Quantum Sensing and Timing

We explain some of the quantum technology research at the University of Glasgow to miniaturise quantum sensors especially for quantum navigation applications to produce resilient quantum navigators. We all rely on satellite navigation but the nanoWatt signals that our mobile phones and Satnavs detect can be easily jammed or spoofed. For navigation by dead reckoning, if you have a starting known reference and know how long you have been traveling, at what speed and in which direction then you know your position. We are developing chip scale atomic clocks, rotation sensors and accelerometers using quantum properties to provide accuracy far beyond what is presently possible in a mobile phone.