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Research Topic Description, including Problem Statement:
This topic is about using quantum engineering to make quantum sensors easier to build and operate, both in the laboratory and in the field. Quantum sensors are devices that encode a physical quantity into a few quantum states of the system-for example, atomic magnetometers, atom interferometer gravimeters, atomic clocks, NVD magnetometers, and so on. Quantum sensors may optionally utilize non-classical states to increase their performance. As quantum sensors become more sensitive and accurate, a key remaining challenge is to make them more practical outside of the laboratory. They need to be easy to operate, fast to turn on, robust against vibration and thermal changes, small and low power. The emerging field of quantum engineering can address these problems by applying standard and new engineering techniques to quantum devices.
Example Approaches:
Example approaches will depend on the maturity of the quantum sensor and its intended application environment. Some interesting directions include (but are not limited to) using machine learning techniques to simplify the user experience, using quantum and/or classical control techniques to increase robustness against noise, employing digital signal processing algorithms to increase sensor speed or improve accuracy, and applying advanced packaging techniques to reduce sensor size. These techniques may also be used to improve the performance of enabling technologies for the quantum sensor, such as lasers, photonic integrated circuits (PICs) or photon detectors, but the proposal should then include the use of these enabling technologies in an actual quantum sensor. Proposals may include work on theory, modeling or algorithms, but must apply these to a quantum sensor in the lab during the first year of the effort.
Relevance to the Intelligence Community:
The Intelligence Community (IC) is always looking for better ways to perform technical collection. Quantum sensors, once usable outside the laboratory, can be used for mission applications such as navigation and timing in GPS-denied environments, efficient and accurate calibration of antennas, communication and navigation with magnetic fields, geoint in general, and many other tasks. Making quantum sensors more practical outside the laboratory will make them even more useful to the IC.
Key Words: Quantum, Quantum Engineering, Quantum Sensors, Atomic Sensors, Machine Learning, Control Theory, Quantum Control, Signal Processing, Enabling Technology for Quantum Sensors, Magnetometer, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Gravimeter, Atomic Clock, Atom Interferometer, NV Diamond
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