Laboratories

Cashmere Cavern Laboratory Large underground laboratory located in Cashmere, Christchurch. Houses the UG-2, G-0 and C-2 ring lasers.

Gross Ring Facility A purpose build, underground facility in Wettzell, Bavaria, Germany housing the G ring laser.

Lab 201 A general purpose laboratory located in the Rutherford building, University of Canterbury. Houses the PR-1 ring laser.

Ring Laser Suite

UG-2 Ultra Large Ring The largest ring laser in the world, 21 m x 40 m, located in the Cashmere Cavern Laboratory.

Gross Ring State of the art 4 m x 4 m monolithic ring laser located at the Gross Ring Facility.

C-2 A 1 m x 1 m pressure stabilised monolithic ring laser located at the Cashmere Cavern Laboratory.

G-0 A 4 m x 4 m vertically mounted ring laser located at the Cashmere Cavern Laboratory.

PR-1 A 1.5 m x 1.5 m vertically mounted ring laser located in Lab 201.

FOG A small general-purpose fibre optic gyro.