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Biography
John McFerran is a Chief Investigator in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS). Since completing his Ph.D. at UWA 2003 he has held research positions at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO (in the Time and Frequency Division and Optoelectronics Divisions), LNE-SYRTE, Paris Observatory and XLIM, Limoges, France. His fields of research include optical frequency synthesis (fibre-laser and solid state-laser-based frequency combs), optical atomic clocks and laser spectroscopy. He was awarded an ARC Future fellowship in 2011 (commencing in 2012) and has developed a cold atom optical clock based on ytterbium at UWA.
Roles and responsibilities
Masters and PhD supervisor, lecturer, researcher and seminar convenor.
Future research
Testing the inverse square law of gravity at micron distance scales. Providing a time signal for the Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space mission (ACES).
Funding overview
Scientific Mobility (French) travel award 2013
ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQUS): 2018-2024.
Previous positions
Chercheur Postdoctoral, Systèmes de Référence Temps-Espace, Observatoire de Paris, France.
Chercheur Postdoctoral, XLIM Institute, Université de Limoges, France.
Guest Researcher, National Institute of Standards & Technology, Boulder, USA.
Chercheur Postdoctoral, XLIM Institute, Université de Limoges, France.
Guest Researcher, National Institute of Standards & Technology, Boulder, USA.
Current projects
Developing an optical lattice clock with ultracold Yb atoms for a Time-and-Frequency ground station.
-Implementing lattice trapping in an optical atomic clock
-Implementing lasers for normalised population determination in ultracold atoms.
-Measuing isotope shifts and nuclear parameters in neutral ytterbium
Industrial relevance
Providing students with skills in electronics, computing, optics, and applied problem solving.
Teaching overview
PHYS3012 Frontiers of Modern Physics (Modern Optics & applied QM),
http://handbooks.uwa.edu.au/units/unitdetails?code=PHYS3012,
PHYS2001 Electromagnetism
PHYS1030 Physics Bridging
PHYS3001 Atomic Physics
Research
Optical atomic clocks.
Optical frequency synthesis.
Atomic spectroscopy.
Optical frequency synthesis.
Atomic spectroscopy.
Languages
Un peu de Francais.
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clocks
Physics & Astronomy
Optical lattices
Engineering & Materials Science
fiber lasers
Physics & Astronomy
traps
Physics & Astronomy
Frequency stability
Engineering & Materials Science
lasers
Physics & Astronomy
Clocks
Engineering & Materials Science
ytterbium
Physics & Astronomy
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Research Output 1998 2019
Hyperfine constants and line separations for the S0 1 - P1 3 intercombination line in neutral ytterbium with sub-Doppler resolution
Atkinson, P. E., Schelfhout, J. S. & McFerran, J. J., 14 Oct 2019, In : Physical Review A. 100, 4, 042505.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
ytterbium
isotopes
hydrogen masers
center of gravity
frequency measurement
Optical frequency stabilization with a synchronous frequency-to-voltage converter
Reynolds, F. C. & McFerran, J. J., 20 Apr 2019, In : Applied Optics. 58, 12, p. 3128-3132 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
converters
Continuous wave lasers
Stabilization
stabilization
continuous wave lasers
4
Citations
(Scopus)
Laser stabilization with a frequency-to-voltage chip for narrow-line laser cooling
McFerran, J. J., 1 Apr 2018, In : Optics Letters. 43, 7, p. 1475-1478 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
laser cooling
stabilization
chips
electric potential
lasers
6
Citations
(Scopus)
Production of ultracold Cs∗Yb molecules by photoassociation
Guttridge, A., Hopkins, S. A., Frye, M. D., McFerran, J. J., Hutson, J. M. & Cornish, S. L., 19 Jun 2018, In : Physical Review A. 97, 6, 063414.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
traps
asymptotes
diatomic molecules
hyperfine structure
molecules
Inverted crossover resonances with Δf=0 or 1 inverted crossover resonances with the intercombination line of 171Yb
McFerran, J. & De Clercq, E., 27 Oct 2017, 2017 Joint Conference of the European Frequency and Time Forum and IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium, EFTF/IFC 2017 - Proceedings. IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, p. 421-422 2 p. 8088910Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Conference paper
crossovers
Laser cooling
Atomic beams
laser cooling
Fluorescence spectroscopy
Projects 2004 2024
ARC Centre of Excellence for Engineered Quantum Systems (EQuS 2017)
Tobar, M., McFerran, J., White, A., Doherty, A., Biercuk, M., Bowen, W., Milburn, G. & Volz, T.
1/01/18 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
A Southern Hemisphere Ground Station for the Atomic Clock Ensemble in Space Mission
1/01/11 → 31/12/14
Project: Research
LX0665384 - Micro-Engineered Optical Fibre Clocks
Luiten, A., McFerran, J. & Benabid, F.
1/01/05 → 31/12/07
Project: Research
Characterisation of Femtosecond Light Pulses Transmitted through Micro-Structured Silica Fibres.
1/01/04 → 31/12/04
Project: Research