Gary Sinclair Email & Phone Number

Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

I work on passive and active integrated photonic device development on the silicon and III-V material platforms. I focus on the development of photonic test systems, including the hardware, software, and analysis routines that are required. Automated test routines are conducted on single passive and active devices, that combine electrical and optical characterisation along with larger-scale circuit level-analysis.My skill include the building of automated photonic/electronic test platforms, using a wide variety of electrical test and measurement apparatus under the control of python-based software. I am adept at using tools such as pyvisa and PyQt for instrument control in custom-made multi-threaded applications.The analysis of my results is primarily undertaken using python, and I make extensive use of analytical compact models for the efficient characterisation of devices given experimental data from a limited number of parameter-sweeps. I often work at the interface between the optical and electrical domains, and have developed electro-optic models of devices for use in electronic Spice models. I am skilled in the analysis of large data sets, and the deduction of meaningful insights from these.In addition to my work on photonic testing, I have also developed passive photonic components. This has included mode-based simulations of broadband directional couplers, simulations of thermal phase modulators and grating couplers.

Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom

I teach a wide variety of subjects on the BSc Physics course, including electromagnetism, scientific computing and quantum physics.

Leeds, United Kingdom

Optalysys are developing optical AI chips which will provide previously unseen levels of computing power whilst consuming a fraction of the power of electronic processors. I work on the design of silicon photonic chips in collaboration with a cross-disciplinary team of scientist and engineers to develop this new optical processing technology.

Bristol, United Kingdom

I led a small team of researchers developing photon sources for quantum information processing in silicon photonics. My work spanned theoretical, design and experimental aspects of silicon photonics research and development. In addition to technical work, I led the writing of grant proposals and supervision of numerous research students.

Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

As a consultant in the medical devices group I supported clients to develop new medical technologies. My role included modelling of device physics, tolerance analysis of mechanical systems and design verification testing. In addition, I worked with clients to manage projects, including developing requirement specifications, project timelines and maintaining risk registers.

Shanghai, China

Taught physics and mathematics in a newly established school and created many of the course materials, examinations and laboratory experiments. Working with international students I strove to achieve inclusion among all students, irrespective of their English level. In addition, I encouraged students to become independent learners to ease their transition from to higher education.

St Andrews, Scotland

I was employed as an instructor of computational modelling for two semesters and tutor of first-, second- and honours-level physics for four semesters at university. These positions required excellent interpersonal skills, a knowledge and enthusiasm for the subject and an ability to make students confident to ask for help from day one.

Phd, Theoretical Quantum Optics

Mphys, Theoretical Physics