Dr Ori Henderson-Sapir
ARC Grant-Funded Researcher B
School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
College of Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Ori Henderson-Sapir received the B.Sc. degree in physics and mathematics from Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel, and the M.Eng. degree from Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, where he worked on the development of electrically small antennas. He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia with the Lasers and Optics Group working on the development of mid-infrared fibre optic lasers. Ori then divided his time as an Optics and Laser Engineer at Ellex Medical and as a Research Associate at the University of Adelaide continuing his work with mid-infrared fibre lasers.Ori always had a keen interest in the commercialisation of the mid-infrared laser technology, so in 2017 he co-founded the laser startup Mirage-Photonics. Ori then joined the Precision Measurement Group at the Institute for Photonics and Advances Sensing (IPAS) working on cryogenic sapphire oscillators ultra-stable clock development and commercial maturation.Returning to research in near-IR and mid-IR fibre lasers in 2020, Ori worked on a US Air Force-funded project exploring the use of multi-mode optical fibres to scale power in near-IR fibre amplifiers while avoiding nonlinear limitations.Since joining the University of Adelaide's OzGrav node at the end of 2022, Ori’s research focuses on creating monolithic mid-IR fiber lasers with the aim of integrating them into LIGO's thermal compensation system to enhance performance and expand detection capabilities.Throughout his career Ori's research focused on mid-infrared fiber lasers development, their applications and pursuing their commercialisation.
My research focuses mainly on mid-infrared fibre lasers and their applications. I am one of the inventors of the dual-wavelength pumping technique that drove long wavelength fibre lasers to higher powers. I have keen interest in both the fundamental operation of mid-infrared fibre lasers of various types and their applications. My current research topics include and ongoing projects include:
- High-power continuous wave (CW) mid-infrared fibre lasers operating at wavelengths beyond 3µm
- Pulsed mid-infrared fibre lasers, especially with mode-locked short pulses.
- Applications of fibre lasers operating around 3.5 µm.
- Numerical modelling of fibre lasers in both steady-state and time domain.
| Date | Type | Title | Institution Name | Country | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Award | Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia | Australian Museum/DSTG | Australia | 10000 |
| 2016 | Award | IPAS Best Paper Competition | University of Adelaide - Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) | Australia | - |
| 2014 | Award | IPAS Best Paper competition | University of Adelaide - Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) | Australia | - |
| 2013 | Award | Emil Wolf 2013 Paper Competition | - | United States | - |
| 2012 | Achievement | 3 Minutes Thesis Finalist | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| 2011 | Award | Mery Wicks Award | University of Adelaide - Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS) | Australia | - |
| 2010 | Achievement | 3 Minutes Thesis | University of Adelaide | Australia | - |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Hebrew | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Jackson, S., Tokita, S., Majewski, M., Henderson-Sapir, O., Ottaway, D., Vallee, R., . . . Maes, F. (2022). Spectroscopy of the rare-earth-ion transitions in fluoride glasses. In S. Jackson, R. Vallee, & M. Bernier (Eds.), MID-INFRARED FIBER PHOTONICS Glass Materials, Fiber Fabrication and Processing, Laser and Nonlinear Sources (pp. 333-399). USA: Woodhead Publishing. DOI Scopus2 |
| 2022 | Bernier, M., Fortin, V., Henderson-Sapir, O., Jackson, S., Jobin, F., Li, J., . . . Vallee, R. (2022). High-power continuous wave mid-infrared fluoride glass fiber lasers. In S. Jackson, R. Vallee, & M. Bernier (Eds.), MID-INFRARED FIBER PHOTONICS Glass Materials, Fiber Fabrication and Processing, Laser and Nonlinear Sources (pp. 505-595). USA: Woodhead Publishing. DOI Scopus4 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Henderson Sapir, O., Smith, D. L., Nguyen, L. V., Wei, S., Holme, C., Ebendorff Heidepriem, H., . . . Ottaway, D. J. (2025). Towards diffraction limited output via wavefront shaping in a record peak power, single-frequency, pulsed 1.5 μm multimode fibre amplifier. In P. Peterka, K. Kalli, J. Ballato, & A. Mendez (Eds.), Eighth International Workshop On Specialty Optical Fibers And Their Applications, Wsof 2025 Vol. 13522 (pp. 1-3). Czech Republic: Institute of Photonics and Electronics of the Czech Academy of Sciences. DOI |
