ALPhANOV, partner of the CRYST^3 project

The growing importance of artificial intelligence in society demands precise, lightweight, and robust sensors. Among the best laboratory sensors - in the broad sense including clocks, accelerometers, gyroscopes … - those based on individual atoms stand out for their phenomenal stability and accuracy, but most are bulky and fragile, and almost all are expensive. Funded by the European Union, the collaborative CRYST^3 project brings together a variety of partners who will have 4 years to create a prototype to encapsulate individual alkaline atoms:
• ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA
• UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES (FR)
• INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL AND APPLIED OPTICS IOTA - SUPOPTIQUE (FR)
• ALPHANOV TECHNOLOGY CENTER (FR)
• GLOPHOTONICS (FR)
• UNIVERSITAET INNSBRUCK (AT)
• WIGNER FIZIKAI KUTATOKOZPONT (HU)
• UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MODENA E REGGIO EMILIA (IT)

This new prototype will be the first device, fully operational and customized, comprising a digital design, manufacturing, post-processing and testing up until industrial evaluation by a leading photonics company. The meeting, which took place on April 27 and 29, 2021, was an opportunity to officially launch the project and to establish the various issues and present the actions already underway.
More information (regarding the collaborative project page)