How will quantum technologies and ultra-precise timing change our world?

During her lecture, she will showcase the latest breakthroughs in photonics science that are shaping the future of navigation, mapping, communication and space exploration.

In an era where accuracy is paramount, she will explain how optical microcombs are redefining ultra-precise timekeeping and how portable atomic clock technologies are pushing the frontiers of what's possible.

She will demonstrate the synergy of an optical microcavity integrated within a sturdy fibre laser, producing an optical frequency comb – a series of pulses that align flawlessly with the ultra-precise frequency reference, forging the backbone of next-generation optical atomic clocks.

Join her to embark on an unconventional scientific journey where cryogenic temperatures and silence are replaced by the powerful physics of nonlinearity and complexity. Enter a universe that thrives on external disturbances, autonomously generating the necessary optical waves – testament to the principle of order out of chaos.

Professor Alessia Pasquazi’s expertise lies in the domain of nonlinear photonics and microcombs. 

She studied at the University of Roma Tre and was awarded her PhD in 2009. She was a MELS fellow in Quebec, Canada (2010-11); an EU Marie-Curie Fellow (2013-15); an Ernest Rutherford Fellow (2018-22) and was recognised as an ERC Starting Grant Laureate (2020-24). 

Working at the at the forefront of her field, she led pioneering research in ultrafast integrated optics at the University of Sussex’s EPic Lab for six years (2014-22). She is now a leading member of the Loughborough’s Emergent Photonics Research Centre.  

She actively contributes to the global academic community, serving as a member and chair of panels for numerous conferences organised by SPIE, OPTICA and IEEE. She served a two-year term as the programme and general chair for OSA Nonlinear Photonics (2018-20) and currently holds the same role with CLEO-EU EQEC (2025).