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Optical diagnostic techniques can provide greater understanding and control of the behaviour of engineering and biological systems. Light adds no extra mass or stiffness to the structure and measurements can be made at many points simultaneously under service conditions. We research novel optical techniques for measuring e.g. deformation, strain, velocity, and jointly with our collaborators apply them to unique measurement problems in engineering and science.
The Optical Diagnostics Group is part of the Applied Optics and Photonics Research Group at Heriot-Watt University, which comprises academic staff from Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Physics. Working at the interface between these traditional disciplines, the Group has earned an international reputation in fundamental engineering and science-based research, with widespread links to industry, a commitment to knowledge transfer and long-term collaborations with many leading research teams worldwide. The scale of activity at Heriot-Watt, from novel optical devices and new lasers through to their application to solve engineering problems, is unique within the UK.
The Applied Optics and Photonics Research Group is part of the Institute of Integrated Systems (one of the Joint Research Institutes of the Edinburgh Research Partnership in Engineering with Edinburgh University). Some of the Group’s activity is also associated with the James Watt Institute for High Value Manufacturing, recognising that photonics has a major role in modern manufacturing, providing (often in the same application), both routes to low cost (automated) manufacture and the key processes underpinning high-added-value products. The Group also provides the core of the University’s Strategic Alliances with Renishaw and AWE. |
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