Advances in space quantum communications

JS Sidhu, SK Joshi, M Gündoğan… - IET Quantum …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Concerted efforts are underway to establish an infrastructure for a global quantum Internet to
realise a spectrum of quantum technologies. This will enable more precise sensors, secure …

Quantum gases in optical boxes

N Navon, RP Smith, Z Hadzibabic - Nature Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Quantum atomic and molecular gases are flexible systems for studies of fundamental many-
body physics. They have traditionally been produced in harmonic electromagnetic traps and …

Neutral atom quantum computing hardware: performance and end-user perspective

K Wintersperger, F Dommert, T Ehmer… - EPJ Quantum …, 2023 - epjqt.epj.org
We present an industrial end-user perspective on the current state of quantum computing
hardware for one specific technological approach, the neutral atom platform. Our aim is to …

Observation of ultracold atomic bubbles in orbital microgravity

RA Carollo, DC Aveline, B Rhyno, S Vishveshwara… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Substantial leaps in the understanding of quantum systems have been driven by exploring
geometry, topology, dimensionality and interactions in ultracold atomic ensembles,,,,–. A …

Pathfinder experiments with atom interferometry in the Cold Atom Lab onboard the International Space Station

JR Williams, CA Sackett, H Ahlers, DC Aveline… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Deployment of ultracold atom interferometers (AI) into space will capitalize on quantum
advantages and the extended freefall of persistent microgravity to provide high-precision …

Proposal for space-borne quantum memories for global quantum networking

M Gündoğan, JS Sidhu, V Henderson… - npj Quantum …, 2021 - nature.com
Global-scale quantum communication links will form the backbone of the quantum internet.
However, exponential loss in optical fibres precludes any realistic application beyond few …

Testing gravity with cold atom interferometry: results and prospects

GM Tino - Quantum Science and Technology, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Atom interferometers have been developed in the last three decades as new powerful tools
to investigate gravity. They were used for measuring the gravity acceleration, the gravity …

Ultracold atom interferometry in space

MD Lachmann, H Ahlers, D Becker… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) in free fall constitute a promising source for
space-borne interferometry. Indeed, BECs enjoy a slowly expanding wave function, display …

Quantum gas mixtures and dual-species atom interferometry in space

ER Elliott, DC Aveline, NP Bigelow, P Boegel, S Botsi… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The capability to reach ultracold atomic temperatures in compact instruments has recently
been extended into space,. Ultracold temperatures amplify quantum effects, whereas free …

The missing link in gravitational-wave astronomy: discoveries waiting in the decihertz range

MA Sedda, CPL Berry, K Jani… - … and Quantum Gravity, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The gravitational-wave astronomical revolution began in 2015 with LIGO's observation of the
coalescence of two stellar-mass black holes. Over the coming decades, ground-based …