Optical Engineering & Quantum Photonics Group

Hosted by the world-renowned Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton, the Optical Engineering and Quantum Photonics group works at the forefront of photonics component and systems development. The group specialises in creating planar optical waveguides using direct UV writing, most notably for developing quantum technologies.

Within the group we have a number of unique fabrication facilities. The Flame hydrolysis deposition (FHD) system allows us to deposit low loss glass layers on a wafer scale. We have two direct UV writing systems that allow us to write integrated planar waveguides and Bragg gratings in planar chips and optical fibres. Recently we have also built a suite of ultra-precision machining systems designed for processing planar optical materials.
We also have access to the Zepler Institute Cleanrooms and specialist labs. The cleanrooms are the best available in an academic setting in the UK.