Bringing together the multitude of optical simulations in the diverse QuantumFrontiers research environment.
Activities
- Networking on the topic of optical simulations, i.e. exchange on simulation tasks and methods, professional software and self-written algorithms, limitations and current work on pushing boundaries, on ways to improve precision and speed of an algorithm, and of course scientific findings.
- Regular video conferences where members can introduce their work, used methods, obstacles in current tasks, and findings.
Competences/Services
- Optical simulations in a multitude of different backgrounds and applications.
Scientific Output
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Publications
Frye-Arndt K, Wacker A, Brunssen P, Dralle T, Ahlers H, Herr W et al. Focus and depth of field tunable detection system for compact quantum sensors. Optics express. 2026 Jan 26;34(3):3691-3701. doi: 10.1364/oe.582238Hartig MS, Paczkowski S, Hewitson M, Heinzel G, Wanner G. Postprocessing subtraction of tilt-to-length noise in LISA in the presence of gravitational wave signals. Physical Review D. 2025 Feb 24;111(4):043048. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.111.043048Armano M, Audley H, Baird J, Binetruy P, Born M, Bortoluzzi D et al. Tilt-to-length coupling in LISA Pathfinder: A data analysis. Physical Review D. 2023 Nov 3;108(10):102003. doi: 10.1103/physrevd.108.102003Hartig MS, Schuster S, Heinzel G, Wanner G. Non-geometric tilt-to-length coupling in precision interferometry: mechanisms and analytical descriptions. Journal of Optics (United Kingdom). 2023 May;25(5):055601. Epub 2023 Apr 6. doi: 10.1088/2040-8986/acc3acHartig MS, Wanner G. Tilt-to-length coupling in LISA Pathfinder: Analytical modeling. Physical Review D. 2023 Jul 26;108(2):022008. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2305.03667, 10.1103/PhysRevD.108.022008Zhao M, Tao Y, Weber K, Kaune T, Schuster S, Hao Z et al. Method Comparison for Simulating Non-Gaussian Beams and Diffraction for Precision Interferometry. Sensors. 2023 Nov 7;23(22):9024. doi: 10.3390/s23229024Armano M, Audley H, Baird J, Binetruy P, Born M, Bortoluzzi D et al. Sensor noise in LISA Pathfinder: An extensive in-flight review of the angular and longitudinal interferometric measurement system. Physical Review D. 2022 Oct 15;106(8):082001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.106.082001Borchert MJ, Devlin JA, Erlewein SR, Fleck M, Harrington JA, Higuchi T et al. A 16-parts-per-trillion measurement of the antiproton-to-proton charge–mass ratio. NATURE. 2022 Jan 6;601(7891):53-57. Epub 2022 Jan 5. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-04203-wHao ZX, Haase T, Jin HB, Tao YZ, Wanner G, Wu RX et al. Spot size estimation of flat-top beams in space-based gravitational wave detectors. International Journal of Modern Physics D. 2022 Dec 23;32(1):2250134. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2210.00509, 10.1142/S0218271822501346Hartig MS, Schuster S, Wanner G. Geometric tilt-to-length coupling in precision interferometry: mechanisms and analytical descriptions. Journal of Optics. 2022 May 5;24(6):065601. doi: 10.1088/2040-8986/ac675eNeto LS, Dickmann J, Kroker S. Deep learning assisted design of high reflectivity metamirrors. Optics express. 2022 Jan 3;30(2):986-994. doi: 10.1364/OE.446442Paczkowski S, Giusteri R, Hewitson M, Karnesis N, Fitzsimons E, Wanner G et al. Postprocessing subtraction of tilt-to-length noise in LISA. Physical Review D. 2022 Aug 15;106(4):042005. doi: 10.1103/physrevd.106.042005Yang J, Zopf M, Li P, Sharma NL, Nie W, Benthin F et al. Statistical limits for entanglement swapping with semiconductor entangled photon sources. Physical Review B. 2022 Jun 23;105(23):235305. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.105.235305, 10.48550/arXiv.2109.06742Amaro-Seoane P, Bischof L, Carter JJ, Hartig MS, Wilken D. LION: Laser interferometer on the moon. Classical and quantum gravity. 