Photonics
What is Photonics?
The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and information processing.
Physical photonics
Physical photonics is about the study of matter by probing it with light(photons). Applications of theses studies range from x-ray lasers for life sciences and semiconductor lithography to quantum communication.
At the "Centre for Research in Photonics at University of Ottawa" our research concentrates on:
- Development of state of the art laser sources (X. Bao, UoO, Department of Physics)
- Strong laser field physics (T. Brabec, UoO, Department of Physics)
- High precision spectroscopy (P. Corkum, NRC, Steacie Institute of Molecular Sciences)
- Molecular Optics (P. Corkum, NRC, Steacie Institute of Molecular Sciences)
- Nanophotonics and quantum communication (P. Hawrylak, NRC, Institute for Microstructural Sciences at NRC)
- Optical communication and life sciences - noise in nonlinear systems (A. Longtin, UoO, Department of Phyics)
Links:
Centre for research in Photonics at University of Ottawa