Dr. Christopher Holmes Profile

Dr. Christopher Holmes

Associate Professor at Univ of Southampton

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Publications (22)

Proceedings Article | 20 June 2024 Presentation

Flexible photonics: new intelligent sensing within high-value composite structures

Christopher Holmes

Proceedings Volume PC13003, PC130030K (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3024815

KEYWORDS: Photonics, Fiber reinforced polymers, Sustainability, Structural monitoring, Silica, Polymers, Optical network architecture, Matrices, Flexible manufacturing, Design

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Proceedings Article | 20 June 2024 Presentation

Ultrafast laser processing for optical fibre sensing

Martynas Beresna, Przemyslaw Falak, Timothy Lee, Christopher Holmes, Ali Masoudi, David Phillips, Tom Vettenburg, Gilberto Brambilla

Proceedings Volume PC13005, PC130050S (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3016780

KEYWORDS: Laser scattering, Optical sensing, Optical fibers, Ultrafast lasers, Light scattering, Laser processing, Process control, Optical properties, Laser irradiation, Speckle pattern

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2024 Presentation

Demonstration of holographically fabricated large grating couplers for integrated circular beam delivery

Salman Ahmed, James Field, Dong-Woo Ko, Peter Horak, Christopher Holmes, Peter Smith, Paul Gow, Corin Gawith, James Gates, Rex H. Bannerman

Proceedings Volume PC12889, PC128890J (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3001912

KEYWORDS: Beam delivery, Holography, Blazed gratings, Optical gratings, Ultraviolet radiation, Free space, Fabrication, Pulsed laser operation, Prisms, Optical alignment

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2018 Presentation

An integrated optical fiber device for harsh environment refractometry at indices above silica for monitoring hydrocarbon fuels (Conference Presentation)

Alan Gray, Alexander Jantzen, Naruo Yoshikawa, Paul Gow, Corin B. Gawith, Peter G. Smith, Christopher Holmes

Proceedings Volume 10535, 1053507 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2287728

KEYWORDS: Refractive index, Integrated optics, Refractometry, Fiber Bragg gratings, Environmental monitoring, Silica, Environmental sensing, Fabrication, Glasses, Semiconductor lasers

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Proceedings Article | 14 March 2018 Presentation

Direct UV-written integrated waveguides using 213nm light (Conference Presentation)

Paul Gow, Rex H. Bannerman, James Gates, Christopher Holmes, Peter G. Smith

Proceedings Volume 10535, 105350M (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2289592

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Waveguides, Fiber Bragg gratings, Silica, Planar waveguides, Deep ultraviolet, Hydrogen, Refractive index, Semiconducting wafers, Integrated photonics

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Proceedings Article | 17 April 2015 Paper

Planarized fiber-FHD optical composite

C. Holmes, L. Carpenter, J. Gates, C. B. Gawith, P. G. Smith

Proceedings Volume 9369, 936907 (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2079481

KEYWORDS: Composites, Silica, Optical fibers, Cladding, Refractive index, Fiber Bragg gratings, Micromachining, Planar waveguides, Glasses, Silicon

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Proceedings Article | 10 March 2015 Paper

Thermally tunable integrated planar Bragg-grating stabilized diode laser

S. Lynch, J. Gates, S. Berry, C. Holmes, P. G. Smith

Proceedings Volume 9382, 93820O (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2080256

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Semiconductor lasers, Waveguides, Glasses, Laser stabilization, Photonic integrated circuits, Modulation, Planar waveguides, Reflectors, Semiconducting wafers

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Proceedings Article | 8 February 2015 Paper

Fabrication of silica integrated waveguide circuits for quantum enhanced sensing, quantum information processing and number resolving detection

Peter G. Smith, James Gates, Christopher Holmes, Corin B. Gawith, Lewis Carpenter, Paolo Mennea, Matthew Posner, Peter Cooper, Stephen Lynch

Proceedings Volume 9370, 93701K (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2082790

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Quantum information processing, Silicon, Quantum information, Ultraviolet radiation, Glasses, Sensors, Silica, Fiber Bragg gratings, Planar waveguides

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Proceedings Article | 28 July 2014 Paper

Interferometers and spectrographs on silicon-platform for astrophysics: trends of astrophotonics

Harendra N. Fernando, Andreas Stoll, Nick Cvetojevic, René Eisemann, Nuwan Tharanga, Christopher Holmes, Michael Böhm, Martin Roth, Roger Haynes, Lars Zimmermann

Proceedings Volume 9151, 915148 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2056500

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Silicon, Birefringence, Interferometers, Spectrographs, Astronomy, Computer aided design, Spectral resolution, Photonics, Integrated photonics

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Proceedings Article | 24 July 2014 Paper

The beam combiners of Gravity VLTI instrument: concept, development, and performance in laboratory

L. Jocou, K. Perraut, T. Moulin, Y. Magnard, P. Labeye, V. Lapras, A. Nolot, G. Perrin, F. Eisenhauer, C. Holmes, A. Amorim, W. Brandner, C. Straubmeier

Proceedings Volume 9146, 91461J (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2054159

KEYWORDS: Information operations, Interferometry, Integrated optics, K band, Waveguides, Metrology, Modulation, Telescopes, Fourier transforms, Sensors

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Proceedings Article | 8 March 2014 Paper

Precision dicing of optical materials

L. Carpenter, C. Holmes, P. Cooper, J. Gates, P. G. Smith

Proceedings Volume 8988, 898813 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039754

