Quantum sensors are compact sensors that leverage quantum-matter/optical interactions to provide a measurement well-defined by fundamental physics, enabling self-calibrated measurements and offering an entirely independent detection paradigm. Atoms and molecules are excellent quantum objects for room-temperature transduction because they provide extensive scalability in energy and don't have the typical limitations introduced by standard microfabrication processes (variability, defects, yield, etc.). Until now, there has been no significant effort to leverage recent advances in packaging and photonics technology to assemble these unconventional 3DHI transducers in a scalable process that will propel this critical technology from benchtop to fieldable applications. In this presentation, I will describe the advantages of using Rydberg atoms for room-temperature quantum sensing, the novel consumer applications they would enable, and our progress in developing a quantum packaging technology compatible with semiconductor manufacturing techniques.
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