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Nanophotonics Group

Microstructured Optical Fibre

Understanding and harnessing light-matter interactions at the nanometre scale.

Part of Photonics and optoelectronics

About

We perform fundamental optical physics and materials research which is critical for the discovery and development of new and improved optoelectronic technologies. Our interests and expertise include

  • Nano- and picophotonics
  • Photonic metamaterials
  • Optical imaging and metrology at the nanoscale
  • Toroidal electrodynamics
  • Electron beam nanophotonics
  • Laser-based deposition, forward transfer, and direct-write techniques
  • Generation and applications of XUV and soft X-ray radiation
  • Microstructured optical fibres
  • Discovery, optimization and applications of novel glasses, especially chalcogenide materials

Research highlights

Lit-up optical fibres bristling against a black background

Using optical fibres to create a sustainable fuel supply

Environment, sustainability and clean growth
Future societies and communities
Multidisciplinary team has found a way to turn water into hydrogen fuel using optical fibres.

People, projects and publications

People

Dr Angeles Camacho Rosales

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Optical fibre fabrication, Optical fibre technology, Material science

Email: a.l.camacho-rosales@soton.ac.uk

Address: B53, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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Dr Bill Brocklesby

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Bill Brocklesby’s research has centered around novel imaging & microscopy techniques in the visible and XUV spectral regions over the last 10-15 years.
  • He is at present working on coherent diffractive imaging of nanoscale systems using XUV radiation generated by high-power ultrashort pulse lasers. This interest in high-power ultrafast lasers led to involvement in the ICAN project, conceived by Gérard Mourou and Toshiki Tajima, which studied large-scale beam combination of ultrafast fibre lasers for wake-field acceleration.
  • Dr Brocklesby was Project Manager of ICAN, and large-scale beam combination remains a topic of interest. 

Email: wsb@orc.soton.ac.uk

Address: B46, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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Dr Collin Sones

Principal Research Fellow

Email: cls@orc.soton.ac.uk

Address: B46, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

Dr Eric Plum

Principal Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: erp@orc.soton.ac.uk

Address: B53, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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Dr Kevin Chung-Che Huang

Senior Research Fellow

Email: cch@soton.ac.uk

Address: B53, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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Professor Kevin MacDonald

Professorial Fellow-Research

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: kfm@orc.soton.ac.uk

Address: B53, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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Dr Nikitas Papasimakis

Principal Research Fellow

Accepting applications from PhD students

Email: n.papasimakis@soton.ac.uk

Address: B53, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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Professor Nikolay Zheludev

Professor of Physics & Astronomy

Email: niz@orc.soton.ac.uk

Address: B46, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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Dr Pier-John Sazio

Principal Research Fellow

Email: p.a.sazio@soton.ac.uk

Address: B46, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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Dr Tanchao Pu PhD

Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Artificial Intelligence for nanophotonicsImaging and microscopyComputer VisionOptical Superoscillation 

Email: tanchao.pu@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +442380590189

Address: B53, West Highfield Campus, University Road, SO17 1BJ (View in Google Maps)

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My interests are varied across photonics, particularly in optical fibre design and fabrication, optical materials, optical sensing, and high-power fibre lasers.
Professor Sir David Payne
Professor of Photonics
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