He’s got a Physics background and research experience in photonics (optical information storage and processing, optical waveguides) and materials science. He is leading the lithium niobate group at the ORC and over the years has made contributions in the area of laser materials processing, direct laser writing of optical waveguides and ferroelectric domain engineering of lithium niobate. He is currently investigating ferroelectric/semiconductors hybrid material platforms for photonic applications. He has published over 150 journal and conference papers, including a book chapter and two review articles.