Sensors for a
Quantum World
Leading developer and manufacturer of atom-optic technology.
Leaders in quantum sensing & clock technology
AOSense’s quantum-atomic sensors leverage the outstanding sensitivity, accuracy, and stability of atomic spectroscopy to develop high-performance atomic clocks, gyroscopes, accelerometers, gravimeters, and gravity gradiometers.
Demonstrating expertise
AOSense’s multidisciplinary team of physicists and engineers has tackled complex engineering challenges, brought innovative solutions, and demonstrated unprecedented precision and accuracy.
Custom solutions
At AOSense, we bring custom atom trapping and vacuum hardware to meet the challenging size, weight, and power requirements of our customers.
Building from the ground up
At AOSense, we design and manufacture the building blocks of our sensors with compact design, high performance, and ingenuity in mind.
Advancing the frontiers of measurement
AOSense stands at the forefront of quantum measurement methods for advanced field applications.
Bringing atom-optic quantum science to the world
At AOSense, we successfully transition atom-optic quantum research to real-world solutions. Cold-atom sensors can be tailored to a wide range of applications and often outperform traditional sensors. Our team designs, fabricates, and tests high-performance cold-atom sensors for inertial navigation, time and frequency standards, and gravity measurement. AOSense is dedicated to commercializing these technologies for defense, industrial, and scientific applications.
INERTIAL SENSORS
AOSense designs and builds high-performance inertial sensors for precision navigation.
TIME & FREQUENCY STANDARDS
AOSense develops portable optical frequency standards and self-referenced frequency combs designed for simplicity and ruggedness.
GEODETIC & GEOPHYSICAL SENSORS
AOSense has built and demonstrated cold atom sensors for measuring gravity and gravity gradients, including a compact gravimeter.
OUR PROCESS
Transitioning research into reality
Research
AOSense’s multiple research projects utilize cutting-edge quantum advancements to tackle modern-day challenges.
Design
AOSense designs systems for a wide range of demanding environments with high performance, size, weight, and power in mind.
Development
AOSense overcomes engineering challenges to build functional, reliable, and durable systems to meet customer needs.
Prototype
AOSense’s iterative prototype process ensures the highest standards are met.
Product
AOSense products undergo extensive testing and quality assurance before being carefully packaged and shipped.
Leaders in quantum sensing technology
AOSense has extensive experience developing custom quantum-sensing solutions to meet the challenging size, weight, and power requirements of our customers. Lab-based experiments by AOSense physicists have demonstrated unprecedented precision and accuracy for measurements of rotation, acceleration, time and frequency, and gravity and gravity gradients.
OUR EXPERTISE
Multidisciplinary team
AOSense’s multidisciplinary team of physicists and engineers are experts in
AOSense’s multidisciplinary team of physicists and engineers are experts in mechanical, electrical, optical, vacuum, software, and optomechanical engineering; atomic physics; embedded systems; integrated circuit design; laser physics; packaging; and precision manufacturing.
- Mechanical engineering
- Electrical engineering
- Optical engineering
- Vacuum engineering
- Software engineering
- Optomechanical engineering
- Atomic physics
- Embedded systems
- Integrated circuit design
- Laser physics
- Packaging
- Precision manufacturing
Innovative atom-optic sensors
AOSense is a leading developer and manufacturer of innovative atom-optic sensors involving atom cooling and trapping, vacuum hardware, laser systems, and optical technology. We have built and sold compact and high-performance inertial measurement units, atomic clocks, and gravimeters.
OUR PRODUCTS
Building blocks
AOSense creates the building blocks which make up its sensors. Our capabilities include frequency-stable lasers, robust and compact optical devices, long-lifetime atom sources, and low-noise electronics.
Our story
AOSense was formed in 2004 by Brenton Young and Mark Kasevich to spin off innovative research developed at Stanford University, joined by Jim Spilker as Chairman. In 2006, AOSense was awarded its first prime contract from DARPA to design, build, and test a gravity gradiometer and single-axis accelerometer/gyroscope. Since then, AOSense has successfully designed and built state-of-the-art cold atom technology for numerous government-sponsored programs funded by DARPA, Air Force, Army, Navy, NASA, NSF, DTRA, and the intelligence community.
Join our team
AOSense is always seeking talented scientists, engineers, and support staff to help build world-class optic sensors.