Dr Nicolas Laurand
Principal Research Fellow
Institute of Photonics
Personal statement
Personal statement
I lead the Colloidal Photonic Materials and Devices team at the Institute of Photonics of the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland). My overarching aims are:
➢ To conduct excellent, collaborative research in Photonics and enable technologies for addressing grand challenges and delivering impact
➢ To develop the experts of the future through research
My research in Photonics at the interface of Nanotechnology and Life Sciences contributes:
➢ To further the scientific knowledge of photonic devices and materials including novel colloidal semiconductors and nanomaterials
➢ To develop functional device technologies and instrumentation for healthcare, science, optical communications and emerging applications
My current research themes include:
• Colloidal quantum dots and perovskites color converters for LEDs and lasers
• Colloidal semiconductor lasers
• DNA photonics for sensing
• Hybrid, mechanically-flexible sources for phototherapy
My interests also cover epitaxial inorganic semiconductor structures and devices, microchip semiconductor disk lasers and optical fibre-based devices.
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Prize And Awards
- Scottish Universities Physics Alliance (SUPA), Physics and Life Sciences fellowship
- Recipient
- 2010
- Best Young Researcher
- Recipient
- 2006
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Publications
- Colloidal semiconductor quantum well supraparticles as low-threshold and photostable microlasers
- Alves Pedro Urbano, Quinn Gemma, Strain Michael J, Durmusoglu Emek Goksu, Sharma Manoj, Demir Hilmi Volkan, Edwards Paul R, Martin Robert W, Dawson Martin D, Laurand Nicolas
- Advanced Materials Technologies Vol 10 (2025)
- https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202401152
- CW stimulated emission in a self-assembled NaYF4:Yb3+, Tm3+ upconverting microresonator
- McCormick Emma, Eling Charlotte, Urbano Alves P, Downie Dillon, Charlton Bethan, Noman Isaac, Laurand Nicolas
- 2024 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) IEEE Photonics Conference 2024 2024 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), pp. 1-2 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/IPC60965.2024.10799519
- Deep UV LED-pumped quantum well supraparticles for visible light communication
- Alves Pedro Urbano, Hill Jordan, Xie Enyuan, Durmusoglu Emek Goksu, Sharma Manoj, Demir Hilmi Volkan, McKendry Jonathan JD, Dawson Martin D, Laurand Nicolas
- 2024 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) IEEE Photonics Conference 2024 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC) (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/IPC60965.2024.10799844
- Amplified spontaneous emission in InP/ZnS colloidal quantum dot supraparticles
- Eling Charlotte, Price Thomas W, Stasiuk Graeme J, Laurand Nicolas
- 2024 IEEE International Photonics Conference (IPC) IEEE Photonics Conference (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1109/IPC60965.2024.10799506
- Recycling self-assembled colloidal quantum dot supraparticle lasers
- Downie Dillon H, Eling Charlotte J, Charlton Bethan K, Alves Pedro U, Edwards Paul R, Laurand Nicolas
- Optical Materials Express Vol 14, pp. 2982-2994 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.537183
- Coupling colloidal quantum dot supraparticle microlasers with surface plasmon resonances via plasmonic gold substrates
- Noman Isaac, Eling Charlotte, dos Santos Alves Pedro, Laurand Nicolas
- Proceedings of SPIE: The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol 12991 (2024)
- https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3017364
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Professional Activities
- Strategic Themes - IEEE Distinguished Lecture Series – GE Gas Measurement Sensor Technologies
- Participant
- 26/11/2024
- High yield and accuracy transfer printing of micron-scale optoelectronic devices for volume manufacturing
- Examiner
- 21/8/2024
- Miniaturised components for next generation cold-atom quantum sensors
- Examiner
- 2024
- IEEE Photonics Society (External organisation)
- Advisor
- 2024
- Enhanced detection of explosives using organic semiconductors
- Examiner
- 14/11/2023
- Fluorescence Lifetime Activated Cell Screening (FLACS) Platform for Cancer Cell Study
- Examiner
- 2023
Projects
- CHEETOS - on-CHip chEmical sEnsors for TOxic gaSes detection
- Laurand, Nicolas (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2025
- Lasers and photonics of the future: self-assembled optically active resonators (Research Leadership) | McCormick, Emma
- Laurand, Nicolas (Principal Investigator) Mathieson, Keith (Co-investigator) McCormick, Emma (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2022 - 01-Jan-2026
- Lasers and photonics of the future: self-assembled optically active resonators (Research Leadership)
- Laurand, Nicolas (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2020 - 30-Jan-2025
- Wearable multi--wavelength light-emitting device - HTAF CiC Interventional Biophotonics
- Laurand, Nicolas (Principal Investigator)
- 01-Jan-2019 - 29-Jan-2020
- FlexiLEDs with printed graphen based thermal management
- Dawson, Martin (Principal Investigator) Laurand, Nicolas (Co-investigator) Watson, Ian (Co-investigator)
- Extremely small flakes of Graphene have been made into printing inks which can pattern thin plastic sheets as well as paper. The flakes are derived in an industrial process from high quality graphite particles in a process known as exfoliation. After the printing process the graphene flakes are organised in a loose arrangement and the contact area between graphene flakes is small. We are developing a conversion process to compress selected areas of the printed graphene regions to enhance heat transfer properties and at the same time make it more efficient when transferring electrical current for integrated electronic and optoelectronic components. Our first demonstration will be flexible sheets of micro LEDs and will lead to completely new and novel formats of solid state lighting and indicator devices. Further development may allow everyday packages to be smart and able to capture data which becomes incorporated in to the internet of things. Other applications would be wearable displays, point of care diagnostic strips, touch devices for light weight vehicles as examples.
- 01-Jan-2016 - 30-Jan-2017
- Fraunhofer UK Research Limited: Studentship Agreement | Jankauskas, Marius
- Laurand, Nicolas (Principal Investigator) Dawson, Martin (Co-investigator) Jankauskas, Marius (Research Co-investigator)
- 01-Jan-2015 - 01-Jan-2019
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Contact
Dr
Nicolas
Laurand
Principal Research Fellow
Institute of Photonics
Email: nicolas.laurand@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 4109