Colin J. Mitchell

Colin J. Mitchell received the Ph.D. degree from UMIST in 2005 for work in strained and strain compensated materials for intersubband optical devices (QCL and QWIP). He is currently a Research Fellow in the Silicon Photonics Group, University of Southampton. His work focuses mainly on laser integration (on-chip) with group IV materials and developing nanoparticle-enhanced rare earth-doped dielectric waveguide lasers. Other projects include work on the germanium platform for detection and optical integration across the infrared spectrum and systems for standoff detection. He was with The University of Manchester between 2005 and 2010 investigating materials for optical and high speed devices. He was also with Hyundai Semiconductors Europe and on projects with various industrial and government partners leading to professional qualifications in project management - Certified Associate in Project Management with the Project Management Institute. During his Ph.D. degree, he received an IEEE Best Conference Paper for his work on high strained and strain compensated near-infrared intersubband optical devices.