Infleqtion, Honeywell and UCSB Develop Chip-Scale Optical Cavity
Infleqtion, Honeywell Aerospace, and UC Santa Barbara's Daniel Blumenthal announced a chip-scale integrated optical cavity. The component is aimed at shrinking quantum sensors into handheld formats. Infleqtion's sensing platform is based on neutral atoms, and the collaboration pairs UCSB's integrated photonics work with Honeywell's aerospace engineering.
OutlookPlausible
This could enable field-ready handheld atomic sensors for navigation or gravity measurement within two years, allowing operation in GPS-denied environments.