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Chip-scale Optical Atomic Clockbroad

CSOC · Horizon Europe grant · 2022-10-01–2026-03-31

EC contribution

€2,687,264

Total cost

€2,687,264

Beneficiaries

6

About the data

Source: CORDIS (official EU open data), Horizon Europe. Framework HORIZON · call HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDEROPEN-01 · scheme HORIZON-EIC · topic HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDEROPEN-01-01. CORDIS record →

Objective

Optical atomic clocks are at the heart of modern technology. From time-keeping to navigation to global positioning systems. This project will develop the world’s first all optical atomic clock that is chip scale. It will create this based on recent advances in Kerr soliton micro-comb technology, ps mode locked lasers that are heterogeneously integrated on a chip, and using novel on chip frequency doublers with vastly improved efficiency. Exploiting the Rb85 two photon transition enables to obtain a clock signal that is vastly improved compared to today’s radio frequency transition based clocks. This clock can revolutionize timekeeping in both mobile, airborne or space application and used in future GPS networks such as Galileo. Moreover the underlying clockwork - a chipscale comb - can have applications ranging from distance measurements, to time and frequency metrology. This consortium brings together the leading groups in Europe in the domain of Frequency combs, micro-comb technology and photonic chipscale laser integration.

Beneficiaries (6)

Organisation	Country	Role	EC contribution	SME
UNIVERSITEIT GENT	BE	coordinator	€1,019,831
MENLO SYSTEMS GMBH	DE	participant	€713,750	Yes
INSTYTUT WYSOKICH CISNIEN POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK	PL	participant	€486,400
DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET	DK	participant	€467,282
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE	CH	associatedPartner	—
LIGENTEC SA	CH	associatedPartner	—	Yes

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Germany France Poland Spain Italy

Sectors

Security equipment Military vehicles Weapons & ammunition Military aircraft Warships & naval Military electronics

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