I will discuss opportunities for new regimes of quantum-limited imaging and detection that are enabled by recent advances at the confluence of materials innovation, the development of functional metamaterials, and foundational concepts of quantum metrology. Together, these advances allow for a redefinition of fundamental limits to imaging or detection by enabling new modalities, enhancing light-matter interactions at the nanoscale or creating new opportunities for applications ranging from nanoscale biochemistry to space-based remote sensing. Using ongoing DARPA efforts such as OpTIm (Optomechanical Thermal Imaging) and SAVaNT (Science of Atomic Vapors for New Technologies) as exemplars, I will also discuss various approaches to transitioning novel laboratory-scale proofs-of-concept to deployable technologies.
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