Lyle is an experimental physicist with a passion for technology and design. He obtained his PhD in 2016 under the supervision of Prof. Daniel Shaddock, a pioneer in the field of precision laser metrology and the CEO of Liquid Instruments.

Lyle specialises at the nexus of precision laser metrology and real-time digital signal processing implemented using field-programmable gate-arrays (FPGAs), a rare combination of skills that allows him to provide considerable value across a wide range of research activities and collaborations. He is an expert in precision laser interferometry, optical phased arrays, coherent light detection and ranging, laser communications, digitally enhanced interferometry and weak-light phase detection. 

Paul G. Sibley, Robert L. Ward, Lyle E. Roberts, Samuel P. Francis, and Daniel A. Shaddock, "Crosstalk reduction for multi-channel optical phase metrology," Opt. Express  28, 10400-10424 (2020)

Paul G. Sibley, Robert L. Ward, Lyle E. Roberts, Samuel P. Francis, and Daniel A. Shaddock, "Crosstalk reduction for multi-channel optical phase metrology," Opt. Express  28, 10400-10424 (2020)

General:

• Precision laser interferometry
• Field-programmable gate arrays
• Real-time digital signal processing
• Electro-optic metrology

Specific:

• Digitally enhanced interferometry
• Optical phased arrays
• Coherent light detection and ranging (LiDAR)
• Laser communications
• Weak-light phase metrology