Key Equipment

Spectroscopy

Microspectrophotometer by CRAIC (transmission, reflection, 250-2100 nm) equipped with linear and circular polarization optics and a He cryostat.
Spectroscopic scanning near-field system by Omicron (transmission and reflection), upgraded with polarization capability, 1 W continuum photonic fibre light source (450 - 2000 nm, 5 ps pulses at 40 MHz repetition rate) and spatial light modulation of the illuminating beam.
FTIR spectrometer by Jasco (transmission, reflection, linear polarization, 1.27-28.6 μm)
mm-wave spectroscopy setup equipped with a He cyrostat (75-110 GHz)
Microwave anechoic chamber equipped with linearly polarized horn antennas (1-18 GHz), microwave lenses and a vector network analyzer (Agilent, up to 50 GHz).
Microwave waveguide polarimeter (6 - 9 GHz).

Access to the department's FAST lab, a state-of-the-art femtosecond laser system operating at wavelengths in the range 235 nm - 10 μm.
'Inspire' computer-controlled fs OPO by Spectra-Physics: 345-2500 nm, 140 fs pulse duration, 80 MHz repetition rate, up to 1100 mW average power.
Opolette optical parametric oscillator system by Opotek (400 - 2400 nm), 6 ns, 7 mJ pulse energy, 20 Hz repetition rate.
Three supercontinuum laser systems by Fianium (400-2500 nm) and two acousto-optical tunable filters (400-650 nm and 1.1-2.0 μm).

50 keV scanning electron microscope system equipped with cryostatic sample stage, cathodoluminescent multi-channel nitrogen-cooled detector and spectrometer by Jobin Yvon, in-situ atomic beam deposition capability and optical spectroscopy access, low vacuum compatible.
Ultra-High Vacuum spectroscopic chamber with helium sample cryostat, atomic beam source and electron gun.

Access to the Southampton Photonics Foundry, which is the department's state-of-the-art nanofabrication facility: photolithography, electron beam lithography, focussed ion beam milling, ...
Access to the Southampton Nanofabrication Centre, which is the nanofabrication facility of the School of Electronics and Computer Science.