2021 Jun;38(12):125008. Epub 2021 May 24. doi: 10.1088/1361-6382/abf441Cao X, Yang J, Li P, Zhang Y, Rugeramigabo EP, Brechtken B et al. Single photon emission from ODT passivated near-surface GaAs quantum dots. Applied physics letters. 2021 Jun 2;118(22):221107. doi: 10.1063/5.0046042Gebbe M, Siemß JN, Gersemann M, Müntinga H, Herrmann S, Lämmerzahl C et al. Twin-lattice atom interferometry. Nature Communications. 2021 May 5;12(1):2544. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22823-8Hartig MS. Approximation of Gaussian Curvature by the Angular Defect: An Error Analysis. MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL APPLICATIONS. 2021 Feb 9;26(1):15. doi: 10.3390/mca26010015Kermarrec G, Lösler M, Hartmann J. Analysis of the temporal correlations of TLS range observations from plane fitting residuals. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. 2021 Jan;171:119-132. Epub 2020 Nov 26. doi: 10.15488/11164, 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2020.10.012Kermarrec G, Hartmann J. Characterization of the optical encoder angular noise from terrestrial laser scanners. Optics express. 2021 May 24;29(11):17011-17022. Epub 2021 May 18. doi: 10.1364/OE.422735Lachmann MD, Ahlers H, Becker D, Dinkelaker AN, Grosse J, Hellmig O et al. Ultracold atom interferometry in space. Nature Communications. 2021 Dec;12(1):1317. Epub 2021 Feb 26. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21628-zMeshksar N, Mehmet M, Isleif KS, Heinzel G. Applying differential wave-front sensing and differential power sensing for simultaneous precise and wide-range test-mass rotation measurements. Sensors (Switzerland). 2021 Jan;21(1):164. Epub 2020 Dec 29. doi: 10.3390/s21010164Booker P, de Varona O, Steinke M, Weßels P, Neumann J, Kracht D. Experimental and numerical study of interlock requirements for high-power EYDFAs. Optics Express. 2020 Oct 12;28(21):31480-31486. doi: 10.1364/OE.405812Bruns F, Vyatchanin SP, Dickmann J, Glaser R, Heinert D, Nawrodt R et al. Thermal charge carrier driven noise in transmissive semiconductor optics. Physical Review D. 2020 Jul 15;102(2):022006. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.102.022006Evlyukhin AB, Matiushechkina M, Zenin VA, Heurs M, Chichkov B. Lightweight metasurface mirror of silicon nanospheres [Invited]. Optical materials express. 2020 Sept 30;10(10):2706-2716. doi: 10.1364/OME.409311, 10.15488/11391Hurtado CBR, Dickmann J, Bruns FF, Siefke T, Kroker S. Bound states in the continuum for optomechanical light control with dielectric metasurfaces. Optics express. 2020 Jul 6;28(14):20106-20116. Epub 2020 Jun 24. doi: 10.1364/OE.392782Kaseberg T, Siefke T, Kroker S, Bodermann B. Inverted plasmonic lens design for nanometrology applications. Measurement science and technology. 2020 Jul;31(7):074013. doi: 10.1088/1361-6501/ab7e6bUlbricht S, Dickmann J, Müller RA, Kroker S, Surzhykov A. Gravitational light deflection in Earth-based laser cavity experiments. Physical Review D. 2020 Jun 15;101(12):121501. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.101.121501Weituschat LM, Dickmann W, Guimbao J, Ramos D, Kroker S, Postigo PA. Photonic and thermal modelling of microrings in silicon, diamond and GaN for temperature sensing. Nanomaterials. 2020 May;10(5):934. doi: 10.3390/nano10050934Yang J, Nawrath C, Keil R, Joos R, Zhang X, Höfer B et al. Quantum dot-based broadband optical antenna for efficient extraction of single photons in the telecom O-band. Optics express. 2020 Jun 22;28(13):19457-19468. Epub 2020 Jun 17. doi: 10.1364/OE.395367Yang J, Zopf M, Ding F. Strain tunable quantum dot based non-classical photon sources. Journal of Semiconductors. 2020 Jan;41(1):011901. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/41/1/011901Cao X, Zopf M, Ding F. Telecom wavelength single photon sources. Journal of Semiconductors. 2019;40(7). doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/40/7/071901Dickmann W, Dickmann J, Bruns FF, Kroker S. Key signal contributions in photothermal deflection spectroscopy. Journal of applied physics. 2019 Jul 14;126(2):025106. doi: 10.1063/1.5098304Zopf M, Keil R, Chen Y, Yang J, Chen D, Ding F et al. Entanglement Swapping with Semiconductor-Generated Photons Violates Bell's Inequality. Physical review letters. 2019 Oct 18;123(16):160502. Epub 2019 Oct 14. doi: 10.15488/5545, 10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.160502
