Optoelectronics
Research Centre
INDUSTRIAL SHOWCASE DAY 2007
EXHIBITION
We invite our guests to view a special exhibition comprising ORC research posters and displays from spinout companies. Representatives from the University’s Centre for Enterprise and Innovation and the Research
Support Office will be available to offer advice on opportunities for successful business engagement.
The exhibition will be held during lunch in the Hartley Suite from 1pm until 2pm.
ChG Southampton Ltd. is an optical glass and fibre supplier specialising in cutting-edge
materials for a wide range of emerging applications.
The company’s technology, expertise and ability to manufacture high purity novel glasses, draw
optical fibre, fabricate bulk optical components, microspheres and thin films is directed toward
the markets utilising photonics, optoelectronics and infrared technologies.
Spun-out in 2004 from the University of Southampton’s world renowned ORC, ChG Southampton Ltd. aims to
commercialise research spanning over 40 man-years as well as the associated Intellectual Property. In doing so, we aim to
unite diverse applications with a common set of quality materials. www.chgsouthampton.com
Fianium, established in 2003, is fast becoming a global leader in the development and
manufacture of ultrafast fibre lasers and laser systems.
The company’s wide range of products includes high power picosecond and femtosecond
fibre lasers operating in the 1064 nm spectral window, high-power frequency doubled and UV laser systems and highbrightness white light “supercontinuum” fibre lasers.
Fianium’s products address the cost, size and reliability issues of conventional solid-state ultrafast lasers, enabling applications
of ultrafast laser technology within the manufacturing, biomedical and homeland security sectors. www.fianium.com
Fibercore Ltd. is the world’s largest manufacturer of specialty singlemode optical
fibers. With offices in the UK and US, Fibercore has been manufacturing and developing
World Class specialty optical fibers for the fiber amplifier (EDFA), fiber optic gyroscope
(FOG), fiber-sensing, specialist medical and fundamental research markets for over two
decades. Fibercore Limited was the first speciality optical fiber manufacturer to offer environmental qualification and
reliability testing on a commercial basis, and has achieved both ISO 9001 and ISO 14000.
Fibercore’s manufacturing and development expertise has been recognised through many prestigious awards including two
Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. www.fibercore.com
Ilika Technologies Ltd. uses its proprietary high throughput research and development
techniques to discover and develop new materials for energy conversion, electronics and
biomedical applications. Products whose development has been accelerated through research
undertaken by Ilika to date include fuel cell electrodes, hydrogen storage alloys, phase change
memory materials as well as polymer products and biomedical materials. Ilika was spun out
of the University of Southampton in 2004 and has since worked with blue-chip international
customers in Europe, the USA and Asia. www.ilika.com
Mesophotonics Ltd. was launched in 2001 to design, develop and commercialise photonic
crystal technologies.
Mesophotonics has two business units:
1) Analytical unit: Mesophotonics provides trace level detection solutions for applications including
drug development, forensic detection, medical diagnostics, homeland security and general analytical
chemistry.
2) LED unit: High Brightness Photonic Crystal LEDs with tailored far field emission.
Mesophotonics launched Klarite, an innovative nanostructured surface material. Klarite’s unique structure allows dramatic
enhancements in sensitivity and repeatability to the existing installed base of Raman spectrometers, enabling Surface
Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) to become a major analytical chemistry technique across a number of applications and
industry sectors. www.mesophotonics.com
Sensoptics
Sensoptics, formed in January 2005, sponsored research into ways to reduce signal fading
and increase Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) in C-OTDR based fibre-optic acoustic sensors (two
of the directors having gained their PhDs in the ORC).
Our Cobalt product is a high performance security system targeting large perimeters and international borders. The system
has a range of 25 miles (40 km) and can locate multiple simultaneous disturbances with an accuracy of 20m. Multi-layered
processing, including signature categorization, minimises the false alarm rate, while maintaining an extremely high probability
of detection. www.sensoptics.com
SPI Lasers PLC is a leading designer and manufacturer of optical fibre lasers. SPI
maintains a world-wide applications presence and have assisted customers with the use of
fibre laser technology in many micro-applications including cutting, welding and marking.
SPI was spun out of the ORC in 2000, and has used the fibre laser technology invented at the ORC to take the industrial
laser market by storm. SPI are listed on the AIM market at the London Stock Exchange under the code SPIL. www.spilasers.com
Stratophase Ltd. spun out of the ORC in 2003 and is now based in Romsey, just
outside Southampton, with 12 staff. We secured £2.8m of initial venture capital funding to
continue development work based on IPR licensed from Southampton University. We apply
optical waveguide technology as the heart of a sensitive, robust, low-cost sensor system with
applications in chemical and biological detection, with emphasis on the market for bio-detection in the military and civil
defence market. Separately Stratophase commercialised optical planar technology developed by the ORC: in this area our
products include wavelength conversion crystals using Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate. www.stratophase.com
The Centre for Enterprise and Innovation (CEI) is responsible for technology
transfer and commercialisation at the University of Southampton. We advise and assist
academics on all aspects of commercialisation including IP protection, consultancy, spin-out
company formation and IP licensing. We work closely with the Research Support Office who
take the lead on industry partnerships, research funding advice and contract negotiation.
www.cei.soton.ac.uk
The Research Support Office (RSO) is the University’s central office for providing advice on research funding
and on research contracts.
