Robert Taylor

Professor of Condensed Matter Physics

I am interested in the optical properties of materials, particularly in the areas of nanotechnology and quantum computing.

The dynamics of photoexcited electrons and holes can be measured on the timescale of ~100fs by using ultrafast optical spectroscopy. In my experiments I make real-time measurements of fundamental optical properties such as absorption and luminescence using pulses generated by modelocked lasers. These measurements are important from a fundamental point of view, since they provide basic information about electron-electron and electron-phonon interactions, and they are of great practical significance since the speed of these processes limits the speed ultimately obtainable in electronic and opto-electronic devices.

My main interests have been in making measurements on wide- and narrow-bandgap semiconductors and low-dimensional systems such as quantum wells, wires and dots. Topics currently being investigated include coupling of single quantum dots to photonic crystal cavities, dynamics of single quantum rings, coherent electron-hole dynamics and excitonic dynamics in wide band gap materials such as GaN and InGaN.

For more information, please visit my group website or send me an email.

Research area Materials and Devices Optical Physics Spectroscopy

Research interests Optical microcavities Quantum photonics Ultrafast spectroscopy

Department Physics

David Stuart

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I use the techniques of X-ray crystallography and X-ray microscopy to study the structural biology of viruses.

Jin-Chong Tan

Professor of Engineering Science

I lead the Multifunctional Materials & Composites (MMC) Lab, where we develop nanoporous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)

Robert Taylor

Professor of Condensed Matter Physics

I am interested in the optical properties of materials, particularly in the areas of nanotechnology and quantum computing.

Sarah Thomas

Associate Professor

My research interests are Photonic quantum technologies, Quantum networks, Light-matter interactions, Quantum memories

Alice Thorneywork

Associate Professor of Physical Chemistry and Royal Society University Research Fellow

Our research interests lie in the areas of experimental soft matter and nanoscale systems

Claire Vallance

Professor of Physical Chemistry

We employ novel time-of-flight imaging methods to study photon-induced and electron-induced molecular fragmentation processes and to carry out chemically-resolved imaging of surfaces.

Ian Walmsley

Director of the Oxford Quantum Institute

Research interests: Quantum information and computation; quantum materials; quantum optics and ultra-cold matter

Ben Williams

Associate Professor of Engineering Science

My research group develops and applies linear and non-linear optical diagnostic techniques to solve problems in thermofluids including heat transfer, mixing and combustion.