The Photonics Research Group is an acknowledged centre of excellence for experimental and theoretical research. The group enjoys wide recognition for its achievements in optical soliton transmission, high speed optical systems, fibre grating technology, fibre sensors, microwave photonics, biophotonics, and all-optical networks. The group currently focused on ultra-fast optical transmission and processing, fibre optic sensors, and the fabrication of fibre optic components with laser inscription techniques, and activities have recently expanded into a number of new areas, including femtosecond pulsed laser techniques, medical sensing devices, and planar integrated optical circuits.