Professor Paul Griffin
Physics
Personal statement
I studied for a BSc Physics from the University of Limerick before receiving my PhD in 2005 from Durham University. I went on to become a postdoctoral fellow at Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, GA, from 2005-2007, after which I came to the University of Strathclyde to work in what was then the Photonics Group. I held a five-year Royal Society of Edinburgh Personal Research Fellowship starting in 2009. From 2010-2011 I was a Guest Researcher at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD, funded by an award from Marie Curie. In 2015 I was awarded a Chancellor's Fellowship at Strathclyde.
Prize And Awards
- Chancellor's Fellowship
- Recipient
- 2015
- Marie Curie CO-FUND Fellowship
- Recipient
- 2009
- Royal Society of Edinburgh/Scottish Government Personal Research Fellowship
- Recipient
- 2009
Publications
- Single-board low-noise fluxgate magnetometer
- Dyer T, Griffin PF, Riis E
- Journal of Applied Physics Vol 135 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0175418
- A cold-atom Ramsey clock with a low volume physics package
- Bregazzi A, Batori E, Lewis B, Affolderbach C, Mileti G, Riis E, Griffin PF
- Scientific Reports Vol 14 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51418-8
- Optimal binary gratings for multi-wavelength magneto-optical traps
- Burrow Oliver S, Fasano Robert J, Brand Wesley, Wright Michael W, Li Wenbo, Ludlow Andrew D, Riis Erling, Griffin Paul F, Arnold Aidan S
- Optics Express Vol 31, pp. 40871-40880 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.498606
- Portable single-beam cesium zero-field magnetometer for magnetocardiography
- Dawson Rach, O'Dwyer Carolyn, Mrozowski Marcin S, Irwin Edward, McGilligan James P, Burt David P, Hunter Dominic, Ingleby Stuart, Rea Molly, Holmes Niall, Brookes Matthew J, Griffin Paul F, Riis Erling
- Journal of Optical Microsystems Vol 3 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JOM.3.4.044501
- Optical pumping enhancement of a free-induction-decay magnetometer
- Hunter Dominic, Mrozowski Marcin S, McWilliam Allan, Ingleby Stuart J, Dyer Terry E, Griffin Paul F, Riis Erling
- Journal of Optical Society of America B Vol 40, pp. 2664-2673 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.501086
- Free-induction-decay magnetic field imaging with a microfabricated Cs vapor cell
- Hunter Dominic, Perrella Chris, McWilliam Allan, McGilligan James P, Mrozowski Marcin, Ingleby Stuart J, Griffin Paul F, Burt David, Luiten Andre N, Riis Erling
- Optics Express Vol 31, pp. 33582-33595 (2023)
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.500278
Research Interests
My research work looks at experimental methods precision measurements in atomic physics, with an overall aim of developing next generation devices based on truly quantum technology. The main strands of my research are in laser-cooled atoms, atom interferometry, atomic clocks, and atomic magnetometry.
Further details can be found on the Experimental Quantum Optics and Photonics group homepage - http://photonics.phys.strath.ac.uk
Professional Activities
- Compact cold atom platforms
- Speaker
- 21/7/2022
- Compact cold atom platforms
- Speaker
- 21/7/2022
- Physical Review Applied (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 18/3/2022
- Research Directions: Quantum Technologies (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2022
- Photonics (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 2022
- Big Bounce 2021
- Participant
- 13/10/2021
Projects
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Dorne, Anais Camille Annabel
- Griffin, Paul (Principal Investigator) Riis, Erling (Co-investigator) Dorne, Anais Camille Annabel (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2027
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Wells-Pestell, Maximillian
- Pritchard, Jonathan (Principal Investigator) Griffin, Paul (Co-investigator) Wells-Pestell, Maximillian (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2027
- DTP 2224 University of Strathclyde | Leask, Vaila
- Griffin, Paul (Principal Investigator) McGilligan, James Patrick (Co-investigator) Leask, Vaila (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2027
- Chip-scale Atomic Systems for a Quantum Navigator (Programme Grant)
- Griffin, Paul (Principal Investigator) Riis, Erling (Co-investigator)
- 16-Jan-2023 - 15-Jan-2028
- SBRI - Cells for Rb 2-PAC
- Griffin, Paul (Principal Investigator) Dyer, Terry (Co-investigator) McGilligan, James Patrick (Co-investigator) Riis, Erling (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2025
- CPII SBRI Bid, INS System
- Burrow, Oliver (Principal Investigator) Griffin, Paul (Co-investigator) Riis, Erling (Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2023 - 31-Jan-2025