DARPA (DSO): Enhancing Quantum Sensor Technologies with Rydberg Atoms (EQSTRA)

DARPA is soliciting innovative proposals that significantly advance the performance, capabilities and the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of atomic vapor sensors for electric field sensing, imaging, communications, and quantum information science (QIS). This solicitation seeks innovative proposals to address these new opportunities and challenges. Specifically, proposals are sought in the following Focus Areas (FA):

FA 1 – Development of atomically-referenced tunable, narrow linewidth sources of terahertz radiation.

FA 2 – Development of low-SWaP and integrated Rydberg electrometers.

FA 3 – Development of wafer-scale vapor cells for wideband Rydberg electrometry.

FA 4 – Concept and feasibility studies of Rydberg-based quantum technologies.

Funding: no fixed limit 

Duration: 2 years

Research Authority due date: 11.6.24

Abstract (strongly encouraged) due date: 18.6.24

Full proposal due date: 30.7.24