Staff Lead researcher Professor Nikolay Zheludev Professor of Physics & Astronomy Connect with Nikolay Email: niz@orc.soton.ac.uk Other researchers Dr Eric Plum Principal Research Fellow Connect with Eric Email: erp@orc.soton.ac.uk Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups Nanophotonics Group We perform fundamental optical physics and materials research. This is critical for the discovery and development of new and improved optoelectronic technologies.