{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Applied Optics Group","provider_url":"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/applied-optics","author_name":"Applied Optics Group","author_url":"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/applied-optics","title":"Christopher Costa - Applied Optics Group - Research at Kent","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"A45moPTmQU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/applied-optics\/person\/dr-christopher-costa\/\">Christopher Costa<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/applied-optics\/person\/dr-christopher-costa\/embed\/#?secret=A45moPTmQU\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Christopher Costa&#8221; &#8212; Applied Optics Group\" data-secret=\"A45moPTmQU\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/applied-optics\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/research.kent.ac.uk\/applied-optics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1653\/2018\/11\/header_facility-e1543485698684.jpg","thumbnail_width":517,"thumbnail_height":345,"description":"Biography I was employed as a research associate in the Applied Optics Group on an Innovate UK grant. I had been at the University of Kent for some time and completed three degrees at this institution. My original vocation was computer science, having been interested in programming and technology since early school years. During my [&hellip;]"}