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I am a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Bath as part of the interdisplinary project 'u-Care.' I work on developing hollow optical fibres and systems for UV-C light (200-220 nm). u-Care will exploit cutting-edge techniques in laser physics to develop new sources of deep UV light which are compact and robust. We will develop ways to precisely deliver this light for new therapies that target some of the biggest challenges facing medicine: cellular-precision cancer surgery, and the emergence of drug-resistant “super-bugs”. If you are interested in UV fibres for wavelengths not possible in solid-optical fibres, then please contact me.
I am particularly excited by research that allows me to develops novel optical systems and optical fibres for applications. I am interested in controlling light with optical fibres, and in designing and making novel fibres and fibre devices for practical applications. I have an extensive background in optical fibre fabrication, splicing, interconnection, packaging of optical fibres for robust handling, and simulation of optical fibres.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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U-Care: Deep Ultraviolet Light Therapies
Birks, T. (PI), Knight, J. (CoI), Stone, J. (CoI), Wadsworth, W. (CoI) & Harrington, K. (Researcher)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/01/21 → 31/12/26
Project: Research council
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Robotic microscopy for globally accessible science and healthcare
Bowman, R. (PI), Harrington, K. (Researcher) & Stirling, J. (Researcher)
1/10/18 → 31/08/22
Project: Research council
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Highly multi-mode hollow core fibers
Mears, R., Harrington, K., Wadsworth, W. J., Stone, J. M. & Birks, T. A., 16 Jun 2025, In: Optics Express. 33, 12, p. 25669-25677 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Minimising interconnection losses in hollow-core fibres using femtosecond laser-modified single-mode fibres
Yerolatsitis, S., Ioannou, A., Antonio-Lopez, J. E., Yuchi, H., Harrington, K., Amezcua Correa, R. & Kalli, K., 29 May 2025, Eighth International Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and Their Applications, WSOF 2025. Peterka, P., Kalli, K., Ballato, J. & Mendez, A. (eds.). U. S. A.: SPIE, 135222T. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; vol. 13522).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
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Resonance-free deep ultraviolet to near infrared supercontinuum generation in a hollow-core antiresonant fibre
Sabbah, M., Mears, R., Harrington, K., Wadsworth, W., Stone, J., Birks, T. & Travers, J. C., 24 Mar 2025, In: JPhys: Photonics. 7, 025019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Tunable megawatt-scale sub-20 fs visible pulses from a fiber laser source
Sabbah, M., Mears, R., Murphy, L. R., Harrington, K., Stone, J. M., Birks, T. A. & Travers, J. C., 20 Jun 2025, In: Optica. 12, 6, p. 728-731 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anti-resonant hollow core fibres for UV guidance
Harrington, K., Mears, R., Stone, J. M., Knight, J. C., Wadsworth, W. J. & Birks, T. A., 2 Sept 2024, Proceedings - 2024 24th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2024. Prudenzano, F. & Marciniak, M. (eds.). U. S. A.: IEEE, (International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks).Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter in a published conference proceeding
Datasets
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Data for "High resolution air-clad imaging fibers"
Wood, H. (Creator), Harrington, K. (Creator), Knight, J. (Creator), Birks, T. (Creator) & Stone, J. (Creator), University of Bath, 27 Sept 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00554
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Dataset for "Guidance of ultraviolet light down to 190 nm in a hollow-core optical fibre"
Mears, R. (Creator), Harrington, K. (Creator), Wadsworth, W. (Creator), Knight, J. (Creator), Stone, J. (Creator) & Birks, T. (Creator), University of Bath, 28 Feb 2024
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01333
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All-fibre pseudo-slit reformatters
Yerolatsitis, S. (Creator), Harrington, K. (Researcher) & Birks, T. (Supervisor), University of Bath, Jul 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00398
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Dataset for "An endlessly adiabatic fibre with a logarithmic refractive index distribution"
Harrington, K. (Creator), Yerolatsitis, S. (Researcher), van Ras, D. (Researcher), Haynes, D. M. (Researcher) & Birks, T. (Supervisor), University of Bath, 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00444
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Dataset for Low-loss, compact, fibre-integrated cell for quantum memories
McGarry, C. (Creator), Harrington, K. (Creator), Goodwin, D. J. (Creator), Perek-Jennings, C. (Creator), Birks, T. (Creator), Rusimova, K. (Creator) & Mosley, P. (Creator), University of Bath, 24 May 2024
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01403
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Thesis
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Manipulation of mode coupling in optical fibres
Harrington, K. (Author)Birks, T. (Supervisor) & Knight, J. (Supervisor), 19 Jun 2019Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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