Welcome to the website of the Quantum Photonics Lab at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (UK). We work at the interface of quantum optics, condensed-matter physics, electrical engineering and materials science to create novel quantum devices, with the dual goals to investigate fascinating fundamental physics and to develop applications to secure quantum networking and nanoscale quantum sensing. Read more.

Latest News

• New Post-Docs! - Welcome to our 3 new post-docs, all of whom are very familiar with the QPL group. Dr Art returns as a postdoctoral researcher to develop new fabrication capabilities and to fabricate novel two-dimensional materials and devices. Sheena and Fred have completed their PhD theses and are now beginning postdoctoral research in engineering scalable photon-mediated interactions...
• QPL Group Away Day 2025! - The sun was shining over North Berwick helping to make it a great day learning the ropes of various Scottish Highland Games activities with Wild Cairns…even if some of us took the scoring a bit too seriously! (….Team MacDonald was robbed…!)
• New Assistant Professor! - Dr. Samer Kurdi has joined us as an Assistant Professor, his focus is on spin and charge mapping in the nanoscale using spins in diamond. A huge welcome to the QPL group at Heriot-Watt University Samer!