Professor Andre Luiten
IPAS Chief Innovator, Chair of Experimental Physics
Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing
Division of Research and Innovation
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Prof Luiten is the Chair of Experimental Physics at the University of Adelaide and also a Fellow of both the Australian Institute of Physics and the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering. Prof Luiten obtained his PhD in Physics from the University of Western Australia in 1997, for which he was awarded the Bragg Gold Medal. He has subsequently held three prestigious Fellowships from the ARC. For his early efforts, Andre was the joint inaugural winner of the WA Premier’s Prize for Early Career Achievement in Science.
Andre came to the University of Adelaide in 2013 to take up the Chair of Experimental Physics and a $1M South Australian Research Fellowship from the Premier’s Research and Innovation Fund. He has authored 144 journal papers (with over 6,355 citations – h-index 39), edited a book, published 7 book chapters as well as over 110 conference papers, and has raised over $50M for research. In 2014, Andre was appointed Director of the Institute of Photonics and Advanced Science – a multi-disciplinary entity with more than 220 researchers. After 10 years of leadership, IPAS delivered an 8-fold increase in high impact publications (from 8 p.a. to 66 p.a.), a tripling of income ($7M to $22M pa) and a 4-fold increase in the fraction of income connected to industry investments (15% to 65%). Over its life, IPAS has won $170M of research funding. In March 2024, Andre transitioned to take on a newly created role as the IPAS Chief Innovator to allow focus on research, research innovation and support for research commercialisation.
Prof Luiten’s work is aimed at the development of state-of-the-art instruments across many diverse fields of physics. The excellence of his research has been recognised by the Barry Inglis Medal Award from the National Measurement Institute in 2017, the Australian Institute of Physics’ Alan Walsh Medal for Service to Industry, the prestigious 2018 Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in safeguarding Australia and was awarded the 2022 South Australian Innovator of the Year by the South Australian Government. Recently Andre was awarded the 2023 National Measurement Impact Award from the National Measurement Institute as well as the 2023 John Love Award from ANZOS (as leader of a research team).
In one of his proudest achievements, Andre is the co-founder and Managing Director of QuantX Labs Pty Ltd. QuantX Labs was named the Best New Small Company in Defence at the 2019 Avalon Awards and more recently the 2023 Defence Small-to-Medium-Enterprise of the Year at the Australian Defence Industry Awards. This company, built on Andre’s innovative research, has been profitable from its first day and now employs 32 people, including 10 researchers, to deliver innovations into the real world. It will do more than $7.5M of business this year.
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Precision Measurement
For detailed information, please see our website.
A defining feature of our technological society is a hunger for more accurate measurement and sensing. An ever-increasing capability in this field is demanded by the need to push more information through existing communication channels, make smaller features on chips to deliver more computing power in less space, and deliver revolutionary new technologies such as the Global Positioning System (GPS) or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
This quest for ever-better measurement is also found at the heart of physics where it is perhaps the central strand of the field: many of the greatest discoveries in physics arose from measurements of important quantities to high accuracy.
The Precision Measurements Group (PMG) aims to build instruments that can make measurements with world-class precision and accuracy. We are interested in measurements that are of high value and interest to fundamental physics as well as in industrial, biological and defence contexts.
Time (or equivalently frequency) is the most precisely measurable quantity of all. For example, modern atomic clocks can deliver long-term precision of just parts in 10(^18) – corresponding to a time error of less than a second over the lifetime of the Universe. This performance is the culmination of a 10 million-fold improvement over the last 70 years.
Using various sensors it is possible to translate many other physical parameters into a frequency and hence use the power and precision of frequency measurement protocols in many other fields.
Although this approach may seem rather esoteric it turns out that many modern key devices in modern society are based on high-quality clocks, lasers and oscillators: the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite system, magnetic resonance imaging, radar, optical fibre communications, even mobile phones.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2024 - ongoing IPAS Chief Innovator University of Adelaide 2014 - 2024 Director, Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) University of Adelaide 2013 - ongoing Chair of Experimental Physics, School of Physical Sciences University of Adelaide 2013 - ongoing South Australian Research Fellow South Australian State Government 2011 - 2013 Winthrop Professor University of Western Australia 2010 - 2013 ARC Future Fellow University of Western Australia 2009 - 2011 Professor University of Western Australia 2002 - 2009 Associate Professor University of Western Australia 2000 - 2004 ARC Australian Research Fellow University of Western Australia 1997 - 1999 ARC Postdoctoral Fellow University of Western Australia 1996 - 1996 International Visiting Fellow Instituto Nationale de Fisica Nuclear, Paris -
Awards and Achievements
