Dr Philip Light
ARC DECRA Research Fellow
School of Physical Sciences
Faculty of Sciences
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2015 University Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2013 - 2015 ARC DECRA Research Fellow University of Adelaide 2012 - 2013 ARC DECRA Research Fellow University of Western Australia 2009 - 2012 University Research Fellow University of Western Australia -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2004 - 2009 University of Bath United Kingdom PhD 1999 - 2004 University of Salford United Kingdom MPhys -
Research Interests
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Journals
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Conference Papers
Year Citation 2020 Chetty, D., Glover, R. D., Xu, H., Palmer, A. J., Deharak, B. A., Light, P. S., . . . Sang, R. T. (2020). Experimental comparison of frustrated tunnel ionisation in multi-cycle and few-cycle pulses. In L. U. Ancarani, C. Bordas, F. Lepine, D. Vernhet, H. Bachau, R. Bredy, . . . F. Penent (Eds.), Journal of Physics: Conference Series Vol. 1412 (pp. 1 page). Deauville, FRANCE: IOP PUBLISHING LTD.
2019 Light, P. S., Glover, R. D., Dakka, M. A., Tsiminis, G., Palmer, A. J., Chetty, D., . . . Luiten, A. N. (2019). Towards an Australian Atom-Trap Trace Analysis (ATTA) facility. In A. Mitchell, & H. RubinszteinDunlop (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 11200 (pp. 2 pages). Melbourne, AUSTRALIA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
2019 Wilson, N., Li, R., Perrella, C., Light, P., Anderson, R., & Luiten, A. (2019). A high-bandwidth atomic magnetometer. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 11200 (pp. 1-2). online: SPIE.
Scopus1 WoS12019 Rowland, J., Light, P., Luiten, A., Perrella, C., & Sparkes, B. (2019). Injection locking of a pulsed VCSEL. In Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 11200 (pp. 1-3). online: SPIE.
2018 Glover, R. D., Chetty, D., Palmer, A. J., Deharak, B. A., Holdsworth, J. L., Dakka, M. A., . . . Sang, R. T. (2018). Frustrated tunnel ionization in the few-cycle regime. In Proceedings of the Frontiers in Optics: the 102nd OSA Annual Meeting and Exhibit/Laser Science Conference Vol. JW3A.54 (pp. 1-2). Washington, DC, United States: The Optical Society.
2018 Truong, G., Scholten, S., Karim, F., Anstie, J., Perrella, C., Light, P., . . . Luiten, A. (2018). Measuring temperature with atoms and molecules. In Proceedings of the CLEO: Science and Innovations 2018 Vol. Part F94-CLEO_SI 2018 (pp. 1-2). San Jose, California: OSA Publishing.
2018 Heffernan, L., Holmes, Z., Inglis, J., Shearer, N., Shaddock, D., Roberts, L., . . . Luiten, A. (2018). Target acquisition and tracking of extremely long distance targets using multiple risley prism systems. In Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC Vol. 2018-October (pp. 5225-5232). USA: International Astronautical Federation, IAF. 2017 Light, P., Glover, R., Dakka, M., Sang, R., & Luiten, A. (2017). Laser-based noble-gas metastable excitation techniques with application to atom trap trace analysis. In 2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2017 - Proceedings Vol. 2017-January (pp. 1-2). online: OSA.
Scopus1 WoS12016 Michaud-Belleau, V., Bergeron, H., Light, P., Hebert, N., Deschenes, J., Luiten, A., & Genest, J. (2016). Passive coherent discriminator using phase diversity for the measurement of CW laser frequency noise. In 2016 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO 2016 (pp. 2 pages). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
2014 Perrella, C., Anstie, J., Light, P., Benabid, F., White, A., & Luiten, A. (2014). Hollow-core fibre frequency standard. In Proceedings 2014 IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium (pp. 61). Taipei, Taiwan: IEEE Computer Society.
2014 Perrella, C., Anstie, J., Light, P., Benabid, F., Stace, T., White, A. G., & Luiten, A. N. (2014). Fibre-atom optics: a platform for frequency stabilization and quantum information applications. In Proceedings of the 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology (OECC/ACOFT 2014) (pp. 656-657). Melbourne, Victoria: IEEE Computer Society. 2012 Stace, T., Perrella, C., Light, P., Benabid, F., & Luiten, A. (2012). Observation of electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) in Rb-filled hollow-core fibre. In Research in Optical Sciences, as publshed in Optics InfoBase Conference Papers (pp. QW3B.3-1-QW3B.3-3). Berlin, Germany: Optical Society of America.
