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EPSRC Support by Research Area in Optical Devices and Subsystems

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. All the grants listed below have some relevance to this research area. The value of the investment is the total awarded by EPSRC and does not reflect the proportion assigned to this research area.

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Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
"Computational spectral imaging in the THz band"Hendry, Professor EUniversity of ExeterPhysics and Astronomy 612,664
3D Nanophotonics in Artificially Structured Chalcogenide MaterialsHO, Dr YDNorthumbria, University ofFac of Engineering and Environment 379,763
Advanced Signal Generation And Detection System For Next-generation Ultra-wideband Communication NetworksBayvel, Professor PUCLElectronic and Electrical Engineering 989,901
AirGuide PhotonicsRichardson, Professor DJUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 6,160,545
All-Raman optical amplification for next Generation ultra-wideband Optical Networks (ARGON)Forysiak, Professor WAston UniversityCollege of Engineering and Physical Sci 978,033
Beyond direct-write: Dynamically reconfigurable holographic multibeam interference lithography for high-throughput nanomanufacturingJoyce, Dr H JUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 506,444
Cavity-assisted Quantum SensingGoldwin, Dr JUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Physics and Astronomy 628,809
Ceramic SHaping: extrusion of glAss Preforms for new fibres in hEalthcare (SHAPE)Seddon, Professor ABUniversity of NottinghamFaculty of Engineering 770,396
Coating thermal noise measurement with a multimode resonatorMartynov, Dr DUniversity of BirminghamSchool of Physics and Astronomy 335,828
Coherent pulse propagation and modelocking in terahertz quantum cascade lasersDean, Dr PUniversity of LeedsElectronic and Electrical Engineering 1,127,385
Combining the Strengths of Mid-IR and Raman Spectroscopies on Single Chip for Rapid Bedside Biomarker DiagnosticsGanapathy, Dr SUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 805,209
Compact visible frequency combsSorel, Professor MUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 396,611
COMPACT VISIBLE FREQUENCY COMBS: THE MISSING LINK IN A VISION OF PERVASIVE QUANTUM TIMEKEEPINGReid, Professor DHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 543,361
Composite material hollow core fibres for active photonicsSazio, Dr PUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 782,767
Computational spectral imaging in the THz bandMurphy, Professor JDUniversity of WarwickSch of Engineering 234,311
Core Equipment at the University of LeedsLinfield, Professor EHUniversity of LeedsElectronic and Electrical Engineering 550,000
CORNERSTONE 2Reed, Professor GTUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 1,494,157
Diamond in Advanced Technology with Optical Machining (DIATOM)Salter, Dr PSUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 986,850
Disorder enhanced on-chip spectrometers.Schulz, Dr S AUniversity of St AndrewsPhysics and Astronomy 455,977
Displacement Talbot Lithography: accelerating a versatile and low-cost patterning technique for precision manufacturingShields, Dr PAUniversity of BathElectronic and Electrical Engineering 727,375
E-320 experiment at FACET-IISarri, Dr GQueen's University of BelfastSch of Mathematics and Physics 43,248
EPSRC and SFI Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonic Integration and Advanced Data StorageBowman, Professor RQueen's University of BelfastSch of Mathematics and Physics 4,203,791
EPSRC Capital Award for Core Equipment - University of WarwickThomas, Professor PAUniversity of WarwickVice Chancellors Office 275,000
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Applied PhotonicsReid, Professor DHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 4,493,487
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Delivering Quantum TechnologiesWarburton, Professor PAUCLLondon Centre for Nanotechnology 5,041,484
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Communications 2: : Training Tomorrow's Internet InnovatorsBull, Professor DUniversity of BristolElectrical and Electronic Engineering 3,078,571
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Industry-Inspired Photonic Imaging, Sensing and AnalysisReid, Professor DHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 5,111,553
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Integrated Photonic and Electronic SystemsSeeds, Professor AJUCLElectronic and Electrical Engineering 4,351,176
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Photonic Integration and Advanced Data StorageBowman, Professor RQueen's University of BelfastSch of Mathematics and Physics 3,080,118
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum EngineeringBarreto, Dr JUniversity of BristolPhysics 4,955,126
EPSRC IRC Proteus - Multiplexed 'Touch and Tell' Optical Molecular Sensing and Imaging - Lifetime and BeyondBradley, Professor MUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 3,852,992
EPSRC-SFI:Energy Efficient M Communication using Combs (EEMC)Ellis, Professor ADAston UniversityCollege of Engineering and Physical Sci 634,133
Future Advanced Metrology HubJiang, Professor Dame XUniversity of HuddersfieldSch of Computing and Engineering 10,456,170
Future-proofing SEM excellence at the University of BathKnight, Professor JUniversity of BathVice Chancellor's Office 225,000
