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Insight Seminar
April 9, 2026
INSIGHT SEMINAR | Advances in Broadband Saturation Spectroscopy: Towards Probing New Physics in the Mid-Infrared

Hour: From 12:00h to 13:00h

Place: Elements Room

INSIGHT SEMINAR | Advances in Broadband Saturation Spectroscopy: Towards Probing New Physics in the Mid-Infrared

OLIVER HECKL
Associate Professor - Faculty of Physics
University of Vienna

Broadband precision spectroscopy of rovibrational transitions holds promise for tracking periodic variations in fundamental constants. Such variations may offer evidence supporting the existence of ultralight dark matter and indicate new physics. This talk provides an overview of our efforts in achieving broadband saturation spectroscopy in the mid-infrared. Our focus lies on crystalline super mirrors, featuring a cavity finesse surpassing 400,000, and low-noise high-power frequency combs generating Watt-level output power.

 

Hosted by Prof. Dr. Jens Biegert
Insight Seminar
April 9, 2026
INSIGHT SEMINAR | Advances in Broadband Saturation Spectroscopy: Towards Probing New Physics in the Mid-Infrared

Hour: From 12:00h to 13:00h

Place: Elements Room

INSIGHT SEMINAR | Advances in Broadband Saturation Spectroscopy: Towards Probing New Physics in the Mid-Infrared

OLIVER HECKL
Associate Professor - Faculty of Physics
University of Vienna

Broadband precision spectroscopy of rovibrational transitions holds promise for tracking periodic variations in fundamental constants. Such variations may offer evidence supporting the existence of ultralight dark matter and indicate new physics. This talk provides an overview of our efforts in achieving broadband saturation spectroscopy in the mid-infrared. Our focus lies on crystalline super mirrors, featuring a cavity finesse surpassing 400,000, and low-noise high-power frequency combs generating Watt-level output power.

 

Hosted by Prof. Dr. Jens Biegert

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