Date Type Title Institution Name Country Amount 2023 Award National Measurement Impact Award National Measurement Institute Australia - 2023 Award Small to Medium Enterprise of the Year (QuantX Labs) Australian Defence Industry Awards Australia - 2023 Award Finalist, Defence, Dual-Use Tech & Space Award (QuantX Labs) InnovationAus Awards for Excellence Australia - 2023 Award The University Awards for Outstanding Achievement - The Portable Clock team University of Adelaide Australia - 2022 Award Peter Domachuk Memorial Lecturer University of Sydney Australia - 2022 Award SA Innovator of the Year SA Science Excellence Awards Australia - 2020 Award Elected Fellow of Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering ATSE Australia - 2019 Award Best new Small to Medium Enterprise Company in Defence Innovation Avalon Innovation Awards Australia - 2018 Award Alan Walsh Medal for Service to Industry Australian Institute of Physics Aruba - 2018 Award Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia Australian Museum/DSTG Australia 10000 2017 Award Barry Inglis Medal Australian National Measurement Institute Australia - 2012 Award US Department of Commerce Bronze Medal US Department of Commerce Bronze Medal United States - 2002 Award Inaugural Premier's Prize for Early Career Achievement in Science Premier's Department, Government of Western Australia - - 2001 Award Commendation for Honours supervision University for Western Australia - - 2000 Award Young Scientist Award in Radio-Science Union Radio-Scientifique Internationale France - 1997 Award Bragg Medal for best Physics PhD thesis in Australia Australian Institute of Physics - - 1996 Award Outstanding Distinction for PhD Thesis University of Western Australia - - -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 1991 - 1996 University of Western Australia Australia PhD 1990 - 1990 University of Western Australia Australia BSc (Hons) 1987 - 1989 University of Western Australia Australia BSc
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Journals
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Books
Year Citation 2003 Luiten, A. N. (2003). Frequency Measurement and Control Advanced Techniques and Future Trends. Springer Science & Business Media. 2000 Prestage, J. D., Tjoelker, R. L., & Maleki, L. (2000). Recent developments in microwave ion clocks (Vol. 79). A. N. Luiten (Ed.), SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
WoS192000 Prestage, J. D., Tjoelker, R. L., & Maleki, L. (2000). Recent developments in microwave ion clocks (Vol. 79). A. N. Luiten (Ed.), SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
WoS192000 Mann, A. G. (2000). Ultrastable cryogenic microwave oscillators (Vol. 79). A. N. Luiten (Ed.), SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
WoS62000 Mann, A. G. (2000). Ultrastable cryogenic microwave oscillators (Vol. 79). A. N. Luiten (Ed.), SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
WoS62000 Madej, A. A., & Bernard, J. E. (2000). Single-ion optical frequency standards and measurement of their absolute optical frequency (Vol. 79). A. N. Luiten (Ed.), SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
WoS252000 Madej, A. A., & Bernard, J. E. (2000). Single-ion optical frequency standards and measurement of their absolute optical frequency (Vol. 79). A. N. Luiten (Ed.), SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
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Book Chapters
Year Citation 2006 Wolf, P., Bize, S., Tobar, M. E., Chapelet, F., Clairon, A., Luiten, A. N., & Santarelli, G. (2006). Recent experimental tests of special relativity. In J. Ehlers, & C. Lammerzahl (Eds.), Lecture Notes in Physics (Vol. 702, pp. 451-478). SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
DOI Scopus4 WoS32005 Luiten, A. N. (2005). Q-factor Measurement. In K. Chang (Ed.), Encyclopedia of RF and Microwave Engineering, Vol. 5 (pp. 3948-3964). 2001 Luiten, A. N. (2001). Q-Factor Measurement. In S. A. Dyer (Ed.), Survey of Instrumentation and Measurement (pp. 373-386). 2000 Luiten, A. N. (2000). Accurate optical-frequency synthesis. In A. N. Luiten (Ed.), Unknown Book (Vol. 79, pp. 337-387). SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
WoS12000 Lemonde, P., Laurent, P., Santarelli, G., Abgrall, M., Sortais, Y., Bize, S., . . . Salomon, C. (2000). Cold-atom clocks on Earth and in space. In A. N. Luiten (Ed.), Unknown Book (Vol. 79, pp. 131-152). SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
WoS201999 Luiten, A. N. (1999). Q-Factor Measurement. In J. Webster (Ed.), Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Volume 17 (pp. 477-491). -
Conference Papers
Year Citation 2024 Weng, W., & Luiten, A. (2024). Ultrasensitive Thermometry Using Coupled Modes in an Optical Microresonator. In CLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO: S and I 2024 in Proceedings CLEO 2024, Part of Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. Charlotte, USA: Optical Society of America. 2024 Weng, W., Sharma, A., Kaszubowska-Anandarajah, A., Anandarajah, P., & Luiten, A. (2024). Gain-Switched-Laser Frequency Comb Self-Injection-Locked to a Microresonator. In CLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO: S and I 2024 in Proceedings CLEO 2024, Part of Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. Charlotte, USA: Optical Society of America. 2023 Locke, C. R., Ng, S., Scarabel, J., O'Connor, M., Luiten, A. N., Scholten, S. K., . . . Perrella, C. (2023). Portable Optical Atomic Clock Based on a Dichroic Two-Photon Transition in Rubidium. In Proceedings - 2023 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, EFTF/IFCS 2023 (pp. 1-2). Online: IEEE.
DOI2020 Chetty, D., Glover, R. D., Xu, H., Palmer, A. J., Deharak, B. A., Light, P. S., . . . Sang, R. T. (2020). Experimental comparison of frustrated tunnel ionisation in multi-cycle and few-cycle pulses. In L. U. Ancarani, C. Bordas, F. Lepine, D. Vernhet, H. Bachau, R. Bredy, . . . F. Penent (Eds.), Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol. 1412 (pp. 1 page). Deauville, FRANCE: IOP PUBLISHING LTD.
DOI2020 Karim, F., Scholten, S. K., Perrella, C., & Luiten, A. N. (2020). Measuring Thermodynamic Properties of Gas Molecules with a High-Resolution Frequency Comb Spectrometer. In 2020 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, CLEO-PR 2020 - Proceedings Vol. 3 (pp. 1-2). online: OSA/IEEE.
