ProfChristopher Poulton
Discipline Leader (Physics)
Discipline of Physics
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- Discipline Leader (Physics)Discipline of Physics
FUNDED RESEARCH
Dr Poulton's research focus is on the physics and modelling of advanced nanophotonic materials and devices. His area of expertise is in the numerical and analytical modeling of confined states, waveguides, and waves in complex sturctures such as metsurfaces and metamaterials. One of his central research interests is on the interaction between sounds and light in nanophotonics, via a nonlinear phenomenon known as Brillouin scattering. In the past five years he has focussed on analytical and numerical work that is needed to understand photon-phonon interactions in the multi-scaled, high index-contrast structures used in modern photonics experiments. His expertise encompasses both classical and quantum mechanics, as well as electromagnetic theory, continuum mechanics and optics, in addition to advanced numerical methods and high-performance computing.
FUNDED RESEARCH
- GRANTSELECTEDPutting Stimulated Brillouin Scattering to work: tailored optical-phononic interactions for on-chip signal processing.Australian Research Council1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2017People funded by this grant:
- Poulton C,
- Eggleton B,
- Steel M
- GRANTSELECTEDARC Centre of Excellence in Ultra-high band-width Devices for Optical Systems CUDOSAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2011 - 30 Dec 2017People funded by this grant:
- Poulton C,
- Eggleton B
- GRANTHarnessing opto-acoustic interactions for on-chip optical isolationAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Poulton C,
- Eggleton B,
- Madden S,
- Steel M
- GRANTEngineering 3D hydrogel microstructures for the study of cell mechanicsUniversity of Technology Sydney1 Aug 2019 - 31 Dec 2020People funded by this grant:
- Kabakova I,
- Solntsev A,
- Kim S,
- Poulton C,
- Tipper J
- GRANTBetter vibrations: nonlinear sound-light interactions in semiconductor chipsAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2018People funded by this grant:
- Poulton C
- GRANTInductively Coupled Plasma Etcher for Nanophotonics, Nanoelectronics and MEMS devicesAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2015People funded by this grant:
- Poulton C,
- Arnold M
- GRANTGrow Intersect's share of the National Computational Infrastructure's peak facility, LEAD UNSW LE140100002Australian Research Council1 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2014People funded by this grant:
- Poulton C,
- Ford M,
- Rahmani A,
- Arnold M,
- Hawkes E
- CONTRACT RESEARCHPhonon-Photon Interactions in Nanophotonic Structures - Student: Sayyed Reza MirnaziryMacquarie University2 Jan 2013 - 28 Feb 2016People funded by this grant:
- Poulton C
- GRANTBeyond metamaterials: new composites for transforming photonicsAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2013People funded by this grant:
- McPhedran R,
- Poulton C,
- Botten L
- GRANTFlexible architecture high performance computing facility for the intersect consortium of New South WalesAustralian Research Council1 Jan 2011 - 31 Dec 2011People funded by this grant:
- Poulton C,
- Arnold M
- GRANTA high performance computing cluster and storage for the INTERSECT Consortium of NSWAustralian Research Council16 Feb 2010 - 16 Feb 2011People funded by this grant:
- Poulton C,
- Ford M,
- Rahmani A,
- Armfield S,
- Lewis G