Publications

ABEND S., ALLARD B., ALONSO I., ANTONIADIS J., ARAUJO H., .., HEES A., LE PONCIN-LAFITTE C., PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., WOLF P., et al., “Terrestrial very-long-baseline atom interferometry: Workshop summary”, AVS Quantum Science, 2024, 6, 2 (Special issue on Large Scale Quantum Detectors), 024701, DOI: 10.1116/5.0185291.

ABGRALL M., CHUPIN B., UHRICH P., LORINI L., LE TARGAT R. et al., “Optically steered time scale generation at OP and NPL and remote comparisons”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2024, 2889, 1, 012024, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2889/1/012024.

ARANIA H.A., SCHILLING M., BEAUFILS Q., KNABE A., TENNSTEDT B. et al., Advances in atom interferometry and their impacts on the performance of quantum accelerometers on-board future satellite gravity missions”, Adv.Space Res., 2024, 74, 7, 3186-3200, DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2024.06.055, HAL-04584581.

ARIAS E.F., “PREFACE: Global navigation satellite systems: Recent scientific advances”, Advances in Space Research, 2024, 74, 6, 2531-2531, DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2024.06.051, HAL-04858855.

BALLAND Y., ABSIL L. and PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., Quectonewton Local Force Sensor”, Physical Review Letters, 2024, 133, 11, 113403, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.113403, HAL-04760643.

BARBARAT J., GILLOT J., MILLO J., LACROÛTE C., LEGERO T., GIORDANO V. and KERSALÉ Y., “Towards a sub-kelvin cryogenic Fabry-Perot silicon cavity”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS), 2024, 2889, 012056, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2889/1/012056.

BERNABEU J., SABULSKY D.O., SÁNCHEZ F. and SEGARRA A., “Neutrino mass and nature through its mediation in atomic clock interference”, AVS Quantum Science, 2024, 6, 1, DOI: 10.1116/5.0169613, HAL-04858858.

BERTRAND B., DEFRAIGNE P., HEES A., SHEREMET A., COURDE C. et al., “Searching for large dark matter clumps using the Galileo Satnav clock variations”, Adv.Space Res., 2024, 74, 2551-2563, DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2024.03.080, HAL-04541230.

BIZE S., FANG B., LE COQ Y., LE TARGAT R., LODEWYCK J. et al., “Developments to improve the stability of optical lattice clocks”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2024, 2889, 1, 012048, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2889/1/012048, HAL-04796895.

BOIVIN J., TEYSSIEUX D., FROEHLY L., GIRARDON S. and DENAUD L., “Exploring visible spectrum wavelengths in light transmission through wood material”, Wood Science and Technology, 2024, 58, 1845-1859, DOI: 10.1007/s00226-024-01586-7.

CANTIN E., LOPEZ O., CHARDONNET C., AMY–KLEIN A., RABAULT M. et al., “REFIMEVE frequency and time network and applications”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2024, 2889, 1, 012031, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2889/1/012031, HAL-04841731.

CARLÉ C., MURSA A., KARVINEN P., KESHAVARZI S., ABDEL HAFIZ M., MAURICE V., BOUDOT R. and PASSILLY N., “On the reduction of gas permeation through the glass windows of micromachined vapor cells using Al2O3 coatings”, Journal of Applied Physics, 2024, 136, 8, 085102, DOI: 10.1063/5.0213432.

DIAMENT M., LION G., PAJOT-MÉTIVIER G., MERLET S. and DÉROUSSI S., “The AQG-B Absolute Quantum Gravimeter: A promising sensor for volcano monitoring”, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine, 2024, 27, 6, 17-23, DOI: 10.1109/MIM.2024.10654732, HAL-04686249.

GILLOT J., BARBARAT J., PHILIPPE C., ÁLVAREZ-MARTÍNEZ H., LE TARGAT R. et al., “Influence of a magnetic field on the frequency of a laser stabilized to molecular iodine”, Applied Physics B-Lasers and Optics, 2024, 130, 100, 7, DOI: 10.1007/s00340-024-08234-9, HAL-04755631.

GIORDANO V. and MARGUERON S., “Origin of the mode-splitting in a microwave Sapphire whispering-gallery mode resonator”, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 2024, 72, 7, 3947-3954, DOI: 10.1109/TMTT.2023.3347256.

GUÉ J., HEES A., WOLF P., SAVALLE E., CHEVALIER L. et al., “Improved modeling for dark photon detection with dish antennas”, Physical Review D, 2024, 110, 035001, DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.110.035001, HAL-04680174.

GUÉ J., HEES A. and WOLF P., Violation of the equivalence principle induced by oscillating rest mass and transition frequency, and its detection in atom interferometers”, Physical Review D, 2024, 110, 3, 035005, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.110.035005, HAL-04444712.

