# HG changeset patch # User Daniele Nicolodi # Date 1436178259 -7200 # Node ID f916ec9d8dcbc27d25c37effda6909cd79d1d2b0 # Parent cbd926c3093e980bfa9ee4b798d8c055354afdfe Update diff -r cbd926c3093e -r f916ec9d8dcb cv.tex --- a/cv.tex Mon Jul 06 12:24:06 2015 +0200 +++ b/cv.tex Mon Jul 06 12:24:19 2015 +0200 @@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ \documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{article} \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} +\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} \usepackage{cv} +% \usepackage{parskip} \newcommand{\utn}{Universit\`{a} degli Studi di Trento} @@ -10,8 +12,8 @@ 61 Avenue de l'Observatoire \\ 75014, Paris, France} \info{% - Phone: & 00 33 140 512074 \\ - & 00 33 674 792943 \\ + Phone: & +33 140 512074 \\ + & +33 674 792943 \\ Email: & \mailto{daniele.nicolodi@obspm.fr}} \bibliography{publications} @@ -37,8 +39,8 @@ \section{Relevant work experiences} \begin{description} -\item[May 2012 - present] Post-doc fellow. Optical Frequency - Group, SYRTE - Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France. +\item[May 2012 - present] Post-doc fellow. Optical Frequency Metrology + Group, SYRTE -- Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France. \item[November 2007 - April 2012] Research Assistant. Experimental Gravitation Laboratory, University of Trento, Trento, Italy. \item[February 2010 - October 2011] Assistant Lecturer for the course @@ -57,27 +59,37 @@ \section{Current research activity and interests} \begin{dottedlist} - High precision frequency metrology \and Ultra-stable lasers \and - Optical frequency combs \and Low-noise photonic microwave generation - \and Optical clocks + High precision frequency metrology \and Optical frequency combs \and + Low phase-noise photonic microwave generation \and Ultra-stable + lasers \and Laser frequency stabilization techniques \and Optical + clocks \end{dottedlist} \noindent -My current research activity focuses on the exploitation fiber-based -optical frequency combs systems for the transfer of frequency -stability from ultra-stable lasers to different wavelengths in the -optical domain or to the microwave domain. In the optical domain, my -work aims at improving the state-of-the-art optical frequency -stability transfer solutions to make them suitable for transferring -frequency stability exceeding the thermal noise limit of high-finesse -optical cavities. In the microwave domain, my work aims at developing -solutions for microwaves generation with short-term frequency -stability beyond the one of state-of-the-art cryogenic -oscillators. Those research topic have direct application to the -operation and development of atomic and optical frequency clocks at -SYRTE. +My research activity focuses on the exploitation fiber-based optical +frequency combs systems for the transfer of the frequency stability of +ultra-stable lasers to other wavelengths in the optical domain and to +the microwave domain. Amnong other applications, the aim is to +generate high stability optical and microwave signals to probe the +atomic fountan clocks and the optical lattice clocks at SYRTE. -\section{Previous relevant research activity} +In the optical domain we recently realized and an optical frequency +stability transfer scheme based on an optical frequency comb capable +of transferring frequency stability exceeding the thermal noise limit +of state-of-the-art high-finesse optical cavities. In the microwave +domain the solution implemented in my laboraotry is already capable to +compete with the stability of state-of-the-art cryogenic sapphire +oscillators. My research aims at further improving the phase noise of +the generated microwave signal by exploring new optical frequency comb +and photo-detection technologies. + +I am also responsible for the operation of the femtosecond combs for +the characterization the ultra-stable laser developed at SYRTE and for +the comparison of the different optical and microwave clocks operated +at SYRTE with stability and accuracy not limited by the stability of +the optical frequency comb setup. + +\section{Previous research activity} \begin{dottedlist} High precision force metrology \and High sensitivity torsion pendulums \and Sources of force noise on geodesic reference @@ -91,24 +103,26 @@ observation of gravitational waves. In particular, I contributed to the on-ground measurement of small force disturbances on the test masses of the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna space low-frequency -gravitational wave detector -- LISA -- and its precoursor mission LISA +gravitational wave detector -- LISA -- and its precursor mission LISA Pathfinder, exploiting the femto-Newton level sensitivity of a torsion -pendulum. My work work included the experimental activity, the -development of data analysis routines for the extraction of stochastic -and coherent small