2011 Perrella, C., Light, P., Luiten, A., Benabid, F., & Stace, T. (2011). High resolution optical spectroscopy in hollow core fibre for use in atomic clocks. In Proceedings of the International Quantum Electronics Conference and Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim 2011 (pp. 851-853). Sydney, Australia: Optical Society of America.
2010 Lurie, A., Locke, C. R., Perrella, C., Light, P. S., Benabid, F., & Luiten, A. N. (2010). Towards a compact optical fibre clock. In CPEM Digest (Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurements) (pp. 16-17). Daejeon, SOUTH KOREA: IEEE.
Scopus1 WoS12010 Benabid, F. A., Couny, F., & Light, P. S. (2010). Double photonic band gap hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. In A. Adibi, S. Y. Lin, & A. Scherer (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 7609 (pp. 10 pages). San Francisco, CA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
Scopus12010 Wheeler, N. V., Light, P. S., Couny, F., & Benabid, F. (2010). EIT-based slow and fast light in an all-fiber system. In S. M. Shahriar, & P. R. Hemmer (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering Vol. 7612 (pp. 11 pages). San Francisco, CA: SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING.
Scopus1 WoS12010 Wheeler, N., Grogan, M., Light, P., Couny, F., Birks, T., & Benabid, F. (2010). Large core acetylene-filled photonic microcells made by tapering the hollow-core fiber. In Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference: 2010 Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO/QELS 2010 Vol. 35 (pp. 1875-1877). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
Scopus162010 Wang, Y., Couny, F., Light, P., Mangan, B., & Benabid, F. (2010). Compact and portable multiline UV & visible raman lasers in hydrogen-filled HC-PCF. In Lasers and Electro-Optics/Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference: 2010 Laser Science to Photonic Applications, CLEO/QELS 2010 Vol. 35 (pp. 1127-1129). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
Scopus382009 Couny, F., Beaudou, B., Light, P., Wang, Y., Wheeler, N., Gérôme, F., & Benabid, F. (2009). Modal and spectral evolution of Raman lines in a H<inf>2</inf>-filled hollow-core PCF taper. In 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2009 (pp. 2728-+). Baltimore, MD: IEEE. 2009 Wang, Y., Couny, F., Light, P., & Benabid, F. (2009). Coherence properties of optical frequency comb generated in large pitch HC-PCF filled with H<inf>2</inf>. In 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2009 (pp. 1271-1272). Baltimore, MD: IEEE. 2009 Baer, C., Heckl, O., Kränkel, C., Marchese, S., Schapper, F., Holler, M., . . . Russell, P. (2009). First high harmonic generation (HHG) in a photonic crystal fiber (PCF). In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers. 2009 Heckl, O. H., Baer, C. R. E., Kränkel, C., Marchese, S. V., Schapper, F., Holler, M., . . . Keller, U. (2009). High harmonic generation (HHG) in a kagome-type hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (HC-PCF). In CLEO/Europe - EQEC 2009 - European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. IEEE.
2009 Wheeler, N. V., Light, P. S., Couny, F., & Benabid, F. (2009). Slow and superluminal light pulses via EIT in a 20-metre acetylene-filled photonic microcell. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers (pp. 2883-2884). Baltimore, MD: IEEE.
2009 Light, P., Couny, F., Ying, Y., Wheeler, N., Roberts, P., & Benabid, F. (2009). Double photonic bandgap hollow-core PCF. In 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2009 (pp. 804-+). Baltimore, MD: IEEE. 2009 Biancalana, F., Benabid, F., Light, P. S., Couny, F., Luiten, A., Roberts, P. J., . . . Sokolov, A. V. (2009). 4OD-mediated solitonic radiations in HC-PCF cladding. In 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2009 (pp. 1437-+). Baltimore, MD: IEEE.
2009 Couny, F., Beaudou, B., Light, P. S., Wang, Y. Y., Wheeler, N. V., Gérôme, F., & Benabid, F. (2009). Modal and spectral evolution of Raman lines in a H<inf>2</inf>-filled hollow-core PCF taper. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers. OSA.
2009 Heckl, O. H., Baer, C. R. E., Kränkel, C., Marchese, S. V., Schapper, F., Holler, M., . . . Russell, P. S. J. (2009). First demonstration of high harmonic generation (HHG) in a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers. OSA.
2009 Light, P. S., Couny, F., Wang, Y. Y., Wheeler, N. V., John Roberts, P., & Benabid, F. (2009). Double photonic bandgap hollow-core PCF. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers. OSA.
2009 Wang, Y. Y., Couny, F., Light, P. S., & Benabid, F. (2009). Coherence properties of optical frequency comb generated in large pitch HC-PCF filled with H<inf>2</inf>. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers. OSA.
