Welcome to the Institute of Photonics at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. The Institute of Photonics, established in 1996, is a commercially-oriented research unit, part of the University of Strathclyde. The Institute’s key objective is to bridge the gap between academic research and industrial applications and development in the area of photonics.  The Institute’s research interests include semiconductor materials and devices, practical, all solid state lasers, micro-LED arrays and a wide range of applications particularly in biophotonics.  The Institute of Photonics is based in Strathclyde’s Glasgow city centre campus. The Institute’s semiconductor growth and processing equipment is located at Photonix Ltd on the West of Scotland Science park.

Latest News

Semiconductor disk lasers for the generation of visible and
ultraviolet radiation

For more on this comprehensive review paper, just published online, click here

Laser Writing Headline News

With our colleagues in Chemistry, the IoP is pleased to see this exciting work hit the front page of Advanced Materials. For more click here.

Science Bridges to California

The innovative and commercial strengths of the photonics sector are to be harnessed in a major venture between universities in Scotland- led by Strathclyde- and California.

Strathclyde, the Universities of St Andrews, Heriot-Watt and Glasgow, together with Stanford University and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), are collaborating in a project which has won funding worth £1.6 million over three years from the Science Bridges awards, announced by Research Councils UK (RCUK). For more click here.

Institute of Photonics researchers are extremely pleased with the results of the recent RAE exercise... ''Our industrial and academic collaborators alike recognise the quality of the research we undertake, and it is satisfying to see this confirmed through a rigorous process.'' added Tim Holt, Chief Executive. for more click here.

There has been a steady stream of application to the IoP's new fund to get projects kick started with a simple paragraph proposal. industrial partners have commented that a little free start is most welcome in these challenging economic times. for more click here.