force signals, and, concurrently it also aimed at -improving the sensitivity of the torsion pendulum apparatus itself, -pushing the current limits for small force metrology. I lead the -initial effort for the realization of a low-noise torsion pendulum -angular position read-out based on an heterodyne wavefront-sensing -interferometer with nanoradian sensitivity, applying some of the LISA -Pathfinder interferometer techniques. I collaborated to the -development of the LTPDA Matlab Toolbox for the LISA Pathfinder data -analysis, with particular attention to the relational database data -storage component. +pendulum. + +My work work included the experimental activity, the development of +data analysis routines for the extraction of stochastic and coherent +small force signals, and, concurrently it also aimed at improving the +sensitivity of the torsion pendulum apparatus itself, pushing the +current limits for small force metrology. I lead the initial effort +for the realisation of a low-noise torsion pendulum angular position +read-out based on an heterodyne wavefront-sensing interferometer with +nanoradian sensitivity, applying some of the LISA Pathfinder +interferometer techniques. I collaborated to the development of the +LTPDA Matlab Toolbox for the LISA Pathfinder data analysis, with +particular attention to the relational database data storage +component. \section{Skills and competences} -I have experience in designing and analyzing experiments and +I have experience in designing and analysing experiments and measurement techniques, with the particular attention to detail and sources of uncertainty required in high precision measurements. I have experience with the design, setup and operation of precise mechanical @@ -118,19 +132,19 @@ of data analysis methods and numerical simulations. More recently I acquired competences in the operation of fiber-based optical frequency combs, ultra-stable laser stabilised on high-finesse optical cavities, -frequency and phase noise characterisation, and radio-frequency -electronics. +frequency and phase noise characterization, radio-frequency and +microwave electronics, and software-defined radio. -I'm fluent programming in C, C\texttt{++}, Python, Perl, Matlab, and -LabView, with specific experience in scientific computing and data +I am proficient programming in C, C\texttt{++}, Python, Perl, Matlab, +and LabView, with specific experience in scientific computing and data analysis. I have experience in real-time data acquisition and -processing, and I have knowledge of the basic techniques for real-time -programming. I master and routinely take advantage of version control -systems. I'm passionate about Free Software and I contribute to -several Free Software projects. I have experience in system -administration of GNU-Linux systems and I'm comfortable working in -Unix and Microsoft Windows computing environments. I have good -knowledge of the LaTeX typesetting system. +processing, and I have knowledge of real-time programming techniques. +I master and routinely take advantage of modern software development +techniques and version control systems. I'm passionate about Free +Software and I contribute to several Free Software projects. I have +experience in system administration of GNU-Linux systems and I'm +comfortable working in Unix, Mac~OS~X, and Microsoft Windows computing +environments. I have good knowledge of the LaTeX typesetting system. \section{Other relevant experiences} \begin{description} @@ -160,6 +174,27 @@ \newcommand{\litem}[1]{\item{\it #1.}} \begin{enumerate} +\litem{Automatic control of amplitude-to-phase conversion in + photo-detection of femto-second pulses for low phase-noise microwave + generation} Poster. IFCS-EFTF Conference, Denver, Colorado, April + 12-16, \textbf{2015}. + +\litem{Optical and microwave frequency synthesis with optical frequency + combs} Invited seminar. Sao Paulo University, Sao Carlos, Brazil, + September 2, \textbf{2014}. + +\litem{Spectral purity transfer between optical wavelengths at the + $\mathit{10^{-18}}$ level} Talk. CPEM 2014, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, + August 24-29, \textbf{2014}. + +\litem{Spectral purity transfer between optical wavelengths at the + $\mathit{10^{-18}}$ level} Talk. French-Russian-German Laser + Symposium 2013, Besançon, France, November 4-7, \textbf{2013}. + +\litem{Spectral purity transfer between optical wavelengths at the + $\mathit{10^{-18}}$ level} Talk. Joint UFFC, EFTF and PFM Symposium, + Prague, Czech Republic, July 21-25, \textbf{2013}. + \litem{Brownian force noise from residual gas damping and the sensitivity of advanced gravitational wave observatories} Talk. 9th Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves, Cardiff, Wales, UK, @@ -196,6 +231,6 @@ \end{enumerate} \vfill -\centering\footnotesize Last updated: \today. +\centering\footnotesize Updated \today. \end{document}