Sebastian Steinlechner (S.S.)
I'm an assistant professor (UD) in the Department of Gravitational Waves and Fundamental Physics. My research area studies the quantum properties of light and how squeezed and entangled light can help to improve precision measurements such as in gravitational-wave detectors. I am a member of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration since 2009 and am a member of the Virgo Collaboration since 2019. Since 2020, I am the manager of the AdvancedVirgo+ optical systems design group.
Expertises
- optical simulation and design
- quantum optics
- squeezed and entangled light
- nonclassical interferometry
Career history
- since 2019: Assistant Professor (UD) of Physics, Maastricht University
- 2016 - 2019: Postdoc in Nonlinear Quantum Optics, University of Hamburg, Germany
- 2015 - 2016: Marie-Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow at Institute for Gravitational Research, Glasgow University, Scotland
- 2013 - 2015: Feodor-Lynen Fellow at Institute for Gravitational Research, Glasgow University, Scotland
- 2013: PhD in physics, Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), Leibniz University Hannover, Germany