Professor Luke Wilson
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Professor of Semiconductor Physics
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School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
E17
Hicks Building
Hounsfield Road
Sheffield
S3 7RH
- Research interests
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Leading a team of researchers developing quantum nano-photonic devices with on-chip electrical control of excitonic and photonic functionality, providing access to new regimes of quantum physics and quantum technology applications.
- >110 publications in leading journals (including high impact papers in Nature Materials, Phys Rev Lett, Nano Lett).
- 25 invited talks at leading international conferences.
- Total value grants (PI and CI) £16.5 million, 7 PI grants, 10 CI grants. Work package leader on £5.6 million EPSRC Programme Grant on emerging Quantum Technologies (2016-21).
- Strong collaborative links established with leading international research groups.
- Major advances include: On-chip electrical control of single-photon nonlinearities and generation of coherent single photons, novel site-controlled single photon sources, discovery of a new carrier relaxation mechanism in semiconductor nanostructures.
- Publications
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Featured publications
Journal articles
- Tunable photon statistics exploiting the Fano effect in a waveguide. Physical Review Letters, 122(17). View this article in WRRO
- Electrical control of nonlinear quantum optics in a nano-photonic waveguide. Optica, 5(5), 644-650. View this article in WRRO
- Electro-mechanical control of an on-chip optical beam splitter containing an embedded quantum emitter. Optics Letters, 43(9), 2142-2145. View this article in WRRO
- Tuning Nonlinear Mechanical Mode Coupling in GaAs Nanowires Using Cross-Section Morphology Control. Nano Letters, 16(12), 7414-7420. View this article in WRRO
- Single-photon electroluminescence for on-chip quantum networks. Applied Physics Letters, 109(16). View this article in WRRO
- Linearly Polarized Emission from an Embedded Quantum Dot Using Nanowire Morphology Control. Nano Letters, 15(3), 1559-1563. View this article in WRRO
All publications
Journal articles
- Purcell-enhanced single photons at telecom wavelengths from a quantum dot in a photonic crystal cavity. Scientific Reports, 14(1). View this article in WRRO
- A semiconductor topological photonic ring resonator. Applied Physics Letters, 116(6), 061102-061102. View this article in WRRO
- Tunable photon statistics exploiting the Fano effect in a waveguide. Physical Review Letters, 122(17). View this article in WRRO
- Non-Reciprocal Transmission and Reflection of a Chirally-Coupled Quantum Dot. Nano Letters, 18(9), 5475-5481. View this article in WRRO
- High Purcell factor generation of indistinguishable on-chip single photons. Nature Nanotechnology, 13(9), 835-840. View this article in WRRO
- Electrical control of nonlinear quantum optics in a nano-photonic waveguide. Optica, 5(5), 644-650. View this article in WRRO
- Electro-mechanical control of an on-chip optical beam splitter containing an embedded quantum emitter. Optics Letters, 43(9), 2142-2145. View this article in WRRO
- Tuning Nonlinear Mechanical Mode Coupling in GaAs Nanowires Using Cross-Section Morphology Control. Nano Letters, 16(12), 7414-7420. View this article in WRRO
- Single-photon electroluminescence for on-chip quantum networks. Applied Physics Letters, 109(16). View this article in WRRO
- Electrically pumped single-defect light emitters in WSe 2. 2D Materials, 3(2). View this article in WRRO
- On-chip interference of single photons from an embedded quantum dot and an external laser. Applied Physics Letters, 108. View this article in WRRO
- On-chip electrically controlled routing of photons from a single quantum dot. Applied Physics Letters, 106(22), 221101-221101. View this article in WRRO
- Linearly Polarized Emission from an Embedded Quantum Dot Using Nanowire Morphology Control. Nano Letters, 15(3), 1559-1563. View this article in WRRO
- Strong exciton-photon coupling in open semiconductor microcavities. Applied Physics Letters, 104(19). View this article in WRRO
- Intersublevel dephasing in InAs/GaAs quantum dots below the Reststrahlen band. Applied Physics Letters, 103(25).
- Homogeneous array of nanowire-embedded quantum light emitters.. Nano Lett, 13(3), 861-865.
