Project description DEENESFRITPL Pioneering fibre Fabry-Perot (FFP) microcavities open new horizons in quantum engineering Exploring, enhancing, and exploiting light-matter interactions is at the heart of research and development in many fields of physics and engineering. Fiber Fabry–Perot (FFP) cavities, a type of optical microcavity, have become a valuable tool supporting these investigations. FFPs are formed by placing micro-machined mirrors on the ends of opposing glass optical fibres. The ERC-funded EQUEMI project will harness their pioneering FFP microcavities to catapult quantum-enhanced measurement from its current proof-of-principle state to applicability in quantum engineering. Not only will they pursue scientific advances, but they will add a miniature quantum gas microscope to the experiment, supporting the project and future quantum gas research. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective I propose to leverage the unique properties of optical fiber Fabry-Perot (FFP) microcavities pioneered by my group to advance the field of quantum engineering. We will take quantum-enhanced measurement from its current proof-of-principle state to a true metrological level by applying cavity-based spin squeezing to a compact atomic clock, aiming to improve the clock stability beyond one part in 10^-13 in one second. In a new experiment, we will generate multiparticle entangled states with high metrological gain by applying cavity-based entanglement schemes to alkaline earth-like atoms, the atomic species used in today’s most precise atomic clocks. In a second phase, a miniature quantum gas microscope will be added to this experiment, creating a rich new situation at the interface of quantum information, metrology, and cutting-edge quantum gas research. Finally, we will further improve the FFP microcavity technology itself to enable novel atom-light interfaces with a currently unavailable combination of strong coupling, efficient fiber coupling, and open access. This will open new horizons for light-matter interfaces not only in our experiments, but also in our partner groups working with trapped ions, diamond color centers, semiconductor quantum dots, carbon nanotubes and in quantum optomechanics. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringfibersnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticscavity optomechanicsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsmicroscopynatural sciencesphysical sciencescondensed matter physicsquantum gasesnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsfibre optics Programme(s) H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC) Main Programme Topic(s) ERC-ADG-2014 - ERC Advanced Grant Call for proposal ERC-2014-ADG See other projects for this call Funding Scheme ERC-ADG - Advanced Grant Coordinator SORBONNE UNIVERSITE Net EU contribution € 2 422 750,00 Address 21 rue de l'ecole de medecine 75006 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris 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 Beneficiaries (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all SORBONNE UNIVERSITE France Net EU contribution € 2 422 750,00 Address 21 rue de l'ecole de medecine 75006 Paris See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris 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
