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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

1 December 2025

The group's research on ultra-coherent monolithic VECSELs is featured in Optics and Photonics News "Optics in 2024 " special issue.

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.

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.

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.