Hi, this is Imran Khan from Pakistan
, the early stage researcher 7 in the GraWIToN project. My research area is experimental optics and I am working with the team responsible for thermal compensation systems in the Advanced Virgo detector, where I work with squeezed light (a special form of light that exhibits low quantum noise). Currently, I am living in L’Aquila, a valley in the Abruzzo region of Italy. Life is quite enjoyable here with lots of natural sceneries, friendly academic environment and a bunch of good friends. I also do a lot of photography almost every weekend as a hobby and try to capture the best of nature. Specifically, when it’s a sunny day in L’Aquila, I see all around high mountains cover with white layer of snow, lots of historical monuments, and heritage of it’s medieval past while wandering around. As a Marie Curie fellow I travel a lot as well, and this is indeed an opportunity for me to travel and experience different cultures and make new friends in Europe.
Nice View from GSSI
I found a great interest in optics right after completing my BSc degree. During my MSc thesis, I decided to look for a PhD in nonlinear optics, and found myself welcomed by the GraWIToN project. So in my future posts, I will write particularly about squeezed light and the current status and challenges in optical technologies in general.
Squeezing bench at Virgo
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