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MICRO-428: Metrology

Summary

The course deals with the concept of measuring in different domains, particularly in the electrical, optical, and microscale domains. The course will end with a perspective on quantum measurements, which could trigger the ultimate revolution in metrology.

Lectures

Instructors (2)

Claudio Bruschini

Claudio Bruschini holds an MSc in high energy physics from the University of Genova and a PhD in Applied Sciences from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). He started his career with INFN (Italy, 1993), in the WA92 CERN collaboration (particle physics), and then moved to CERN as a Fellow in the European GP-MIMD2 project, attached to the NA48 collaboration (particle physics, parallel programming, 1994-1995). He then started his close collaboration with EPFL, first in the DeTeC (Demining Technology Center) project (sensors for landmine detection/humanitarian demining, 1996-1997). After DeTeC's end, he started the first of a series of fruitful collaborations with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) on humanitarian demining related R&D (1998). This was followed by the EUDEM survey project (The European Union in Humanitarian Demining, 1998), the EUDEM2 three year EC sponsored support measure (www.eudem.info, 2001-2004), and the DELVE support action (www.delve.vub.ac.be, 2007). In parallel he started working within the EPFL's AQUA group (Advanced Quantum Architectures, Edoardo Charbon), on topics as diverse as ultrasonic sensors for in-air application, optical 3D and high speed 2D sensing, sensor networks, or tracking/motion capture systems, in particular for the preparation of research projects. This culminated in the European MEGAFRAME (www.megaframe.eu, FP6, 2006-2010, SPAD arrays and related in-pixel time stamping electronics in deep submicron CMOS technology) and SPADnet (www.spadnet.eu, FP7, 2010-2014, networked SPAD arrays for Positron Emission Tomography) projects, coordinated by EPFL-AQUA. As from 2009 he also worked with Dario Floreano on the management of the CURVACE Curved Artificial Compound Eyes FP7 project (www.curvace.org), coordinated by EPFL-LIS. He was also active with CHUV (Lausanne University Hospital) within EndoTOFPET-US (endoscopic PET) as well as on a CTI project devoted to the development of a new hand-held standalone tool for tracer-guided medical procedures. In 2014 he had also the pleasure of joining the EPFL ICLAB of Christian Enz during its ramp-up phase, collaborating on device related topics (SNF GigaRadMOST) and biomedical R&D (NanoTera WiseSkin). Claudio is now fully with EPFL’s Advanced Quantum Architecture (AQUA). He has also been active as independent scientific consultant, under the label CBR Scientific Consulting, on the preparation of (European) R&D project proposals and the execution of individual studies, and worked in 2006 for a local start-up as operations manager and R&D advisor.... but this is another story. An unauthorized early biography is available at http://lami.epfl.ch/team/claudiob/...

Georg Fantner

Official source

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MICRO-428

Summary

Lectures

Instructors (2)

Claudio Bruschini

Georg Fantner

Official source

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MICRO-428

Ontological neighbourhood

Physics

Physical quantities: Topics in physical quantities

Statistics

Statistical inference: Mathematical statistics

Information engineering

Signal processing: Digital image processing

Lectures in this course (20)

Metrology: Introduction Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Introduces the concept of metrology, covering electrical, optical, and quantum measurements, with insights into the history and evolution of the International System of Units.

Introduction to Metrology Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers nanoscale metrology, optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy, electron microscopy, and the redefinition of units.

Electrical Metrology: Thermal Noise in Resistors Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores thermal noise in resistors, KTC noise formula, noise factor of networks.

Electrical Metrology: Thermal Noise and KTC Noise Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers thermal noise in resistors and KTC noise in electrical metrology.

Electrical Metrology: Noise Reduction Techniques Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores noise reduction, ADCs, TDCs, and time-resolved imaging in electrical metrology.

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