Project Vacancies
Laser sources and semiconductor optical amplifiers for free-space orbital angular momentum communication systems
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Huawei Technologies (Sweden) AB
University: University of Glasgow
Supervisor: Dr Lianping Hou & Professor John Marsh
Project Description Wavelength division multiplexed（WDM）optical transceivers and semiconductor optical amplifiers have been highly engineered for use within optical fibre networking and are a key enabling technologies that are at the heart of our optical communications systems. These technologies have yet to be widely used in other optical systems such as...
Advanced optical systems for terabit free-space communications
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Huawei Technologies (Sweden) AB
University: University of Glasgow
Supervisor: Dr Martin Lavery
Project Description Next generation mobile communications networks, such as 6G will revolutionise the way we interact with technology, enabling super high-speed connections to our mobile devices. However, this places incredible strain on the backhaul and access networks that support 5G and beyond. Optical connections are the only viable solution for...
Atmospheric monitoring for next generation cable free optical communication technologies
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PhD
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EngD
Company: British Telecom
University: University of Glasgow
Supervisor: Dr Martin Lavery
Project Description Cable-free optical communication systems are vital for building the communication networks of the future. Traditionally wireless connections have been based on radio or microwave systems. However, the capacity of these systems is substantially less than optical systems. Based on detailed analysis on the network requirements from British Telcom,...
Ultra-High-Q Integrated Optical Microresonators for Frequency Comb Generation
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PhD
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EngD
Company: National Physical Laboratory
University: University of Glasgow
Supervisor: Professor Marc Sorel
Project Description Integrated photonics is a major emerging technological field with the potential for massive impact on the biomedical, security, defence, transportation, telecoms and other sectors. Specifically, integrated high-Q optical microresonators could form the basis for a vast array of new devices including handheld optical clocks, trace gas detectors, ultraprecise...
Photonic Sensors for Measuring Green House Gas Emissions in Dairy and Arable Production: Sustainable Precision Agriculture
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PhD
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EngD
Company: SRUC
University: University of Strathclyde
Supervisor: Professor Craig Michie/ Dr M Lengden
Project Description The global population is predicted to reach 9 Billion by 2050. As a consequence, increasing competition for land resource against a backdrop of climate change agricultural practices are presenting farmers with a range of challenges to improve operational efficiency and reduce greenhouse emissions. In Europe, agriculture contributes approximately...
Multi-modality image registration
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PhD
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EngD
Company: NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
University: University of Strathclyde
Supervisor: Professor Stephen Marshall
Project Description The EngD student will be based at the West of Scotland PET Centre. This is one of the busiest PET Centres in the UK with on site cyclotron (GE PET Trace 6), associated laboratories and 2 clinical PETCT scanners. Whilst the centre currently houses a GE Discovery 690...
Answering Questions about Medical Images
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Canon Medical Research Europe, Ltd
University: University of Glasgow
Supervisor: Fani Deligianni and Jeff Dalton
Project Description Visual Question Answering (VQA) [1] is the task of answering free-text questions about the content of images. For example, given an image of a room - ‘What colour is the chair standing in the corner?’ - answering this question requires joint understanding of vision, language, spatial reasoning, and...
Intelligent and directed laser-based spectroscopy
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd
University: University of Strathclyde
Supervisor: Professor Steve Marshall / Dr Paul Murray
Project Description Laser-based spectroscopic techniques - encompassing LIBS, Raman and deep-infrared absorption spectroscopy – offer unprecedented performance for molecular and elemental diagnostics. They are however highly directional – dictated by the spatial properties of the probing laser beam. This is highly beneficial when one is interested in ascertaining the nature...
Active 2-dimensional optical meta-surfaces
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PhD
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EngD
Company: STMicroelectronics (R&D) Ltd
University: Heriot-Watt University
Supervisor: Dr Xianzhong Chen
Project Description The market for high contrast diffractive gratings is growing rapidly as active sensing of 3D scenes becomes a dominant feature in modern consumer electronics. Advances in lithographic techniques and development of optical specific processes in ST semiconductor foundries has opened the door for high volume mass production of...
Optical Communication and Image Processing for Space Applications (OCIPSA)
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PhD
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EngD
Company: STAR-Dundee Ltd
University: University of Dundee
Supervisor: Keith Wilcox
Project: STAR-Dundee designs signal and image processing systems and data communications networks for use on-board spacecraft. STAR-Dundee played a leading role in the research and development of the SpaceWire spacecraft on-board network technology, which is now being used on more than 100 spacecraft. It is currently working on the next...
