Ori Henderson-Sapir

Dr. Ori Henderson-Sapir is a Grant-Funded Researcher (B) at the University of Adelaide's School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, within the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology. His primary affiliation is with the Department of Physics, and he is part of the OzGrav node and Precision Measurement Group at the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS).

Education: B.Sc. in Physics & Mathematics (Hebrew University, Jerusalem), M.Eng. in Electrical Engineering (Tel-Aviv University), and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Adelaide. He has held roles at Ellex Medical as an Optics & Laser Engineer and as a Research Associate at Adelaide, focusing on mid-IR fibre lasers. He co-founded the startup Mirage-Photonics in 2017 to commercialize laser technology.

Research interests include mid-infrared fibre lasers, dual-wavelength pumping techniques, high-power laser development, pulsed lasers, and applications in thermal lensing compensation for gravitational wave detectors (e.g., LIGO). His work spans fundamental physics, numerical modelling, and industrial applications, with a focus on scaling laser power and optimizing spectral ranges beyond 3 µm.

Recent research highlights include developing ZBLAN fibre lasers for pollutant sensing, thermal compensation systems for LIGO detectors, and wavefront shaping in multimode amplifiers. His projects are funded by entities like the US Air Force and involve collaborations across academic and industry partners.

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD students in photonics, laser engineering, and related fields. His contributions bridge fundamental research and commercialization, particularly in mid-IR laser technologies.