DOI2019 Light, P. S., Glover, R. D., Dakka, M. A., Tsiminis, G., Palmer, A. J., Chetty, D., . . . Luiten, A. N. (2019). Towards an Australian Atom-Trap Trace Analysis (ATTA) facility. In A. Mitchell, & H. RubinszteinDunlop (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 11200 (pp. 2 pages). Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
DOI2019 Wilson, N., Li, R., Perrella, C., Light, P., Anderson, R., & Luiten, A. (2019). A high-bandwidth atomic magnetometer. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 11200 (pp. 1-2). online: SPIE.
DOI Scopus1 WoS12019 Scholten, S. K., Whitaker-Lockwood, J., Perrella, C., Karim, F., & Luiten, A. N. (2019). High-resolution molecular spectroscopy and biological applications. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 11200 (pp. 1-3). online: SPIE.
DOI2019 Rowland, J., Light, P. S., Luiten, A. N., Perrella, C., & Sparkes, B. M. (2019). Injection locking of a pulsed VCSEL. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 11200 (pp. 1-3). online: SPIE.
DOI2019 Hedger, J. P., Luiten, A. N., & Sparkes, B. M. (2019). Compact stable fibre-based optical frequency filter. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 11200 (pp. 1-3). online: SPIE.
DOI2018 Glover, R. D., Chetty, D., Palmer, A. J., Deharak, B. A., Holdsworth, J. L., Dakka, M. A., . . . Sang, R. T. (2018). Frustrated tunnel ionization in the few-cycle regime. In Proceedings of the Frontiers in Optics: the 102nd OSA Annual Meeting and Exhibit/Laser Science Conference Vol. JW3A.54 (pp. 1-2). Washington, DC, United States: The Optical Society.
DOI2018 Truong, G., Scholten, S., Karim, F., Anstie, J., Perrella, C., Light, P., . . . Luiten, A. (2018). Measuring temperature with atoms and molecules. In Proceedings of the CLEO: Science and Innovations 2018 Vol. Part F94-CLEO_SI 2018 (pp. 1-2). San Jose, California: OSA Publishing.
DOI2018 Heffernan, L., Holmes, Z., Inglis, J., Shearer, N., Shaddock, D., Roberts, L., . . . Luiten, A. (2018). Target acquisition and tracking of extremely long distance targets using multiple risley prism systems. In Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC Vol. 2018-October (pp. 5225-5232). USA: International Astronautical Federation, IAF. 2017 Light, P. S., Glover, R. D., Dakka, M. A., Sang, R. T., & Luiten, A. N. (2017). Laser-based noble-gas metastable excitation techniques with application to atom trap trace analysis. In 2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) Vol. 2017-January (pp. 1-2). IEEE: Optica Publishing group.
DOI Scopus1 WoS12016 Headland, D., Withayachumnankul, W., Webb, M., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Luiten, A., & Abbott, D. (2016). Reflective terahertz optics using 3D-printed metals. In 2016 41st International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz) Vol. 2016-November (pp. 1-2). Copenhagen: IEEE.
DOI2016 Michaud-Belleau, V., Bergeron, H., Light, P. S., Hebert, N. B., Deschenes, J. D., Luiten, A. N., & Genest, J. (2016). Passive coherent discriminator using phase diversity for the measurement of CW laser frequency noise. In 2016 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2016 Vol. 49 (pp. 2 pages). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
DOI2016 Baldwin, K., He, Y., Orr, B., Warrington, R., Luiten, A., Mirtschin, P., . . . Rayner, T. (2016). Long-distance fiber-optical transfer of a radio-frequency control signal for radio-astronomy and sensing applications. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Vol. Part F3-ACOFT 2016 (pp. 1-2). online: OSA.
DOI Scopus12016 Baldwin, K. G. H., He, Y., Orr, B. J., Warrington, R. B., Luiten, A. N., Mirtschin, P., . . . Rayner, T. (2016). Dissemination of precise radio-frequency references for environmental sensing over long-haul optical-fiber networks. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Vol. 98 (pp. 3 pages). Leipzig, Germany: Optica Publishing Group.
DOI2016 Michaud-Belleau, V., Hebert, N. B., Anstie, J. D., Luiten, A. N., & Genest, J. (2016). Self-heterodyne interference spectroscopy using pseudo-noise modulation. In 2015 11th Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, CLEO-PR 2015 Vol. 3 (pp. 2 pages). online: IEEE.
DOI2015 Baldwin, K. G. H., He, Y., Orr, B. J., Warrington, R. B., Luiten, A. N., Mirtschin, P., . . . Rayner, T. (2015). High-precision optical-fiber transfer of a radio-frequency reference for remote environmental and industrial sensing. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers. 2014 Perrella, C., Anstie, J., Light, P., Benabid, F., White, A., & Luiten, A. (2014). Hollow-core fibre frequency standard. In Proceedings 2014 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (pp. 61). Taipei, Taiwan: IEEE Computer Society.
DOI2014 Hilton, A., Hartnett, J., Ivanov, E., & Luiten, A. (2014). Ultra-high stability cryocooled sapphire microwave oscillators. In Proceedings 2014 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (pp. 306). Taipei, TAIWAN: IEEE Computer Society.
