Project: Photonic and Optomechanical Sensors for Nanoscaled and Quantum Thermometry
| Acronym | 17FUN05 PhotOQuant (Reference Number: 17FUN05) |
| Duration | 01/06/2018 - 31/05/2021 |
| Project Topic | For a wide range of processes, from consumer electronics to space instrumentation, there is a growing need to make temperature measurements at smaller scales. The range of currently available thermometers, however, cannot meet the challenge. Nanotechnology now offers the possibility of innovative ‘optomechanical’ sensors capable of measuring temperature on micrometre length scales. Not only could these new temperature sensors replace the standard high-accuracy platinum resistance thermometers but, embedded into production processes, many industrial users could benefit from the technology. This project will design, fabricate, and characterise different optomechanical systems for temperature measurement. Calibration methods will also be developed to make the sensors traceable to the International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90). Beyond sensing capability on the micro- and nano-scale, other advantages include reduced cost, better portability and robustness, and increased resistance to mechanical shock and electrical interference. Additionally, optomechanical sensors could be developed as a future quantum-based primary standard for temperature measurement. |
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| Network | EMPIR |
| Call | EMPIR Call 2017 |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservatoire national des arts et métiers | Coordinator | France |
| 2 | Centro Español de Metrología | Partner | Spain |
| 3 | Laboratoire national de métrologie et d'essais | Partner | France |
| 4 | Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt | Partner | Germany |
| 5 | VSL B.V. | Partner | Netherlands |
| 6 | Teknologian tutkimuskeskus VTT Oy | Partner | Finland |
| 7 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | Partner | France |
| 8 | Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas | Partner | Spain |
| 9 | IHP GmbH - Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics/Leibniz-Institut für innovative Mikroelektronik | Partner | Germany |
| 10 | Sorbonne Université | Partner | France |
| 11 | Technische Universiteit Delft | Partner | Netherlands |
| 12 | Technische Universitaet Braunschweig | Partner | Germany |
| 13 | Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 | France |