint, W Evans, Y Zhou, Thomas BarrettThomas Barrett, T M Fromhold, E Saleh, I Maskery, C Tuck, R Wildman, Fedja OrucevicFedja Orucevic, Peter KruegerPeter Krueger
Recent advances in the preparation, control and measurement of atomic gases have led to new insights into the quantum world and unprecedented metrological sensitivities, e.g. in measuring gravitational forces and magnetic fields. The full potential of applying such capabilities to areas as diverse as biomedical imaging, non-invasive underground mapping, and GPS-free navigation can only be realised with the scalable production of efficient, robust and portable devices. We introduce additive manufacturing as a production technique of quantum device components with unrivalled design freedom and rapid prototyping. This provides a step change in efficiency, compactness and facilitates systems integration. As a demonstrator we present an ultrahigh vacuum compatible ultracold atom source dissipating less than ten milliwatts of electrical power during field generation to produce large samples of cold rubidium gases. This disruptive technology opens the door to drastically improved integrated structures, which will further reduce size and assembly complexity in scalable series manufacture of bespoke portable quantum devices.

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UK Quantum Technology Hub for Sensors and Metrology; G1511; EPSRC-ENGINEERING & PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL; EP/M013294/1

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Journal

Scientific Reports

ISSN

2045-2322

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Nature Publishing Group

Issue

8368

Volume

8

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  • Physics and Astronomy Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-05-22

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2018-06-01

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2018-05-21

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