Dr James Monks
'Bangor University' and 'Excelitas'
'Sêr Cymru Research fellow' and 'development engineer,
Equipment:
Numerous lasers (IR-vis-UV)(fs-ns-cw), class 1000 cleanroom, spectroscopy, chemical fume hoods, microscopy, AFM, SEM, super computer, 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