Optoelectronics

Entry requirements

A good honours degree or equivalent is required.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Optoelectronics research is directed at advancing design and system applications of semiconductor optoelectronic and organic electro-optic devices including laser diodes and optical waveguides.

Activities range from: Basic device operating principles through to matters of engineering design; Issues in nonlinear dynamics of optical devices for chaotic optical data encryption. Quantum Information Processing includes work on Quantum computing and quantum teleportation.

Research Excellence Framework (REF) score

The 2014 Research Excellence Framework recognised that more than three-quarters of Bangor’s research is either world-leading or internationally excellent. Based on the University submission of 14 Units of Assessment, 77% of the research was rated in the top two tiers of research quality, ahead of the average for all UK universities.