WG3: Proof-of-principle experiments
Leader:
Hendrik Ulbricht
University of Southampton
Vice Leader:
Philippe Bouyer
Institut d'Optique d'Aquitaine
There are three major experimental platforms at the moment: photons, cold atoms for matter-wave interferometry and atomic clocks, and levitated nanoparticles/optomechanics provide different opportunities for quantum technologies in space, while the technological readiness level (TRL) is one of the main credentials in order to qualify for a space mission at all. The TRL is very different for the different experimental platforms.
It is imperative for space that each quantum technology has passed relevant proof-of-principle experimental tests on ground. Within this Action, and specifically WG3, we aim to coordinate such experimental activities to optimise and accelerate the TRL of each platform, and thus pave the way to the specific orbit requirements to perform the desired experiments in space.
This could imply joining forces to work towards the demonstration of a matter-wave interferometer for nanoparticles on Earth – a later version of which should see full fruition if operated in space. WG3 will also coordinate the sharing of knowledge with respect to available technologies and experimental techniques for performing experiments in space-relevant settings. This will allow us to answer the question “What is the best technical solution to realise the experiment in space?”
Further we will be working to identify the option of joint missions with different technological platforms on the same spacecraft.
Ideally WG3 will entail a joint approach between scientists and engineers at universities and space industries as well as at national and international space agencies.
WG3 Members
Quinten
Akkerman
Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)
- Italy
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Aidan
Arnold
University of Strathclyde
- UK
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Marco
Avesani
Universita' degli studi di Padova
- Italy
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Peter
Barker
University College London
- United Kingdom
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Angelo
Bassi
University of Trieste
- Italy
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James
Bateman
Swansea University
- UK
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Robert
Bedington
Centre for Quantum Technologies
- Singapore
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David Edward
Bruschi
University of York
- UK
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Humeyra
Caglayan
Tampere University of Technology
- Finland
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Olivier
Carraz
RHEA for ESA
- NL
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Catalina Oana
Curceanu
LNF-INFN
- Italy
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Chris
Dawson
University of Swansea
- UK
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Daniele
Dequal
Agenzia Spaziale Italiana
- Italy
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Eleni
Diamanti
CNRS, Sorbonne Université
- France
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Francisco
Diaz-Otero
University of Vigo
- Spain
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Lajos
Diosi
Wigner Research Centre for Physics
- Hungary
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Bob
Dirks
TNO
- The Netherlands
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Pedro
Duque
Lusospace Lda
- Portugal
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Kadir
Durak
özyeğin university
- Turkey
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Omid
Faizy Namarvar
LPT-IRSAMC & CEMES-CNRS
- France
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Matthias
Fink
Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information - Vienna
- Austria
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Jaromir
Fiurasek
Palacky University Olomouc
- Czech Republic
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Naceur
Gaaloul
Institute of Quantum Optics / Leibniz University of Hanover
- Germany
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Barry
Garraway
University of Sussex
- UK
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Giulio
Gasbarri
University of Trieste
- Italy
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Nicolas
Gisin
Group of Applied Physics
University of Geneva
Switzerland
- Switzerland
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Mircea
Guina
Tampere University of Technology
- Finland
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S. Deniz
Han
İstanbul University
- Turkey
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Antoine
Heidmann
ENS and University Pierre and Marie Curie
- France
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Ronald
Holzwarth
Menlo Systems GmbH
- Germany
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Radu
Ionicioiu
Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (IFIN-HH)
- Romania
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Markku
Jääskeläinen
Mälardalen University
- Sweden
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Rainer
Kaltenbaek
Austrian Academy of Sciences
- Austria
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Simon
Kanthak
Humboldt University Berlin
- Germany
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Jean
Lautier-Gaud
Muquans
- France
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Bruno
Leone
European Space Agency
- United Kingdom
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Sabrina
Maniscalco
University of Turku
- Finland
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Jean Pierre
Marburger
JGU Mainz
- Germany
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Luca
Mazzarella
University of Strathclyde
- UK
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James
Millen
King's College London
- UK
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Gavin
Morley
University of Warwick
- UK
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Sebastian Philipp
Neumann
Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (Austrian Academy of Sciences)
- Austria
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Raffaele
Nolli
University of Birmingham
- United Kingdom
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Daniel
Oi
University of Strathclyde
- United Kingdom
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Yasser
Omar
Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon
- Portugal
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Tjerk
Oosterkamp
Leiden University
- Netherlands
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Sorin
Paraoanu
Aalto University
- Finland
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Emanuele
Pelucchi
Tyndall National Institute
- Ireland
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Achim
Peters
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
- Germany
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Christopher
Pugh
University of Waterloo
- Canada
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Anishur
Rahman
UCL
- United Kingdom
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Andrey
Rakhubovskiy
Palacky University
- Czech Republic
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John
Rarity
University of Bristol
- United Kingdom
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Muddassar
Rashid
University of Southampton
- United Kingdom
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Erling
Riis
Strathclyde University
- United Kingdom
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Hannes
Rotzinger
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
- Germany
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Albert
Roura
Ulm University
- Germany
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Dondu
Sahin
University of Bristol
- United Kingdom
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Bernhard
Sang
OHB System AG
- Germany
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Matteo
Schiavon
University of Padova
- Italy
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Stephan
Seidel
Leibniz Universität Hannover
- Germany
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Rui
Semide
Lusospace Lda
- Portugal
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André
Stefanov
University of Bern
- Switzerland
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Guglielmo M.
Tino
Università di Firenze, LENS, INFN
- Italy
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Geza
Toth
Wigner Research Centre for Physics
- Hungary
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Marius
Trușculescu
Institute of Space Science
- Romania
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Hendrik
Ulbricht
University of Southampton
- UK
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Mathias
Van Den Bossche
Thales Alenia Space
- France
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Francesco
Vedovato
University of Padova
- Italy
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Paolo
Villoresi
University of Padova
INF-CNR
- Italy
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Andrea
Vinante
University of Southampton
- United Kingdom
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David
Vitali
University of Camerino
- Italia
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Wolf
von Klitzing
IESL-FORTH
- Greece
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Harald
Weinfurter
University of Munich
- Germany
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André
Wenzlawski
Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz
- Germany
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George
Winstone
University of Southampton
- United Kingdom
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Lisa
Woerner
ZARM / University Bremen
- Germany
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Hugo
Zbinden
GAP Quantum Technologies. University of Geneva
- Switzerland
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