Gingin High Optical Power Facility

Explore Gingin HOPF!

The High Optical Power Facility located in the Gingin shire operates various experiments. Check them out!

  • The Gingin Gravity Precint

    The Gingin Gravity precint, with the 80m High Optical Power Facilty, the public eduation centre—the Gravity Discovery Centre and the Zedko Telescope.

    https://www.uwa.edu.au/research-uwa/centres/gingin-gravity-precinct

  • Inside the central station

    At the HOPF Gingin site we test advanced technologies for the enhancement of the ground-based gravitational-wave detectors. The major topics covered spans from vibration isolation, thermal compensation, cryogenic tests for silicon mirrors, cavity locking with 2 um lasers.

  • The South End Station

  • High Performance Vibration Isolator

  • High power laser inside the optical cavity

  • More

    When visiting HOPF, accommodations are available. The site is remote, so a fully equipped kitchen is available to use. The Gingin site is also hosting the Zadko Observatory and the Gravity Discovery Center.