Project description
Quantum circuits engineered with ultracold atomic fluids
Atomtronics is an advanced field in quantum technology that uses ultracold atoms to build quantum circuits. Ultracold atoms can be precisely controlled, forming matter-waves that behave like electric currents but with unique quantum properties. These circuits exploit the statistical nature of quantum fluids (bosons, fermions or their mixtures) to enable new functionalities. With the support of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme, the SUN_Atomtronics project will focus on quantum fluids composed of strongly interacting fermions and bosons. A key goal is developing the SU(N) AQUID, an atomtronic device counterpart of the SQUID (a tool precisely measuring tiny magnetic fields), which could enhance rotation sensing and enable current-based atomtronic qubits. The proposed research will bring Atomtronics closer to real-world applications.
Objective
The proposed research project is in the field of atomtronics, a research area that capitalizes on the versatility and customizability of ultracold atoms trapped in magneto-optical traps to realize quantum circuits of guided matter-waves in various architectures. Specifically, I rely on a peculiar aspect of atomtronic circuits: the statistical nature of the quantum fluid coursing through them, be it bosons, fermions, or a mixture thereof, which dictates their functionality, leading to radical new circuitry. Focusing on atomtronic circuits whose quantum fluid is composed of strongly interacting multi-component fermionic and bosonic atoms, I will provide prototypes for unique and innovative hardware for quantum technologies geared towards quantum sensing, extending the scope of cold atom quantum simulators in basic science. My efforts will simultaneously span across three domains that Europe's Quantum Flagship and its several extensions outlined: sensing, simulation, and basic science. An attractive feature of atomtronics is the expectation that final applications exploiting its devices and its strategic sub-fields are close to fruition, corroborated by the great efforts and resources of important 'world nerve-centres' for quantum technologies (NIST (USA), CQT-NUS (Singapore) and LENS (Italy)). After an intensive study of atomtronic circuits operating with bosonic fluids, recent experiments have set in motion the next chapter in atomtronics to explore the potential of multi-component fermionic matter-waves circuits. Building on the foundation of my earlier works on this topic, the ideas outlined in this proposal explore this new direction of atomtronics-enabled quantum technologies revolving around the SU(N) AQUID -- the atomtronic counterpart of the SQUID, which is expected to realize rotation sensors with heightened capabilities and serve as a platform for the realization of a current-based atomtronic qubit.
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HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
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HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF - HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
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38058 Grenoble
France
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