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Quantum Hub (Oxford)

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Peter G.R. Smith

Professor in Electronics & Comp Science
Other researchers

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

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.

Research outputs

Chip-based array of near-identical, pure, heralded single-photon sources
Justin B. Spring,
Paolo L. Mennea,
Benjamin J. Metcalf,
Peter C. Humphreys,
James C. Gates,
Helen L. Rogers,
Christoph Soller,
Brian J. Smith,
W. Steven Kolthammer,
Peter G.R. Smith,
& Ian A. Walmsley
, 2017 , Optica , 4 (1) , 90--96
DOI: 10.1364/OPTICA.4.000090
Type: article
Harnessing the mode mixing in optical fiber-tip cavities
Nina Podoliak,
Hiroki Takahashi,
Matthias Keller,
& Peter Horak
, 2017 , Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics , 50 (8)
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6455/aa640a
Type: article
Dual-core optical fiber as beam splitter with arbitrary, tunable polarization-dependent transfer function
Nina Podoliak,
& Peter Horak
, 2017 , IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology , 35 (18)
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2017.2729939
Type: article
Fiber cavities with integrated mode matching optics
Gurpreet Kaur Gulati,
Hiroki Takahashi,
Nina Podoliak,
Peter Horak,
& Matthias Keller
, 2017 , Scientific Reports , 7 (1)
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-05729-8
Type: article
Integration of fiber-tip cavities in single-ion traps for quantum sensing
Peter Horak,
Nina Podoliak,
Hiroki Takahashi,
& Matthias Keller
, 2017
DOI: 10.1117/12.2272487
Type: conference
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