2009 Baer, C. R. E., Heckl, O. H., Kränkel, C., Marchese, S. V., Schapper, F., Holler, M., . . . Russell, P. S. J. (2009). First high harmonic generation (HHG) in a photonic crystal fiber (PCF). In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers. OSA.
2009 Lim, J., Knabe, K., Wang, Y., Amezcua-Correa, R., Couny, F., Light, P., . . . Washburn, B. (2009). Phase-stabilized 167 MHz repetition frequency carbon nanotube fiber laser frequency comb. In 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2009 (pp. 1461-+). Baltimore, MD: IEEE. 2009 Knabe, K., Lim, J., Tillman, K., Thapa, R., Couny, F., Light, P., . . . Corwin, K. (2009). Stability of an acetylene frequency reference inside kagome structured hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. In 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2009 (pp. 1666-+). Baltimore, MD: IEEE.
Scopus32009 Heckl, O., Baer, C., Kränkel, C., Marchese, S., Schapper, F., Holler, M., . . . Russell, P. (2009). First demonstration of high harmonic generation (HHG) in a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. In 2009 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2009 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2009 (pp. 2703-+). Baltimore, MD: IEEE. 2008 Humbert, G., Wang, Y., Light, P., Benabid, F., & Roberts, P. (2008). Nonlinear effects in a silica-node of a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber within the photonic bandgap. In Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series (pp. 2577-+). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
2008 Roberts, P. J., Benabid, F., Couny, F., Light, P. S., & Wilding, N. V. (2008). Broadband guiding silica hollow-core fibers for gas-phase nonlinear and quantum optics. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers. OSA.
2008 Light, P., Benabid, F., Maric, M., Luiten, A., & Couny, F. (2008). Electromagnetically induced transparency in rubidium-filled kagome HC-PCF. In Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series (pp. 3281-+). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
Scopus12008 Couny, F., Benabid, F., & Light, P. (2008). Sub-watt threshold CW Raman fiber-gas-laser based on H<inf>2</inf>-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers (pp. 1545-1546). San Jose, CA: IEEE. 2008 Wilding, N., Light, P., Couny, F., & Benabid, F. (2008). Experimental comparison of electromagnetically induced transparency in acetylene-filled kagomé and triangular lattice hollow core photonic crystal fiber. In Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series (pp. 1953-1954). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
Scopus4 WoS22008 Roberts, P., Benabid, F., Couny, F., Light, P., & Wilding, N. (2008). Broadband guiding silica hollow-core fibers for gas-phase nonlinear and quantum optics. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers. 2008 Jones, A. M., Knabe, K., Lim, J. K., Thapa, R., Tillman, K., Couny, F., . . . Corwin, K. L. (2008). Stability of optical frequency references based on acetylene-filled kagome-structured hollow core fiber. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers. OSA.
2008 Couny, F., Benabid, F., & Light, P. S. (2008). Sub-watt threshold CW Raman fiber-gas-laser based on H<inf>2</inf>-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. In 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO/QELS. IEEE.
2008 Roberts, P. J., Benabid, F., Couny, F., & Light, P. S. (2008). Dispersion properties of "Kagome" hollow-core fibers. In 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO/QELS (pp. 2012-+). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
Scopus32008 Knabe, K., Jones, A., Corwin, K., Couny, F., Light, P., & Benabid, F. (2008). Saturated absorption spectroscopy of C<inf>2</inf>H<inf>2</inf> inside a hollow, large-core kagome photonic crystal fiber. In 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO/QELS (pp. 1957-+). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
Scopus72008 Roberts, P., Benabid, F., Couny, F., & Light, P. (2008). Dispersio properties of "Kagome" hollow-core fibers. In Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series.
2008 Light, P. S., Roberts, P. J., Mirault, P., & Benabid, F. (2008). Observation of anti-crossing events via mode-pattern rotation in HC-PCF. In 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO/QELS (pp. 905-+). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
Scopus12008 Wang, Y., Light, P., & Benabid, F. (2008). Core-surround shaping of hollow core photonic crystal fiber via fiber etching. In Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series (pp. 1992-1993). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
Scopus1 WoS12008 Benabid, F., Light, P., & Couny, F. (2008). Quantum coherent effects with hollow-core photonic crystal fibers. In Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series (pp. 1990-1991). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
2008 Beaudou, B., Couny, F., Wang, Y., Light, P., & Benabid, F. (2008). Tapered hollow-core photonic crystal fiber for cascaded stimulated-raman-scattering. In Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series (pp. 1979-1980). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
Scopus12008 Couny, F., Benabid, F., Roberts, P., Light, P., & Raymer, M. (2008). Generation of multi-octave optical-frequency combs in a kagome lattice hollow core photonic crystal fiber. In 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, CLEO/QELS (pp. 1973-+). San Jose, CA: IEEE.