| 2025 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Maclean, M., Sentschuk, S., Brown, D. D., & Ottaway, D. J. (2025). Utilizing 3.6μm mid-IR fibre lasers beams for thermal lensing compensation in LIGO detectors. In P. Peterka, K. Kalli, J. Ballato, & A. Mendez (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 13522 (pp. 2 pages). CZECH REPUBLIC, Prague: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING. DOI |
| 2025 | Theodosiou, A., Baravets, Y., Henderson-Sapir, O., Cobcroft, O. T., Sentschuk, S. M., Stone, J. A., . . . Peterka, P. (2025). Splicing of mid-IR fluoride fibers using filament heating. In P. Peterka, K. Kalli, J. Ballato, & A. Mendez (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 13522 (pp. 3 pages). CZECH REPUBLIC, Prague: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING. DOI |
| 2025 | Theodosiou, A., Kalli, K., & Henderson-Sapir, O. (2025). ZBLAN fiber laser configuration for acetone pollutant sensing. In P. Peterka, K. Kalli, J. Ballato, & A. Mendez (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 13522 (pp. 3 pages). CZECH REPUBLIC, Prague: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING. DOI |
| 2025 | Smith, D. L., Henderson-Sapir, O., Singh, J., Wei, S., Nguyen, L. V., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., . . . Ottaway, D. J. (2025). Wavefront Shaping for Near-Diffraction Limited Multimode Output in a Record Peak Power, Single-Frequency, 1.5 μm Fiber Amplifier. In 2025 Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics CLEO 2025. |
| 2024 | Warren-Smith, S. C., Wisal, K., Chen, C. W., Stone, A. D., Nguyen, L. V., Henderson-Sapir, O., . . . Cao, H. (2024). Suppressing stimulated Brillouin scattering through higher order mode excitation in a multimode fiber. In Proceedings of the 15th Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR2022) (pp. 1-2). Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan: IEEE. DOI |
| 2024 | Nguyen, L. V., Chen, C. W., Henderson-Sapir, O., Wisal, K., Schartner, E., Ottaway, D., . . . Warren-Smith, S. C. (2024). Suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering in multimode fiber via adjusting the input wavefront. In 2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, CLEO-PR 2022 - Proceedings (pp. 1-2). Sapporo, Japan: IEEE. DOI |
| 2024 | Ottaway, D. J., & Henderson-Sapir, O. (2024). 3.5 µm fiber lasers. In 2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, CLEO-PR 2022 - Proceedings (pp. 1-2). Sapporo, Japan: IEEE. DOI |
| 2024 | Wei, S., Henderson-Sapir, O., Nguyen, L. V., Warren-Smith, S. C., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., & Ottaway, D. J. (2024). Near-field beam shaping in high-power single-frequency pulsed Er/Yb co-doped multimode fiber amplifier by seed wavefront modulation. In Abstracts of the SPIE Conference : Fiber Lasers XXI: Technology and Systems (SPIE LASE 2024) Vol. 12865 (pp. 1-3). Online: SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2024 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Gambell, A., Warren-Smith, S. C., & Ottaway, D. J. (2024). 2 µm simple tunable fiber laser source for optimizing pumping of 3.5 µm dual-wavelength pumping systems and material absorption characterization. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 12865 (pp. 1-2). Online: SPIE. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2024 | Smith, D. L., Henderson-Sapir, O., Nguyen, L. V., Warren-Smith, S. C., & Ottaway, D. J. (2024). Multimode fiber amplifier modelling for wavefront shaping applications. In CLEO: Science and Innovations, CLEO: S and I 2024 in Proceedings CLEO 2024, Part of Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (pp. STu4D.4). US: Optical Society of America. DOI |
| 2024 | Theodosiou, A., Baravets, Y., Sapir-Henderson, O., Cobcroft, O. T., Sentschuk, S. M., Stone, J. A., . . . Peterka, P. (2024). Low-loss fusion splicing of silica and fluoride fibers. In International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (pp. 1-4). Bari, Italy: IEEE. DOI WoS1 |
| 2024 | Smith, D. L., Henderson-Sapir, O., Nguyen, L. V., Warren-Smith, S. C., & Ottaway, D. J. (2024). Multimode fiber amplifier modelling for wavefront shaping applications. In 2024 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2024. |
| 2024 | Sapir, O. H., Wei, S., Holme, C., Smith, D., Warren Smith, S. C., Nguyen, L. V., . . . Ottaway, D. J. (2024). Active beam shaping in a 1.5 µm pulsed single-frequency multimode fibre amplifier. In Proceedings of the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2024): CLEO: Science and Innovations (pp. STu4D.1). US: Optica Publising Group. DOI Scopus2 |
