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

Ion-exchanged Tm³⁺:glass channel waveguide laser

Amol Choudhary, Kannan Pradeesh, Jacob I. Mackenzie, Xian Feng & David P. Shepherd, 2013, Optics Letters, 38(7), 1146-1148

DOI: 10.1364/OL.38.001146

Type: article

Single-mode rib waveguides in (Yb,Nb): RbTiOPO₄ by reactive ion etching

Amol Choudhary, J. Cugat, Kannan Pradeesh, R. Solé, F. Díaz, M. Aguiló, H.M.H. Chong & D.P. Shepherd, 2013, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 46(14)

DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/46/14/145108

Type: article

Sub-micron-scale femtosecond laser ablation using a digital micromirror device

B. Mills, M. Feinäugle, C.L. Sones, N. Rizvi & R.W. Eason, 2013, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 23(3)

DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/23/3/035005

Type: article

Low-threshold, mirrorless emission at 981nm in an Yb,Gd,Lu:KYW inverted rib waveguide laser

2013

DOI: 10.1117/12.2001832

Type: conference

PbSe quantum dots grown in a high-index low-melting-temperature glass for infrared laser applications

Kannan Pradeesh, Amol Choudhary, B. Mills, V. Leonard, D.W. Hewak, X. Feng & D.P. Shepherd, 2013

DOI: 10.1117/12.2001079

Type: conference