DOI2014 Perrella, C., Anstie, J., Light, P., Benabid, F., Stace, T., White, A. G., & Luiten, A. N. (2014). Fibre-atom optics: a platform for frequency stabilization and quantum information applications. In Proceedings of the 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (OECC/ACOFT 2014) (pp. 656-657). Melbourne, Victoria: IEEE Computer Society. 2012 Baldwin, K., He, Y., Hsu, M., Wouters, M., Gray, M., Orr, B., . . . Warrington, R. (2012). Analog and all-digital frequency distribution via optical fiber links. In 2012 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) Vol. 98 (pp. 2 pages). San Jose, CA, USA: IEEE.
DOI Scopus32012 Schediwy, S., Luiten, A., Aben, G., Baldwin, K., He, Y., Orr, B., & Warrington, B. (2012). Microwave frequency transfer with optical stabilisation. In Proceedings, EFTF 2012 - 2012 European Frequency and Time Forum Vol. 25 (pp. 211-213). Gothenburg, Sweden: IEEE.
DOI Scopus42012 Stace, T., Perrella, C., Light, P., Benabid, F., & Luiten, A. (2012). Observation of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in Rb-filled hollow-core fibre. In Research in Optical Sciences, as publshed in Optics InfoBase Conference Papers (pp. QW3B.3-1-QW3B.3-3). Berlin, Germany: Optical Society of America.
DOI2012 Ironside, C. N., Seunarine, K., Tandoi, G., & Luiten, A. N. (2012). Prospects for atomic magnetometers employing hollow core optical fibre. In R. R. K. Drampyan (Ed.), Photonics and Micro- and Nano-structured Materials 2011, as published in Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 8414 (pp. 84140V-1-84140V-5). Yerevan, Armenia: SPIE.
DOI Scopus12011 Perrella, C., Light, P., Luiten, A., Benabid, F., & Stace, T. (2011). High resolution optical spectroscopy in hollow core fibre for use in atomic clocks. In Proceedings of the International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim 2011 (pp. 851-853). Sydney, Australia: Optical Society of America.
DOI2011 Truong, G. -W., Anstie, J., Luiten, A., Stace, T., & May, E. (2011). Precision laser absorption spectroscopy for primary thermometry. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers (pp. 1087-1089). Sydney, Australia: Optics Society of America.
DOI2011 Baynes, F., Tobar, M., & Luiten, A. (2011). Odd-parity tests of electrodynamics. In Proceedings of the International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim 2011 (pp. 1164-1166). Sydney Australia: Optical Society of America.
DOI2011 Zhang, W., Li, T., Haboucha, A., Lours, M., Luiten, A., Holzwarth, R., . . . Le Coq, Y. (2011). Low phase noise microwave generation with fiber-based femtosecond lasers and applications. In 2011 XXXth URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium Vol. 94 (pp. 1-4). Istanbul, Turkey: IEEE.
DOI2011 He, Y., Hsu, M., Gray, M., Wouters, M., Warrington, R., Luiten, A., . . . Aben, G. (2011). An optical fibre-based frequency dissemination network for Australia. In 2011 Joint Conference of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium & European Frequency and Time Forum Proceedings Vol. 119 (pp. 649-651). San Francisco, California: IEEE.
DOI2011 Zhang, W., Haboucha, A., Li, T., Seidelin, S., Luiten, A., Holzwarth, R., . . . Santarelli, G. (2011). New strategies for fiber-based femtosecond lasers low-noise microwave generation. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition Vol. 17 (pp. 992-+). San Francisco, CA: IEEE.
DOI2011 Tandoi, G., Seunarine, K., Ironside, C. N., Bryce, C. A., McDougall, S. D., Meredith, W., & Luiten, A. N. (2011). Passively mode-locked semiconductor laser for coherent population trapping in <sup>87</sup>Rb. In 2011 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference, CLEO EUROPE/EQEC 2011 Vol. 7198 (pp. 1). IEEE.
DOI Scopus12011 Le Coq, Y., Zhang, W., Xu, Z., Millo, J., Boudot, R., Lours, M., . . . Santarelli, G. (2011). Optics to microwave synchronisation at sub-100 attoseconds stability level. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers Vol. 2 (pp. FWB1). OSA.
DOI2010 Zhang, W., Xu, Z., Millo, J., Boudot, R., Lours, M., Bourgeois, P. Y., . . . Santarelli, G. (2010). Ultra-low noise microwave extraction from fiber-based optical frequency comb. In EFTF 2010 - 24th European Frequency and Time Forum Vol. 34 (pp. 3707-3709). United States: OPTICAL SOC AMER.
DOI WoS107 Europe PMC222010 Le Coq, Y., Millo, J., Zhang, W., Abgrall, M., Lours, M., Jiang, H., . . . Luiten, A. N. (2010). Ultra-low noise microwave generation using femtosecond lasers and applications. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2010 Vol. 41 (pp. CTuDD5 (2 pages)). San Jose, California: IEEE.
DOI Scopus12010 Le Coq, Y., Zhang, W., Millo, J., Boudot, R., Lours, M., Luiten, A. N., . . . Kersalé, Y. (2010). Optics to microwave low phase noise frequency division : Synchronization with stability below 100 attoseconds. In 2010 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, FCS 2010 Vol. b 96 (pp. 179-182). Newport Beach, CA: IEEE.
DOI2010 Lurie, A., Locke, C. R., Perrella, C., Light, P. S., Benabid, F., & Luiten, A. N. (2010). Towards a compact optical fibre clock. In CPEM Digest (Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements) Vol. 319 (pp. 16-17). Daejeon, SOUTH KOREA: IEEE.
