Atomtronics

Ankit kumawat
IEEE Student Branch DIT University
2 min readAug 13, 2020

Atomtronics is a area of quantum technology that deals with the idea of ‘atomic circuit’ architectures using ultra-cold atoms controlled in flexible micro-optical circuits generated by laser fields of different shapes and intensities, or micro-magnetic circuits known as atom chips.

INTRODUCTION

The value of electronic devices, e.g. transistors, is evident everywhere in our everyday life and use. Electrons and holes are the main functions of electronic appliances. Now imagine a system where the carriers are atoms, rather than electrons and holes.

The most noticeable characteristics resulting from such a system would be a reduced rate of decoherence due to the charge of atomic currents neutrality Capacity to realize fermionic or bosonic quantum devices. The rapid advancement in quantum technology drives this vision to practice with the added benefit of a dissipation less flowing atomic current, and it is anticipated that Atomtronics will expand the ve versatility and reach of cold-atom quantum technologies. Targeted not only are classical electronics but also atomic spintronics and quantum electronic structures such as Josephson-junction based circuits (SQUID devices, are.), quantum point contacts and impurity problems.

Core devices can be developed and used extensively for applications of quantum metrology, e.g., nano scale amplifiers or precision sensors. For quantum information protocols and hybrid systems, atomtronics can also have new solutions for the physical realization of quantum gates.

ATOMTRONICS QUANTUM SIMULATOR

Quantum simulators were one of the main targets in the quantum technology field. The quantum technology of atomic currents flowing in closed architectures combined with easily modifiable carrier statistics will eventually require a new platform of cold The goal of the quantum simulation can be a difficult problem in physics to solve with classical or trivial methods or it may provide insights into problems still open in various fields of physics, especially in quantum material science or high-energy physics. Atomtronics will tackle key problems, from the basic principle of low dimensional superfluidity in the interaction of quantum gases to the interplay of spatial constraints, interactions and gauge potentials, and several others.

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