TG Quantum Navigation: Talk by Baptiste Battelier about iXAtom

About iXAtom:

The joint laboratory iXAtom brings together the knowledge of the French company iXblue - experts in optical gyroscopes, photonics and inertial navigation - and personnel from LP2N specialized in atom interferometry. The aim of this collaboration is to make technological advances using cold atoms to develop the next generation of inertial sensors for industrial, military and Space applications, with anticipated improvements in their performance.

In the near future, we plan to develop a compact gyroscope and a three-axis accelerometer based on new techniques in atom interferometry. The ultimate goal of iXAtom is to build a new autonomous device which can compete with technologies based on global positioning systems without the drawback of external communication for recalibration.