Research project

Integrated Photonics

Research groups:

Nanophotonics Group
Lead researcher:

Professor Robert Eason
Other researchers:

Dr Jacob Mackenzie,

Professor Peter G.R. Smith,

Emeritus Professor James Wilkinson
Research funder:

EPSRC
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Robert Eason

Connect with Robert

Email: rwe@orc.soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Dr Jacob Mackenzie

Associate Professor

Research interests

Waveguide amplifiers and lasers
Cryogenically cooled lasers for peak and average power scaling
Ultra-fast high repetition rate compact lasers

Connect with Jacob

Email: jim@orc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Peter G.R. Smith

Professor in Electronics & Comp Science

Connect with Peter G.R.

Email: Peter.Smith@soton.ac.uk

Emeritus Professor James Wilkinson PhD, CEng, FIET, FInstP, FIEEE

Connect with James

Email: jsw@ecs.soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Nanophotonics Group

We perform fundamental optical physics and materials research. This is critical for the discovery and development of new and improved optoelectronic technologies.

Photonic Systems, Circuits and Sensors Group

Our group’s research in photonics is helping the development of critical global technologies.

Research outputs

Capillary-based reverse transcriptase loop-mediated isothermal amplification for cost-effective and rapid point-of-care COVID-19 testing

Anto John, Peijun He, Ioannis Katis, Panagiotis Galanis, Alice Iles, R.W. Eason & Collin Sones, 2021, Analytica Chimica Acta, 1185

DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.339002

Type: article

Particulate reduction in PLD-grown crystalline films via bi-directional target irradiation

Jake, Jonathan Prentice, James Grant-Jacob, Jacob Mackenzie, Robert Eason & Sergey Kurilchik, 2019, Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing, 125

DOI: 10.1007/s00339-019-2456-5

Type: article

Characterising energy transfer upconversion in Nd-doped Vanadates at elevated temperatures

Silvia Cante, Stephen J. Beecher & Jacob Mackenzie, 2018, Optics Express, 26(6)

DOI: 10.1364/OE.26.006478

Type: article

Pulsed laser deposition of crystalline garnet waveguides at a growth rate of 20 µm per hour

James A. Grant-Jacob, Stephen J. Beecher, Jake J. Prentice, David P. Shepherd, Jacob I. Mackenzie & Robert W. Eason, 2017, Surface and Coatings Technology

DOI: 10.1016/j.surfcoat.2017.12.008

Type: article

Dynamic control of refractive index during pulsed laser deposited waveguide growth

James Grant-Jacob, Stephen J. Beecher, Haris Riris, Anthony Yu, David P. Shepherd, Robert W. Eason & Jacob I. Mackenzie, 2017, Optical Materials Express

DOI: 10.1364/OME.7.004073

Type: article