Program, 2023
Lectures
- Introduction to TF – Basic concepts and vocabulary (quality, certification, traceability etc.), and technical issues (oscillators, frequency standards, accuracy, stability, phase noise, jitter, physical environment, etc.).
- Measurement methods and experimental techniques – Spectra (phase noise and L(f), amplitude noise), variances, frequency measurement and comparison.
- Atomic clocks – Physics, traditional clocks (atomic beam, vapor cell and maser), cold atoms, optical clocks, small-size clocks.
- Oscillators – RF and microwave oscillators, cavity-stabilized lasers, optical frequency combs.
- Timing and applications – Time scales, navigation, frequency transfer and synchronization.
- Physics, applications, and trends.
Hands-on Laboratory Courses
Every day, the participants do real experiments and measurements
- Frequency stability and AM/PM noise,
- Data analysis
- Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS (GPS, Galileo, etc.)
- Resonators and oscillators
- Atomic clocks
Social Events and Visits
This part may be the most impacted by COVID-19, if the crisis is not ended
- Visit at the Observatory of Besancon
- FEMTO-ST Laboratory Tour
- Visit at the Time Museum, Besancon downtown
- Social dinner
- Astronomy session at the Observatory (depending on weather). Observe celestial bodies, and adjust your watch to stars using the original ancient instruments
Preliminary timetable
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The EFTS is kindly hosted by SUPMICROTECH ENSMM
