People

Arnan is responsible for the overall strategy of the Centre and is the initial contact for new collaborations with academics, industry and government.

Bill is a researcher in optical communications, focusing on using novel photonic technologies to fix problems in the systems that provide the backbone of the internet.

Caitlin is investigating novel ways to generate and refine optical frequency combs, to support ultra-high speed communication in a more efficient way, enabling us to keep up with future global internet traffic demand.

Jorge is working to integrate optical combs into free space optical communications for satellite communications to improve connectivity for remote areas.

Chawaphon (Park) is investigating how optical frequency combs can support data communication systems, to reduce costs and the load on current internet infrastructure.

Yisong is looking at ways in which we can make communications to satellites as fast as we can on the ground, by making current multi-terabit internet technologies applicable to space.

Yonghang is investigating ways to clone laser light after travelling over long distances of fibre, which aims to allow for ultra-high data rates in our internet infrastructure, but with lower energy consumption and cost.

Andy is using the photonic integrated circuits for precision sensing and defence applications, such as inertial positioning sensors. These photonic integrated circuits are created by the simulation and fabrication teams.

Armandas is working on interfacing and packaging the microscale integrated photonic circuits for real-world applications, like enhancing the precision of drones used for remote survey of land and infrastructure.

Luke is working on signal processing techniques to improve the accuracy, size, and cost of optical sensors needed in assessing biological samples, monitoring the structural health of buildings and bridges, and defence applications.

Marina creates integrated non-linear broadband light sources to make the internet faster, more energy-efficient and capable of carrying larger bandwidths.

Paramjeet is creating a photonic integrated photodetector that will make sensors more accurate, compact and cost-effective to be used in driverless cars, infrastructure monitoring and drones.

Rebecca is researching how to integrate optical gyroscopes onto a fingernail-sized chip so they are more suitable from a cost and performance perspective in driverless cars.

Thach is responsible for coordinating the Centre's simulation and design efforts and investigates new theoretical concepts for photonics integrated circuits.

Haijin is researching how to use more efficient techniques like optical frequency microcombs, to send data faster and more efficiently through existing networks for faster internet speeds.

Hiep designs light-powered components capable of simulating the complex behaviour of crystals, to experiment whether these unique properties could be used for high-speed processing in quantum computing.

Kokou designs, fabricates and integrates broadband sources into photonic chips using a lithium niobate platform for environmental monitoring, medical diagnosis and military applications.

Phuong is investigating how to develop more compact ways to implement a new type of filter, which is an essential component for a variety of applications including sensing and data communications.

Panteha is developing new 2D materials to identify their nonlinear optical properties, to integrate them onto chip-based devices to increase data flow across the internet.

Tasneem is researching more efficient, accessible and less invasive scanning methods using on-chip optical filters that could be used to more accurately read glucose levels or the allergic components of food.

Xu investigates devices and circuits on photonic chips that can enable low energy consumption, high speed data transmission using the next generation optical fibres.

Max produces computational algorithms and processes that interface with specialised laboratory hardware to ensure the teams' light-powered devices are working as they should be.

Guanghui looks after InPAC’s current fabrication platforms and establishes new technologies for application teams and end-users, whist ensuring all InPAC’s photonic integrated circuits perform the way the design team intended.

Aditya’s research combines functional optical materials with novel two-dimensional materials to create for more compact, sensitive and accurate applications in defence, data communications, and biotechnology.

Jack is researching wavelength converters that have the potential to meet future high-speed communication needs while minimising energy consumption, cost, and size with the photonic integrated circuit platform.

Marko is working on trapping mid-infrared light to develop a tiny fingernail-sized photonic chip to make sensors more compact for detecting diseases in our breath, or the quality of the air in our environment.

Mohab is investigating neuromorphic computing architectures using integrated photonics, aiming towards energy-efficient hardware with faster computational speeds for ever-demanding deep learning applications.

Sonya is looking at how integrated photonic circuits can be used to miniaturise precision measurement tools like quantum sensors for use in satellites in deep space exploration and more accurate mining.

Cesar combines photonic biosensors with microfluidic devices to give us more accurate insight into human biology and disease states for more personalised treatments in the future.

Crispin is creating new microfluidics approaches to more accurately filter, sample and sense small amounts of liquid such as blood and saliva for more precise and personalised medical devices.

Francisco investigates how to use microfluidics and micromechanics to ensure all components can be integrated seamlessly to allow for more precise biomedical fluid handling, personalised care devices and sensitive sensors.

Jorge is working with optical sensors based on nano-structures and is researching how to improve the sensitivity of sensors by applying signal processing techniques to ensure everyone has access to high-care healthcare.

Madhuri is researching simpler, faster and more accurate fabrication methods so larger numbers of samples can be analysed at the same time.

Paul is developing a handheld, real-time device to detect signs of early ovarian cancer by using light-powered biosensing technology.

Siew is using photonic biosensors to create a handheld, compact device that will revolutionise how heart attacks are currently diagnosed.

Harris is working on developing an integrated optical-microfluidic biosensing device for real-time analysis of biomarkers from cancer cells that are circulating in the blood.

Tetsuya is investing how to make portable medical devices that can easily and rapidly detect viruses and proteins in a small amount of biological sample.

Wade is a cross-disciplinary researcher with a focus on medicine and microfluidic devices.