- Design parameters for nanowire-planar tandem solar cells. Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science, 210(2), 425-429.
- Electrical modulation of the optical properties of mid-infrared metamaterials. Applied Physics Letters, 101(25).
- Highly confined surface imaging by solid immersion total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy.. Opt Express, 20(3), 3311-3324.
- Metal nanoantenna plasmon resonance lineshape modification by semiconductor surface native oxide. Journal of Applied Physics, 112(4).
- Hybrid gold nanoantenna array-Dielectric thin film anti-reflection coatings on GaAs. Solid State Communications.
- In-plane interdot carrier transfer in InAs/GaAs quantum dots. Applied Physics Letters, 100(15).
- Highly confined surface imaging by solid immersion total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy. Optics Express, 20(3), 3311-3324.
- Direct evidence of long lived trapped carriers in InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots studied using terahertz-activated luminescence measurements. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1399, 593-594.
- Time-domain spectroscopy of mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers. SEMICOND SCI TECH, 26(1).
- Time resolved spectroscopy on quantum dots and graphene at the FELBE free-electron laser. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 7937.
- Terahertz activated luminescence of trapped carriers in InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots. APPL PHYS LETT, 97(3).
- Terahertz optical sideband emission in self-assembled quantum dots. Applied Physics Letters, 96(20), 201105-201105.
- X-shaped plasmonic antenna on a quantum cascade laser. APPL PHYS LETT, 96(15).
- Transmission properties of plasmonic metamaterial quantum cascade lasers. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 22(16), 1217-1219.
- Long lifetimes of quantum-dot intersublevel transitions in the terahertz range.. Nat Mater, 8(10), 803-807.
- Intersubband gain-induced dispersion. Optics Letters, 34(2), 208-208.
- Ultrafast phase-resolved pump-probe measurements on a quantum cascade laser. APPL PHYS LETT, 93(15).
- Ultrafast probing of light-matter interaction in a midinfrared quantum cascade laser. APPL PHYS LETT, 93(9).
- Evidence for nonadiabatic electron-phonon intraband scattering in self-assembled quantum dots. PHYS REV B, 77(15).
- Tuning of intraband absorption and photoresponse in self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots by thermal annealing. J APPL PHYS, 103(6).
- Two photon absorption in quantum dot-in-a-well infrared photodetectors. APPL PHYS LETT, 92(2).
- Intersublevel polaron dephasing in self-assembled quantum dots. PHYS REV B, 77(4).
- Energy level structure and electron relaxation times in InAs/InxGa1-xAs quantum dot-in-a-well structures. APPL PHYS LETT, 91(25).
- Fingerprints of spatial charge transfer in quantum cascade lasers. J APPL PHYS, 102(11).
- Mid-infrared optical coherence tomography.. Rev Sci Instrum, 78(12), 123108.
- Tuning the photoresponse of quantum dot infrared photodetectors across the 8-12 mu m atmospheric window via rapid thermal annealing. APPL PHYS LETT, 91(14).
- Stark shift of the spectral response in quantum dots-in-a-well infrared photodetectors. J PHYS D APPL PHYS, 40(18), 5537-5540.
- Singlet and triplet polaron relaxation in doubly charged self-assembled quantum dots. NEW J PHYS, 9.
- Improved performance of In0.6Ga0.4As/AlAs0.67Sb0.33/InP quantum cascade lasers by introduction of AlAs barriers in the active regions. APPL PHYS LETT, 91(5).
- Enhancing the dot density in quantum dot infrared photodetectors via the incorporation of antimony. APPL PHYS LETT, 91(1).
- Direct imaging of a laser mode via midinfrared near-field microscopy. APPL PHYS LETT, 90(20).
- Effects of alloy intermixing on the lateral confinement potential in InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots probed by intersublevel absorption spectroscopy. APPL PHYS LETT, 90(16).
- InGaAs/AlAsSb/InP strain compensated quantum cascade lasers. APPL PHYS LETT, 90(15).
- Fabrication and characterization of InP-based quantum cascade distributed feedback lasers with inductively coupled plasma etched lateral gratings. JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS & REVIEW PAPERS, 46(4B), 2424-2428.
