Project description DEENESFRITPL It's time for the most accurate clocks in the world The most accurate clocks in the world are optical clocks, which would be off by less than a second over the age of the universe. Imagine the opportunities for telecommunications (network synchronisation and GPS-free navigation), geology (monitoring water tables) and astronomy (low-frequency gravitational wave detection). In this context, the EU-funded AQuRA project will design the first commercial optical clock. Specifically, it will deliver the first industry-built transportable optical clock with state-of-the-art accuracy. By shrinking and ruggedising the components of the clock (from laser sources to optics and the atom source), the clock will be 20 times more accurate and three times smaller than its predecessor. Thus, the project will build, strengthen and diversify the European supply chain for optical clocks. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective Optical clocks are amazingly stable frequency standards, which would remain accurate to within one second over the age of the universe. Bringing these clocks from the lab to the market offers great opportunities for telecommunications, navigation, sensing, and science, but no commercial optical clock exists. Europe's world leading optical clock technology within academia and national metrology institutes combined with its strong photonics industry, provide us with a golden opportunity to take a leading position in this strategic technology. With AQuRA we want to seize this opportunity and build up a sovereign, efficient industrial capability able to build the world’s most advanced quantum clocks. We will deliver the first industry-built, rugged and transportable optical clock with an accuracy that approaches the best laboratory clocks. Our work is based on the experience that many of us gained by building an optical clock with industry during the Quantum Flagship project iqClock (2018-2022). In AQuRA industry takes the lead and will deliver a 20x more accurate clock in a 3x smaller volume at TRL 7. This will be possible by combining our industry partners’ experience in rugged photonics products with the know-how of our world-leading academic and national metrology institute partners. We will build, strengthen and diversify the European supply chain of optical clock components, filling critical gaps in the supply chain, and thereby establish a sovereign, competitive industry for optical clocks. In particular we will develop the rugged laser sources, miniaturized optical interface circuits, and the atom source needed for an optical clock, all of which will also become products on their own. Partner Menlo Systems will integrate these components with their ultrastable laser system into the AQuRA optical clock. We will accelerate market uptake by demonstrating our clock's usefulness to applications in telecom, geodesy and metrology, and by engaging with end users. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical sciencesatomic physicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsspectroscopyabsorption spectroscopynatural sciencesphysical sciencesquantum physicsquantum opticsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticslaser physics Keywords Quantum sensing next generation integrated optical clocks highly reliable industrial clock components relativistic geodesy towards SI-second redefinition network synchronization Programme(s) HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space Main Programme HORIZON.2.4.2 - Key Digital Technologies Topic(s) HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02-20 - Quantum sensing technologies for market uptake (IA) Call for proposal HORIZON-CL4-2021-DIGITAL-EMERGING-02 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM Net EU contribution € 2 560 195,00 Address Spui 21 1012WX Amsterdam Netherlands See on map Region West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all MENLO SYSTEMS GMBH Germany Net EU contribution € 1 649 947,25 Address Bunsenstrasse 5 82152 Planegg martinsried See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Landkreis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 707 120,25 NKT PHOTONICS A/S Denmark Net EU contribution € 498 750,00 Address Blokken 84 3460 Birkerod See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Nordsjælland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 213 750,00 EXAIL France Net EU contribution € 316 750,00 Address 34 rue de la croix de fer 78100 Saint germain en laye See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Yvelines Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 135 750,00 CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE CNRS France Net EU contribution € 862 247,50 Address Rue michel ange 3 75794 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 UNIWERSYTET MIKOLAJA KOPERNIKA W TORUNIU Poland Net EU contribution € 342 500,00 Address Ul. jurija gagarina 11 87100 Torun See on map Region Makroregion północny Kujawsko-pomorskie Bydgosko-toruński Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 QUIX QUANTUM BV Netherlands Net EU contribution € 336 000,00 Address Hengelosestraat 500 7521 AN Enschede See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Oost-Nederland Overijssel Twente Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 144 000,00 VEXLUM OY Finland Net EU contribution € 491 837,50 Address Kauhakorvenkatu 53 b 33710 Tampere See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Manner-Suomi Länsi-Suomi Pirkanmaa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 210 787,50 PHYSIKALISCH-TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT Germany Net EU contribution € 427 500,00 Address Bundesallee 100 38116 Braunschweig See on map Region Niedersachsen Braunschweig Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00