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Additive manufacturing of functionalised atomic vapour cells for next-generation quantum technologies

Wang, Feiran; Cooper, Nathan; He, Yinfeng; Hopton, Benjamin; Johnson, David; Zhao, Peng; Tuck, Christopher J; Hague, Richard; Fromhold, T Mark; Wildman, Ricky; Turyanska, Lyudmila; Hackermueller, Lucia

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Authors

Dr YINFENG HE Yinfeng.He@nottingham.ac.uk
TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

Benjamin Hopton

David Johnson

Peng Zhao



Abstract

Atomic vapour cells are an indispensable tool for quantum technologies (QT), but potential improvements are limited by the capacities of conventional manufacturing techniques. Using an additive manufacturing (AM) technique—vat polymerisation by digital light processing—we demonstrate, for the first time, a 3D-printed glass vapour cell. The exploitation of AM capacities allows intricate internal architectures, overprinting of 2D optoelectronical materials to create integrated sensors and surface functionalisation, while also showing the ability to tailor the optical properties of the AM glass by in-situ growth of gold nanoparticles. The produced cells achieve ultra-high vacuum of 2 × 10−9 mbar and enable Doppler-free spectroscopy; we demonstrate laser frequency stabilisation as a QT application. These results highlight the transformative role that AM can play for QT in enabling compact, optimised and integrated multi-material components and devices.

Citation

Wang, F., Cooper, N., He, Y., Hopton, B., Johnson, D., Zhao, P., Tuck, C. J., Hague, R., Fromhold, T. M., Wildman, R., Turyanska, L., & Hackermueller, L. (2025). Additive manufacturing of functionalised atomic vapour cells for next-generation quantum technologies. Quantum Science and Technology, 10(1), Article 015019. https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/ad8678

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 14, 2024
Online Publication Date Oct 25, 2024
Publication Date Jan 1, 2025
Deposit Date Nov 5, 2024
Publicly Available Date Nov 5, 2024
Journal Quantum Science and Technology
Print ISSN 2058-9565
Electronic ISSN 2058-9565
Publisher IOP Publishing
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 10
Issue 1
Article Number 015019
DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/2058-9565/ad8678
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/40705793
Publisher URL https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2058-9565/ad8678

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