High brightness semiconductor lasersNews and Announcements
ESLW 2025
04 October 2025
PhD researcher Anjana Ganesh delivered a contributed talk on the development of 780 nm VECSELs for quantum interferometry at the European Semiconductor Laser Workshop 2025 (Copenhagen, Denmark).
QEPNT Science meeting
12 September 2025
Our group presented the latest results on the development of lasers for quantum to our collaborators in the QEPNT consortium during the Science Meeting in Bristol.
IEEE Summer Topicals
22 July 2025
Prof Hastie presented an invited talk on the advances in ultra-stable VECSELs at the IEEE Photonics Society Summer Topicals (Berlin, Germany).
Royal Society Conference
20 February 2025
Prof Hastie presented a perspective on the role of photonics in future real-world deployment of quantum technologies at Royal Society's Transforming our future: Quantum Information conference.
IoP-VECSELs at Photonics West 2025
30 January 2025
PhD researchers Charlotte Hodges and Steven Anderson delivered contributed talks on their projects' latest results at Photonics West 2025.
Prof Ursula Keller visit
16 January 2025
Professor Ursula Keller (ETH Zürich) visited the Advanced Lasers labs when our group had the opportunity to showcase our research on lasers for quantum technologies.
International Year of Quantum
6 January 2025
We started the 2025 International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ), created to celebrate 100 years of quantum mechanics and to promote the importance and impact of quantum science and applications on all aspects of life.
Project funded by EPSRC PQA
10 December 2024
IoP researchers have secured funding from EPSRC Photonics and Quantum Accelerator to develop, in partnership with Caledonian Photonics Ltd, a compact diode-pumped Titanium-Sapphire laser with a narrow linewidth for quantum sensing and timing.
QEPNT Hub launched
5 December 2024
A new quantum technology hub (A UK Hub for Quantum Enabled Position, Navigation and Timing, or QEPNT) aimed at ensuring the UK benefits from resilient position, navigation and timing advancements has been launched.
OPN Optics in 2024
1 December 2025
The group's research on ultra-coherent monolithic VECSELs is featured in Optics and Photonics News "Optics in 2024 " special issue.
2025 Photonics 100
12 November 2024
Prof Hastie has been included in the 2025 Photonics 100 list, published by Electro Optics magazine, which celebrates the achievements of 100 leading individuals driving innovation in photonics and optical technology worldwide.
Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2024
30 October 2024
PhD researcher Charlotte Hodges presented a poster at Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2024 conference (Denver, CO, USA) on the development of a red VECSEL locked to molecular iodine at 689 nm for optical clocks.
APL front cover
8 July 2024
The group's research on the development of monolithic VECSELs was selected as Editor's Pick, Featured Article and is in the front cover of Applied Physics Letters.
2024 Siegman International School on Lasers
27 March 2024
Congratulations to PhD researcher Charlotte Hodges on being accepted to attend the prestigious 2024 Siegman International School on Lasers at University of Stanford.
Optica Fellow
30 October 2023
Congratulations to Prof Jennifer Hastie on being elected Optica Fellow.
"Best Student Paper" finalist at Optica Laser Congress
1 October 2023
PhD researcher Steven Anderson has been shortlisted for best student paper award at the Optica Laser Congress.