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The Expanding Role of National Metrology Institutes in the Quantum Era

Published

Author(s)

Alexander Tzalenchuk, Nicolas Spethmann, Tim Prior, Jay H. Hendricks, Yijie Pan, Vladimir Bubanja, Guilherme Temporão, Dai-Hyuk Yu, Damir Ilić, Barbara L. Goldstein

Abstract

Now that all base units are defined in terms of fundamental constants and can thus — at least in principle — be realized anytime and anywhere, rather than through a measurement chain leading back to unique physical artefacts, who holds the traceability chains? Quantum technologies enable the realization of high-precision standards both within laboratories and in the form of miniaturized, intrinsically accurate and quantum-referenced sensors. Combined with the new pathways for traceability opened up by the SI redefinition, they pose both an exciting challenge and a tremendous opportunity for NMIs.
Citation
Nature Physics
Volume
18
Issue
July 2022

Keywords

NMI, Quantum, NOAC, National Metrology Institute, Metrology, SI, Quantum Standards: NIST on a Chip

Citation

Tzalenchuk, A. , Spethmann, N. , Prior, T. , Hendricks, J. , Pan, Y. , Bubanja, V. , Temporão, G. , Yu, D. , Ilić, D. and Goldstein, B. (2022), The Expanding Role of National Metrology Institutes in the Quantum Era, Nature Physics, [online], https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01659-z, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=934859 (Accessed March 19, 2024)
Created July 12, 2022, Updated November 29, 2022