Staff profiles

Areas of research include technology of III-V semiconductor devices such as laser devices, resonant tunnelling diodes, superlattices and high mobility transistors.

• Self Assembled Quantum Dot Lasers: Design, fabrication and characterisation of self assembled quantum dot lasers (1.1 and 1.3 mm emission) as part of an EU funded project (NANOMAT). The project was a collaboration involving eight European universities and two industrial partners. Dr Ouali's responsibilities also included assessment of quality and life tests of the lasers grown and processed within the consortium.
• Photonic Crystal Waveguide: Design, fabrication and characterisation of InP based, holographically defined photonic crystal waveguides for 1550 nm applications.
• Novel Optoelectronic Devices: The development of novel optoelectronic devices (such as advanced semiconductor laser devices) for telecommunication applications. Current research interests aim at developing infrared colloidal dots for telecommunication applications.

Research funding in the period since 2009 includes: Optical loss measurements of PECVD grown dielectric waveguides for particle trapping applications, F Ouali, Nuffield Foundation (2009), £1,440.

• Committee Member of Quantum Electronics and Photonics group of the Institute of Physics (2002-2004)
• Committee Member of Semiconductor Physics group of the Institute of Physics (2001-2004)
• Member of Institute of Physics (1992-present)
• Chartered Physicist (1992-present)

Opportunities to carry out postgraduate research towards an MPhil/PhD or MSc by research exist in all the areas identified above.

Further information may be obtained from the University Graduate School.