About
AOSense is a U.S. quantum sensing company founded in 2004 as a Stanford University spinout by Brenton Young and Mark Kasevich. It develops atom-optic quantum sensors for inertial navigation, precision timing, and gravity measurement, commercializing cold atom interferometry in compact gravimeters, accelerometers, gyroscopes, and atomic clocks that deliver laboratory-grade performance in portable, field-deployable systems. These sensors use laser-cooled atoms as ultra-precise test masses to measure gravitational and inertial forces. Customers include DARPA, NASA, the Air Force, Army, Navy, and the intelligence community, with applications in geophysical surveying, precision navigation, resource exploration, and underground monitoring. In August 2024, Boeing completed the world's first GPS-free flight test of a 6-axis quantum IMU built by AOSense, flying a Beechcraft 1900D for 4 hours without GPS using a quantum inertial measurement unit. In March 2025, AOSense was named a key subcontractor in Lockheed Martin's QuINS (Quantum-enabled Inertial Navigation System) program, contracted by the US Defense Innovation Unit.
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