Schibli Lab

Our research is focused on precision optical metrology and the discovery of novel tools, methods and materials that aid the progress in this field. Part of our effort is devoted to optical precision measurements and to a better understanding and control of the quantum noise limits in lasers and laser-based measurements. We work on extremely low phase noise systems – optical and microwave – and their applications in a large range of fields.

Recent achievements span from pulsed lasers with record-low timing jitter, timing measurements in the yoctosecond regime and ultra-low-noise photonic microwave generation and characterization, to the development and characterization of novel, ultra-compact optical atomic clocks. Current efforts are aimed in part at novel tomography methods for functional brain imaging and at long-baseline optical interferometry for astrophysical observations.