SBIR/STTR Research Award

Compact robust testbed for cold-atom clock and sensor applications

Award identifier 8a69aa77724522eea6ce8911c9233ba7aaabc8285eb7dacd9a24c1547f666172Awarding agency Department of Defense · Navy

Award amount

$744,272

Program and phase

STTR · Phase II

Award year

2015

Award details

Awarding agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Recipient company: COLDQUANTA, INC.
Proposal award date: 2015-04-17
Contract end date: 2017-07-16
UEI: CRWKJZGN3D89
Solicitation number: 2013.0
Topic code: N13A-T018

Research abstract

Our goal in this Phase II effort is to construct and test a compact, robust testbed for generating laser-cooled strontium atoms on a mobile platform. The focus of the Phase I effort was designing and fabricating an ovenized strontium source that also serves as a 2D+ MOT cell. In Phase II, we will integrate the strontium source into an all-glass-and-silicon vacuum system maintained by a miniature ion pump. This effort will reduce SWaP and significantly reduce the amount of metal, including ferrous materials, in the system. The vacuum cell will be integrated into a turnkey with modular components that allow for easy interchangeability of functions such as timekeeping, sensing, and navigation.

Technology keywords

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Research funding history

41 SBIR/STTR records share this UEI (2007–2025). Reported award amounts total $19,751,327. Reported amounts are not federal obligations.

Phases: Phase I, Phase II, Phase II – Direct to Phase II

Agencies: Department of Defense, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, Department of Commerce