| 2024 | Theodosiou, A., Aubrecht, J., Peterka, P., Kalli, K., & Sapir-Henderson, O. (2024). Beyond 2 μm Bragg grating components for monolithic fiber lasers. In Proceedings of the Advanced Photonics Congress 2024 : Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides (pp. BTh3A.1-1-BTh3A.1-2). Quebec City, Canada: Optica Publishing Group. DOI |
| 2023 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Brown, D. D., Maclean, M., & Ottaway, D. J. (2023). Applying 3.6 μm Mid-IR Fibre Lasers Beams to Compensate Thermal Lensing in LIGO Detectors. In JSAP-Optica Joint Symposia in Proceedings JSAP-Optica Joint Symposia 2023 Abstracts, JSAP 2023 (pp. 19p_B205_5). Optica Publishing Group. DOI |
| 2023 | A. Theodosiou., O. Henderson-Sapir., & Kyriacos Kalli. (2023). Femtosecond laser written ZBLAN tilted fibre Bragg grating for mode-locked mid-infrared laser applications. In Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 12573 (pp. 1257303). Online: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers. DOI Scopus2 |
| 2022 | Nguyen, L. V., Chen, C. W., Henderson-Sapir, O., Wisal, K., Schartner, E., Ottaway, D., . . . Warren-Smith, S. C. (2022). Suppression of stimulated Brillouin scattering in multimode fiber via adjusting the input wavefront. In Proceedings of the 2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (pp. 1-2). US: Optica Publishing Group. DOI |
| 2022 | Warren-Smith, S. C., Wisal, K., Chen, C. W., Douglas Stone, A., Nguyen, L. V., Henderson-Sapir, O., . . . Cao, H. (2022). Suppressing stimulated Brillouin scattering through higher order mode excitation in a multimode fiber. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers (pp. 1-2). US: Optica Publishing Group. DOI |
| 2022 | Ottaway, D. J., & Henderson-Sapir, O. (2022). 3.5 µm fiber lasers. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers (pp. CTuA1A_01). Sapparo, Japan: IEEE. DOI |
| 2022 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Bawden, N., Theodosiou, A., Majewski, M. R., Kalli, K., Jackson, S. D., & Ottaway, D. J. (2022). Frequency-shifted feedback mode-locked and tunable 3.5 µm fiber laser and Bragg grating interrogator. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers (pp. CTuA1A_02). Optica Publishing Group. DOI |
| 2022 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Beniwal, D., & Ottaway, D. J. (2022). Numerical optimization of high power 3.5 μm erbium-doped mid-infrared fiber laser and amplifiers. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 11981 (pp. 4 pages). Online: SPIE. DOI Scopus3 WoS1 |
| 2022 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Bawden, N., Theodosiou, A., Majewski, M. R., Kalli, K., Jackson, S. D., & Ottaway, D. J. (2022). Frequency-shifted feedback mode-locked and tunable 3.5 µm fiber laser and Bragg grating interrogator. In 2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, CLEO-PR 2022 - Proceedings (pp. 1-2). Sapporo, Japan: IEEE. DOI |
| 2021 | Bawden, N., Henderson-Sapir, O., Jackson, S. D., & Ottaway, D. J. (2021). Sub-picosecond Fiber Laser at 3.5 µm. In 2021 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2021 - Proceedings (pp. 1-2). online: IEEE. DOI |
| 2020 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Fashola, S. O., Bawden, N., Dowler, A., Ng, A., Ottaway, D. J., . . . Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. (2020). Mid-infrared Er<sup>3+</sup>:ZBLAN waveguide using ZBLAN glass extrusion, femto-second inscription and dual-wavelength pumping for the generation of 3.5 μm lasing. In International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2020 Vol. 2020-July (pp. 1-4). online: IEEE. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2020 | Bawden, N., Henderson-Sapir, O., Majewski, M. R., Woodward, R. I., Jackson, S. D., & Ottaway, D. J. (2020). Q-switched and Mode-locked 3.5 μm Fiber Laser. In 2020 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, CLEO-PR 2020 - Proceedings (pp. 1-2). online: OSA/IEEE. DOI Scopus1 |
| 2019 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Malouf, A., Bawden, N., Klantsataya, E., Munch, J., Majewski, M. R., . . . Ottaway, D. J. (2019). Erbium-doped mid-infrared fiber lasers. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 10981 (pp. 1-7). online: SPIE. DOI Scopus2 WoS1 |
| 2018 | Bawden, N., Matsukuma, H., Henderson-Sapir, O., Klantsataya, E., Tokita, S., & Ottaway, D. (2018). Q-switched dual-wavelength pumped 3.5-μm erbium-doped mid-Infrared fiber laser. In I. Hartl, & A. Carter (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 10512 (pp. 6 pages). San Francisco, CA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING. DOI Scopus5 WoS2 |