- Broadband quantum cascade laser emitting from 7.7 to 8.4 mu m operating up to 340 K. J APPL PHYS, 101(4).
- All-optical switching in quantum cascade lasers. APPL PHYS LETT, 90(5).
- InGaAs/AlAsSb/InP quantum cascade lasers operating at wavelengths close to 3 mu m. APPL PHYS LETT, 90(2).
- Spin mixing for one and two electron states in quantum dots. AIP Conference Proceedings, 893, 963-964.
- Near-field imaging of the evanescent electric field on the surface of a quantum cascade laser. 2007 European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the International Quantum Electronics Conference.
- Near-field imaging of the evanescent electric field on the surface of a quantum cascade laser. 2007 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference.
- Fast intraband capture and relaxation in InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots. Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series.
- Time resolved spectroscopy of dynamics in mid infrared quantum cascade lasers below and above threshold. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Technical Digest.
- High performance InP-based quantum cascade distributed feedback lasers with deeply etched lateral gratings. APPL PHYS LETT, 89(20).
- Optical mode control of surface-plasmon quantum cascade lasers. IEEE PHOTONIC TECH L, 18(21-24), 2499-2501.
- Coherent near-infrared wavelength conversion in semiconductor quantum cascade lasers. APPL PHYS LETT, 89(18).
- Intraband magnetospectroscopy of singly and doubly charged n-type self-assembled quantum dots. PHYS REV B, 74(16).
- Intra-valence band transitions in self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots studied using photocurrent spectroscopy. J APPL PHYS, 100(1).
- Room-temperature operation of lambda approximate to 7.5 mu m surface-plasmon quantum cascade lasers. APPL PHYS LETT, 88(18).
- Intersubband spectroscopy of quantum cascade lasers under operating conditions. APPL PHYS LETT, 88(13).
- Broadband 6 mu m
. APPL PHYS LETT, 88(12). - Dephasing of polarons in InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2006.
- Pulsed operation of long-wavelength (lambda similar or equal to 11.3 mu m) MOVPE-grown quantum cascade lasers up to 350 K. ELECTRON LETT, 41(21), 1175-1176.
- Single-mode surface-emitting quantum-cascade lasers. APPL PHYS LETT, 86(21).
- High-performance distributed feedback quantum cascade lasers grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy. APPL PHYS LETT, 85(23), 5529-5531.
- InGaAs/AlAsSb quantum cascade lasers. APPL PHYS LETT, 85(18), 3992-3994.
- Intraband relaxation via polaron decay in InAs self-assembled quantum dots. PHYS REV B, 70(16).
- Measurements of optical losses in mid-infrared semiconductor lasers using Fabry-Perot transmission oscillations. J APPL PHYS, 95(12), 7584-7587.
- lambda similar to 4-5.3 mu m intersubband emission from InGaAs-AlAsSb quantum cascade structures. APPL PHYS LETT, 84(9), 1447-1449.
- Room-temperature operation of InGaAs/AlInAs quantum cascade lasers grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy. APPL PHYS LETT, 83(10), 1921-1922.
- Comparison of intraband absorption and photocurrent in InAs/GaAs quantum dots. APPL PHYS LETT, 83(4), 602-604.
- Quantum cascade lasers grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy. APPL PHYS LETT, 82(24), 4221-4223.
- Strong in-plane polarized intraband absorption in vertically aligned InGaAs/GaAs quantum dots. APPL PHYS LETT, 82(20), 3415-3417.
- Room-temperature operation of an InAs-GaAs-AlAs quantum-cascade laser. APPL PHYS LETT, 82(20), 3409-3411.
- Room temperature GaAs-based quantum cascade laser with GaInP waveguide cladding. ELECTRON LETT, 38(24), 1539-1541.
- Intervalley scattering in GaAs-AlAs quantum cascade lasers. APPL PHYS LETT, 81(8), 1378-1380.
- GaAs-based quantum cascade lasers with native oxide-defined current confinement. ELECTRON LETT, 38(2), 75-77.
