Dr James Monks
Excelitas; University of Southampton
Specialist Development Engineer; Visiting Academic

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Equipment:
Optical Design software (thin film optics, conventional optics, metasurface optics), Numerous lasers (IR-vis-UV)(fs-ns-cw), Photospectroscopy, chemical fume hoods, electromagnetic simulation,

Scientific focus and expertise:
Analytical theory, maxwell's equation, plasmonics, optics, optical metamaterials, thin film technology, electronics, photonic, laser physics, nanofabrication and manufacturing, simulations.

Materials class:
Composites, dielectrics, semiconductors, metals, optical metamaterials, smart material, block copolymers, nanoparticle synthesis.

Application:
Coatings, Augmented reality, displays, beam shaping, optical filters, imaging, sensors, lenses, nanorobotics, laser sources, polarisers

Market Sector:
Electronics and photonics, defence and aerospace

Organisation:
Academia
Industry


Special Interest Group(s):
Active Metamaterials
Manufacturing and Scale Up
Mechanical Metamaterials
Modelling and AI-Design
Photonic Metamaterials


Forum(s):
Horizon Scanning and Disruptive Concepts
Industry / KTN
Outreach and Education


Challenge Areas:
Space & Aviation