This project area is suitable for 3-year PhD in physics. The project does not currently have funding attached, students must be able to fund the fees and their living costs by applying for a suitable scholarship, see https://www.kent.ac.uk/scholarships/postgraduate, or through some another source of funds. Current information on fees is available here.
Supercontinuum generation has long been used as a convenient experimental technique for producing broadband radiation for various spectroscopic applications. The use of photonic-crystal fibres and tapered fibre for generation of supercontinuum emission offers a way to create new broadband sources for spectroscopic and OCT applications. We plan to develop a compact and small-size supercontinuum source for OCT, controlled entirely through an easy-to-use graphical software package. Specific skills will be acquired in fibre optics (technology), lasers, fibre optic amplifiers, photonic crystal fibre, nonlinear fibre optics, general optoelectronics, fibre optic characterisation and testing, and LabVIEW.
There is no deadline for the project – applicants will be assessed on a rolling basis – although please note any separate deadlines for scholarships or funding. The candidates must be in place in September 2022. Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Prof Adrian Podoleanu for informal discussions before applying.