Micius quantum experiments in space

CY Lu, Y Cao, CZ Peng, JW Pan - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2022 - APS
Quantum theory has been successfully validated in numerous laboratory experiments. But
would such a theory, which effectively describes the behavior of microscopic physical …

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 …

Quantum sensing for gravity cartography

B Stray, A Lamb, A Kaushik, J Vovrosh, A Rodgers… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
The sensing of gravity has emerged as a tool in geophysics applications such as
engineering and climate research,–, including the monitoring of temporal variations in …

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 …

Taking atom interferometric quantum sensors from the laboratory to real-world applications

K Bongs, M Holynski, J Vovrosh, P Bouyer… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Since the first proof-of-principle experiments over 25 years ago, atom interferometry has
matured to a versatile tool that can be used in fundamental research in particle physics …

Observation of Bose–Einstein condensates in an Earth-orbiting research lab

DC Aveline, JR Williams, ER Elliott, C Dutenhoffer… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Quantum mechanics governs the microscopic world, where low mass and momentum reveal
a natural wave–particle duality. Magnifying quantum behaviour to macroscopic scales is a …

[HTML][HTML] AEDGE: atomic experiment for dark matter and gravity exploration in space

YA El-Neaj, C Alpigiani, S Amairi-Pyka, H Araújo… - EPJ Quantum …, 2020 - Springer
We propose in this White Paper a concept for a space experiment using cold atoms to
search for ultra-light dark matter, and to detect gravitational waves in the frequency range …

One decade of quantum optimal control in the chopped random basis

MM Müller, RS Said, F Jelezko, T Calarco… - Reports on progress …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The chopped random basis (CRAB) ansatz for quantum optimal control has been proven to
be a versatile tool to enable quantum technology applications such as quantum computing …

Prospective sensitivities of atom interferometers to gravitational waves and ultralight dark matter

L Badurina, O Buchmueller, J Ellis… - … of the Royal …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
We survey the prospective sensitivities of terrestrial and space-borne atom interferometers to
gravitational waves generated by cosmological and astrophysical sources, and to ultralight …

Probing gravity by holding atoms for 20 seconds

V Xu, M Jaffe, CD Panda, SL Kristensen, LW Clark… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Atom interferometers are powerful tools for both measurements in fundamental physics and
inertial sensing applications. Their performance, however, has been limited by the available …