Technology hub: Quantum sensing and metrology

Physical platform: Optomechanical and levitated sensors

Mechanical oscillators, membranes or levitated particles coupled to light or microwaves and read out at the quantum limit, for force, acceleration and displacement.

Axis

Physical platform — Which quantum system does the measuring?

Validation

Proposed — not yet validated by an expert

Sources

Quantum Flagship: Strategic Research and Industry Agenda (SRIA) for quantum technologies, draft for the second phase of the public consultation; chapter 3, Quantum Sensing & Metrology Roadmap Update 2026 (pp. 75 to 100), p. 76 (optomechanical sensors, TRL 4 to 9; levitodynamics early stage); p. 88 (nano- and micro-mechanical, optomechanical and levitated systems) (read 2026-10-29)
EURAMET, European Metrology Network for Quantum Technologies (EMN-Q): European Metrology Network on Quantum Technologies: Strategic Research Agenda (draft V1.0, 8 June 2023), PDF p. 34 (5.4 Optomechanical sensors) (read 2026-10-29)
OurResearch: T11449 Mechanical and Optical Resonators (related match) (read 2026-10-29)
Publications Office of the European Union: fcb515f2-b24c-40d6-ab2f-56a5ba589f67 cavity optomechanics (exact match) (read 2026-10-29)

Maturity as stated by the draft SRIA 2026 (p. 76)

Gravity, acceleration and rotation: TRL 4 to 9

Classification rules of this value

keywords: optomechan*, opto-mechan*, nanomechanical*, nano-mechanical*, micromechanical*, mechanical oscillator*, mechanical resonator*, levitat*, levitodynamic*, nems

12 confirmed items have this value.

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QuaSeRT: Optomechanical quantum sensors at room temperature ANR (France); ANR aid allocated EUR 232,000.20; Matched: “Optomechanical” in the title
LEMAQUME: LEvitated MAgnets for QUantum MEtrology ANR (France); ANR aid allocated EUR 227,130; Matched: “LEvitated” in the title
SUPEREOM: Microwave-to-Optical Quantum Link: Quantum Teleportation and Quantum Illumination with cavity Optomechanics CORDIS; EU contribution (maximum grant agreed) EUR 178,156.80; Matched: “Optomechanics” in the title
Optomechanical quantum sensors at room temperature (QuaSeRT) NWOpen API (Netherlands); NWO award amount EUR 224,146; Matched: “Optomechanical” in the title
Quantum sensing with nonclassical mechanical oscillators OpenAIRE Graph (national funders); funded amount EUR 208,739; Matched: “mechanical oscillators” in the title
Optomechanical quantum sensors at room temperature Project; Matched: “Optomechanical” in the title
LEvitated MAgnets for QUantum MEtrology Project; Matched: “LEvitated” in the title
Quantum sensing with nonclassical mechanical oscillators OpenAIRE Graph (national funders); no amount stated; Matched: “mechanical oscillators” in the title
Optomechanical quantum sensors at room temperature (QuaSeRT) Research Council of Norway; no amount stated; Matched: “Optomechanical” in the title
Quantum sensing with nonclassical mechanical oscillators Research Council of Norway; no amount stated; Matched: “mechanical oscillators” in the title
INSPIRE Physical Sciences: Levitation-based quantum gravimeter Gateway to Research (United Kingdom); award value (Gateway to Research) GBP 44,819; Matched: “Levitation” in the title
Quantum sensing with levitated optomechanical systems Gateway to Research (United Kingdom); no amount stated; Matched: “levitated” in the title

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