HARIRI Y., MILLO J., LACROUTE C., BARBARAT J., KERSALÉ Y. and GILLOT J., “Development of a laser stabilized on an ultra-stable silicon cryogenic Fabry-Perot cavity for dark matter detection”, Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS), 2024, 2889, 1, 012059, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2889/1/012059.

HERBST A., ESTRAMPES T., ALBERS H., CORGIER R., STOLZENBERG K. et al., Matter-wave collimation to picokelvin energies with scattering length and potential shape control”, Communications Physics, 2024, 7, 1, 132, DOI: 10.1038/s42005-024-01621-w, HAL-04264342.

KLINGER E., MURSA A., RIVERA AGUILAR C.M., VICARINI R., PASSILLY N. and BOUDOT R., “Sub-Doppler spectroscopy of the Cs atom 6S1/2 - 7P1/2 transition at 459 nm in a microfabricated vapor cell”, Optics Letters, 2024, 49, 8, 1953-1956, DOI: 10.1364/OL.514866.

LIN X., HARTMAN M.T., POINTARD B., LE TARGAT R., GOLDNER P. et al., “Anomalous subkelvin thermal frequency shifts of ultranarrow linewidth solid state emitters”, Physical Review Letters, 2024, 133, 18, 183803, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.183803, HAL-04915861.

MARGOLIS H., PANFILO G., PETIT G., OATES C., IDO T. et al., “The CIPM list ‘Recommended values of standard frequencies’: 2021 update”, Metrologia, 2024, 61, 3, 035005, DOI: 10.1088/1681-7575/ad3afc, HAL-04564764.

MERLET S., LE MOIGNE N., PAJOT-MÉTIVIER G., BERNARD J.-D., LITTEL F. et al., French gravimetry organization and its instrumental park”, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Magazine, 2024, 27, 6, 24-31, DOI: 10.1109/MIM.2024.10654723, HAL-04651493.

PADNIUK M., KLINGER E., LUKASIEWICZ G., GAVILAN-MARTIN D., LIU TIANHAO, PUSTELNY S., JACKSON KIMBALL D.F., BUDKER D. and WICKENBROCK A., “Universal determination of comagnetometer response to spin couplings”, Physical Review Research, 2024, 6, 1, 013339, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.013339.

RAMASWAMY A., CHATHANATHIL J., KANTA D., KLINGER E., PAPOYAN A., SHMAVONYAN S., KHANBEKYAN A., WICKENBROCK A., BUDKER D. and MALINOVSKAYA S.A., “Mirrorless Lasing: A theoretical perspective”, Optical Memory and Neural Networks, 2024, 32, 3, S443-S466, DOI: 10.1117/1.3483597.

RIVERA AGUILAR C.M., CALLEJO M., MURSA A., CARLÉ C., VICARINI R., ABDEL HAFIZ M., FRIEDT J.-MICHEL, PASSILLY N. and BOUDOT R., “Operation of a Ramsey-CPT microcell atomic clock with driving current-based power modulation of a VCSEL”, Applied Physics Letters, 2024, 124, 11, 114102, DOI: 10.1063/5.0196975.

SABULSKY D.O, Tutorial: Current controllers for optimizing laser cooling on cold atom experiments”, Review of Scientific Instruments, 2024, 95, 8, 081401, DOI: 10.1063/5.0190625, HAL-04641929.

SABULSKY D.O., JUNCA J., ZOU X., BERTOLDI A., PREVEDELLI M. et al., “Multiphoton atom interferometry via cavity-enhanced Bragg diffraction”, Physical Review Letters, 2024, 132, 21, 213601, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.213601, HAL-03519672 .

SARGSYAN A., KLINGER E., TONOYAN A. and SARKISYAN D., “Observation of magnetically-induced transition intensity redistribution in the onset of the hyperfine Paschen-Back regime”, Optik - International Journal for Light and Electron Optics, 2024, 303, 171757, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijleo.2024.171757.

ŚLIWIŃSKA-BRONOWICZ J., KUR T., WIŃSKA M., DOBSLAW H., NASTULA J.  et al., Assessment of length-of-day and universal time predictions based on the results of the Second Earth Orientation Parameters Prediction Comparison Campaign”, Journal of Geodesy, 2024, 98, DOI: 10.1007/s00190-024-01824-7, HAL-04858857.

STAAB M., LILLEY M., BAYLE J.-B. and HARTWIG O., Laser noise residuals in LISA from onboard processing and time-delay interferometry”, Physical Review D, 2024, 109, 4, 043040, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.109.043040, HAL-04154315.

STRUCKMANN C., CORGIER R., LORIANI S., KLEINSTEINBERG G., GOX N. et al.. Platform and environment requirements of a satellite quantum test of the Weak Equivalence Principle at the 1E-17 level”, Physical Review D, 2024, 109, 6, 064010, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.109.064010, HAL-04256908.

