Research Status and Development Trend of Quantum Sensing Technology

doi:10.3981/j.issn.2097-0781.2025.04.007

Science and Technology Foresight ›› 2025, Vol. 4 ›› Issue (4): 92-102.DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.2097-0781.2025.04.007

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Research Status and Development Trend of Quantum Sensing Technology

WEI Xiaogang¹(), ZHANG Xiaonan¹, LIU Yan¹, LUO Wenhao¹, LI Weipeng¹^,²^,³, JIA Chunyang¹^,²^,³, YANG Renfu¹^,^†()

¹ Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
² Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
³ University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

Received:2025-06-30 Revised:2025-09-11 Online:2025-12-20 Published:2025-12-30
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量子传感技术研究现状及发展趋势

魏小刚¹(), 张笑楠¹, 刘岩¹, 罗文浩¹, 李伟鹏¹^,²^,³, 贾春阳¹^,²^,³, 杨仁福¹^,^†()

¹ 北京量子信息科学研究院，北京 100193
² 中国科学院物理研究所北京凝聚态物理国家实验室，北京 100190
³ 中国科学院大学，北京 100049

通讯作者: †
作者简介:魏小刚，研究员，博士生导师。从事原子系综的量子相干特性研究，包括冷原子的制备与操控，热原子量子相干特性调控，激光频率稳定与位相锁定等。发表学术论文29篇。授权专利13件。电子信箱：weixg@baqis.ac.cn。
杨仁福，研究员，博士生导师。享受国务院政府特殊津贴专家。长期致力于原子钟及量子精密测量技术研究，研制成果应用于天宫空间站、北斗导航系统等重大工程。获中国专利金奖、国防科技进步奖一等奖、中国航天贡献奖等。主持科研课题20余项，发表论文60余篇。授权专利58件。电子信箱：yangrf@baqis.ac.cn。
基金资助:
北京市自然科学基金(Z240006);国家科技重大专项(2024ZD0803300)

Abstract

Abstract:

Sensing technology is a technique for measuring various physical quantities and is relevant to all fields concerning national economy and people’s livelihood. Quantum sensing technology is the earliest quantum technology to realize practical applications, which has always received key attention from countries around the world and has achieved rapid development in recent years. This paper introduces the development strategies and support provided by various countries in the field of quantum sensing technology, and also presents the current development status of quantum sensing technology, including its covered fields, main application scenarios, and important achievements made in recent years. Additionally, it sorts out the existing key technical challenges, and puts forward suggestions for the development of quantum sensing technology in China.

Key words: quantum sensing, quantum precision measurement, development status, global development strategies

摘要：

传感技术是对各种物理量进行测量的技术，关系到国计民生的各个领域。量子传感技术是量子技术中最早实现实际应用的技术，一直受到各国的重点关注，近年来更是得到了突飞猛进的发展。文章介绍了世界各国在量子传感技术方面的发展战略及支持，概述了量子传感技术的发展现状，包括其所涵盖的领域、主要的应用场景及取得的重要成果，梳理了存在的关键技术挑战，并对我国的量子传感技术发展提出了建议。

关键词: 量子传感技术, 量子精密测量, 研究现状, 国际发展战备

WEI Xiaogang, ZHANG Xiaonan, LIU Yan, LUO Wenhao, LI Weipeng, JIA Chunyang, YANG Renfu. Research Status and Development Trend of Quantum Sensing Technology[J]. Science and Technology Foresight, 2025, 4(4): 92-102.

魏小刚, 张笑楠, 刘岩, 罗文浩, 李伟鹏, 贾春阳, 杨仁福. 量子传感技术研究现状及发展趋势[J]. 前瞻科技, 2025, 4(4): 92-102.

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Fig. 1 Chip-scale atomic clock developed by Beijing Academy of Quantum Information Sciences (BAQIS)

Fig. 2 Integrated Rydberg electromagnetic detection system developed by BAQIS

Fig. 3 Quantum gravimeter developed by the University of Birmingham (UK) for subsurface information sensing[15]

Fig. 4 Detection of dark photon dark matter based on magnetometer long baseline network[23]

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