2007 Couny, F., Benabid, F., & Light, P. S. (2007). Control of the transient regime of stimulated Raman scattering in hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007 (pp. 1029-1030). Baltimore, MD: IEEE.
2007 Zhong, W., Marquardt, C., Leuchs, G., Andersen, U. L., Light, P., Couuy, F., & Benabid, F. (2007). Squeezing by self induced transparency in Rb filled hollow core fibers. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Technical Digest. IEEE.
Scopus32007 Light, P. S., Couny, F., & Benabid, F. (2007). Low insertion-loss (1.8 dB) and vacuum-pressure all-fiber acetylene cell based on hollow-core PCF. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007 (pp. 1500-1501). Baltimore, MD: IEEE.
Scopus12007 Light, P. S., Benabid, F., Couny, F., Pearce, G., & Bird, D. M. (2007). EIT with Counter-Propagating probe-coupling beams in Acetylene-Filled HC-PCF. In Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Technical Digest Series. IEEE.
2007 Light, P. S., Benabid, F., Maric, M., Luiten, A. N., & Couny, F. (2007). Electromagnetically induced transparency in rubidium-filled HC-PCF. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Technical Digest. IEEE.
2007 Locke, C. R., Fortier, T. M., McFerran, J. J., Ivanov, E. N., Luiten, A. N., Light, P. S., & Benabid, F. (2007). High-bandwidth frequency stabilization of a fibre-laser frequency comb. In Proceedings of the IEEE International Frequency Control Symposium and Exposition (pp. 128-131). Geneva, SWITZERLAND: IEEE, ELECTRON DEVICES SOC & RELIABILITY GROUP.
2007 Light, P., Benabid, F., Couny, F., Pearce, G., & Bird, D. (2007). Experimental study comparing EIT in V and Λ schemes in acetylene-filled HC-PCF. In Optics InfoBase Conference Papers (pp. 101-102). Baltimore, MD: IEEE. 2007 Couny, F., Benabid, F., Roberts, P. J., & Light, P. S. (2007). Fresnel zone imaging of Bloch-modes from a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber cladding. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007 (pp. 937-+). Baltimore, MD: IEEE.
Scopus12007 Couny, F., Benabid, F., & Light, P. S. (2007). Large pitch kagome-structured hollow-core PCF. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007 (pp. 929-930). Baltimore, MD: IEEE.
Scopus42007 Benabid, F., Light, P. S., & Couny, F. (2007). Low insertion-loss (1.8 dB) and vacuum-pressure all-fiber gas cell based on Hollow-Core PCF. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Technical Digest. IEEE.
2007 Couny, F., Benabid, F., & Light, P. S. (2007). Large pitch kagome-structured hollow-core PCF. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe - Technical Digest. IEEE.
2007 Light, P. S., Benabid, F., Couny, F., Pearce, G., & Bird, D. M. (2007). Experimental study comparing EIT in v and Λ schemes in acetylene-filled HC-PCF. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007, CLEO 2007. IEEE.
2006 Couny, F., Light, P. S., & Benabid, F. (2006). Electromagnetically-induced transparency and saturable absorption in all-fiber devices based on acetylene-filled hollow-core PCF. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2006. IEEE.
Scopus12006 Light, P. S., Couny, F., & Benabid, F. (2006). EIT decoherence sources in acetylene-filled hollow-core PCF. In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, CLEO/QELS 2006. IEEE.
2005 Light, P. S., Couny, F., Benabid, F., & Russell, P. S. J. (2005). Electromagnetically-induced transparency and saturable absorption in all-fiber devices based on acetylene-filled hollow-core PCF. In IET Conference Publications Vol. 2005. IEE.
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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2018 Co-Supervisor Cold Atoms for Quantum Information Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jonathan Peter Hedger -
Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)
Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name 2016 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Towards Purely Laser Based Generation and Trapping of Metastable Krypton Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Milad Abou Dakka 2015 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Nonlinear Magneto-Optical Rotation in Rubidium Vapour Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Nathanial Morgan Wilson 2015 - 2020 Principal Supervisor Cold-Atom Loading of Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fibre for Quantum Technologies Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Dr Ashby Hilton
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Memberships
Date Role Membership Country 2010 - ongoing Member Australian Optical Society Australia 2005 - ongoing Member Optical Society of America United States 1999 - ongoing Member Institute of Physics United Kingdom
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