As one of the top 10 research-led universities in the UK, the University of Southampton is an ideal partner for small and large
companies, offering a number of opportunities to work with our students, graduates and academics. Collaborative schemes
include for example, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, the Engineering Doctorate Programme, and a number of undergraduate or
postgraduate student projects and placements. www.soton.ac.uk/research/rso/index.shtml
INDUSTRIAL SHOWCASE DAY 2007
POSTERS
In the HARTLEY SUITE during lunch break (1pm - 2pm)
DIODE-PUMPED YTTERBIUM-FIBRE LASER SYSTEM FOR X-RAY GENERATION
Jonathan Price1, Dave Richardson1, Bill Brocklesby1, Jeremy Baumberg2 and Jeremy Frey3
1Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
2School of Physics, University of Southampton
3School of Chemistry, University of Southampton
A MATERIAL THAT NEVER FORGETS A PHASE
Rob Simpson1, Kevin Huang1, Dan Hewak1, Sam Guerin2 and Brian Hayden2
1Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
2School of Chemistry, University of Southampton
NANOTECHNOLOGY INSIDE OPTICAL FIBRES
Adrian Amezcua Correa1, Anna Peacock1, Chris Finlayson1, Pier Sazio1, N. Baril2, D-J.Won2,V. Gopalan2,, J. Badding2, J.Yang3 and S. Howdle3
1Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
2Penn State University, USA
3University of Nottingham, UK
LIGHT IN A SHINING ARMOUR - MODELLING MICROSTRUCTURED FIBRES WITH THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
Francesco Poletti, Joanne Flanagan, Marco Petrovich,Vincent Tse, K. Mukasa, Adriaan van Brakel, Neil Broderick, and Dave Richardson
Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
OPTICAL FIBRE NANOWIRES AND SUB-WAVELENGTH WIRES
Gilberto Brambilla, Fei Xu, Peter Horak and Dave Richardson Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
HIGH CAPACITY NANO-OPTICAL DIFFRACTION BARCODE TAGGING FOR BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL
APPLICATIONS
Gerasim Galitonov2, Sam Birtwell2,Y. Chen4, S. Banu1, Hywel Morgan3 and Nikolay Zheludev2,
1School of Chemistry, University of Southampton
2EPSRC NanoPhotonics Portfolio Centre, Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
3Nano Systems Integration Group (NSI), School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton
4Central Microstructure Facility, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
AN INTELLIGENT MID-INFRARED PULSE SHAPER FOR COHERENT CONTROL OF MOLECULES
Hazel Hung, Naveed Naz, Nikita Daga, Alex Williams, Jerry Prawiharjo, David Hanna, David Shepherd Optoelectronics Research Centre,
University of Southampton
FEMTOSECOND LASER-INDUCED FORWARD TRANSFER: A TECHNIQUE FOR ALL YOUR MICROPRINTING NEEDS
David Banks1, Christos Grivas1, Ioanna Zergioti2 and Rob Eason1
1Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
2Physics Department, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Zografou, Greece
PERIODICALLY POLED SILICA FIBRES FOR FREQUENCY CONVERSION OF LIGHT
Albert Canagasabey, Costantino Corbari, Zhaowei Zhang, Peter Kazansky and Morten Ibsen Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of
Southampton
LASERS MAKE LASERS – PLD GROUP
Tim May-Smith, Mark Darby, Rossana Gazia, Christos Grivas, Rob Eason Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
DISTRIBUTED FIBRE OPTIC SENSOR BASED ON SPONTANEOUS BRILLOUIN SCATTERING
Yuh Tat Cho and Trevor Newson, Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
THE OPTICAL SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION GROUP OVERVIEW
Ed Austin, Stuart Russell, Angela Brown, Adriaan van Brakel, Marco Petrovich, John Dakin and James Wilkinson Optoelectronics Research
Centre, University of Southampton
PLANAR WAVEGUIDE AND SLAB LASERS
Jacob Mackenzie Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
SENSE AND FIBRELITY - NEXT GENERATION OPTICAL BIOSENSORS
Rafiq Adikan, Andrew Webb, Robert Standish, Jayanta Sahu, Chris Holmes, Huw Major, Dmytro Kundys, James Gates, Corin Gawith, Peter
Smith, David Payne Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
MICROPOSITIONING OF MICROSPHERE RESONATORS ON PLANAR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES
Senthil Ganapathy1, Elizabeth Tull2, Philip Bartlett2 and James Wilkinson1
1Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
2School of Chemistry, University of Southampton
INDUSTRIAL SHOWCASE DAY 2007
POSTERS
In the FOYER of the TURNER SIMS during tea/coffee breaks
SHEDDING LIGHT ON COUNTER-FEITING
Gregor Elliott, Dan Hewak Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton
NANOSTRUCTURED PLANAR META-MATERIALS, A NEW PARADIGM FOR PHOTONICS
Vassili Fedotov, Alexander Schwanecke and Nikolay Zheludev EPSRC NanoPhotonics Portfolio Centre, Optoelectronics Research Centre,
University of Southampton
INTEGRATED OPTICAL IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MULTISENSOR FOR RIVER POLLUTION
Ping Hua*1, Patrick Hole1, James Wilkinson1, G. Proll2, J. Tschmelak2, G. Gauglitz2, M. A. Jackson3, R. Nudd3, R. Abuknesha4, J. Kaiser5 and
P. Krämmer5
1Optoelectronics Research Centre, Southampton University, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 1BJ,UK
2Institut für Physikalische & Theoretische Chemie, Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen,Germany
3CRL Ltd, Dawley Road, Hayes, Middlesex, UB3 1HH, UK
4Division of Life Sciences, King’s College London, 150 Stamford St, London SE1 9NN, UK
5Siemens AG, Postfach 3220, Paul-Gossen-Str.100, 91050 Erlangen, Germany
*Contact Ping Hua on: email: ph2@orc.soton.ac.uk; phone +44 (0)23 8059 3133; fax +44 (0)23 8059 3149
THE NEW MOUNTBATTEN BUILDING
ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL (EPSRC) PORTFOLIO PARTNERSHIP IN
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