Gravitational Wave Detection

Welcome to the „gravitational wave detection” group at the Institute of Experimental Physics of the University of Hamburg. You can find us on the campus Bahrenfeld, next to DESY.

Our group works on laser interferometry and metrology for future ground and space-based gravitational wave detectors. The research focus is on sensors that make use of high-speed digital signal processing and quasi-monolithic opto-mechanics to reduce critical noise sources at low frequencies.

The group is being supported by and part of the Cluster of Excellence Quantum Universe.

Additional funding is available to us through

The collaborative project „3G-GWD: Gravitational wave telescope of the third generation“, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (July 2023 - June 2026)
The german aerospace agency (DLR), funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi), in the scope of the project „LISA ground-support equipment: distribution of a phasemeter simulator and an optical toolset“, 50OQ2302 (October 2023 - September 2026)
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany’s Excellence Strategy – EXC 2121 „Quantum Universe“ – 390833306 (January 2026 - December 2032)
The Freie Hansestadt Hamburg, in the scope of the funding line Landesforschungsförderung Hamburg für das Jahr 2025 for the project "SeiSmart: Forschung and und mit seismischen Netzwerken in Smart Cities" FV-UHH-07 (July 2025 - December 2028)

We are members of the following scientific collaborations:

Gravitational Wave Detection

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