Discovery Early Career Researcher Award - Grant ID: DE210100550

Funded Activity Summary

Superior performance optical coatings for next-generation interferometry. This project aims to investigate fundamental noise in optical coatings, a limiting factor for state-of-the-art astronomical observatories, global timing standards, and photonics applications. Gravitational wave detectors, marvels of precision engineering that have produced ground-breaking discoveries in fundamental science, are particularly afflicted by coating noise. The proposed experiment plans to operate at cryogenic temperatures with unprecedented sensitivity to conduct feasibility studies of deposition methods, coating materials, and layer structures. The goal is to deploy innovative methods to develop Australian-made optical coatings with superior performance and merit for the most demanding scientific and industrial applications.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-07-2021

End Date: 30-06-2024

Funding Scheme: Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

Funding Amount: $458,127.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Optical Properties of Materials | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | General Relativity and Gravitational Waves | Classical and Physical Optics

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Scientific Instruments | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering |

Other Keywords

Classical and Physical Optics | Expanding Knowledge in Engineering | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | General Relativity and Gravitational Waves | Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry | Optical Properties of Materials | Scientific Instruments

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