
Prof. Ian Flint is a Lead Photonics Engineer at Leonardo MW and a visiting Professor at RHUL. Prof. Flint received his BSc in Physics with Maths from Reading University, in 1975. In 1982, he received his PhD from Reading University on “The electron spin resonance of low temperature irradiated diamond”. He was the first to identify the role of self-interstitials to enhanced diffusion of impurities. He is a physicist, previously working for 10 years in the Universities of Reading (1978 year to 1982), Hull University (from 1982 to 1983) Oxford University (1983 to 1985) Bath University (1985 to 1989) and on optoelectronics and Solid State physics.
In 2004 Prof. Flint received BAE Systems Chairman’s Gold individual award for a photonic microwave filter design. Prof. Flint is inventor of Seventeen filled patents for three different companies in the last 20 years. He has a wide range research expertise and development roles in university and industry. Initially working in solid state physics and then integrated photonics. On moving to industry his work allowed first commercially back-illuminated CCD devices. These back-illuminated processes allowed major systems like the Hubble space telescope (the current WFC3 devices). These devices are sixteen time more sensitive in the blue and UV wavelength than the previous device. He inventor of large number of patent filing awards within Marconi Optical Components, Selex (Leonardo). Marconi, E2V, BAE systems. Patents are filed in RF sampling and RF down conversion, Laser Hybridisation; Laser machined waveguides; Integrated Optical Isolators Micro Mechanical devices; Blowing fibre into coil winding; Monitoring surface properties; In situ waveguide deposition; Microwave photonic filters; Multi Input receiver, RF Sampling; Simulated Brillouin Scattering, Imaging Devices and Systems..etc.
Contact details:
Microwave Photonics and Sensors
Department of Electronic Engineering
School of Engineering, Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)178444 3183
Email: Ian.Flint@rhul.ac.uk
Selected publications:
- F. AbdelMalek, W. Aroua, S. Haxha and I. Flint. Light-switching-light optical transistor based on metallic nanoparticle cross-chains geometry incorporating Kerr nonlinearity. Annalen der Physik, vol. 528, issue 7-8, pp. 560-570, 2016.
- J. Sarma. I. Flint, Electrically variable couplers for integrated optical circuits. IEE Proceedings Vol 135 Pt.J No 3 June 1988 p268-275
- I. Flint and J.N. Lomer.The formation of E.S.R centers A-2 and A-3 in diamond, electron irradiated below 30K and an interpretation in terms of self di-interstitial complexes. Physica B&C Vol 116 B+C No1-3 pl83-6 Feb 1983
- I.T.Flint , H.J Francis, A.D.Holland , A.Wells, X-ray sensitive CCD’s from 0KeV to 1MeV, The 10th Symposium on Photoelectronic Imaging devices 1991. Imperial College university of London 1991. IOP conference series ISBN 0-85498 -411-9pp 281
Selected Patents:
- Laser Hybridisation GB0124916.8 (Marconi /Bookham)
- Laser machined waveguides GB 0126560.2 (Marconi/Bookham)
- Integrated Optical Isolators GB0124355.9 (Marconi/Bookham)
- Micro Mechanical devices GB 001852.7 ( company EEV)
- Blowing fibre into coil winding GB 0106763.6 (Marconi/Bookham)
- Monitoring surface properties GB 0106792.5 (Marconi/Bookham)
- Insitu waveguide deposition GB 0106794.1 (Marconi/Bookham)
- Microwave photonic filters GB 05270013.5 (SELEX/ BAE Systems)
- Multi Input receiver GB 0407568.5 (SELEX/ BAE Systems)
- Reduction of Intermodulation Distortions: GB1900552.9.
- A method of driving an MZM, an SSBs post manufacture GB1821175.5
- Distortion removal with stimulated (dynamic) Brillouin scattering GB1717084.6