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RESEARCH STUDENTS
Research Groups
at the ORC
Research at the ORC spans a huge range of areas. We have categorised them into broad themes, with some groups present in more than one area.
Alternatively, there is a full alphabetical list at the bottom of the page.
Optical Materials
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Optical Materials involves the discovery, fabrication and characterisation of substances with new or interesting optical properties. Groups include:
Integrated Photonic Devices | Nonlinear & Microstructured Optical Materials | Novel Glass & Fibre | Physical Optics | Planar Optical Materials | Silica Fibre Fabrication
Optical Fibres
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The history of the optic fibre is closely linked to the ORC, and today the innovation continues as new fibre designs and techniques continue to be developed. Groups include:
Advanced Fibre Technologies & Applications | Distributed Optical Fibre Sensors | Microstructured Fibre | Novel Glass & Fibre | Optical Sensors & Instrumentation | Silica Fibre Fabrication
Light Generation and Manipulation
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Light Generation and Manipulation covers Lasers, Optical Parametric Oscillators and non-linear devices that perform, for example frequency conversion. This covers a wide range of techniques and devices, but aimed at the same end result. Groups include:
Advanced Solid-State Sources | Fibre Bragg Gratings | High Power Fibre Lasers | Infrared Science & Technology | Integrated Photonic Devices | Nonlinear & Microstructured Optical Materials | Optical Parametric Oscillators | Physical Optics | Planar Waveguide & Slab Lasers | Ultrafast Laser X-Ray Group
Optical Networks and Systems
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Historically, the ORC has participated in the key innovations that enable the worldwide optical networks. This work is continuing today, as new techniques push out the boundaries of communication speed and cost. Groups include:
Advanced Fibre Technologies & Applications | Distributed Optical Fibre Sensors | Optical Sensors & Instrumentation
Biophotonic Microsystems
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Some of the most exciting emerging technologies involve the interaction of light at the smallest levels. These groups are working with sub-micron structures and devices with a range of applications, including biological work that is set to create a new wave of medical advancement. Groups include:
Integrated Photonic Devices | Nonlinear & Microstructured Optical Materials | Optical Biosensors & Biophotonics | Ultrafast Laser X-Ray Group
Fundamental Photonics
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Many of the ORC's greatest achievements come from exploring the fundamentals of optics and quantum electronics. These groups are improving the understanding of light and matter to feed our own insatiable appetite for discovery. Groups include:
Infrared Science & Technology | Physical Optics | Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy
Full list of Research Groups
- Advanced Fibre Technologies & Applications |Professor D J Richardson
- Advanced Solid-State Sources |Professor W A Clarkson
- Computational Nonlinear Optics | Dr P Horak
- Distributed Optical Fibre Sensors |Dr T P Newson
- Fibre Bragg Gratings |Dr M Ibsen
- High Power Fibre Lasers |Professor J Nilsson
- Infrared Science & Technology |Professor H N Rutt
- Integrated Photonic Devices |Professor J S Wilkinson
- Microstructured Optical Fibres |Professor D J Richardson
- Nanophotonics & Metamaterials |Professor N I Zheludev
- Nonlinear & Microstructured Optical Materials |Professor R W Eason
- Novel Glass & Fibre |Professor D W Hewak
- Optical Biosensors & Biophotonics |Dr Tracy Melvin
- Optical Fibre Communications | Telecommunications Devices and Sub-systems
Professor D J Richardson and Dr Periklis Petropoulos - Optical Fibre Nanowires and Related Devices |Dr G Brambilla
- Optical Parametric Oscillators |Professor D P Shepherd
- Optical Sensors & Instrumentation |Professor J P Dakin
- Photonic, Electronic and Plasmonic Microstuctured Optical Fibres |Dr Pier Sazio
- Physical Optics |Professor P Kazansky
- Planar Optical Materials |Dr P G R Smith
- Planar Waveguide and Slab Lasers |Dr Jacob Mackenzie
- Power Photonics & Applications |Dr Yoonchan Jeong
- Pulsed Fibre Lasers |Professor D J Richardson
- Pulsed Laser Deposition |Professor R W Eason
- Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy |Dr W S Brocklesby
- Silica Fibre Fabrication |Dr J K Sahu
- Ultrafast Laser X-Ray | Dr Bill Brocklesby
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