From basic research to innovations in quantum technologies

¹ Emeritus senior scientist at the Kastler-Brossel Laboratory (ENS, UPMC, CNRS) in Paris and former director of the Ile-de-France Cold Atom Research Institute (IFRAF).
² Senior scientist at the Nice Physics Institute (CNRS & Côte d’Azur University), head of the “Quantum Engineering, from Fundamental Aspects to Applications” (IQFA) CNRS research network, and missioned by the CNRS Physics Institute to coordinate “Quantum Technologies” at the national level.

^* e-mail : sebastien.tanzilli@inphyni.cnrs.fr

Abstract

First the physics, then the technology. The two main revolutions that took place in physics in the 20th century were quantum physics and relativity. Quantum theory has never been disproved, and although scientists continue to wrangle over what its concepts actually mean and how they should be interpreted, it has been successfully applied in many areas, and new applications are constantly emerging.