TEYSSIEUX D., MILLO J., RUBIOLA E. and BOUDOT R., “Phase noise of a microwave photonic channel: direct-current versus external electro-optic modulation”, Journal of the Optical Society of America B (JOSA B), 2024, 41, 2, 442-446, DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.514025.

TRAN D.B.A., LOPEZ O., MANCEAU M., GONCHAROV A., ABGRALL M. et al., “Near- to mid-IR spectral purity transfer with a tunable frequency comb: Methanol frequency metrology over a 1.4 GHz span”, APL Photonics, 2024, 9, 3, DOI: 10.1063/5.0170227, HAL-04797936v2.

Communications

SIDORENKOV L., GAUTHIER R., GUESSOUM M., BOUTON Q., LANDRAGIN A. et al., “Precision tests of the Sagnac effect with a two-axis atomic gyroscope”, SPIE Photonics West, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XX, San Francisco, CA, USA, 30 Jan. – 1st Febr. 2024, Proceedings: DOI: 10.1117/12.3008991.

PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., Quantum sensors: principles and ground applications”, 3rd NKG Science Week 2024, Workshop on “Geodesy Redefined? - Quantum and AI Insights”, Reykjavik, Iceland, 12-14 March 2024.

ANS S., DEMÉSY G., ZAMKOTSIAN F., MURSA A., SALUT R. and PASSILLY N., “Nanostructured blazed gratings for high performance spectrographs”, SPIE Photonics Europe 2024, Strasbourg, France, 7-11 April 2024, Proceedings: Metamateriels XIV, June 2024, vol. 12990, 14, 8, DOI: 10.1117/12.3016915.

DIAMENT M., LION G., PAJOT-MÉTIVIER G., MERLET S. and DÉROUSSI S., “Absolute Quantum Gravimeter as a promising field sensor for volcano monitoring”, EGU General Assembly, Vienna, Austria, 14-19 April 2024, DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu24-20659.

BIZE S., “European Metrology Network for Quantum Technologies”, Annual meeting of EURAMET Technical Committee on Time and Frequency, Paris, France, 16-17 April 2024.

PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., “Cold atom inertial sensors”, 1st PCQT Workshop, Paris, France, 30 April 2024.

ACHKAR J., MEYER E., CHUPIN B., MEYER F., CHIU O. et al., “Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer using an opensource, openhardware Software-Defined Radio platform”, 4th URSI Atlantic Radio Science Meeting (AT-RASC 2024), Gran Canaria, Spain, 19-24 May 2024.

PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., « Accéléromètres quantiques pour la géodésie spatiale », 2e Congrès National de Gravimétrie Spatiale, Toulouse, France, 21-23 May 2024.

PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., « Développements technologiques et étude de cas d’applications spatiales des capteurs quantiques », Atelier National Accélérométrie Quantique Spatiale, Paris, France, 28 May 2024, HAL-04760694.

PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., « Accéléromètres quantiques : principe de fonctionnement et enjeux liés à l’environnement spatial », Atelier National Accélérométrie Quantique Spatiale, Paris, France, 28 May 2024, HAL-04760702.

PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., “Measurements below the standard quantum limit in atomic interferometry”, Workshop ‘Développement des détecteurs’, Journée du GDR Ondes Gravitationnelles, Paris, France, 3 June 2024.

RAHMOUNI F., GONZÁLEZ J.R., POINTARD B., LODEWYCK J. and LE TARGAT R., “Towards a high duty cycle transportable 171Yb lattice clock”, EGAS55, Granada, Spain, 16-20 June 2024.

FUCHS U., SCHLUTOW H., GOMES BAPTISTA J., SIDORENKOV L. and JANVIER C., “Optical beam shaping for robust quantum inertial sensors”, Quantum 2.0 2024 Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 23-27 June 2024, Proceedings: Optica Publishing Group, DOI: 10.1364/QUANTUM.2024.QTu3A.18.

PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., BALLAND Y. and ABSIL L., “Quantum sensing of weak forces at short distances”, Optica Quantum 2.0 Conference, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 23-27 June 2024.

BIZE S., FANG F., PEIK E., PANFILO G., DUBÉ P. et al., “Redefinition of the second: Analysis of options”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024.

BOIVIN J., FROEHLY L., TEYSSIEUX D., GIRARDON S. and DENAUD L., “Optical characterization of wood properties using the tracheid effect”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024,

BREUREC J., ABDEL HAFIZ M., VICARINI R., CALOSSO C., LELIÈVRE O. and BOUDOT R., “Towards a compact and high-long-term stability CPT-based cesium cell atomic clock”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024.

CALLEJO M., MURSA A., VICARINI R., MILLO J., PASSILLY N. and BOUDOT R., “A Rb microcell frequency reference based on two-photon transition at 778 nm”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024.