DOI Scopus1 WoS12010 Baynes, F., Tobar, M., & Luiten, A. (2010). Testing Lorentz invariance using an asymetric optical resonator. In 2010 Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements (CPEM 2010): Proceedings of a Meeting held 13-18 June 2010, Daejeon, South Korea Vol. 8 (pp. 486-487). Daejeon, Korea: IEEE.
DOI2009 Biancalana, F., Benabid, F., Light, P. S., Couny, F., Luiten, A., Roberts, P. J., . . . Sokolov, A. V. (2009). 4OD-mediated solitonic radiations in HC-PCF cladding. In 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2009 Vol. 78 (pp. 1437-+). Baltimore, MD: IEEE.
DOI2008 Light, P. S., Benabid, F., Maric, M., Luiten, A. N., & Couny, F. (2008). Electromagnetically induced transparency in rubidium-filled kagome HC-PCF. In Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series (pp. 3281-+). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
DOI Scopus12007 Light, P. S., Benabid, F., Maric, M., Luiten, A. N., & Couny, F. (2007). Electromagnetically induced transparency in rubidium-filled HC-PCF. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Technical Digest Vol. 31 (pp. 1). IEEE.
DOI2007 Locke, C. R., Fortier, T. M., McFerran, J. J., Ivanov, E. N., Luiten, A. N., Light, P. S., & Benabid, F. (2007). High-bandwidth frequency stabilization of a fibre-laser frequency comb. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition Vol. 81 (pp. 128-131). Geneva, SWITZERLAND: IEEE, ELECTRON DEVICES SOC & RELIABILITY GROUP.
DOI2007 Dawkins, S. T., McFerran, J. J., & Luiten, A. N. (2007). Considerations on the measurement of the stability of oscillators with frequency counters. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition (pp. 759-764). Geneva, SWITZERLAND: IEEE, ELECTRON DEVICES SOC & RELIABILITY GROUP.
DOI Scopus7 WoS12006 Chapelet, F., Marion, H., Chambon, D., Vian, C., Rosenbusch, P., Bize, S., . . . Clairon, A. (2006). Final advances in atomic springs. In JOURNAL DE PHYSIQUE IV Vol. 135 (pp. 115-117). Dijon, FRANCE: EDP SCIENCES S A.
DOI2005 Vian, C., Rosenbusch, P., Marion, H., Bize, S., Cacciapuoti, L., Abgrall, M., . . . Salomon, C. (2005). Frequency comparison between two atomic fountain clocks at the 10<sup>-16</sup> level. In 19th European Frequency and Time Forum, EFTF 2005 - Proceedings (pp. 52-57).
Scopus32005 Mandache, C., Vian, C., Rosenbusch, P., Marion, H., Laurent, P., Santarelli, G., . . . Salomon, C. (2005). Comparison with an uncertainty of 2×10<sup>-16</sup> between two primary frequency standards. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition Vol. 2005 (pp. 93-98). Vancouver, CANADA: IEEE.
DOI2005 Bize, S., Marion, H., Cacciapuoti, L., Vian, C., Rosenbusch, P., Pereira Dos Santos, F., . . . Clairon, A. (2005). Advances in <sup>133</sup>Cs fountains: Control of the cold collision shift and observation of feshbach resonances. In L. G. Marcassa, V. S. Bagnato, & K. Helmerson (Eds.), AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 770 (pp. 93-102). Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL: AMER INST PHYSICS.
DOI2005 Tobar, M. E., Ivanov, E. N., Locke, C. R., Stanwix, P. L., Hartnett, J. G., Luiten, A. N., . . . Guillemot, P. (2005). Long term operation, performance and applications of cryogenic sapphire oscillators. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition Vol. 2005 (pp. 350-354). Vancouver, CANADA: IEEE.
DOI Scopus2 WoS12004 Vian, C., Rosenbusch, P., Marion, H., Dos Santos, F. P., Abgrall, M., Zhang, S., . . . Tobar, M. (2004). Horloges en fontaine du BNM-SYRTE: Résultats récents. In Journal De Physique. IV : JP Vol. 119 (pp. 287-288). Toulouse, FRANCE: EDP SCIENCES S A.
DOI Scopus2 WoS22004 Chambon, S. B. D., Bize, S., Marion, H., Cacciapuotti, L., Narbonneau, F., Lours, M., . . . Tobar, M. (2004). High performance flywheel source for atomic fountains and advanced metrology applications. In IET Conference Publications (pp. 355-358). IEE.
DOI2004 Marion, H., Bize, S., Cacciapuoti, L., Chambon, D., Dos Santos, F. P., Santarelli, G., . . . Salomon, C. (2004). First observation of Feshbach resonances at very low magnetic field in a <sup>133</sup>Cs fountain. In IET Conference Publications (pp. 49-55). IEE.
DOI2004 Marion, H., Dos Santos, F. P., Chambon, D., Narbonneau, F., Abgrall, M., Maksimovic, I., . . . Salomon, C. (2004). BNM-syrte fountains: Recent results. In CPEM Digest (Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements) Vol. 2 (pp. 494-495). IEEE.
