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Photonics team
The photonics team at IRL is mainly focused on the design, synthesis and characterisation of novel photonic materials.
We have expertise in both organic and inorganic synthetic techniques as well as in the characterisation of these materials to assess their suitability as the active components in devices for emerging photonics technologies.
We are also involved in the development of new scintillator materials for radiation dosimetry[?] and detection.
Our main areas of interest and capability are:
- Synthesis of high performance polymers e.g. polyamides, polyketenes, polyacrylates, for use in nonlinear optics, THz[?] lenses, scintillation detectors and index matching materials
- Glass ceramics and photorefractive materials
- Evaluation of the response and effacy of photonic materials
- Evaluation of material stabilities, including photostability and thermal stability
- Quantum dots and nanoparticles for index matching and as the active materials in novel Bragg gratings
- Theoretical and structural aspects of organic photonic materials, including X-ray crystallographic studies.
Our team currently has 12 members and is comprised of synthetic chemists and experimental physicists. We also have strong research collaborations with a number of domestic and international organisations.