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Involved Members and their Relevant Expertise
Members Institution Relevant Expertise Gudrun Wanner AEI Optical Simulations; Space based gravitational wave detection; Precision Interferometry Guido Müller AEI Gravitational wave detection (space-based and ground-based) Gerhard Heinzel AEI Laser Gradiometers; Optical Simulations Megha Dave AEI Optical simulations; Space-based gravitational wave detection; Diffraction; Optical Cross Talk Rodrigo García Álvarez AEI Optical simulations; Space-based gravitational wave detection; Imaging Optics Kevin Weber AEI Wavefront characterization; Effect of wavefront characteristics on space interferometry Tim Haase AEI Optical Simulations; IfoCAD; Source Code Management (Git/GitLab) Harald Lück AEI Next Generation Gravitational Wave Observatories; Sub-Standard Quantum Limit Interferometry David Wu AEI Ground based gravitational wave detectors; Sub-standard quantum limit interferometry; Optical simulations; Noise modelling Paul Hapke AEI 10m Prototype, Finesse, higher order modes in interferometers and their effect on control system error signals Vitali Müller AEI Laser Ranging Intererometry for Gravimetric Missions, GRACE Follow-On Data Analysis, Optical Simulations Michèle Heurs AEI Sub-Standard Quantum Limit Interferometry; Non-classical Light; Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detection; Backaction-evading Techniques; Quantum Optomechanics Mariia Matiushechkina AEI Micro-optomechanical resonators; Scattering processes in metamaterial structure; Optical vortex beam Gael Kermarrec LUH / GIH Terrestrial Laser Scanner; atmospheric correlation; Boris Chichkov LUH / IQ Nanoscale Materials Processing Ernst M. Rasel LUH / IQ Quantum Gravimeters; Atom-Chip Based Gravimeters and Inertial Sensors Kai Frye LUH / IQ Ultracold atoms; Atom interferometry Naceur Gaaloul LUH / IQ Quantum Gases, Atom Interferometry; Inertial Sensing; Atom-Light Interactions Gabriel Müller LUH / IQ Atom Interferometry; Atom-Chip simulations; Atom-light interactions Stefan Seckmeyer LUH / IQ Atom Interferometry; Atom-Light Interactions; Wavefront Aberrations Fei Ding LUH / FKP semiconductor optical structures Jingzhong Yang LUH / FKP Nano- and Micro- structure simulation; optical simulation; Quantum optics; Semiconductor Dietmar Kracht LZH Advanced Light Sources; Precision Additive Manufacturing of Quantum Sensors; High power solid-state single frequency amplifiers Peter Weßels LZH Advanced Light Sources, Laser Development for next-generation GWDs Alexander Kuhl PTB Optical Clock Networks; Free-Space Frequency Transfer Daniele Nicolodi PTB space based interferometric GW detectors; optical frequency combs; optical frequency stability transfer; photonic ultra-stable microwave generation; optical lattice clocks; ultra-stable optical resonators Stefanie Kroker PTB / TUBS Waveguides and Waveguide Arrays, Optical and Optomechanical Metasurfaces, Machine Learning, Multiphysics Simulations, Multiscale Aspects Anastasiia Sorokina TUBS Optical simulations, waveguides, light-outcoupling systems, optics for ion traps quantum computers Liam Shelling-Neto TUBS Metasurfaces, Machine Learning, Ultrafast Surface Dynamics, Electron Diffraction Vladislav Agluschewitsch TUBS Light/particle interaction at the micro and nano scale; Light emission from micro LEDs; Microlens simulation; Zhe Liu TUBS Lumerical FDTD; electron energy loss spectrum; plasmon mode excitation of nanoparticles
