RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2025.01 — 2026.3
AQuRA: Transportable optical clock
Postdoc · University of Amsterdam, Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute
Builindg electronics for AQuRA
Transportable optical clocks
2022.01 — 2024.12
Continuous Cold Sr Superradiance
PhD · University of Amsterdam, Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute
Led the team to build and debug the continuously cold atom superradiance machine, achieving stable red magneto-optical trap (MOT) for strontium in steady-state operation. Clock transition: ¹S₀–³P₀ (1.3 mHz natural linewidth).
MOT
SUPERRADIANCE
ATOMIC CLOCK
STRONTIUM
2019.08 — 2021.12
Thermal Sr Beam Superradiance
PhD · University of Amsterdam, Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute
Constructed and troubleshot the machine. Designed experiments for cooling and pumping atoms into correct states. Characterized atom number and velocity in cavity to fulfill superradiance conditions.
LASER SYSTEM
CAVITY QED
ATOM BEAM
2016.06 — 2019.03
Cold Rb Atom Gyroscope
Research Assistant · Microsystem and Terahertz Research Center, ChengDu
Developed 2D-grating MOT of Rb. Designed and manufactured atom chip for Rb interferometry. Simulated magnetic field and heat distribution of the chips.
ATOM INTERFEROMETRY
ATOM CHIP
RUBIDIUM
COMSOL
2013.09 — 2016.06
Microwave Atomic Clock
MSc · Peking University, Beijing
Completed digital servo system for atomic clock and magnetometer. Developed engineering prototypes of magnetic-selected Cesium beam clock and optical-pumped Rubidium beam clock.
FPGA
CESIUM CLOCK
SERVO SYSTEM
PUBLICATIONS & PATENTS
JOURNAL
Rubidium-beam microwave clock pumped by distributed feedback diode lasers
Chin. Phys. B, 26(11):151-154 (2017)
JOURNAL
Rapid realization of ultra-high vacuum packaging of atomic chips by thick film technology
Vacuum, 213:112113 (2023)
CONFERENCE
Towards a continuous active optical clock using superradiance on the strontium clock transition
IEEE IFCS, Paris, France (2022)
CONFERENCE
Towards an Active Optical Clock using an Optical Conveyor within a Ring Cavity
EFTF/IFCS (2021)
◈ PATENT · CN201710073431 (2017)
A method for manufacturing vertical lead cold atom chips
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STATS
6+
PAPERS
2
PATENTS
5+
YRS EXP
1.3
mHz LINEWIDTH
EDUCATION
PhD, Experimental Quantum Physics
University of Amsterdam
MSc, Radio Physics
Peking University
BSc, Optoelectronic Engineering
UESTC
SKILLS
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VACUUM SYSTEMS ███████░
ELECTRONICS / PCB ██████░░
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COMSOL
MATLAB
SOLIDWORKS
ALTIUM
VERILOG
FPGA
PYTHON
LINUX
DOCKER