Matt M. Coles Qualifications PhD in Theoretical Physics - Quantum Electrodynamics - Quantum Optics - Condensed Matter University of East Anglia Jan 14 Master of Mathematics (2.1 Hons) University of East Anglia Jul 09 A-Levels (ABBB) Westcliff High School Jun 05 GCSEs (10A*, 2A) The Deanes School Jun 03 Profile Home address 100 Secret Road Secret Village Secretville England UK T: (+44) 07905 103 594 E: mattcoles72@gmail.com W: www.mattmcoles.co.uk Nationality: British I currently hold the prestigious Guest Scientist post-doctoral position at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden, Germany, where I perform research in the following fields: quantum, nonlinear and singular optics; condensed matter physics; quantum and classical electrodynamics; and optical vortex light. Professional Experience Post-Doctoral Research Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Germany January 2014 Present I am currently developing, in collaboration with Dr. Jörg Götte, a fully quantized description of nonparaxial light-matter interactions based on the total angular momentum of light. Doctoral Research University of East Anglia, UK April 2010 January 2014 Here I began my research on twisted light: that has angular momentum not only associated with its polarization (spin), but also with a twist in the phase-front of the beam: this corresponds to the orbital angular momentum of the light. Our theoretical work has shown a novel new method to generate these optical vortices. Potential applications arise in quantum information in that there are an infinite number of possible values that the orbital angular momentum may take, as opposed to just two values that the spin may have. We also published a series of papers on the limits of the two-level approximation in nonlinear optics. Private Sector, Various I have also worked for a high-end investment bank (NewEdge London: Jan-April 2010), as a supervisor for a utilities company (E.ON UK: 2003-2009), and as a volunteer in the Dean of Students Office (UEA: 2011-2013).
Referee for Scientific Journals IOP: European Journal of Physics OSA: Optics Express AIP: Physical Review Letters JOSA B: Journal of the Optical Society of America B Curriculum Vitae: Matt M. Coles Grants EPSRC doctoral research grant 39,000 Max Planck Society research stipend 2,100 per month Numerous travel grants Attending: Optics and Photonics, Photonics Europe, SOILM 2013, ICOAM 2013, DPG Berlin 2014, Photon 14) Visits to: University of Sussex, University of Glasgow Teaching Experience 2010-2013: University of East Anglia Teaching Assistant I taught and assisted with up to 6 mathematics seminars a week. Complexity ranged from the foundation-year physics, mathematics and biology modules to 2 nd and 3 rd year courses, such as quantum mechanics and dynamical systems. I also marked (with extensive feedback) the coursework and exams for these modules. Other Skills Conversational German verbal and written Experience with Maple, MATLAB, C++, Visual Basic and Mathematica Webpage design commercial experience Publications Journal Papers 1. Perturbation theory and the two-level approximation: A corollary and critique, David L. Andrews, David S. Bradshaw and Matt M. Coles, Chemical Physics Letters 503, pp. 153-156 (2011). 2. Measures of chirality and angular momentum in the electromagnetic field, David L. Andrews and Matt M. Coles, Optics Letters 37, 3009-3011 (2012). 3. Chirality and angular momentum in optical radiation, Matt M. Coles and David L. Andrews, Physical Review A 85, 063810 (2012). 4. Photonic measures of helicity: optical vortices and circularly polarized reflection, Matt M. Coles and David L. Andrews, Optics Letters 38, 869-871 (2013).
