Our Consortium
Structured Photonics research Group
Focusing on applying novel physical phenomena to industry inspired engineering challenges, this group has successfully led a range of research programs including the development of state-of-the-art Space Division Multiplexed communication systems, novel studies into the propagation dynamics of structured light in turbulent environments, ultra-wide field of view solar collection optics, and bespoke acoustic wavefront shapers. This group is led by Prof Martin Lavery at the University of Glasgow. Prof Lavery is the coordinator for SuperPixels.
Photonic Devices Group
Experienced in the analysis, design, modelling and experimental characterisation of PICs. The research activities of this group focus on analysis and design of integrated optics and devices, linear and nonlinear optical signal processing, numerical modelling, PICs control techniques, characterization techniques for high bit rates optical communications and sensing. Group led by Prof Andrea Melloni at the Politecnico di Milano, where Dr. Francesco Morichetti from this group is leading their scientific involvement.
OPTICS OF NANO AND QUANTUM MATERIALS (OPNAQ)
OpNaQ specializes in the generation, description and experimental reconstruction of complex light fields tailored at the nanoscale and the investigation of bespoke materials and nanoscale light sources. The tools developed by the group also enable the experimental study of highly confined fields and their intriguing properties, such as polarization topologies and transverse angular momenta. Furthermore, the group has a strong interest in applications of structured light and novel materials in metrology, biophotonics and imaging. This research group is led by Prof. Dr Peter Banzer and it is part of the Institute of Physics at the Karl-Franzens-University in Graz, Austria.
Optoelectronics Research Group
Pioneers in the development of integrated photonics optoelectronics and on-chip device integration. This group’s successes have included integrated photonic circuits with very low loss and high uniformity, compact semiconductor lasers and heterogeneous device integration. This group is led by Prof. Marc Sorel at the University of Glasgow.
quantum information processing group (QIV)
The QIV group pioneered experiments in free space continuous variable QKD and is developing quantum technologyfor QKD compatible with telecom fibre systems. The group also has scientific collaborations with Tesat Spacecom and DLR resulting in quantum-limited measurements of a GEO satellite. This research group is led by Dr Christoph Marquardt, within the Leuchs Emeritus Group at the Max Planck for the Science of Light.
Complex Photonics research group
This group have radically changed the outlook for endoscopic imaging through their ground breaking technical advances in imaging through single strands of multi-mode fibres. The group is led by Prof. Čižmár at the Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The scientific involvement is led by Dr Stephen Simpson and Dr Johanna Trägårdh.
Professor David Miller
Prof. Miller is the W. M. Keck Foundation Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University and is acknowledged as a leading creative figure in the design of sophisticated optical processing protocols. His research interests include physics and devices in nanophotonics, nanometallics, and quantum-well optoelectronics, and fundamentals and applications of optics in information sensing, switching, and processing.
