We offer projects over a broad spectrum of subject areas. Projects are available as part of Centres for Doctoral Training as well as on an individual basis.
Optical Fibres
World leading expertise in linear and nonlinear light propagation in optical fibres, based on our capability to design, fabricate and explore novel fibres.
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Optical fibres truly are the backbone of the modern economy and of society. Creating the next generation of optical fibres – with performance that way surpasses that of existing fibres – is our objective. Our research has led to repeated breakthroughs in fibre design and performance. Within our laboratories, we can literally see with our own eyes things that surprise the physics community, world-wide. Our current work will lead to new products and technologies in existing markets as well as entirely new application areas.
Current research is focused on the design and fabrication of new kinds of hollow-core fibres, studying their properties and performance including in spectral bands where conventional optical fibres cannot be used, nonlinear properties of the fibres, applications of hollow-core and photonic crystal fibres for emerging quantum technologies, fibres for use in novel light sources, and medical and bio-medical applications of novel fibres.
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Learn more about the research activities of our staff, research associates and PhD students.
Join Us
Join us as a PhD student or member of staff. Interested students can either contact academic staff directly or see our projects on FindaPhD.com.
Available PhD Projects in the Department of Physics
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News and Announcements
Read more on Bath Optical Fibres in the news.
Funding of £27.6M to speed up the discovery of new drugs to cure lung infection and inflammation
A partnership to help tackle the growing challenges of infections and inflammation of the lungs has been allocated a £27.6 million funding boost.
Made at the University of Bath: Optical fibres fit for the age of quantum computing
A new generation of specialty optical fibres has been developed by physicists at Bath to cope with the data transfer challenges expected from quantum computing.
UV or not UV? How deep UV light could revolutionise healthcare
Find out how deep UV light could revolutionise healthcare at the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition in London this week.
New University of Bath spin-out launches to improve lung cancer diagnosis and treatment
A new spin-out company from the Universities of Bath and Edinburgh has launched with a mission to enable lung cancer biopsy and treatment in a single visit.
Facilities and Collaborations
The Optical Fibres group is part of a larger community working on Photonics and Photonic Materials at the University of Bath and more widely, and the group uses or maintains shared research facilities.
Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials
World-leading research in the science and technology of light.
Fibre Fabrication Facility
Find out about how we use our optical fibre fabrication facility to make speciality optical fibre and how you can access the facility for your own work.
Spin-Out and Start Up Companies
Find out more about our spin-out and start up companies, and how our research benefits society.
Prothea Technologies, a spin-out company from the Universities of Bath and Edinburgh, aims to enable lung cancer biopsy and treatment in a single visit.
69É«Ç鯬 Stories
Find out more about the research our group has been involved in.
Stack and draw: how plain glass rods turn into the fibre optics of the future
From telecoms to healthcare, fibre optics are an essential tool in photonics research. But how are they made, and what exactly do they do?
Using fibre optics to tackle ICU infections
Dr James Stone and his research team are designing specialised optical fibres to help treat lung infections in some of the most vulnerable hospital patients.
Developing the supercomputers of tomorrow
Could light help power the next generation of supercomputers? Dr Peter Mosley and his optical fibre research team want to find out more.
69É«Ç鯬 Outputs
Take a look at recent papers, articles and conference contributions from our staff and students on our Bath 69É«Ç鯬 Portal.