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Quantum Hub (Birmingham)

Staff

Lead researcher

Dr Tim Freegarde

Senior Lecturer
Other researchers

Professor Peter G.R. Smith

Professor in Electronics & Comp Science

Dr James Gates MPhys, PhD

Principal Research Fellow

Dr Peter Horak

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Theory and simulation of nonlinear and quantum optics
  • Laser pulse propagation and manipulation in optical fibres
  • Quantum technology, integrated optics, optical resonators

Professor Corin Gawith

Professorial Fellow-Enterprise

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Computational Nonlinear Optics

We develop theoretical models and computer simulations for a wide range of photonics systems, such as optical fibres, integrated waveguides, and quantum technology.

Optical Engineering and Quantum Photonics Group

Led by Professor Peter Smith, our group specialises in the development and manufacture of novel optoelectronic devices for applications in quantum technology, integrated optical sensors and laser optics. 

Photonic Systems, Circuits and Sensors Group

Our group’s research in photonics is helping the development of critical global technologies.

Quantum, Light and Matter Group

Our research group examines the connections between physics, chemistry and engineering.

Research outputs

Optical beam splitting and switching based on arrays of tilted Bragg gratings in planar waveguides
Nina Podoliak,
Matthew Posner,
James Gates,
Peter Smith,
& Peter Horak
, 2017
Type: conference
Core structure and non-Abelian reconnection of defects in a biaxial nematic spin-2 Bose-Einstein condensate
Magnus O. Borgh,
& Janne Ruostekoski
, 2016 , Physical Review Letters , 117 (275302) , 1--6
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.275302
Type: article
Coherent scattering of near-resonant light by a dense microscopic cold atomic cloud
S. Jennewein,
M. Besbes,
N.J. Schilder,
S.D. Jenkins,
C. Sauvan,
J. Ruostekoski,
J.-J. Greffet,
Y.R.P. Sortais,
& A. Browaeys
, 2016 , Physical Review Letters , 116 (23) , 233601
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.233601
Type: article
Storing light with subradiant correlations in arrays of atoms
G. Facchinetti,
S.D. Jenkins,
& J. Ruostekoski
, 2016 , Physical Review Letters , 117 (24)
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.243601
Type: article
Stochastic methods for light propagation and recurrent scattering in saturated and nonsaturated atomic ensembles
Mark D. Lee,
Stewart D. Jenkins,
& Janne Ruostekoski
, 2016 , Physical Review A , 93 (6) , 063803--1
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.93.063803
Type: article
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