Explore, educate, and empower the workforce of tomorrow with the Infleqtion desqtopMOT cold atom platform.

What can I do with the desqtopMOT?

Gain hands-on experience with atomic physics – from light-matter interaction and atom fluorescence to revealing the energy levels of rubidium atoms through spectroscopy.

The desqtopMOT exposes students to real cold atom quantum hardware and builds up a student’s knowledge of cold atom physics to the point of actually creating a magneto-optical trap (MOT) cloud of atoms. After that, users will characterize the size and temperature of the Rb MOT and explore the unique physical properties of cold atoms.

• Basics of atomic physics
• Spectroscopy
• Light-matter interaction
• Practical geometrical optics (laser beam delivery and diagnostics) 
• Light polarization
• Absorption spectroscopy
• Doppler broadening
• Laser trapping and cooling
• Zeeman effect
• Faraday rotation
• Experimental analysis
• Error estimation
• Technical report writing

The desqtopMOT offers students an immersive experience, guiding them through a comprehensive journey that starts with understanding the basic theory of using laser light and magnetic fields to create atomic samples.

With just a touch of a button, students can explore the practical steps involved in conducting quantum experiments.

Serving as a practical quantum platform, it empowers students to become comfortable and confident in creating and controlling cold atoms.

The desqtopMOT is a starting point for students to explore commercial applications, such as atom-based timekeeping, sensing, and computing.

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Ideal for:

• 4-year colleges and Master’s programs wanting a turn-key lab course solution
• Community colleges building the next wave of the quantum workforce
• Commercial companies and defense primes that need to accelerate their position in cold atom quantum technology – first through ready-out-of-the-box training, then as an early quantum applications development platform

User-friendly all-in-one cold atom platform

The desqtopMOT is the world’s first and only commercially available platform that offers users the following:

• Vacuum system 
• Atom source (Rb)
• Beam delivery optics and breadboard
• Stabilized laser system, including all control electronics
• Reference spectroscopy cell
• Comprehensive teaching curriculum
• Delivered as a complete standalone system, the desqtopMOT can be installed and operational in hours.

Built around the award-winning miniMOT V2, the desqtopMOT offers two levels of learning:

Base Model: Start your quantum journey today

• Atomic physics
• Experiments with thermal atoms
• Doppler-free spectroscopy
• Laser cooling atoms and MOT creation
• 5-chapter curriculum with 8 experiments

Advanced Model

• Taking cold atoms to the next level
• All Base Model features
• Advanced optics and measurement tools
• GUI via Jupyter Notebook
• Programmable laser tunability
• Expanded curriculum with 5 new experiments, including EIT and Faraday rotation

Upgrade your Experience

Expanding from the Base to the Advanced platform is straightforward as your expertise grows. With a modular design, upgrading the desqtopMOT laser hardware enables access to advanced experiments involving cold atom MOTs and expands the teaching curriculum to cover 13 total experiments.* Base model available Fall 2024.