The Zepler Institute brings together researchers in photonics with collaborators in electronics and computer science, life sciences, engineering and medicine. We host one of Europe's best cleanroom facilities, housing a unique range of photonics and fabrication capabilities in over 100 laboratories. We are also home to the world-leading Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC).
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Research groups bring together specialists to share knowledge and solve problems.
- Advanced Fibre Applications
- Advanced Laser Laboratory
- Advanced Solid-State Sources
- Computational Nonlinear Optics
- Distributed Optical Fibre Sensing
- Fibre Bragg Gratings
- Fibres and Communications
- Gas Photonics in Hollow Core Fibres
- High Power Fibre Lasers
- Hollow Core Fibre
- Integrated Photonic Devices
- Laser-Direct-Write (LDW) Technologies for Biomedical Applications
- Multimode Photonics
- Nanophotonics Group
- Nonlinear Semiconductor Photonics
- Optical Engineering and Quantum Photonics Group
- Optical Fibre Communications
- Optical Fibre Sensors and Devices
- Photonic Systems Circuits and Sensors Group
- Physical Optics
- Planar Waveguide and Slab Lasers
- Pulsed Fibre Lasers
- Quantum Theory and Technology
- Silica Fibre Fabrication
- Smart lasers and Special Fibres
- Ultrafast X-ray Group
researchers
Our school has attracted a research community representing 33 nationalities
companies founded
Our entrepreneurial researchers have generated revenue in excess of £100 million and created over 500 jobs
patents per year
Our work generates an average of 15 patents every year
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