Process optimisation strategies for multiple COSI techniques
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PhD
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EngD
Company: MBDA UK
University: University of Strathclyde
Supervisor: Carmine Clemente
Project Description MBDA is expanding its research into Computational Optical Sensing and Imaging (COSI). One area of interest is Structured Imaging using, for example, Ladar (Laser Detecting and Ranging) to map a scene in real-time. The image of the scene is formed from thousands of pulses, with each pulse being...
Computational Techniques for the Flat Imager
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PhD
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EngD
Company: MBDA
University: Heriot-Watt University
Supervisor: Yoann Altmann
MBDA has patented a novel infrared (IR) imaging device known within the company as the Flat Imager. The Flat Imager is similar in design to a TOMBO* imaging system, in so far as the device will capture multiple similar images of a scene. However, instead of using fixed microlenses it...
Electro-optic devices for extreme LIDAR in highly dynamic environments (EngD)
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PhD
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EngD
Company: MBDA (UK)
University: Heriot-Watt University
Supervisor: Duncan Hand
LIDAR / LADAR has become widespread in recent years, and uses pulse lasers to make time of flight measurements in order to build up a digital model of a scene. MBDA is undertaking investigations into the use of extreme LIDAR as a missile seeker technology. This project centres on the...
Short pulse lasers for machining composite materials.
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Luxinar
University: Heriot-Watt
Supervisor: Prof. Daniel Esser
Project Description The automotive and aerospace industries are utilising a higher proportion of composite materials, such as carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP), to improve efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. Machining CFRP at the required productivity rates whilst maintaining material integrity is an ongoing challenge. Most mechanical and laser based techniques...
Ultrafast laser inscription of components for quantum technologies
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Fraunhofer UK Research Ltd
University: Heriot-Watt
Supervisor: Prof. Ajoy Kar
The Project The Ultrafast Laser Inscription technique exploits the high fields present at the focus of an ultrafast pulse train to modify transparent materials. By tuning the parameters of the writing laser, the modification can take the form of an index change (exploited in grating, lens or waveguide formation) or...
Advanced holography for augmented reality head-up displays
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Ceres Holographics Ltd
University: Dundee
Supervisor: Dr. Tom Vettenburg
Ceres Holographics is at the forefront of volume hologram production in photo-polymerisable film. This has wide ranging applications, including augmented reality head-up displays for the automotive market. Such displays can be used for displaying driver and traffic information on the windshield of a car. While currently marketed technology displays the...
Dynamic wavefront engineering via epsilon-near-zero nonlinearities
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Optalysys Ltd
University: Heriot-Watt University
Supervisor: Dr Marcello Ferrera
The proposed project involves the ASN research lab led by Dr. Ferrera (Heriot-Watt University) and Optalysys a world leading company in ultra-fast optical information processing. This project proposes an alternative route for developing novel photonic devices for real-time engineering of the optical wavefront. This will be attained by using novel...
Development of Planar Waveguide Based Gas Sensors for Challenging Environments
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PhD
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EngD
Company: AWE
University: St Andrews
Supervisor: Andrea di Falco
Project Description This project looks to draw on the expertise within the CDT in Applied Photonics to support the development of novel optical sensing technologies to support AWE in its mission to support and maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent. Sensor technologies are essential to provide data from experiments to improve...
Optimisation of interferometry-based volume holography for industrial applications
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PhD
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EngD
Company: Ceres Holographics Ltd.
University: St Andrews
Supervisor: Professor Graham Turnbull & Dr Andrea di Falco
Project Description Volume holograms based on photopolymers are one of the most promising platforms to develop commercial applications of holographic optical elements at industrial level. Ceres Holographics’ unique approach uses a bespoke interferometric process to create volume phase holograms in a proprietary photopolymer. The process is high yield and reliable...
Optical sensors for monitoring and control of ultra-short pulsed laser manufacturing processes
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PhD
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EngD
Company: The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC)
University: Heriot-Watt
Supervisor: Prof. Duncan Hand
Project Description Truly industrial laser processes must be capable of running 24/7 and so reliable techniques for process monitoring and control are essential. With laser welding processes for example, real time welding monitoring is not only critical for product quality and integrity; but is a key commercial driver for manufacturing...
