Performance-Optimized Components for Quantum Technologies via Additive Manufacturing

Madkhaly, S. H.; Coles, L. A.; Morley, C.; Colquhoun, C. D.; Fromhold, T. M.; Cooper, N.; Hackermüller, L.

Abstract

Novel quantum technologies and devices place unprecedented demands on the performance of experimental components, while their widespread deployment beyond the laboratory necessitates increased robustness and fast affordable production. We show how the use of additive manufacturing, together with mathematical optimization techniques and innovative designs, allows the production of compact lightweight components with greatly enhanced performance. We use such components to produce a magneto-optical trap that captures approximately 2×108 rubidium atoms, employing for this purpose a compact and highly stable device for spectroscopy and optical power distribution, optimized neodymium magnet arrays for magnetic field generation, and a lightweight additively manufactured ultrahigh-vacuum chamber. We show how the use of additive manufacturing enables substantial weight reduction and stability enhancement, while also illustrating the transferability of our approach to experiments and devices across the quantum technology sector and beyond.

Citation

Madkhaly, S. H., Coles, L. A., Morley, C., Colquhoun, C. D., Fromhold, T. M., Cooper, N., & Hackermüller, L. (2021). Performance-Optimized Components for Quantum Technologies via Additive Manufacturing. PRX Quantum, 2(3), Article 030326. https://doi.org/10.1103/prxquantum.2.030326

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 28, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Aug 12, 2021
• Publication Date: Aug 12, 2021
• Deposit Date: Jun 30, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 30, 2021
• Journal: PRX Quantum
• Print ISSN: 2691-3399
• Electronic ISSN: 2691-3399
• Publisher: American Physical Society (APS)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Issue: 3
• Article Number: 030326
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/prxquantum.2.030326
• Keywords: General Medicine
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5748456
• Publisher URL: https://journals.aps.org/prxquantum/abstract/10.1103/PRXQuantum.2.030326