CALLEJO M., MURSA A., VICARINI R., MILLO J., PASSILLY N. and BOUDOT R., “Miniaturized Rb two-photon clock”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024.

CARLÉ C., KARVINEN P., KESHAVARZI S., QUESTE S., ABDEL HAFIZ M., MAURICE V., BOUDOT R. and PASSILLY N., “Studies on He and Ne gas permeation in microfabricated cells using Al2O3 coatings”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024, HAL-04770496.

FISCHER-KASZUBA B., LAVENUS P., LEVY R., BARON T. and VOROBYEV N., “High frequency fundamental quartz resonator using quartz on quartz wafer”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024.

FRIEDT J.-M., “Software Defined Radio for time and frequency applications: example of passive monitoring of TWSTFT and other timing signals”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024, Invited paper, DOI: 10.1109/EFTF61992.2024.10722130.

FRIEDT J.-M., CHUPIN B., LOURS M., MEYER É., CHIU O., MEYER F., DANIAU W. and ACHKAR J., “Results of a Software Defined Radio (SDR) implementation of Two Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer (TWSTFT) emitter and receiver system”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024, DOI: 10.1109/EFTF61992.2024.10722121.

FRIEDT J.-M., CHUPIN B., LOURS M., MEYER É., CHIU O., MEYER F., DANIAU W. and ACHKAR J., “Results of a Software Defined Radio (SDR) implementation of Two Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer (TWSTFT) emitter and receiver system”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024, DOI: 10.1109/EFTF61992.2024.10722121.

HARIRI Y., MILLO J., KERSALÉ Y., LACROÛTE C. and GILLOT J., “Development of a stable cryogenic silicon cavity”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024, DOI: 10.1109/EFTF61992.2024.10722283.

KLINGER E., RIVERA AGUILAR C.M., VICARINI R., PASSILLY N. and BOUDOT R., “Saturated absorption spectroscopy of the near-UV Cs atom 6S1/2-7P1/2 transition in a MEMS vapor cell”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024, Abstract: HAL-04770424v1.

MADUNIC J., BOUDRIAS A., ABDEL HAFIZ M., KERSALÉ Y. and LACROÛTE C., “Dual laser frequency stabilization for a Yb+ single ion trap”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024, DOI: 10.1109/EFTF61992.2024.10722613.

PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., “Atom interferometers”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024.

RAHMOUNI F., ROMERO GONZÁLEZ J., POINTARD B., LODEWYCK J. and LE TARGAT R., “Towards a high duty cycle transportable 171Yb clock”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024, Poster: HAL-04714808.

RIVERA AGUILAR C.M., CALLEJO M., MURSA A., CARLÉ C., VICARINI R., ABDEL HAFIZ M., FRIEDT J.-M., PASSILLY N. and BOUDOT R., “A Ramsey-CPT microcell atomic clock using laser current pulsed modulation”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024.

SIDORENKOV L., GOMES BAPTISTA J., CAMBIER V., MERLET S. and PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., “Quantum optimal control for sensitive atomic gravimetry”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024.

SPARMA F., ARCHAMBAULT L., Pelle B., LORINI L., LANDRAGIN A., DESRUELLE B. and Rosenbush P., “Accuracy assessment of a commercial cold-atom Rb clock: A use case within the Qu-Test project”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024, DOI: 10.1109/EFTF61992.2024.10722204.

ZYSKIND C., BIZE S., LODEWYCK J., POINTARD B., LE TARGAT R. et al., “First observation of the bosonic 198Hg clock transition in an optical lattice clock”, 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 25-27 June 2024.

RIVERA AGUILAR C.M., CALLEJO M., MURSA A., CARLÉ C., VICARINI R., ABDEL HAFIZ M., FRIEDT J.-M., PASSILLY N. and BOUDOT R., “A Ramsey-CPT microcell atomic clock using laser current pulsed modulation”, International Network for Microfabricated Atomic Quantum Sensors (INMAQS 2024), Satellite Workshop of 37th European Frequency and Time Forum (EFTF-2024), Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 28 June 2024.

LANDRAGIN A., GUESSOUM M. and GEIGER R., “High-performance gyroscope for rotational seismology”, Young Atom Opticians 2024, Strasbourg, France, 30 June - 5 July 2024, Pres.: HAL-04749791.

PAGOT L., PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F. and MERLET S., « Impact du front d’onde des faisceaux Raman sur la phase d’un interféromètre atomique », 10e Congrès général de la Société Française d'Optique (OPTIQUE Normandie 2024), Rouen, France, 1-5 July 2024.

