David Richardson (physicist)

David Richardson
FRS FREng
Born David J. Richardson
Alma mater University of Sussex (BSc, PhD)[1][2]
Awards Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award (2013)
Scientific career
Fields
Institutions University of Southampton
Thesis The production of, and experiments with, monochromatic ultra cold neutrons (1989)
Website www.orc.soton.ac.uk/people/djr1

David J. Richardson FRS FREng[4] is a Professor and Deputy Director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton.[1][3][5]

Richardson is a pioneer in the field of photonics, best known for his work on fibre optics and their applications.[4] He has played a leading role in developing techniques to scale the data-carrying capacity of future optical communication networks to keep up with society's demand for ever increasing internet bandwidth.[4] He has developed optical fibres of high performance – capable, for example, of transmitting large quantities of data across the internet at high speed.[4]

Richardson was also one of the first to demonstrate the potential of compact, flexible, pulsed fibre lasers operating over a broad range of powers, pulse durations and wavelengths.[4] Over many years he has extended the performance limits of fibre lasers, making them strong contenders to conventional lasers and contributing to their commercial success.[4] His work extends to fibres capable of delivering kilowatts of optical power for manufacturing with lasers.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Professor David Richardson - Optoelectronics Research Centre - University of Southampton". www.orc.soton.ac.uk.
  2. ↑ Richardson, David J. (1989). The production of, and experiments with, monochromatic ultra cold neutrons. jisc.ac.uk (Thesis). University of Sussex. Copac 42677383.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 David Richardson publications indexed by Google Scholar Edit this at Wikidata
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Anon (2018). "Professor David Richardson FREng FRS". London: Royal Society. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from the royalsociety.org website where:
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  5. ↑ Richardson, D. J.; Nilsson, J.; Clarkson, W. A. (2010). "High power fiber lasers: current status and future perspectives [Invited]". Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 27 (11): B63. doi:10.1364/JOSAB.27.000B63. ISSN 0740-3224.

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