DOI Scopus12004 Bize, S., Wolf, P., Abgrall, M., Cacciapuoti, L., Clairon, A., Grünert, J., . . . Zhang, S. (2004). Cold atom clocks, precision oscillators and fundamental tests. In S. G. Karshenboim (Ed.), ASTROPHYSICS, CLOCKS AND FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS Vol. 648 (pp. 189-207). Bad Honnef, GERMANY: SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
WoS42003 Wolf, P., Bize, S., Clairon, A., Luiten, A. N., Santarelli, G., & Tobar, M. E. (2003). Tests of Lorentz Invariance using a Microwave Resonator. In Physical Review Letters Vol. 90 (pp. 4). United States: AMER PHYSICAL SOC.
DOI Scopus8 WoS131 Europe PMC152002 Lemonde, P., Bize, S., Sortais, Y., Abgrall, M., Zhang, S., Calonico, D., . . . Clairon, A. (2002). Cs and Rb fountains. In CPEM Digest (Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements) Vol. 45 (pp. 446-447). OTTAWA, CANADA: IEEE.
DOI Scopus1 WoS12001 Salomon, C., Sortais, Y., Bize, S., Abgrall, M., Zhang, S., Nicolas, C., . . . Chang, S. (2001). Cold atom clocks. In E. Arimondo, P. DeNatale, & M. Inguscio (Eds.), ATOMIC PHYSICS 17 Vol. 551 (pp. 23-40). FLORENCE, ITALY: AMER INST PHYSICS.
WoS82000 Luiten, A. N., Kovacich, R., & McFerran, J. (2000). UWA/PTB optical synthesizer: An update. In J. Hunter, & L. Johnson (Eds.), CPEM Digest (Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements) (pp. 208-209). SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: IEEE.
DOI2000 Mann, A. G., Sheng, C., & Luiten, A. N. (2000). Cryogenic sapphire oscillator with exceptionally high frequency stability. In J. Hunter, & L. Johnson (Eds.), CPEM Digest (Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements) (pp. 188-189). SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: IEEE.
DOI Scopus6 WoS52000 Chang, S., Mann, A. G., & Luiten, A. N. (2000). Cryogenic sapphire oscillator with improved frequency stability. In Proceedings of the Annual IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium Vol. 29 (pp. 475-479). KANSAS CITY, MO: IEEE.
DOI Scopus7 WoS52000 McFerran, J. J., & Luiten, A. N. (2000). Development of an optical frequency interval divider centred at 709 nm. In J. Hunter, & L. Johnson (Eds.), CPEM Digest (Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements) (pp. 210-211). SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: IEEE.
DOI1999 Kovacich, R. P., & Luiten, A. N. (1999). Frequency stability limits of optical frequency intervals in new generation optical-to-microwave frequency chains. In Proceedings of the Annual IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium Vol. 2 (pp. 626-629). 1998 Luiten, A. N., Kovacich, R., Telle, H. R., Weiss, C. O., & Mann, A. G. (1998). UWA/PTB optical to microwave frequency chain. In T. L. Nelson (Ed.), CPEM Digest (Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements) Vol. 2378 (pp. 395-396). WASHINGTON, D.C.: IEEE.
DOI1998 Kovacich, R. P., Luiten, A. N., Mann, A. G., Notcutt, M., Telle, H. R., & Weiss, C. O. (1998). UWA-PTB coherent optical-to-microwave frequency chain. In Proceedings of the Annual IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium Vol. 32 (pp. 64-72). PASADENA, CA: IEEE.
DOI Scopus1 WoS11998 Mann, A. G., Santarelli, G., Chang, S., Luiten, A. N., Laurent, P., Salomon, C., . . . Clairon, A. (1998). High stability atomic fountain clock using a cryogenic sapphire interrogation oscillator. In Proceedings of the Annual IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (pp. 13-17). PASADENA, CA: IEEE.
DOI Scopus27 WoS241995 Luiten, A. N., Mann, A. G., McDonald, N. J., & Blair, D. G. (1995). Latest results of the U.W.A. cryogenic sapphire oscillator. In Proceedings of the Annual IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium Vol. 30 (pp. 433-437). SAN FRANCISCO, CA: I E E E.
DOI Scopus32 WoS281994 LUITEN, A. N., MANN, A. G., COSTA, M. E., & BLAIR, D. G. (1994). CRYOGENIC SAPPHIRE RESONATOR-OSCILLATOR WITH EXCEPTIONAL STABILITY - AN UPDATE. In PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1994 IEEE INTERNATIONAL FREQUENCY CONTROL SYMPOSIUM (THE 48TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM) Vol. 30 (pp. 441-446). BOSTON, MA: I E E E.
DOI WoS41994 Luiten, A. N., Mann, A. G., & Blair, D. G. (1994). Power stabilized exceptionally high stability cryogenic sapphire resonator oscillator. In CPEM Digest (Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements) (pp. 152-153). 1993 Luiten, A. N., Mann, A. G., & Blair, D. G. (1993). Improved sapphire dielectric resonators for ultrastable oscillators. In Proceedings of the Annual Frequency Control Symposium (pp. 757-762). SALT LAKE CITY, UT: I E E E.
Scopus9 WoS51992 Mann, A. G., Luiten, A. N., Blair, D. G., & Buckingham, M. J. (1992). Ultra-stable cryogenic sapphire dielectric microwave resonators. In Proceedings of the Annual Frequency Control Symposium Vol. 24 (pp. 167-171). HERSHEY, PA: I E E E.
