Our research activities are strategically focused to ensure academic excellence is combined with strong industrial engagement.
Our key objective is to bridge the gap between academic research and industrial applications and development in the area of photonics.
18 March 2025
Final year student Miraidh Reid (BSc Honours degree in Physics) has been named as one of the 20 Women Scholars for 2025 by Optica, also the first UK-based recipient.
3 December 2024
Prof Martin Dawson was awarded the prestigious Fraunhofer Taler (Medal) in a ceremony held in Munich.
10 December 2024
Prof Alan Kemp and Caledonian Photonics Ltd to develop narrow linewidth diode-pumped Ti:Sapphire lasers for quantum applications.
5 December 2024
A UK Hub for Quantum Enabled Position, Navigation and Timing (QEPNT) launched to ensure the UK benefits from resilient PNT advancements.
25 November 2024
PhD researcher Dillon Downie and Dr Nicolas Laurand developed a technique to recycle and reuse quantum dots to reduce waste and costs in the development of supraparticle lasers.
12 November 2024
Prof Jennifer Hastie named in the 2025 Photonics 100 list (Electro Optics magazine), which celebrates global leading individuals driving innovation in Optics and Photonics.
01 November 2024
PhD researcher Emma McCormick awarded a travel grant to attend the 2024 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) taking place from 10-14 November 2024 in Rome, Italy.
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Director
My research group is developing novel ultra-high coherence lasers for applications in metrology and cold atom-based sensors. We collaborate with industry and a number of research groups in the area of quantum technologies.
Research Director
I lead the Photonics Materials & Devices research group which studies a diverse range of micro and nanostructure devices made from materials including gallium nitride, diamond and semiconductor nano-crystals.
I joined the Institute of Photonics in August 2002 as part of Dr David Burns’ solid-state laser engineering team. My research centres on the science and engineering of compact solid-state lasers.
Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Technologies
My research group develops devices to interface with neural systems in an effort to understand aspects of neural processing. We collaborate closely with leading neuroscientists and develop high-end technology using advanced semiconductor processing techniques.
Photonic Materials and Devices group
Deputy Director
I'm an Associate Team Leader in the Photonic Materials and Devices group at the Institute of Photonics. I'm pursuing a programme of research at the interface of Photonics, Nanotechnology and the Life Sciences.
Photonic Material and Devices group
I am a lecturer in Photonic Semiconductor Devices at the Institute of Photonics, with a primary interest in Photonic Integrated Circuit (PIC) technologies.
Neuromorphic Photonics group
Turing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fellow
In 2014 I was awarded a Chancellor Fellowship by the University of Strathclyde. As a result of this award I started working from October 2014 as a Lecturer at the Strathclyde’s Institute of Photonics.
