Centre for Microsystems & Photonics

The Centre for Microsystems and Photonics (CMP) is a research group within the Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, with expertise in optoelectronic and photonic sensors and systems, active and passive photonic devices, MEMS, microsystems and free-space microphotonics.  The Centre has been active in the field of optoelectronic sensor research since 1984, and has contributed extensively to theoretical and practical developments in the field of fibre optic and guided wave optic sensors; fibre lasers; and micromechanics, microsensors/actuators and microtechnology. Over the last 20 years, staff from the Centre have been involved in varied research activities including collaborative research with industry and knowledge transfer to industry.  The research philosophy is to expand our industrial collaboration, whilst ensuring that fundamental research and generation of new knowledge is also actively pursued. Support and personal development of students is an important University activity – our postgraduate research student population consists of a mix of both home and international PhD students, many of whom have gone on to establish successful careers in photonics within industry and academia.  The Centre has also hosted a steady stream of short-term international visitors who have contributed immensely to our research activities, and whose contributions are hereby acknowledged.

I hope that you find our web-pages to be of interest. If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me, or any of my colleagues at the Centre.

Professor Deepak Uttamchandani
Director, Centre for Microsystems and Photonics