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Alexandra (Aly) Artusio-Glimpse (Fed)

Physicist

Alexandra Artusio-Glimpse, or Aly, has been with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) since 2016 when she started as an NRC Postdoc Fellow developing high-power laser power sensors that utilize radiation pressure for improved measurement precision. She since moved to the RF Technology Division, where she studies and advances the use of Rydberg atoms for sensing and traceable detection of radio frequency electric fields. This work received both the DOC Gold Metal Award and the Ron Brown Excellence in Innovation Award in 2023. Aly’s research interests span radiation pressure-based micromanipulation, space flight, and radiometry, as well as atomic and optical physics, RF communications and metrology, and chip-scale device fabrication. Aly received her PhD in Imaging Science from the Rochester Institute of Technology and received the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the university in 2017. She has been actively involved in several affiliate and advocate groups aiming to support the needs of both early-career researchers and women. She also is very involved with professional societies like Optica and IEEE, serving in various conference organizing committees and participating in IEEE standards development.

Publications

Synthetic Aperture RF Reception using Rydberg Atoms

Author(s)
Nik Prajapati, Aly Artusio-Glimpse, Matt Simons, Samuel Berweger, Drew Rotunno, Maitreyi Jayaseelan, Kaleb Campbell, Christopher L. Holloway
Rydberg atoms show great promise for use as self-calibrated electric field sensors for a broad range of frequencies. Their response is traceable to the

Rydberg Atoms for One-Step Traceability for Sensing Electric Fields

Author(s)
Aly Artusio-Glimpse, Christopher L. Holloway, Matt Simons, Nik Prajapati, Drew Rotunno, Samuel Berweger, Kaleb Campbell, Maitreyi Jayaseelan
Absolute electric field measurements present a "chicken-and-egg" situation where calibration of field probes relies on accurate knowledge of the field while

Patents (2018-Present)

Atomic Vapor Cell And Making An Atomic Vapor Cell

NIST Inventors
Christopher L. Holloway , Alexandra (Aly) Artusio-Glimpse , Vladimir Aksyuk and Matt Simons
An atomic vapor cell for performing RF measurements includes: a first optical window of transparent nonconducting material free of electrically conductive materials; an intermediate frame of transparent nonconducting material free of electrically conductive materials; a second optical window

Atomic Vapor Cell And Making An Atomic Vapor Cell

NIST Inventors
Christopher L. Holloway , Alexandra (Aly) Artusio-Glimpse , Vladimir Aksyuk , Matt Simons and John Kitching
Research over the past ten years into atomic sensors has allowed for controlled ensembles of room temperature atoms in such a manner that we are able to develop interesting and unique devices. Beside SI traceable E-field probes, other applications range from atom-based receivers to imaging
A disk-shaped device is smaller than the half-dollar coin underneath it.

Smart Mirror

NIST Inventors
Alexandra (Aly) Artusio-Glimpse , John H. Lehman , Michelle Stephens , Nathan A Tomlin and Paul A. Williams
Radiation pressure is a force that results when light reflects from a mirror. By measuring the force on a mirror, the power in a laser beam can be assessed. We have invented a miniaturized mirrored force sensor that combines several key elements to make a sensor that is smaller, faster, more
Created October 23, 2018, Updated March 8, 2024