Dr. Frederick Gardes

Short Biography

Frederic Gardes was born in France in 1977. He earned his first degree at the University

of Rennes in Fance, earning a DUT in Physics. In 1999 he decided to undertake further

study first at the University of Portsmouth where he earned a BSc in Applied Physics and

finaly at Northumbria University where he earned a MSc in Optoelectronic and

Communication Systems. Upon graduation, he gained employment with a large

multinational company as a technical support advisor, assisting the company customers

for the maintenance of their infrastructure for the EMEA and Pacific region. Late 2004, he

joined the University of Surrey as a Ph.D. student to undertake further study with the

pioneering Silicon Photonics Research Group under the supervision of Professor Graham

T. Reed. His research interests include integrated optics in silicon-on-insulator (SOI),

numerical simulation of optical and semiconductor components, optical modulators based

on the plasma dispersion effect and ring resonators.

Research Interests

Silicon photonics, optoelectronics, optical modulators, ring resonators and filters.