LIGO at Frontiers in Photonics by Dr. Reitze

Yesterday Photonics@UCI’s “Frontiers in Photonics” seminar series went big – very big – with a presentation given by LIGO’s Dr. David Reitze from Cal Tech. Dr. Reitze spoke to a packed audience about the The Laser Intererometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), its construction, discoveries, prospects, and complications involved in operating a 4km long interferometer designed to detect the smallest of signals from eventsĀ in the universe. We were so pleased to hear about optics on such a grand scale and welcome members of the optics community from astronomy for this quarter’s seminar. Dr. Reitze’s presentation was engaging and very informative, sparking many discussions with students afterward.

Photonics@UCI thanks Dr. Reitze for making the trip and helping to continue our tradition of inspiration for our “Frontiers in Photonics” attendees.

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