Rate My Professor Luke Taylor

Dr. Luke Taylor is a Research Fellow and Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Physics at the University of Otago, where he is affiliated with the Jack Dodd Centre for Quantum Technology. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Physics from the University of Otago. With nearly two decades of experience spanning academic research and industrial research and development, Taylor has focused on experimental physics, particularly the development of high-end laser systems, nonlinear optics, photonics, and quantum technologies. His email is luke.taylor@otago.ac.nz. He also serves as Commercialisation Manager at Otago Innovation Ltd, supporting the commercial translation of university research.

Taylor's research contributions include advancements in laser guide star technology for astronomical adaptive optics and quantum memory applications. Key publications encompass 'Compact fiber laser for 589 nm laser guide star generation' (2004), 'AFIRE: fiber Raman laser for laser guide star adaptive optics - art. no. 62721M' (2006), 'Multi-Watt 589-nm Na D-2-line Generation via Frequency Doubling of a Raman Fibre Amplifier: A source for LGS-assisted AO - art. no. 627249' (2006), '25 W Raman-fiber-amplifier-based 589 nm laser for laser guide star' (2009), '39 W Narrow Linewidth Raman Fiber Amplifier with Frequency Doubling to 26.5 W at 589 nm' (2009), '50W CW visible laser source at 589nm obtained via frequency doubling of three coherently combined narrow-band Raman fibre amplifiers' (2010), 'Optical detection of ultrasound using AFC-based quantum memory technique in cryogenic rare earth ion doped crystals' (2013), and 'Narrow band fiber Raman optical amplifier' (patent, 2014). Additional works include 'Acousto-optic imaging using quantum memories in cryogenic rare earth ion doped crystals' (2014) and contributions to quantum radio technology, which secured a US patent in collaboration with University of Otago colleagues. His 24 publications have accumulated 669 citations on ResearchGate. Taylor has also applied quantum physics to develop handheld lamps for analyzing cave art pigments.