Prof Senthil Ganapathy, Prof J Wilkinson
Applications accepted all year round
Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
The Optoelectronics Research Centre has a 40-year track record of pioneering contributions in photonics and is currently one of the largest and most dynamic research centres in this field world-wide. The Integrated Photonic Devices Group (http://www.orc.soton.ac.uk/ipd.html) explores the fundamentals of guided wave optics at surfaces, with applications including telecommunications, biosensing and novel light sources, and is complemented by world-class photonic materials and fabrication facilities (http://www.orc.soton.ac.uk/facilities.html).
The Project: Mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy is the most widely used technique for detecting the molecular signatures of an unknown sample using their fingerprint absorption. Waveguide evanescent field based spectroscopy can detect analytes at very low concentrations using their absorption fingerprints, potentially offering high sensitivity and selectivity over a wide range of compounds without labelling.
The ideal molecular “fingerprint” region for biochemical analysis is dominated by the Mid-IR spectral region from 2μm - 13μm. This project will explore novel Mid-IR waveguide based integrated photonic devices and will help realise photonic lab on-chip platform for biomedical diagnostic applications. Specifically this will involve the fabrication and characterisation of waveguides (using novel Mid-IR materials) and waveguide based devices such as ring resonators, on-chip sources and Mach-Zehnder interferometer, and their integration. The project will also involve electromagnetic modelling of some of these devices for optimising the performance and for designing photonic circuit layouts.
Supervision: This project will be supervised by Dr. Senthil Ganapathy and Prof. James Wilkinson
Entry requirements: first or upper second-class degree or equivalent
English language: IELTS 6.0, with a minimum of 5.5 in each component; for information on other accepted English Language tests, please visit https://www.southampton.ac.uk/admissions_language
Duration: up to 4 years (full-time)
Start date: Typically September/October (but other start dates are possible)
Applying: http://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/how-to-apply/postgraduate-applications.page#applying_for_a_postgraduate_research_degree
Contact: You are welcome to contact Dr. Senthil Ganapathy ([Email Address Removed]) or Prof. James Wilkinson ([Email Address Removed]) for an informal discussion. Please mention the project title and supervisors name in your application when applying online.
Funding Notes
Fully-funded places include paid tuition fees and tax-free bursary to cover the living expenses. For UK applicants, a good number of fully-funded scholarships are available.
EU applicants may also compete for a small number of fully-funded scholarships. Obtaining support from other sources (or self-funding) for living expenses will increase chances of a successful application. Please note that EU students who have been working/studying in the UK for the previous 3-years can be fully-funded as equivalent UK students.
International students are encouraged to seek full/partial funding from other sources (e.g. national scholarships, commonwealth scholarships, self-funding etc).
For further information, visit www.orc.southampton.ac.uk/phdprogram.html
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