Photonic Integrated Circuits for Astronomy, Communication, and Sensing
Discover what we're up to
Photonic Integrated Circuits for Astronomy, Communication, and Sensing
Discover what we're up to
Our Collaborators
About Space Photonics Lab
Who we are
Our Capabilties
Who we are
Space Photonics Lab is a research and development lab led by Dr. Ross Cheriton that is part of the Nanophotonics Team at the National Research Council Canada.
What we do
Our Capabilties
Who we are
We develop integrated photonic technologies, components, systems, and instrumentation for communication, sensing, and astronomy.
Our Capabilties
Our Capabilties
Our Capabilties
Photonic device simulation, integrated photonic instrumentation, photonic chip characterization, atmospheric simulation, photonic spectroscopy, photonic adaptive optics concepts
Our Projects
ARES: Exoplanet Atmosphere Spectroscopy
ARES: Exoplanet Atmosphere Spectroscopy
ARES: Exoplanet Atmosphere Spectroscopy
Exoplanet Atmosphere Correlation Spectroscopy using Photonic Integrated Circuit Insturmentation
AI Adaptive Optics
ARES: Exoplanet Atmosphere Spectroscopy
ARES: Exoplanet Atmosphere Spectroscopy
Reinforcement Learning based adaptive optics for lower cost and higher performance adaptive optics
Photonic Correlation Multi-gas Sensing
ARES: Exoplanet Atmosphere Spectroscopy
Photonic Correlation Multi-gas Sensing
Gas sensors for sensing wide array of gas types using a single chip.
UAV Gas Sensing
PHASER: Long Baseline Optical Interferometery for Exoplanet Imaging
Photonic Correlation Multi-gas Sensing
Photonic integrated circuit-powered gas sensors for UAVs.
MARVEL: Integrated Photonic Precision Radial Velocity
PHASER: Long Baseline Optical Interferometery for Exoplanet Imaging
PHASER: Long Baseline Optical Interferometery for Exoplanet Imaging
Our energy solutions can help you reduce your carbon footprint and save money on your energy bills. From solar panels to smart grid systems, we can help you harness the power of renewable energy.
PHASER: Long Baseline Optical Interferometery for Exoplanet Imaging
PHASER: Long Baseline Optical Interferometery for Exoplanet Imaging
PHASER: Long Baseline Optical Interferometery for Exoplanet Imaging
Our education technologies can help you deliver more engaging and effective learning experiences. From virtual reality simulations to personalized learning platforms, we can help you transform education for the 21st century.
FreeSpace: Free space optical high power and high speed beaming
FreeSpace: Free space optical high power and high speed beaming
FreeSpace: Free space optical high power and high speed beaming
Free space optical high power and high speed beaming for powering and communication with remote devices, platforms and sensors
Photonic Adaptive Optics
FreeSpace: Free space optical high power and high speed beaming
FreeSpace: Free space optical high power and high speed beaming
Adaptive Optics on a chip to support the next generation receivers required for multi-terabit space-to-ground laser links from satellite constellations.
Mid-infrared Optical Satellite Communications
FreeSpace: Free space optical high power and high speed beaming
Mid-infrared Optical Satellite Communications
Nonlinear optical upconversion of MIR beams for lower cost, weather resistant optical satellite communcations.
TESERACT: Exoplanet Oxygen Detection
TESERACT: Exoplanet Oxygen Detection
Mid-infrared Optical Satellite Communications
Astrophotonic cubesat development for sensing oxygen on exoplanets