DOI Scopus12 WoS61991 LUITEN, A. N., & BLAIR, D. G. (1991). SAPPHIRE CLOCKS IN VLBI RADIOASTRONOMY. In PROCEEDINGS ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA Vol. 9 (pp. 171). UNIV NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: C S I R O PUBLICATIONS.
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Competitive Research Funding
Over my career I have attracted more than $50M in research grants. I have been the recipient of three extremely competitive ARC Fellowships and Chief Investigator of the $35M ARC Centre of Excellence ‘COMBS’ awarded in 2022. The range of research sponsors is much broader than is usual for an academic thus signifying the range of my activities and the breadth of my understanding of research funding schemes. As examples, I have been granted significant funds from not only the Australian Research Council but also the UK’s Wellcome Trust, the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the USA, SA Government, DST Group, Australian Air Force, Department of Industry, Defence Industry Hub as well as conducting funded collaborative research with the National Measurement Institute, CSIRO, Chevron and a number of small to medium enterprises.
Date | Project/ No. | Funding Body | Amount |
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2023-2029 | ARC Centre of Excellence in Optical Microcombs for Breakthrough Science | ARC CoE | $7,000,000 |
2022-2026 | Novel source of excited metastable atoms for Atom Trap Trace Analysis | ARC DP | $532,842 |
2022-2025 | Developing capacity in relation to the ATTA Facility | CSIRO | $1,500,000 |
2022-2023 | Development of an Engineering Model o f space clock | SmartSAT CRC | $1,000,000 |
2022-2024 | Digital Clock | NGTF Next Generation Technology Fund Quantum Technologies | $783,432 |
2022-2025 | Underwater Magnetometry | NGTF Magnetometry | $966,210 |
2022-2023 | RIMPAC | DSTG | $3,454,656 |
2022-2023 | An ATTA Machine for Hydrology | AuScope NCRIS pilot Funding Program | $510,000 |
2000-2022 | Running Hot: Increasing the Availability of World-Class Precision Timing | ARC Linkage | $300,000 |
2021 | Compact Clock for Small Satellite Applications | SmartSAT | $299,330 |
2021-2023 | Development and field testing portable atomic clocks Phase I | DSTG StarShot Funding | $5,239,824 |
2020-2022 | Development of Satellite Optical Systems for Earth Observation Science | CSIRO Space Technology Future Science Platform | $890,000 |
2020-2022 | Prototyping a Low-Noise Scalar Magnetometer | CSIRO SIEF Ross Metcalf STEM+ Business Fellowship Program | $590,987 |
2019-2020 | Commercialization of an ultra-stable signal source | SA State Government RCSF Stream 2 Bootstrap Pathway | $125,000 |
2022 | Developing high-accuracy and high-sensitivity magnetometers for the real-world | DST Next Generation Technology Fund Quantum Technologies | $210,000 |
2022 | Developing the Technology for Compact Quantum Clocks | DST Next Generation Technology Fund Quantum Technologies | $210,000 |
2020 | Multi-kilohertz laser for attosecond and ultrafast science | ARC LIEF | $744,000 |
2020-2021 | Development of Clocks for GPS denied maritime environments | DST Next Generation Technology Fund Quantum Technologies | $887,155 |
2019-2021 | Delivering an Australian Portable Quantum Optical Clock | DST Next Generation Technology Fund Quantum Technologies | $1M |
2019-2021 | Upgrade of Environmental Tracer Detection Facility | CSIRO | $500k |
2019-2020 | Packaging a Quantum Magnetometer Array for Anti-Submarine Warfare | DST Next Generation Technology Fund Quantum Technologies | $456k |
2017 | Acoustic Levitation Facility for High Pressure Multiphase Systems Research | ARC, Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) | $193K |
2017-2018 | Establishment of 3D Metal Printing Facility (AMARN) | SA State Government | $1.3M |
2016-2017 | Ultra-High Quality Signal Generation and Signal Distribution for Over-the-Horizon Radar | DST Group - CTD | $1.85M |
2016-19 | Developing the Cryogenic Sapphire Oscillator – various grants | DST Group | $1.9M |
2016-2017 | Next-Generation Photonic Magnetic Sensing for Geophysical Exploration | ARI, Commercialization Acceleration Scheme | $45K |
2016 | Australian National Facility for Noble-Gas Radio-Isotope Measurements | ARC, Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) |
$600K |
2015-2016 | SA Photonics Roadmap | Department of State Development | $200K |
2015-2016 | Support for ARC Centre of Excellence | Department of State Development, PRIF, Collaboration Pathways | $150K |
2015 | European Fellowship | Go8 | $20K |
2014-2016 | Magnetometry | DST Group | $150K |
2014 | Compact Optical Frequency Standard | ARI, Commercialization Acceleration Scheme | $50K |
2014 | Compact Optical Frequency Standard | Denis Harwood Scheme | $25K |
2014-2015 | Untangling complex molecular spectra with an optical frequency comb | ARC, Linkage Project | $369K |
2014-2016 | Disease Diagnosis through Breath Analysis | PRIF, Catalyst Grant | $50K |
2014-2016 | The Ultimate Laser Source | PRIF, International Research Grant | $258K |
2013-2015 | Foundation technology for quantum measurement, sensing and computing | ARC, Linkage Project | $410K |
2014-2015 | Ultra-stable optical frequency references for Earth and Space applications | DAAD Go8 Australia –Germany Joint Research Cooperation Scheme | $20K |
2013-2015 | Ultra-high spectral purity lasers for tests of relativity and atomic clocks | ARC, Discovery Project | $850K |
2013 | High performance clock facility for new-generation radar, imaging, measurement and radio-astronomy applications | ARC, Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) | $300K |
2012-2015 | Thermometry at the double shot-noise limit | National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Grant | $150K |
2012-2015 | Avoiding cryogenic solids formation in liquefied natural gas production | ARC, Linkage Project | $823K |
2012 | Quantum instrumentation | Research Collaboration Award | $17K |
2012 | Workshop grant | UQ-UWA Bilateral Research Collaboration | $19K |
