FEMTO Engineering is an R&D center of the foundation FC Innov
From science to society
FEMTO Engineering is an R&D center of the foundation FC Innov
The control of time and frequency is a critical issue in many industrial and scientific fields: space navigation, metrology, telecommunications, precision instrumentation, radio astronomy. Uncontrolled frequency instability can compromise the reliability of an entire system.
FEMTO Engineering has an internationally recognized expertise in this field, resulting directly from the research work of the FEMTO-ST institute on oscillators and time-frequency metrology. The team offers industrial services in characterization, electronic design and engineering of measurement benches, with an access to the Oscillator-IMP platform and the ULISS cryogenic sapphire oscillator.
Phase noise measurement, short-term frequency stability, electronic noise, characterization of active and passive components in RF, microwave and optical domains.
Development of analog and digital electronic boards, FPGA, embedded Linux, measurement and acquisition interfaces for time-frequency applications.
Design and production of dedicated measuring benches, expertise on existing architectures, optimization of performance and metrological traceability.
Use of the ULISS cryogenic sapphire oscillator as a frequency reference for your measurements or systems requiring exceptional stability.
Phase noise measurements, short-term frequency stability, electronic noise, Faraday cage measurements. References plotted on a hydrogen MASER.
PCB (Kicad, Eagle), Xilinx FPGA (Vivado), Linux embedded on ARM (Buildroot), analog and digital cards for time-frequency applications.
Design and production of benches dedicated to your applications, expertise and optimization of existing measurement architectures.
Services provided by our experts, direct access to the instrumentation for your teams or equipment rental at your premises.
The ULISS cryogenic sapphire oscillator is available for rent or sale, for applications requiring frequency stability below 3×10⁻¹⁵.
Ultra-stable frequency references for navigation and positioning systems, synchronization of onboard systems, qualification of oscillators for space environments. For industry and space agencies that need guaranteed frequency stability in extreme conditions.
Characterization of time-frequency components with IS traceability, development of reference measurement benches, calibration of industrial oscillators. For metrology laboratories and manufacturers who need reliable and recognized measurements.
Characterization of RF and microwave components up to 40 GHz and beyond, electromagnetic compatibility measurements, frequency synthesis. For teams developing communication systems or radar equipment requiring precise frequency measurements.
Ultra-stable reference sources for radio telescope arrays, long distance synchronization, fundamental physics and relativity experiments. For research teams who need the best stability performance available worldwide.
Qualification of industrial oscillators, integration of frequency references in constrained environments, development of embedded measurement systems. For manufacturers whose control, synchronization or measurement systems depend on a stable and verifiable frequency.
FEMTO Engineering is one of the few engineering centers in France able to offer time-frequency services with metrological traceability at the level of the International System. For an industrial company whose systems require exceptional frequency stability—space, metrology, critical telecommunications—this is direct access to expertise stemming from decades of research on oscillators and metrology, with the equipment and references that go with it.
Benches 5125A, FSWP, Phase Station. Characterization of active and passive components: amplifiers, oscillators, filters.
Network analyzer up to 20 GHz, spectrum analyzer up to 26 GHz, characterization up to 40 GHz and beyond, EMC Receiver.
All equipment referenced on MASER with traceable hydrogen in the International System. RF, microwave and optical reference signals from ULISS oscillators or ultrastable optical cavities.
Electronic measurements in shielded environments for the isolation of external disturbances.
Python, C, Qt/C++, PyQt, Visual Basic, Labview for automation of measurements and human-machine interfaces.
FEMTO Engineering supports the companies in the development of advanced technologies by relying on the scientific excellence of the FEMTO-ST institute. FEMTO Engineering has a dedicated team of engineers and specialized experts at the service of your innovation projects, who are immersed among the FEMTO-ST research teams.
Our role: to transform the academic research results into concrete industrial solutions.
