Professor of Terahertz Electronics
University of Leeds
My early research integrated molecular beam epitaxial (MBE) growth with focused ion beam lithography to engineer mesoscopic electronic devices. In the late 1990s, my research started to concentrate on terahertz frequency technologies, initially developing broadband terahertz sources, and exploring applications such as the imaging of dental tissue and skin carcinomas.
Over the last 20 years, my research has focused on the MBE growth, fabrication and applications of terahertz quantum cascade lasers – initially demonstrated by our EC Framework V consortium ‘WANTED’ in 2002. We now not only use these structures in TeraCom, but also supply them to many national and international research laboratories, and hold the record for the highest output powers reported internationally.