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Centre for Photonic Devices and Sensors

About CPDS

The Centre for Photonic Devices and Sensors (CPDS) is in the Photonics area of the Electrical Engineering Division, with a research focus embracing photonic and sensing devices, functional materials and their integration at system level.

We aim to address future societal needs with new system functionalities through invention of novel device architectures based on in-depth understanding of basic material properties.

There is a wide range of activities within the group, including phase-only holography and its applications, high brightness multi-stable colour reflective displays, tuneable dielectric materials and devices for radio frequencies, liquid crystal on silicon (LCOS) device development, and novel sensors.

As well as conducting highly focused studies, we also specialise in the development of demonstrators for business exploitation and commercialisation. This is facilitated by multi-disciplinary expertise within the group and by our highly experienced team approach. Some of the outcomes from the group have been successfully transferred to our industrial collaborators for production.


Read more at: Revolutionising Dynamic Optical Control

Revolutionising Dynamic Optical Control

6 June 2024

In the rapidly evolving field of optical engineering, the integration of metasurfaces with dynamic control elements remains a pivotal challenge. Wenhan Zhang, a researcher from the CPDS group, has fabricated a liquid-crystal Huygens metasurface, leading to an unprecedented level of phase modulation in these structures. The...


Read more at: Annual Dinner 2023

Annual Dinner 2023

10 January 2024

On December 11th 2023, we held our annual dinner. CPDS staff and student members, along with our guests enjoyed an excellent meal in the beautiful surroundings of St Catherine's College. 2023 Christmas Dinner.jpg Christmas 2023_2.jpg Christmas 2023_3.jpg



Read more at: Research Associate in Optical Engineering

Research Associate in Optical Engineering

26 September 2024

CPDS group are recruiting a Research Assistant/Associate in Optical Engineering to conduct research and development on novel high- precision optical measurements in photonic devices, in particular, spatial light modulators with subpixel-accuracy hologram setting for precise beam steering, system design and implementation...

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