2012 | A Raman facility for advancing research supporting Australia's natural gas, oil, coal and minerals industries | ARC, Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) | $275K |
2011-2013 | Creating a national time and frequency network | ARC, Linkage Project | $600K |
2011-2013 | Ground station facility for membership of the atomic clock ensemble in space mission | ARC, Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) | $1,230K |
2011 | Collaborative grant for theory and experimental interaction | UWA-UQ BCRF | $30K |
2011-2012 | Medical laser magnetometry | Wellcome Trust | £354K |
2010-2013 | The quest for ultimate measurement precision | ARC, Future Fellowship | $789K |
2010-2012 | Redefining temperature | ARC, Discovery Project | $570K |
2008-2010 | Exploring synergies between frontier microphotonics and advanced time and frequency technology | ARC, Discovery Project | $480K |
2006-2008 | Developing new clocks for Australia: testing the assumptions of modern physics | ARC, Discovery Project | $630K |
2005-2007 | Micro-engineered optical fibre clocks | ARC, Linkage International | $22K |
2005 | A facility for ultra-precise time and frequency transfer: creating an Australian user group for the ESA atomic clock ensemble in space mission | ARC, Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) | $242K |
2004-2006 |
Development of optical clocks and their applications to precision frequency measurements and time keeping |
ARC, Linkage International | $36K |
2003-2007 | Creation of new precision optical and microwave technologies and their application to testing the fundamental of physics | ARC, Discovery Project | $1,846K |
2002 | A transportable optical frequency counter, synthesizer and super-continuum generator | ARC, Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) | $530K |
2000-2002 | Frequency chain and optical clock | ARC, Large Grant | $272K |
2000-2005 | Towards an optical clock | ARC, ARF Fellowship | $345K |
1998 | Optical frequency synthesis and counting | DIST Workshop Support | $17K |
1997-1999 | Measuring the frequency of light | ARC APD Fellowship | $157K |
Current Teaching
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2024 Principal Supervisor A low SWaP Two-Photon Rubidium Optical Atomic Clock for alternate GNSS Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Lachlan Max Pointon 2021 Co-Supervisor Distant clock synchronisation Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Ms Sabrina Slimani 2020 Principal Supervisor NGTF quantum technology stream quest to build a portable atomic clock Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Benjamin Robert White -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2018 - 2024 Co-Supervisor Applying Fibre Bragg Grating Fabry-Perot Resonators for Filtering and Sensing Applications Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Part Time Mr Jonathan Peter Hedger 2015 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Towards Purely Laser Based Generation and Trapping of Metastable Krypton Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Milad Abou Dakka 2015 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Nonlinear Magneto-Optical Rotation in Rubidium Vapour Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Nathanial Morgan Wilson 2015 - 2019 Principal Supervisor High-Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy with an Optical Frequency Comb Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Sarah Katherine Scholten 2015 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Cold-Atom Loading of Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fibre for Quantum Technologies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Ashby Hilton -
Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2023 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Two photon rubidium clock with optical Frequency comb The University of Adelaide - Honours Full Time Lachlan Pointon 2020 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Improving concentration sensitivity for broadband gas measurements The University of Adelaide - Master Full Time Josh Whitaker-Lockwood 2018 - ongoing Co-Supervisor Light-atom interactions in a hollow-core fibre for applications in quantum technologies The University of Adelaide - Doctorate Full Time Jed Rowland 2017 - ongoing Principal Supervisor Ultrahigh-resolution molecular spectroscopy for transdisciplinary applications The University of Adelaide - Doctorate - Faisal Karim 2017 - 2023 Co-Supervisor waveguide-atom interactions IPAS - Doctorate Full Time Hannes Griesser
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Committee Memberships
Date Role Committee Institution Country 2022 - ongoing Advisory Board Member Federal Ministerial Advisory Committee National Quantum Advisory Committee Australia 2019 - 2022 Member SA Premier's Science and Innovation Council SA Premier’s Science and Innovation Council Australia 2017 - ongoing Member National Committees for Science | Australian Academy of Science Australian Academy of Science Australia 2015 - 2016 Member Innovation Voucher Program Government of South Australia Australia 2015 - 2016 Member SA Future Photonics Industry Roadmap Government of South Australia Australia 2015 - 2015 Co-Chair Joint Program Chair Australian and New Zealand Conference on Optics and Photonics (ANZCOP) Australia 2011 - 2011 Chair Sub-committee Chair Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and International Quantum Electronics Conference Australia 2009 - 2016 Member Technical Program Committee International Frequency Control Symposium - 2009 - 2016 Member Technical Program Committee European Frequency Forum - -
Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2015 - ongoing Member Commission on Symbols, Units, Nomenclature, Atomic Masses and Fundamental Constants (SUNAMCO) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics - 2006 - 2010 Member European Science Foundation Grant Panel for Euroquasar: Quantum Standards and Metrology -
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