Photonics
We conduct applied and fundamental research underlying laser and light-based techniques and develop novel technologies to address real-world applications of photonics.
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Professor Mark Neil and his student at work in the lab
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“White light laser” – a fibre based supercontinuum source
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Micro-LED arrays for optogenetic stimulation
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Foxes glacier mints between two linear polarisers
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Parasitic green light generation in a mid-IR laser.