We conduct pioneering research targeting breakthroughs to benefit national security missions. Explore some of our cutting-edge physics facilities.
Advanced Optics and Photonics Laboratory
The Advanced Optics and Photonics Laboratory leverages APL’s experimental optics and remote sensing expertise to develop optical sensors for noninvasive brain–computer interface technology. Facilities house several world-class optical neural imaging systems that aim to improve the current state of the art in temporal and spatial resolution of these tools to create breakthroughs in both health and human–machine interactions.
Low Temperature Quantum Device Laboratory
The Low Temperature Quantum Device Laboratory’s capabilities are used to control and characterize novel quantum protocols and devices. The protocol and device development efforts are critical to the realization of quantum sensing and computing technologies that will forever change how we collect and process information.