Optical Simulations – QuantumFrontiers – Leibniz Universität Hannover

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

Publications

Armano 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.108.102003

Hartig 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 Mai;25(5):055601. Epub 2023 Apr 6. doi: 10.1088/2040-8986/acc3ac

Hartig 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.108.022008

Zhao 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/s23229024

Armano 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 Okt 15;106(8):082001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevD.106.082001

Borchert 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-w

Hao 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 Dez 23;32(1):2250134. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2210.00509, 10.1142/S0218271822501346

Hartig MS, Schuster S, Wanner G. Geometric tilt-to-length coupling in precision interferometry: mechanisms and analytical descriptions. Journal of Optics. 2022 Mai 5;24(6):065601. doi: 10.1088/2040-8986/ac675e

Neto 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.446442

Paczkowski 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.106.042005

Yang 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

Amaro-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 Mai 24. doi: 10.1088/1361-6382/abf441

Cao 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: 10.1063/5.0046042

Gebbe M, Siemß JN, Gersemann M, Müntinga H, Herrmann S, Lämmerzahl C et al. Twin-lattice atom interferometry. Nature Communications. 2021 Mai 5;12(1):2544. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-22823-8

Hartig 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/mca26010015

Kermarrec 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.2020.10.012

Kermarrec G, Hartmann J. Characterization of the optical encoder angular noise from terrestrial laser scanners. Optics express. 2021 Mai 24;29(11):17011-17022. Epub 2021 Mai 18. doi: 10.1364/OE.422735

Lachmann MD, Ahlers H, Becker D, Dinkelaker AN, Grosse J, Hellmig O et al. Ultracold atom interferometry in space. Nature Communications. 2021 Dez;12(1):1317. Epub 2021 Feb 26. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-21628-z

Meshksar 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 Dez 29. doi: 10.3390/s21010164

Booker 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 Okt 12;28(21):31480-31486. doi: 10.1364/OE.405812

Bruns 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.102.022006

Evlyukhin AB, Matiushechkina M, Zenin VA, Heurs M, Chichkov B. Lightweight metasurface mirror of silicon nanospheres [Invited]. Optical materials express. 2020 Sep 30;10(10):2706-2716. doi: 10.1364/OME.409311, 10.15488/11391

Hurtado 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.392782

Kaseberg 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/ab7e6b

Ulbricht 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.101.121501

Weituschat 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 Mai;10(5):934. doi: 10.3390/nano10050934

Yang 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.395367

Yang J, Zopf M, Ding F. Strain tunable quantum dot based non-classical photon sources. Journal of Semiconductors. 2020 Jan;41(1):011901. doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/41/1/011901

Cao X, Zopf M, Ding F. Telecom wavelength single photon sources. Journal of Semiconductors. 2019;40(7). doi: 10.1088/1674-4926/40/7/071901

Dickmann 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: 10.1063/1.5098304

Zopf 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 Okt 18;123(16):160502. Epub 2019 Okt 14. doi: 10.15488/5545, 10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.160502

TG Members

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

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