PEROUX L., MURSA A., DEWILDE A., TANGUY Q., CHUTANI RAVINDER K., CARLÉ C., VICARINI R., ABDEL HAFIZ M., BOUDOT R., MAURICE V. and PASSILLY N., « Cellules à vapeur alcaline microfabriquées à atmosphère contrôlée pour les capteurs atomiques », 10e Congrès général de la Société Française d'Optique (OPTIQUE Normandie 2024), Rouen, France, 1-5 July 2024.

KNABE A., SCHILLING M., ROMESHKANI M., HOSSEINIARANI A., FLETLING N. et al., “Comprehensive in-orbit performance evaluation of quantum sensors for future satellite gravity missions and Space navigation”, Gravity, Geoid and height systems 2024 Symposium (GGHS 2024), Thessaloniki, Greece, 4-6 Sept. 2024, HAL-04760779.

LANDRAGIN A., GUESSOUM M., GEIGER R. and MARLIERE N., “High-performance gyroscope for rotational seismology”, Frontiers of Matterwave Optics 2024 (FOMO 2024), Chania, Crete, Greece, 9-14 Sept. 2024, Pres.: HAL-04749914.

DARMON S., SALDUCCI C., BIDEL Y., CADORET M., MAÏNOS A. et al., “Development of a cold atom absolute airborne gravimeter”, Frontiers of Matterwave Optics 2024 (FOMO 2024), Chania, Crete, Greece, 9-13 Sept. 2024.

MHAMMEDI N., PIEST B., BEAUFILS Q., CORGIER R. and PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., “Progress in implementation of Delta-Kick squeezing in an atom interferometer”, Frontiers of Matterwave Optics 2024 (FOMO 2024), Chania, Crete, Greece, 9-13 Sept. 2024, HAL-04760800.

PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., BALLAND Y. and ABSIL L., “Measurement of short range forces with quectonewton stability”, Frontiers of Matterwave Optics 2024 (FOMO 2024), Chania, Crete, Greece, 9-13 Sept. 2024, HAL-04760745.

LORINI L., ABGRALL M., POINTARD B., LE TARGAT R., Gerginov V. et al., “Present status and future perspectives of atomic fountain frequency standards participating to ACES ground infrastructure”, ACES Workshop 2024, European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA-ESTEC), Noordwijk, Netherlands, 23-25 Oct. 2024, HAL-04945718.

LANDRAGIN A., « Capteurs quantiques à atomes froids : mesure du champ de pesanteur à toutes les échelles », Meeting of QuBitAF Project / PEPR Quantique, Lyon, France, 28-29 Oct. 2024, HAL-04779650.

LANCHEROS-NARANJO D., PESCHE M., MERLET S. and PEREIRA DOS SANTOS F., “Doppler phases in conter-propagating geometry of atom interferometers”, 2nd Colloquium GdR TeQ, Paris, France, 13-15 Nov. 2024, https://gdrteq2024.sciencesconf.org/.

PAGOT L., LANCHEROS-NARANJO D., PESCHE M., MERLET S., SIDORENKOV L. et al., “Impact of Raman beam wavefront on the accuracy of an atomic gravimeter”, 2nd Colloquium GdR TeQ, Paris, France, 13-15 Nov. 2024, https://gdrteq2024.sciencesconf.org/, HAL-04797657.

PhD abstract

This thesis is part of the ANR MAXSAW project, which aims to develop new components operating in the RF domain, adapted to the new 5G frequencies. Surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters are widely used to distinguish the different frequencies of RF signals. Unfortunately, the frequency of conventional SAW filters is limited to 3.7 GHz. Epitaxial thin films of LiNbO3 on sapphire host guided acoustic waves that meet the demand for higher frequencies and efficiency.

We first produced LiNbO3 thin films on sapphire substrates. Thin films of good crystalline quality were obtained. We also studied their acoustic properties using simulations, and confirmed the frequencies achievable with these structures.

Then, we simulated, designed and characterized SAW resonators based on LiNbO3 thin films deposited on sapphire, and compared them with the state of the art. Promising acoustic devices were obtained. Finally, an application to the MAXSAW project is presented.

Key words

electrical characterisation, physical properties, piezoelectricity, acoustic waves, lithium niobate

PhD Thesis

This Thesis is embargoed until 23/09/2026.

PhD abstract

The development of wide-band RF filters operating at high frequency is urgently needed for the implementation of the 5th generation (5G) communication infrastructure. LiNbO3 is a promising material for integration into bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonators/filters adapted to high-frequency applications owing to its high piezoelectric properties. However, integrating this material typically involves ion-slicing/polishing techniques of single crystals, which pose challenges for thickness homogeneity and thus industrial-scale production.