KEYWORDS: Surface roughness, YAG lasers, Germanium, Lithium niobate, Silicon, Metrology, Microscopes, Silica, Interferometers, Diamond machining

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2014 Paper

Flexible glass flat-fibre chips and femtosecond laser inscription as enabling technologies for photonic devices

Christos Riziotis, Kyriacos Kalli, Christos Markos, Andreas Posporis, Charalambos Koutsides, Andrew Webb, Christopher Holmes, James Gates, Jayanta Sahu, Peter G. Smith

Proceedings Volume 8982, 89820G (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039643

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Microfluidics, Femtosecond phenomena, Fiber Bragg gratings, Structured optical fibers, Glasses, Polishing, Mach-Zehnder interferometers, Integrated optics, Optical fibers

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Proceedings Article | 7 March 2014 Paper

Optomechanical cantilever device for displacement sensing and variable attenuator

Peter Cooper, Lewis Carpenter, Paolo Mennea, Christopher Holmes, James Gates, Peter G. Smith

Proceedings Volume 8974, 897413 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039806

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Silicon, Attenuators, Etching, Sensors, Glasses, Fiber Bragg gratings, Reflectivity, Refractive index, Visualization

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2014 Paper

Fabricating fiber Bragg gratings using phase modulated direct UV writing

C. Holmes, C. Sima, P. Mennea, L. Carpenter, J. Gates, P. G. Smith

Proceedings Volume 8968, 896808 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2040578

KEYWORDS: Ultraviolet radiation, Fiber Bragg gratings, Waveguides, Interferometry, Optical alignment, Optical design, Modulation, Thermal effects, Birefringence, Femtosecond phenomena

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Proceedings Article | 27 February 2014 Paper

Bragg-grating-stabilized external cavity lasers for gas sensing using tunable diode laser spectroscopy

S. G. Lynch, F. Chen, J. Gates, C. Holmes, S. Staines, S. James, J. Hodgkinson, P. Smith, R. Tatam

Proceedings Volume 9002, 900209 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2039971

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Semiconductor lasers, Tunable lasers, Laser stabilization, Absorption, Optical fibers, Gas lasers, Fiber lasers, Laser spectroscopy, Spectroscopy

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Proceedings Article | 15 October 2013 Paper

Femtosecond laser inscription and micromachining in novel flexible glass flat-fibre chips

K. Kalli, C. Markos, A. Posporis, C. Koutsides, C. Riziotis, A. Webb, J. Sahu, C. Holmes, J. Gates, P. G. Smith

Proceedings Volume 8924, 89240Z (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2035403

KEYWORDS: Resonators, Femtosecond phenomena, Microfluidics, Fiber Bragg gratings, Micromachining, Glasses, Structured optical fibers, Optical fibers, 3D image processing, Polishing

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2013 Paper

MEMS accelerometers utilizing resonant microcantilevers with interrogated single-mode waveguides and Bragg gratings

L. Carpenter, C. Holmes, J. Gates, P. G. Smith

Proceedings Volume 8614, 86140K (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004418

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Waveguides, Interferometers, Optical amplifiers, Silica, Glasses, Microelectromechanical systems, Transducers, Polarization, Integrated optics

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2013 Paper

Polish-like facet preparation via dicing for silica integrated optics

L. Carpenter, H. Rogers, C. Holmes, J. Gates, P. G. Smith

Proceedings Volume 8621, 862107 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004342

KEYWORDS: Surface roughness, Silica, Diamond, Diamond machining, Glasses, Silicon, Ultraviolet radiation, Integrated optics, Nickel, Metrology

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2013 Paper

Phase modulated direct UV grating writing technique for ultra-wide spectrum planar Bragg grating fabrication

Chaotan Sima, James Gates, Helen Rogers, Paolo Mennea, Christopher Holmes, Michalis Zervas, Peter G. Smith

Proceedings Volume 8627, 86270T (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2001834

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Ultraviolet radiation, Fabrication, Modulation, Refractive index, Reflectivity, Phase shift keying, Waveguides, Data modeling, Phase shifts

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Proceedings Article | 6 March 2013 Paper

Tilted Bragg grating based optical components within an integrated planar platform

Helen Rogers, Christopher Holmes, Keith Daly, Lewis Carpenter, James Gates, Giampaolo D'Alessandro, Peter G. Smith

Proceedings Volume 8627, 86270S (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2002448

KEYWORDS: Waveguides, Fiber Bragg gratings, Polarization, Refractive index, Wave propagation, Ultraviolet radiation, Optical components, Integrated optics, Surface plasmons, Cladding

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SPIE Journal Paper | 1 April 2010

Strain tuning of a composite silica-on-silicon direct ultraviolet written planar Bragg grating

Christopher Holmes, James Gates, Corin Gawith, Peter Smith

OE, Vol. 49, Issue 04, 044601, (April 2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.10.1117/1.3394001

KEYWORDS: Fiber Bragg gratings, Composites, Ultraviolet radiation, Silica, Silicon, Optical filters, Waveguides, Polarization, Optical engineering, Optical networks

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Proceedings Article | 16 May 2007 Paper

New geometry for planar UV written refractive index sensors

James Gates, Christopher Holmes, F. Rafiq Adikan, Corin B. Gawith, Peter G. Smith

Proceedings Volume 6585, 65850O (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.722871

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Waveguides, Ultraviolet radiation, Refractive index, Fiber Bragg gratings, Birefringence, Etching, Polarization, Planar waveguides, Cladding

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