Christopher’s research aims to push the limits of precision measurement for both fundamental and applied research. Liaising with industry and defence has made his research have real-world impact through development of measurement devices for use outside the laboratory. He has supervised the development of a number of experiments: compact high-stability optical clock, an optical magnetometer, and high-resolution molecular spectroscopy, and atomic spectroscopy within hollow core fibre. He is now applying this knowledge to a biological setting to extract maximum information from biological systems utilising optical techniques.
Christopher was awarded his PhD almost in 2014 from the University of Western Australia. After submission of his thesis, he was accepted a University Research Associate position at the University of Adelaide within the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS).
Research projects
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