In this thesis, we investigated the integration of highly-coupled 32.8°Y-LiNbO3 thin films grown by DLI-CVD in BAW resonators. We initially focused on optimizing the growth of pure phase LiNbO3 with (01-12) textured growth on a LaNiO3 seed layer. We then assessed the ferroelectric, pyroelectric, and piezoelectric properties of the grown LN films, obtaining values of Ps = 52 μC/cm², pi = 60 μC/m². K and e(31,f) = -2.81 C/m², which are comparable to those of LN single crystal.

Next, we optimized the fabrication process for integration into a basic HBAR structure to evaluate the performance of the grown films. The HBARs demonstrated a keff2 up to 22.4 % at a resonance frequency of 5.6 GHz. For integrating the grown films into SMRs, we first optimized the growth and studied the thermal stability of the ZnO/Pt Bragg reflector. This reflector was then used to fabricate 32.8°Y-LN based SMRs. Electrical characterization of the fabricated SMRs showed resonances at frequencies in the range of 5.2-5.7 GHz, indicating great potential for high-frequency RF filtering applications.

Key words

BAW resonators, thin films, CVD, structural properties, piezoelectricity

PhD Thesis

Confidential thesis until 03/10/2034.

PhD abstract

Lead-free piezoelectric materials are actively investigated for energy harvesting, sensor and high-frequency acoustic wave devices. In this manuscript, different architectures and microfabrication processes based on lead-free LiNbO3 and KTa1-xNbxO3 crystals single crystals are investigated.

In a first part, energy harvester of LiNbO3 on silicon substrate is fabricated by using wafer bonding and polishing. The transducers attained one of the highest power densities (965 µW/cm2/g2) compared to Pb and Pb-free vibrational harvesting devices. Then, the scalability of the LiNbO3/Si to MEMS technology devices is investigated with LiNbO3 and silicon etching. The etching of LiNbO3 have been performed by implementing a pulsed mode reactive ion etching by using Ar/SF6 gas. Accelerometric sensor has been demonstrated.

In a second part, our interest moved toward flexible metallic substrates. A big step has been achieved by developing Au-Au bonding of LiNbO3 to metal substrates. The performances of bimorph beam of LiNbO3-stainless steel-LiNbO3 attained 209.7 µW/cm2/g2 at 39.3 Hz.

Finally, we investigate alternative lead-free piezoelectric materials of KTa1-xNbxO3 crystals, for SAW devices application. First, structural and microstructural characterization of the crystal was carried out followed by fabrication and characterization of one-port SAW resonator. An electrotechnical coupling of 80 % was achieved while 49 % was obtained for KNbO3 resonators.

Key words

alkaline niobates and tantalates, piezoelectric energy harvesting, saw resonators, microfabrication

PhD Thesis

Confidential thesis until 15/07/2034.

PhD abstract

This thesis explores the development of a transportable, ultra-narrow linewidth laser integrating a high-finesse Fabry-Perot cavity made from ultra-low expansion glass with optically contacted Fused Silica mirrors, aiming to minimize thermal and mechanical perturbations and enhance frequency stability. A novel digital frequency stabilization method using an FPGA-based platform is introduced, targeting a fractional frequency stability of 1×10-15 at 1 s integration. This approach contrasts traditional analog systems by offering increased stability and reduced complexity. The study also examines several limitations of ultra-stable lasers like phase noise, thermal noise, etc. and several approaches to mitigate these types of noise. Additionally, an optical frequency dissemination system using FPGA-based phase-locked loops and optical fiber links is detailed, ensuring stable signal transmission over laboratory distances.

Key words

optical frequency standard, time and frequency metrology, ultra-stable oscillator, optical phase noise measurement, laser frequency stabilization

PhD Thesis

Full document (EN) : TEL-04823081

PhD abstract

  

 Optical clocks have now reached accuracies close to 1×10−18. They are used for various applications, such as chronometric geodesy, tests of General Relativity, the search for physics beyond the Standard Model, and the redefinition of the SI second. 

Among neutral species, mercury has several attractive properties for an optical lattice clock, including a low sensitivity to blackbody radiation and a high vapor pressure at room temperature. Until now, the 199Hg fermionic isotope was the only isotope used in mercury clocks. However, its limited lifetime in the excited state restricts the full potential of the upcoming generation of ultrastable lasers. Using bosonic isotopes instead offers a way to overcome this limitation, thanks to their potentially unlimited lifetime.

This thesis reports the first observation of the 198Hg bosonic transition in an optical lattice clock, which was achieved through several key experimental advancements and a challenging search for a narrow transition across a wide uncertainty range. The bosonic clock transition is forbidden but it can become weakly allowed via a high magnetic field, a technique known as the quenching method. This approach enables longer probing times that can be adjusted to the laser properties. Therefore, the first critical step was developing a setup capable of generating a sufficiently large magnetic field to induce the bosonic transition with the highest possible coupling. Another challenge involved implementing a widely tunable and flexible probe laser while preserving its ultra-low noise characteristics, allowing the probing of any mercury isotope without introducing  additional noise. Since the coupling also increases with probe power, a major milestone was significantly boosting the power of our deep UV ultrastable light source.

