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EPSRC Support by Research Area (Optical Devices and Subsystems) in Theme (Information and Communication Technologies)

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. The number and value of grants listed below reflects how the theme portfolio is described by this research area.

Please note: some research areas will appear under multiple themes. There is no unique, absolute, relationship between a research area and a theme.

Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
A capability for patterning beyond-CMOS devices at atomic scalecharlton, Professor MDBUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Electronics and Computer Sci 3,141,000
A National Research Facility for EpitaxyHeffernan, Professor JUniversity of SheffieldElectronic and Electrical Engineering 12,250,478
A prototype interface between neutral-atom quantum processors and superconducting circuitsHogan, Professor SDUCLPhysics and Astronomy 1,012,857
Cavity-assisted Quantum SensingBarontini, Professor GUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Physics and Astronomy 628,809
Coherent pulse propagation and modelocking in terahertz quantum cascade lasersDean, Dr PUniversity of LeedsElectronic and Electrical Engineering 1,127,385
Combining the Strengths of Mid-IR and Raman Spectroscopies on Single Chip for Rapid Bedside Biomarker DiagnosticsGanapathy, Professor SUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 805,209
CORNERSTONE 2.5Littlejohns, Professor CUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 1,538,492
EPSRC-SFI:Energy Efficient M Communication using Combs (EEMC)Ellis, Professor ADAston UniversityCollege of Engineering and Physical Sci 634,133
EVacuAted OptiCal Fibres for Ultimate UV-to-Infrared Light TransMission (VACUUM)Slavik, Professor RUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 860,116
MISSION (Mid- Infrared Silicon Photonic Sensors for Healthcare and Environmental Monitoring)Reed, Professor GTUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 5,757,814
Monolithic generation & detection of squeezed light in silicon nitride photonics (Mono-Squeeze)Matthews, Professor JUniversity of BristolPhysics 514,112
Monolithic generation & detection of squeezed light in silicon nitride photonics (Mono-Squeeze)Politi, Dr AUniversity of SouthamptonSch of Physics and Astronomy 489,134
Monolithic On-chip Integration of Electronics & Photonics Using III-nitrides for TelecomsMartin, Professor RWUniversity of StrathclydePhysics 259,684
Monolithic On-chip Integration of Electronics & Photonics Using III-nitrides for TelecomsKesaria, Dr MCardiff UniversitySchool of Physics and Astronomy 437,465
Multipoint Sensors for Extreme EnvironmentsFells, Dr JUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 1,226,073
Next Generation Metrology Driven by NanophotonicsJiang, Professor Dame XUniversity of HuddersfieldSch of Computing and Engineering 5,539,716
Phosphide-based nanowire for visible and near-infrared miniature photon emittersMowbray, Professor DUniversity of SheffieldPhysics and Astronomy 550,618
Phosphide-based nanowires for visible and near-infrared miniature photon emittersSanchez, Professor AUniversity of WarwickPhysics 556,955
Phosphide-based nanowires for visible and near-infrared miniature photon emittersLiu, Professor HUCLElectronic and Electrical Engineering 940,501
Photonic Integrated Modulators for Aerospace and Data/TelecomAbadia, Dr NCardiff UniversitySchool of Physics and Astronomy 326,297
Plasmon-enhanced light emission from hybrid nanowires: towards electrically driven nanowire lasersTaylor, Professor RAUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 463,960
Plasmon-enhanced light emission from hybrid nanowires: towards electrically driven nanowire lasersYang, Dr SUniversity of LeicesterChemistry 437,661
Programmable volume photonicsBooth, Professor MUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 202,389
QUantum Dot On Silicon systems for communications, information processing and sensing (QUDOS)Seeds, Professor AJUCLElectronic and Electrical Engineering 6,123,268
Raman Distributed Feedback Fibre LasersIbsen, Dr MUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 811,874
Silicon core fibres: extending the reach of nonlinear fibre systemsPeacock, Professor AUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 674,371
Silicon Core Fibres: extending the reach of nonlinear fibre systemsBraidotti, Dr MUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 232,905
Silicon core fibres: extending the reach of nonlinear fibre systemsStrain, Professor MJUniversity of StrathclydeInst of Photonics 20,445
Smart Fibre Optics High-Power Photonics (HiPPo)Zervas, Professor MUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 6,249,535
Tamm metasurface lasers for sensing and datacomm applicationsHarbord, Dr EGHUniversity of BristolElectrical and Electronic Engineering 413,929
Towards a revolution in optical communicationsThomson, Professor DUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 1,055,484
UK National Ion Beam CentreWebb, Professor RPUniversity of SurreyATI Electronics 2,454,938

Total Number of Grants: 32
Total Value of Grants: £57,737,607

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).