5. Second harmonic generation in isotropic media: six-wave mixing of optical vortices, Matt M. Coles, Mathew D. Williams and David L. Andrews, Optics Express 21, 12783-12789 (2013). 6. Chiral nanoemitter array: A launchpad for optical vortices, Matt M. Coles, Mathew D. Williams, Kamel Saadi, David S. Bradshaw and David L. Andrews, Laser & Photonics Reviews 7, 1088-1092 (2013). 7. Optical vortex generation from molecular chromophore arrays, Mathew D. Williams, Matt M. Coles, Kamel Saadi, David S. Bradshaw and David L. Andrews, Physical Review Letters 111, 153603 (2013). 8. Static and dynamic modifications to photon absorption: The effects of surrounding chromophores, Matt M. Coles, Jamie M. Leeder and David L. Andrews, Chemical Physics Letters 595 596, 151-155 (2014). 9. Direct generation of optical vortices, Mathew D. Williams, Matt M. Coles, David S. Bradshaw and David L. Andrews, Physical Review A 89, 033837 (2014) Proceedings papers 1. Optomechanical control of molecular motors, David L. Andrews, Luciana C. Dávila Romero, Jamie M. Leeder and Matt M. Coles, Proceedings of SPIE 7762, 776202 (2010). 2. Limitations and improvements upon the two-level approximation for molecular nonlinear optics, David L. Andrews, David S. Bradshaw and Matt M. Coles, Proceedings of SPIE 7917, 79171K (2011). 3. Assessing limitations to the two-level approximation in nonlinear optics for organic chromophores by ab initio methods, Matt M. Coles, Jamie N. Peck, Vasily S. Oganesyan and David L. Andrews, Proceedings of SPIE 8113, 81130K (2011); 4. Optical binding with anisotropic particles: resolving the forces and torques, Scott N. A. Smith, Matt M. Coles and David L. Andrews, Proceedings of SPIE 8097, 80971E (2011). 5. Optical superchirality and electromagnetic angular momentum, David L. Andrews and Matt M. Coles, Proceedings of SPIE 8274, 827405 (2012). 6. Failure of the two-level and sum over states methods in nonlinear optics, demonstrated by ab initio methods, Matt M. Coles, Jamie N. Peck, Vasily S. Oganesyan and David L. Andrews, Proceedings of SPIE 8434, 84340K (2012). 7. Directions in optical angular momentum, Matt M. Coles and David L. Andrews, Proceedings of SPIE 8637, 863707 (2013). 8. Expanded horizons for generating and exploring optical angular momentum in vortex structures Matt M. Coles and David L. Andrews, Proceedings of SPIE 8813, Spintronics VI, 881333 (2013).
9. Laguerre-Gaussian mode generation by nanoarrays with a tailored geometry, Mathew D. Williams, Matt M. Coles, David S. Bradshaw, and David L. Andrews, Proceedings of SPIE 8999-25 (2014). 10. Optical vortices in a six-wave mixing mechanism, Matt M. Coles, Mathew D. Williams and David L. Andrews, Proceedings of SPIE 89990Y (2014). 11. Optical vortex mode generation by nanoarrays with a tailored geometry, Mathew D. Williams, Matt M. Coles, David S. Bradshaw, and David L. Andrews, Proceedings of SPIE 89990Q (2014). Oral Presentations Conferences 1. Optical binding with anisotropic particles: resolving the forces and torques, SPIE Optics and Photonics, San Diego, CA, USA, August 2011. 2. Failure of the two-level and sum over states methods in nonlinear optics, demonstrated by ab initio methods, SPIE Photonics Europe, Brussels, Belgium, April 2012. 3. Directions in optical angular momentum, UEA Chemistry Colloquium, Norwich, UK, June 2012. 4. (Invited) Singular phase structure of nanoantenna systems, 2 nd International Conference on Optical Angular Momentum, Glasgow, UK, June 2013. 5. Optical vortex generation from molecular chromophore arrays, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany, March 2014 Poster Presentations 1. Optical angular momentum: Operators and compartmentalisation, Spin-Orbit Interaction for Light and Matter Waves, MPI-PKS, Dresden, Germany, April 2013. Other Involvement 1. Chair of Session: QED II, Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany, March 2014 Invited Talks 1. Optical angular momentum: Operators and compartmentalisation, Computational Nonlinear & Quantum Optics Group, University of Strathclyde, UK, June 2013. 2. Optical vortex generation from nanoantenna arrays, MPI-PKS, Dresden, Germany, July 2013.
3. The interaction of twisted light with matter, University of Sussex, UK, October 2013.