Giant magneto-optic response in rare-earth doped glasses and manufacturing of related devices and sensorsBrambilla, Professor GUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 806,862
High Dimensional Wireless Passive Optical Networking for Access Deployment (PON-HD)Lavery, Professor MPJUniversity of GlasgowSchool of Engineering 730,355
High Dimensional Wireless Passive Optical Networking for Access Deployment (PON-HD)Ellis, Professor ADAston UniversityCollege of Engineering and Physical Sci 562,149
HyperTerahertz - High precision terahertz spectroscopy and microscopyDavies, Professor AGUniversity of LeedsElectronic and Electrical Engineering 6,517,861
Lighting the Way to a Healthy Nation - Optical 'X-rays' for Walk Through Diagnosis & TherapyBradley, Professor MUniversity of EdinburghSch of Chemistry 5,577,754
Low-Profile Ultra-Wideband Wide-Scanning Multi-Function Beam-Steerable Array AntennasGao, Professor SUniversity of KentSch of Engineering & Digital Arts 658,096
Manufacturing scalable semiconductor quantum light sourcesBennett, Dr AJCardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 1,051,315
Metalens fluorometer to assess drinking water in NepalKrauss, Professor TUniversity of YorkPhysics 547,856
Micro-Power CMOS Mid-infrared Spectrometer-on-a-chipGardner, Professor JWUniversity of WarwickSch of Engineering 429,193
Micro-Power CMOS Mid-infrared spectrometer-on-a-chipUdrea, Professor FUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 454,810
MISSION (Mid- Infrared Silicon Photonic Sensors for Healthcare and Environmental Monitoring)Reed, Professor GTUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 5,757,814
Monolithic On-chip Integration of Electronics & Photonics Using III-nitrides for TelecomsKesaria, Dr MCardiff UniversitySchool of Physics and Astronomy 437,465
Monolithic On-chip Integration of Electronics & Photonics Using III-nitrides for TelecomsWang, Professor TUniversity of SheffieldElectronic and Electrical Engineering 607,797
Monolithic On-chip Integration of Electronics & Photonics Using III-nitrides for TelecomsMartin, Professor RWUniversity of StrathclydePhysics 259,684
Multipoint Sensors for Extreme EnvironmentsFells, Dr JUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 1,226,073
MURI - MIRMarangos, Professor JImperial College LondonPhysics 3,487,285
Nanocomposite materials for sensing in next-generation minimally-invasive medical devicesNoimark, Dr SUCLMedical Physics and Biomedical Eng 582,276
Next Generation Metrology Driven by NanophotonicsJiang, Professor Dame XUniversity of HuddersfieldSch of Computing and Engineering 5,539,716
Photonic Phase Conjugation Systems (PHOS)Ellis, Professor ADAston UniversityCollege of Engineering and Physical Sci 902,113
Photonic Phase Conjugation Systems (PHOS)Petropoulos, Professor PUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 574,499
Photovoltaic PaintBeattie, Professor NSNorthumbria, University ofFac of Engineering and Environment 239,723
Plasmon-enhanced light emission from hybrid nanowires: towards electrically driven nanowire lasersYang, Dr SUniversity of LeicesterChemistry 437,661
Plasmon-enhanced light emission from hybrid nanowires: towards electrically driven nanowire lasersTaylor, Professor RAUniversity of OxfordOxford Physics 463,960
Polarization-sensitive OCT as an early predictor of spontaneous pre-term birth.Matcher, Professor SUniversity of SheffieldElectronic and Electrical Engineering 841,156
QUantum Dot On Silicon systems for communications, information processing and sensing (QUDOS)Seeds, Professor AJUCLElectronic and Electrical Engineering 6,123,268
RCUK Catapult Researchers in Residence (HVM MTC) - Application of novel optical positioning & orientation instrumentation in manufacturing roboticsCharrett, Dr TOHCranfield UniversitySch of Aerospace, Transport & Manufact 50,000
RCUK Catapult RiR HVM CPI-Digital-Data compressed ultrafast single-pixel microscopy for high-throughput imaging blood cell flow analysis COUNTINGWang, Dr CUniversity of KentSch of Engineering & Digital Arts 50,000
Remote, 3D ultrasonic imaging in extreme environments using 2D laser induced phased arraysStratoudaki, Dr TUniversity of StrathclydeElectronic and Electrical Engineering 324,884
Self-organized light in multicore optical fibers: a route to scalable high-power lasers and all-optical signal processingGuasoni, Dr MUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 668,181
Silicon-rich silicon nitride Nonlinear Integrated Photonic ciRcuits & Systems (juNIPeRS)Petropoulos, Professor PUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 1,123,975
Smart single-photon sensors for ultra-fast 3D visionGyongy, Dr IUniversity of EdinburghSch of Engineering 546,842
Surface Nanoscale Axial Photonics (SNAP)Sumetsky, Professor MAston UniversityCollege of Engineering and Physical Sci 916,352
Towards a revolution in optical communicationsReed, Professor GTUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 1,055,484
Tracer-free, non-intrusive, time- and space-resolved temperature and scalar measurementsHochgreb, Professor SUniversity of CambridgeEngineering 393,525
Tracer-free, non-intrusive, time- and space-resolved temperature and scalar measurementsBowen, Professor PCardiff UniversitySch of Engineering 272,835
Tracer-free, non-intrusive, time- and space-resolved temperature and scalar measurementsWilliams, Dr BAOUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 459,789
U-care: Deep ultraviolet light therapiesThomson, Professor RRHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 6,132,366

Total Number of Grants: 71
Total Value of Grants: £126,079,211

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).