Staff Lead researchers Dr Jacob Mackenzie Associate Professor Research interests Waveguide amplifiers and lasers Cryogenically cooled lasers for peak and average power scaling Ultra-fast high repetition rate compact lasers Connect with Jacob Email: jim@orc.soton.ac.uk Other researchers Professor Andy Clarkson Professor of Optoelectronics Research Connect with Andy Email: wac@orc.soton.ac.uk Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups Smart Lasers and Special Fibres Our research vision is to revolutionise manufacturing in the digital era by developing the next generation of reconfigurable, scalable, resilient, power efficient, disruptive ‘smart’ fibre laser tools for the demanding medical and biosciences sectors. Research outputs