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Department(s)/lab(s): ORC / ECS | Optical Engineering & Quantum Photonics Group (P. Smith/ORC) @ Southampton
Summary:

Peter Smith (Professor, ORC Southampton) develops integrated photonic devices for quantum technologies and sensing. Research: (1) direct UV laser writing β€” waveguides and Bragg gratings in silica/glass for atom-trap integrated optics; (2) quantum photonic circuits β€” integrated waveguides for quantum computing and communication; (3) PPLN and nonlinear optics β€” electrical poling of LiNbO₃ for wavelength conversion (Covesion spinout); (4) integrated sensing β€” chemical/biological sensors and optofluidic microfluidic chips; (5) applications to cold atom systems β€” 'Integrated optical elements for miniaturised atom traps'. Spin-outs: Covesion, Stratophase.

Created at: May 15, 2025, 7 a.m. Updated at: May 15, 2025, 7 a.m. Metadata: Scraped 2025-05-15 from ORC website; direct UV writing for atom-trap optics; Covesion PPLN spinout