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EPJ QT special issue: “Quantum Metrology & Quantum Enhanced Measurement”Submission deadline: 30 June 2021Quantum technologies are one of the major future challenges for research and science, but also a major opportunity for industry with respect to innovation and high technology. Indeed, quantum technologies and devices have already started to have an impact in industry, and several large companies are now developing new quantum devices or have started to […]
15th of July 2019 (Villetaneuse) – PhD defense of Dang Bao An TRANWidely tunable and SI-traceable frequency-comb-stabilised mid-infrared quantum cascade laser: application to high precision spectroscopic measurements of polyatomic moleculesDang Bao An TRAN will defend his thesis on 15th of July 2019 at 10:30 am on the subject “Widely tunable and SI-traceable frequency-comb-stabilised mid-infrared quantum cascade laser: application to high precision spectroscopic measurements of polyatomic molecules”, realized at LPL, under the direction of Anne Amy-Klein and Benoît Darquié. The defense will take place in […]
HDR defense of Rémi Geiger the 28th of June, 2019 at Observatoire de ParisSubject: "Atom interferometry: from fundamental physics to precision inertial measurements"Rémi GEIGER will defend his “habilitation à diriger des recherches” on 28th June 2019 at 2:00 pm on the subject “Atom interferometry: from fundamental physics to precision inertial measurements”. The defense will take place at Observatoire de Paris (77 av. Denfert-Rochereau, Paris 14ème) in Salle Cassini, Bâtiment Perrault. Abstract: Interferometry with matter waves dates back […]
Résultats de LIGO-Virgo durant O3, après un mois d’observationBinaire trou noir et étoile à neutronC’est une une jolie moisson de données qui a demandé beaucoup de travail et qui vient récompenser les scientifiques après seulement un mois de campagne de détection d’ondes gravitationnelles par Virgo et LIGO. O3, comme est appelée cette troisième campagne d’observation, a commencé le 1er avril et devrait durer douze mois. Les améliorations apportées à […]
Création de la startup SigmaWorksLaboratoires GEOAZUR et LAGRANGELe laboratoire Geoazur et le laboratoire Lagrange ont développé de nombreux projets autour des équipements du site instrumenté de l’Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur (Caussols), en particulier dans le domaine des liens optiques entre la terre et l’espace pour la métrologie de l’espace et du temps-fréquence, l’astronomie et les télécommunications optiques. Les développements de ces […]
International Conference on Quantum metrology and Sensors9th-3th of December 2019, Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris (France)The ‘International Conference on Quantum Metrology and Sensing’ IQuMS 2019 will be held at Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, France from the 09th to the 13th of December 2019. It will present an up to date perspective on this thriving field of quantum science and technology. The conference will notably cover the topics of atomic clocks and inertial sensors; sensors […]
Noël Dimarcq appointed as President of the CCTFInternational Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM)The CIPM (International Committee for Weights and Measures) appointed Noël Dimarcq as President of the Consultative Committee for Time and Frequency (CCTF) on its 108th meeting, in March 2019. Noël Dimarcq is Deputy Director of the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur and was elected to the CIPM at the 26th meeting of the CGPM in […]
Serge Galliou (FEMTO-ST) laureate of the 2019 W. G. Cady AwardFor pioneering the development of extremely high-Q cryogenic Bulk Acoustic Resonators for sensing, oscillators, and fundamental applications.The 2019 W. G. Cady Award goes to Dr. Serge Galliou, “for pioneering the development of extremely high-Q cryogenic Bulk Acoustic Resonators for sensing, oscillators, and fundamental applications”. The W. G. Cady Award recognizes outstanding contributions related to the fields of crystal resonators, frequency control, frequency synthesis, noise measurement and sensor devices. => More information.