Despite these experimental improvements, our calculations indicated that the coupling remained relatively weak, leading to a narrow-line transition that needed to be found over a broad frequency range. We conducted various measurements and checks, to optimize our chances of finding the transition. Thanks to these cumulative efforts, the search for the 198Hg transition was successful, marking the first observation of a bosonic mercury isotope transition.

Building on this achievement, we established an operational optical lattice clock with the bosonic 198Hg, already achieving a stability of 10−15 at 1 s. We have undertaken several studies of this new transition, including measuring the quadratic Zeeman shift coefficient with sufficient precision to control this shift to 10−17 or better. We have also begun investigating other systematic effects, such as the light shift, cold collisional shift, and lattice light shift, along with measuring the 198Hg magic wavelength. We made a first series of comparing to 87Sr and obtained a stability of 1.2×10−15 at 1 s for this comparison, paving the way for a first measurement of the 198Hg/87Sr optical frequency ratio. The work on the bosonic isotope will shortly lead to the possibility to implement more sophisticated probing methods (Hyper-Ramsey spectroscopy) that will improve the uncertainty to the limit of our current experimental setup.

This thesis also presents analyses and results obtained with the 199Hg fermionic isotope during a fiber link clock comparison with several European institutes conducted in March/April 2023. 

Key words

optical lattice clock, mercury, fermionic and bosonic isotope

PhD Thesis

Full document (EN) : TEL-05034816

PhD abstract

This thesis present the latest work realized on the absolute colds atoms gravimeter of the LNE-SYRTE. To measure g, this device, called CAG, realize an atomic interferometer with Raman pulses on a free falling atomic cloud of Rubidium 87. The accuracy of the CAG’s measurements are limited by the Raman beam, its phase and intensity profile. During the thesis, the apparatus was moved to the Observatoire de Paris to be upgraded, in order to reduce these effects and extending the limits of the CAG further.

After the restart of the device, which able us to reach similar sensibilities than previously at 20×10−9·g Hz−1/2, the studies related to the Raman beam have been continued. The manuscript details this work, which guides to study the stability of the intensity of each Raman beam, as well as the impact of inhomogeneity in the intensity profile. This inhomogeneity has been proven to cause a light shift distribution within the atomic cloud, resulting in a loss of contrast. This phenomenon also cause a bias on the measurement of g, of the order of 5×10−9·g, which is not eliminated by the measurement algorithm, and should be taken into account into the uncertainty budget. We also present the first results of the optimal control of the Raman transitions. This experimental method aims to improve the efficiency of the transitions and, consequently, the contrast of the interferometer.

Key words

atomic interferometry, gravimeter, inertial sensor, colds atoms

PhD Thesis

Full document (FR) : TEL-05035515

PhD abstract

Ultra-stable lasers based on spectral hole burning are a promising alternative scheme to overcome the thermal noise limitation of the traditional ultra-stable Fabry-Perot cavity scheme. In this dissertation, a Eu3+Y2SiO5 crystal at cryogenic temperatures is used to realize narrow spectral holes as a frequency reference. A flexible and versatile multi-mode heterodyne laser probing scheme based on software defined radio is realized to achieve low detection noises.

The crystal is further cooled down to sub-kelvin temperatures to gain better thermal noise and temperature sensitivity performances. Meanwhile, some relevant spectral hole properties are characterized at this temperature regime, and some useful properties are found, which differ from theoretical predictions based on simple models.

Furthermore, a previously unobserved phenomenon, that I call “glowing”' is reported, together with preliminary analysis based on several characterization measurements, providing new insights to understand the system of Eu3+Y2SiO5 crystal.

Remarkably, the fractional frequency stability of the laser, based on the spectral hole burning scheme, has been encouragingly enhanced to 4(1)×10−16 at 1 s, approximately 2 times better than the previously reported results. This provides compelling evidence of the potential of the spectral hole burning approach for metrological applications.

Key words

ultra-stable laser, Eu:YSO, spectral hole, frequency metrology

PhD Thesis

Full document (EN) : TEL-04822912

PhD abstract

Ultralight dark matter (ULDM), as a class of low mass (< 1 eV) dark matter (DM) candidates, is a compelling alternative to historically dominant models such as WIMPs and has recently gained significant attention in the scientific community. In this thesis, we study various experimental schemes for the direct detection of ULDM, both on ground and in space. More precisely, we propose a theoretical modeling of current and futuristic experiments, and we derive an estimation of their respective sensitivity.

We mainly concentrate on three distinct phenomenologies.

