CTO and Co-founder – Radiantis
As Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Radiantis, my work has focused for more than two decades on non-linear optics, non-linear frequency conversion, and optical parametric oscillator (OPO) technology.
Radiantis was founded in 2005 with the aim of translating advances in photonics research into practical laser technologies for scientific and industrial applications. From 2005 until August 2025, I served as President, Director and Chief Scientist, before taking on the role of Chief Technology Officer in June 2025. I continue to provide strategic scientific guidance and support innovation across the company’s research and development programmes.
Main Areas of Expertise
My research focuses primarily on nonlinear frequency conversion, with focus on optical parametric oscillators, and laser technology.
Over the years, I have worked on non-linear optical technologies across various time-scales, from continuous-wave and nanosecond systems to ultrafast picosecond, femtosecond, and few-cycle regimes. My research has contributed to the development of light sources operating across wavelengths from the ultraviolet to the mid-infrared and in all temporal domains.
An important part of my work has been exploring how advances made through academic research can be translated into useful technologies. A number of systems first developed and demonstrated through this research have gone on to support scientific and technological applications, with some subsequently developed into commercial products.
This same connection between research and practical application has been central to my work with Radiantis, where we develop broadly tunable laser systems based on OPOs for applications including quantum optics, ultrafast spectroscopy and microscopy.
I have authored and co-authored more than 650 technical publications including over 230 journal papers, and have had the opportunity to contribute over 130 invited, keynote, plenary, and tutorial presentations at leading international conferences. I also taught the short course on OPOs at CLEO/USA (1996-2010) and CLEO/Europe (2007-2023).
I have been honoured to be recognized by major international societies for my contributions to the advancement of nonlinear frequency conversion and OPO technology. I was named Fellow of Optica (2004), SPIE (2012), and IEEE (2026).
I have been gratified to receive major international awards for my research and technology development, including the Berthold Leibinger Innovation Prize (2010) and David Richardson Medal or Optica (2021). I was honoured to receive the IEEE Photonics Society Laser Instrumentation Award in 2026, recognising contributions to nonlinear wavelength conversion and OPO technology. The honours reflect many years of research and collaboration with colleagues across the photonics community.
Academic Achievements
- • PhD – University of St Andrews, UK
- • Royal Society of London University Research Fellowship – 1993–1998 and 1999–2001
- • Royal Society of London Merit Awards – 1995 and 1999
- • Reader, University of St Andrews, UK – 1997-2003
- • ICREA Professor – ICFO, The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Barcelona – 2003-2025
- • Fellow of Optica – 2004
- • Innova Prize for Technology Innovation and Commercial Enterprise – 2004
- • Berthold Leibinger Innovation Prize – 2010
- • Fellow of SPIE – 2012
- • David Richardson Medal, Optica – 2021
- • Fellow of IEEE – 2026
- • IEEE Photonics Society Laser Instrumentation Award – 2026