The research topic "Fiber interferometer, Laser Metrology and Stabilization" explores and develops new approaches based on laser interferometry with optical fiber for :
Laser interferometry has been underlined by the French High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education as one of the four most important scientific topics of Université Côte d'Azur in term of worldwide acknowledgement.
Main applications of ultra low frequency noise lasers and fiber interferometers are :
Prospective applications of fiber optics interferometer include also testing the interplay between general relativity and quantum physics with light [5].
Long optical delay line is also proposed to be used for the detection of dark matter [6] [7]
Fiber interferometers are also used in ARTEMIS for the future laser interferometer gravitationnal wave detector in space LISA. A spatialy resolved stray light detection system has been developped to characterize the main optical systems of LISA (see [6] and ARTEMIS LISA group web page )
These research activities are part of the Engineering of photonic systems domain of INSIS (Sciences of Engineering and Systems Institute) and of the Optics and laser domain of INP (Physics Institute), two institutes of the CNRS.
Principal investigators :
Fabien Kéfélian (Dr), associate professor - Université Côte d'Azur (previously working on AdVIRGO laser)
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