- Inverted electron-hole alignment in InAs-GaAs self-assembled quantum dots.. Phys Rev Lett, 84(4), 733-736.
- Efficient, high-fidelity single-photon switch based on waveguide-coupled cavities. Physical Review A, 110(4).
- Topological and conventional nanophotonic waveguides for directional integrated quantum optics. Physical Review Research, 6(2).
- A chiral topological add-drop filter for integrated quantum photonic circuits. Optica.
- Engineering Chiral Light–Matter Interactions in a Waveguide-Coupled Nanocavity. ACS Photonics.
- Effect of the GaAsP shell on optical properties of self-catalyzed GaAs
nanowires grown on silicon. Nano Lett., 12, 5269. View this article in WRRO
- Light Scattering from Solid-State Quantum Emitters: Beyond the Atomic Picture. Physical Review Letters, 123(16). View this article in WRRO
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Chapters
Conference proceedings papers
- Co-operative and super-radiant emission from electrically-tuneable waveguide-coupled quantum dots. CLEO 2024, Vol. 93 (pp FM1F.2-FM1F.2), 2024.
- Coherent scattering from quantum dots: beyond the atomic picture. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2020.
- On-chip electro-mechanical routing of single photons from an embedded quantum emitter. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2018.
- Bright and Coherent On-Chip Single Photons from a Very High Purcell Factor Photonic Crystal Cavity. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2017.
- Catalyst-free, III-V nanowire photovoltaics. AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1598 (pp 162-165)
- Inter-sublevel dephasing in quantum dots. 2013 38th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 1 September 2013 - 6 September 2013.
- Gating of light- matter interaction in quantum cascade lasers with 10 fs time resolution. 2010 IEEE Photonics Society Winter Topicals Meeting Series, WTM 2010 (pp 14-15)
- Decoherence effects in the intraband and interband optical transitions in InAs/GaAs quantum dots. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 105(12) (pp 122412-122412)
- Ultrafast spectroscopy as a probe of light-matter interaction in a midinfrared quantum cascade laser. AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1199 (pp 163-164)
- Analysis of sub-picosecond mid-infrared pulse propagation in a quantum cascade laser below and above threshold. CLEO/Europe - EQEC 2009 - European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the European Quantum Electronics Conference
- Intracavity near-field optical imaging of a mid-infrared quantum cascade laser mode. MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL SOLID-STATE MATERIALS, Vol. 149(3) (pp 270-274)
- Characterization of intersubband devices combining a nonequilibrium many body theory with transmission spectroscopy experiments. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS, Vol. 18(7) (pp 689-694)
- The effects of monolayer thickness and sheet doping density on dark current and noise current in quantum dot infrared photodetectors. Optical Materials in Defence Systems Technology IV
- InP-Based Quantum Cascade Lateral Grating Distributed Feedback Lasers. Extended Abstracts of the 2006 International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials, 12 September 2006 - 15 September 2006.
- Broadband quantum cascade lasers and superluminescent diodes. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2006
- All-electrical, room temperature surface plasmon generation using quantum cascade lasers. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2006
- Optimisation of quantum dot infrared photodetectors (QDIPs) for imaging applications. Electro-Optical and Infrared Systems: Technology and Applications III, Vol. 6395 (pp U102-U110)
- Fabrication of novel quantum cascade lasers using focused ion beam (FIB) processing.. EMAG-NANO 2005: Imaging, Analysis and Fabrication on the Nanoscale, Vol. 26 (pp 215-218)
- The polaronic nature of intraband relaxation in InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots. PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES, Vol. 26(1-4) (pp 408-412)
- Anisotropy of the electron energy levels in InxGa1-xAs/GaAs quantum dots with non uniform composition. PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES, Vol. 26(1-4) (pp 436-440)
- Effect of the electron population on intraband absorption in InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots. PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES, Vol. 26(1-4) (pp 105-109)
- Single mode quantum cascade lasers. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 6010
- MOVPE-grown quantum cascade lasers operating at similar to 9 mu m wavelength. JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, Vol. 272(1-4) (pp 682-685)
- Polaron relaxation channel in InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots. SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 19(4) (pp S316-S318)