| 2016 | Ottaway, D., Henderson-Sapir, O., Jackson, S., Malouf, A., Gorjan, M., & Munch, J. (2016). Erbium-doped Mid-Infrared Fiber Lasers. In CLEO_SI (pp. STh1O.1). San Jose, California: Optical Society of America. DOI |
| 2016 | Malouf, A., Henderson-Sapir, O., Gorjan, M., & Ottaway, D. (2016). Modelling and optimisation of a dual-wavelength pumped 3.5 μm fibre laser at the watt leve. In ACOFT Vol. Part F3-ACOFT 2016 (pp. 1-2). Online: OSA. DOI |
| 2015 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Munch, J., & Ottaway, D. (2015). Wavelength tunable mid-infrared Er(3+):ZBLAN fiber laser at 3.5 μm using dual wavelength pumping. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Technical Digest Vol. 2015-August (pp. 1-2). San Jose, CA: OSA. DOI Scopus6 WoS3 |
| 2015 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Munch, J., & Ottaway, D. (2015). Wavelength Tunable Mid-infrared Er3+:ZBLAN Fiber Laser at 3.5 μm using Dual Wavelength Pumping. In CLEO_SI (pp. SW1L.5). San Jose, California: Optical Society of America. |
| 2014 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Munch, J., & Ottaway, D. J. (2014). Mid-infrared 3.5 μm band Er3+:ZBLAN fibre laser. In N/A. Canberra, ACT, Australia. |
| 2014 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Munch, J., & Ottaway, D. (2014). High Power 3.5 um Fibre Laser. In ASSL (pp. 1-3). Online: Optical Society of America. Scopus4 |
| 2014 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Munch, J., & Ottaway, D. J. (2014). A higher power 3.5 μm fibre laser. In Advanced Solid State Lasers Assl 2014 (pp. ATu1A.3). OSA. DOI Scopus6 |
| 2013 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Ottaway, D., & Munch, J. (2013). Development of efficient mid-infrared 3.5μm fiber laser. In Optics Infobase Conference Papers (pp. FW4B.1). Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.: Optical Society of America. DOI Scopus4 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Munch, J., & Ottaway, D. J. (2018). 2014262132, Dual wavelength pumped laser system and method. Australia. |
| 2017 | Henderson-Sapir, O., Munch, J., & Ottaway, D. J. (2017). 9,559,485, Dual wavelength pumped laser system and method. USA. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| - | Luiten, A., O'Connor, M., Wu, K., Tettamanzi, G., Al-Ashwal, W., Baynes, F., & Henderson-Sapir, O. (n.d.). Sapphire Clock - Defence Applications. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Theodosiou, A., Henderson-Sapir, O., Baravets, Y., Cobcroft, O. T., Sentschuk, S. M., Stone, J. A., . . . Peterka, P. (2024). Understanding the temperature conditions for controlled splicing between silica and fluoride fibers. |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Stabilised 3.5um fibre laser for Gravitational Wave detector | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Clement Chan |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Utilising multimode erbium doped fibre amplifiers to generate novel output patterns and high peak and average power at 1.5 microns. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Jassimar Singh |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Stabilised 3.5um fibre laser for Gravitational Wave detector | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Clement Chan |
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Utilising multimode erbium doped fibre amplifiers to generate novel output patterns and high peak and average power at 1.5 microns. | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Jassimar Singh |
| 2022 | Co-Supervisor | Non-Linear Effects in Fibre Lasers | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Darcy Leonard Smith |
| 2022 | Co-Supervisor | Non-Linear Effects in Fibre Lasers | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Darcy Leonard Smith |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 - 2021 | Co-Supervisor | Pulsed Fibre Lasers Beyond 3 Micron | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Nathaniel Bawden |
| 2016 - 2020 | Co-Supervisor | Advancing Mid-IR Lasers | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Andrew Malouf |
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 - ongoing | Member | OSA | United States |
| 2009 - ongoing | Member | SPIE | United States |
| 2002 - ongoing | Member | IEEE | United States |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 - ongoing | Member | Optical and Quantum Electronics | Springer Nature Switzerland AG. | Switzerland |