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