The first one is the coupling between a DM (1) field, known as the dark photon (DP), and electromagnetism, which induces a small electric field oscillating at the DP Compton frequency. We first propose an innovative way of detecting this small electric field by measuring the quadratic Stark shift of Rydberg atoms inside a microwave cavity, and we show that such an experiment could reach competitive constraints compared to existing laboratory experiments. Another possibility of detecting this electric field is to use a spherical mirror, which reflects it and focuses the electromagnetic power at its center of curvature, where a horn antenna is located (e.g. SHUKET experiment at CEA Saclay). We analytically investigate the effects of diffraction and mode matching in this type of experiment, and we show that the expected signal intensity can be significantly reduced compared to usual estimates. In this study, we also propose an optimization of the experimental parameters in order to increase the signal.

The second main phenomenology considered in this thesis is the oscillation of rest mass and transition frequencies of atoms and test masses. These oscillations could be produced by the non-universal coupling of standard matter with a scalar ULDM candidate (dilaton or axion-like particle). We extensively study the impact of such oscillations on various atom interferometer schemes and classical tests of the universality of free fall, and we demonstrate how these different experiments could probe unconstrained regions of the parameter space. The oscillation of rest mass could also be observed in space-based gravitational wave (GW) detectors, such as LISA, and we investigate the possibility of such detection using more realistic orbits of spacecraft compared to previous studies. In particular, using Bayesian methods, we show that LISA could disentangle scalar ULDM signals from monochromatic GWs. We also show that the small velocity of the DM wave is not resolvable for most frequencies in the LISA band, which induces a decrease in sensitivity to scalar ULDM couplings, with respect to previous studies.

 Finally, we study the effect of vacuum birefringence and dichroism induced by the coupling between axions and photons, and how it could be detected with optical cavities, fibers, and LISA. In particular, we show that a slight modification of LISA’s optical benches would make LISA the most sensitive experiment to the axion-photon coupling at low axion masses.

Key words

ultralight dark matter, axion, dilaton, dark photon, quantum sensors, atomic clock, atom interferometry, optical interferometry, LISA, equivalence principle, fundamental physics

PhD Thesis

Full document (EN) : TEL-04750272

Résumé de la thèse

Depuis le début du 20e siècle, les observations géodésiques permettent de suivre les variations de la rotation de la Terre et ainsi d’étudier les effets dynamiques externes et internes à l’origine de ces variations. Les années 1980 ont vu les toutes premières tentatives d’estimation des variations sub-diurnes de la rotation terrestre grâce aux sessions intensives VLBI. Elles ont été suivies par des campagnes d’observation continue (CONT) du réseau VLBI puis les traitements des observations du GNSS. Alors que la capacité du réseau VLBI à estimer la variation subdiurne de la rotation de la Terre est encore limitée par la fréquence insuffisante des sessions d’observation régulières, le GNSS est avantagé par un réseau plus étendu et de ses observations beaucoup plus fréquentes.

Dans ce travail, nous utilisons les données de la constellation américaine GPS et de la constellation européenne Galileo couvrant la période 2017 à 2022 pour déterminer à la fois des solutions mono-constellation et des solutions multi-GNSS des ERP avec une résolution horaire avec le logiciel GINS/DYNAMO, développé et maintenu par le centre d’analyse français IGS GRG, géré par le CNES/CLS. Le choix de cette période assure une performance comparable entre les deux constellations. Nous avons testé les contraintes pour bloquer la bande rétrograde diurne (la nutation par convention).

Nous avons trouvé leur application bénéfique pour la détermination des autres bandes sub-diurnes, c’est-à-dire la bande diurne prograde et semi-diurnes prograde et rétrograde. Nous montrons également que pour une estimation horaire de UT1, il est nécessaire et suffisant de fixer les valeurs de UT1 à celles déterminées par les observations VLBI une fois par jour. Nous avons validé les solutions en comparant les réseaux terrestres et célestes résolus en même temps que les solutions ERP horaires aux réseaux des solutions finales GRG dans le cadre de la campagne IGS Repro3. Nous comparons les deux constellations par des analyses spectrales et harmoniques. Les séries temporelles des ERP après avoir retiré des effets de marées océaniques sont confrontées aux excitations géophysiques qui résultent de la circulation atmosphérique et océanique non-“maréale”, ainsi qu’à un développement harmonique dérivé des observations VLBI.

En parallèle, nous avons développé un nouveau modèle des effets sub-diurnes produits par les marées océaniques sur les ERP en nous fondant sur les derniers développements de la théorie du mouvement du pôle et de l’atlas des marées océaniques FES2014b. Une comparaison de ces résultats avec le développement harmonique VLBI met en évidence l’existence des termes de libration résultant de l’effet des marées luni-solaire sur la distribution asymétrique de la masse de la Terre dans le mouvement du pôle et l’UT1.

Mots clés

GNSS, mouvement du pôle, rotation de la Terre, marée océanique

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