- MOVPE grown quantum cascade lasers. Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, Vol. 21(2-4) (pp 863-866)
- Polaron relaxation dynamics in InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots. PHYSICA E-LOW-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS & NANOSTRUCTURES, Vol. 21(2-4) (pp 405-408)
- Polaron decay and inter-level transfer in InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots. 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHONON SCATTERING IN CONDENSED MATTER, PROCEEDINGS (pp 2613-2616)
- AlAs-like TO-phonon dephasing time in high al content AlGaAs. 11TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PHONON SCATTERING IN CONDENSED MATTER, PROCEEDINGS (pp 2686-2689)
- High performance quantum cascade lasers grown by metal-organic vapor phase epitaxy. INFRARED DETECTOR MATERIALS AND DEVICES, Vol. 5564 (pp 156-163)
- Observation of in-plane polarized intersublevel absorption in strongly coupled InGaAs/GaAs self assembled quantum dots. PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI B-BASIC SOLID STATE PHYSICS, Vol. 238(2) (pp 341-344)
- A quantum cascade laser using a native-oxide-defined current aperture and optical waveguide. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (Cat. No.00TH8505)
- Inverted-mesa quantum cascade lasers. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. Postconference Edition. CLEO '99. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (IEEE Cat. No.99CH37013)
Datasets
Preprints
- Controlling cooperative emission and superradiance in waveguide-coupled quantum dots, arXiv.
- Purcell-Enhanced Single Photons at Telecom Wavelengths from a Quantum Dot in a Photonic Crystal Cavity, arXiv.
- Topological and conventional nano-photonic waveguides for chiral integrated quantum optics, arXiv.
- Tunable photon statistics exploiting the Fano effect in a waveguide. Physical Review Letters, 122(17). View this article in WRRO
- Teaching interests
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Experienced at all levels, including lab and lecture modules such as First year Lab Head, PHY102 lecturer (Light and Optics), PHY250/251 lecturer (Solids), 2nd Year Tutor, PHY382/482 (Semiconductor Physics and Devices), PHY391 (Quantum Information Lab), PHY480 MPhys project supervision.
Research-led teaching - I led the development of a specialist UG laboratory for quantum optics experiments that are closely aligned with key departmental research activities.
This unique (in the UK) UG lab facility, provides L3 students with a deep learning experience that equips them for further PhD or industrial research in quantum information science. The facility is used on Open Days as an example of our investment in innovative, research-led teaching.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- PI and leader of the Royal Society Summer Science exhibit ‘Quantum Light on a Chip’. More than 13,000 visitors (120 school groups) attended this high-profile, week-long exhibition (2015). Led the follow-up International Year of Light outreach day at the Royal Society (2016).
- Established links with a local animation company and co-ordinated the production of a series of research-based animated videos, setting up a YouTube channel which now has >100,000 hits.
- External examiner for all UG programmes at the University of Surrey (2016-present).
- Member of University Senate (2016-present).
- Member IoP National Committee for International Year of Light (2015).
- Member of the IoP semiconductor group committee (2009-2012).
- Consultancy work for Jaguar Land Rover and Intense Photonics.
- Programme committee member for international and national semiconductor conferences.
- EPSRC peer review panel member.
- National and international (EPFL Lausanne, ETH Zurich) external PhD examiner.
Internal roles
Head of Department (Sep 2022 - present)
Departmental Director of Teaching 2016-2018. Led our successful accreditation (all UG programmes) by the Institute of Physics in 2017, writing and preparing detailed documentation and hosting the visiting panel. Chair our Teaching Committee, Staff Student Committee and Exam Boards and I am a member of the Departmental Executive Committee and Faculty Learning and Teaching Committee. Organise and run an annual Departmental Teaching Away Day, providing time and space for staff in the department to reflect on teaching and to explore current issues such as PLA and assessment.
Assistant Faculty Director of Learning and Teaching 2015-2016. In this role I acted as Achieve More Faculty Lead (2014-2016), working closely with the FDLT, relevant University committees and professional services teams to provide leadership and direction for Achieve More in the Faculty of Science.
Previous roles include Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) and Chair of Condensed Matter teaching vertical committee.