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Research project

Quantum Hub (Oxford)

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Peter G.R. Smith

Professor in Electronics & Comp Science
Connect with Peter G.R.

Email: Peter.Smith@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Dr James Gates MPhys, PhD

Principal Research Fellow
Connect with James

Email: J.Gates@soton.ac.uk

Dr Peter Horak

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Theory and simulation of nonlinear and quantum optics
  • Laser pulse propagation and manipulation in optical fibres
  • Quantum technology, integrated optics, optical resonators
Connect with Peter

Email: peh@orc.soton.ac.uk

Professor Corin Gawith

Professorial Fellow-Enterprise
Connect with Corin

Email: corin.gawith@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Optical Engineering and Quantum Photonics Group

Led by Professor Peter Smith, our group specialises in the development and manufacture of novel optoelectronic devices for applications in quantum technology, integrated optical sensors and laser optics. 

Photonic Systems, Circuits and Sensors Group

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

Research outputs

Fiber cavities with integrated mode matching optics
Gurpreet Kaur Gulati, Hiroki Takahashi, Nina Podoliak, Peter Horak & Matthias Keller, 2017, Scientific Reports, 7(1)
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05729-8
Type: article
Integration of fiber-tip cavities in single-ion traps for quantum sensing
Peter Horak, Nina Podoliak, Hiroki Takahashi & Matthias Keller, 2017
DOI: 10.1117/12.2272487
Type: conference
Harnessing the mode mixing in optical fiber-tip cavities
Nina Podoliak, Hiroki Takahashi, Matthias Keller & Peter Horak, 2017, Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics, 50(8)
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6455/aa640a
Type: article
Optical beam splitting and switching based on arrays of tilted Bragg gratings in planar waveguides
Nina Podoliak, Matthew Posner, James Gates, Peter Smith & Peter Horak, 2017
Type: conference
Direct 9.3 µm CO2 laser consolidation of FHD silica for planar devices
Paul C. Gow, Alexander Jantzen, James Gates, Peter Smith & Christopher Holmes, 2017
Type: conference