Professor Paul Spencer
Pro Vice-Chancellor [Research]
Affiliations
Contact info
Position: Dean of College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Professor
Email: p.spencer@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: (01248) 382738
Location: Room 145, Dean Street
Prof Paul S. Spencer received a B.Sc. degree in applied physics and a Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering from the University of Bath, in 1990 and 1994, respectively. From 1994 to 1996, he was a research assistant at the University of Bath. In 1996, he moved to Bangor becoming a lecturer in 1998, a senior lecturer in 2003 and receiving a Personal Chair in 2006. In 2007 he was appointed Head of the School of Electronic Engineering, a post he held for seven years. In 2009 he was appointed Head of the College of Physical and Applied Sciences and in 2017 he was appointed Dean of the College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
His main research interests are semiconductor laser dynamics, optical feedback effects, pulse propagation, and optical waveguide properties of optoelectronic devices. He has been an author on over 100 journal papers and 140 conference papers and is a regular reviewer archival journals. In 2000 he won the Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) best engineering poster award.
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Photonic biosensors in detection of Haemoglobin and DNA: Invited Paper
Chen, X., Burt, J. & Spencer, P., 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Analysis of Experimental Data from a Chaos Communication Channel.
Lea, S. & Spencer, P. S., 1 Jan 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Analysis of spatial field profile in integrated external cavity diode lasers.
Causa, F., Rees, P., Spencer, P. S. & Sarma, J., 1 Apr 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Anticipating synchronization in a bi-directional laser diode configuration.
Sivaprakasam, S., Spencer, P. S., Rees, P., Pierce, I. & Shore, K. A., 1 Jan 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Anticorrelation polarization dynamics in VCSELs
Hong, Y., Paul, J., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 11 Sept 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Chaos synchronisation and communication.
Spencer, P. S., Shore, K. A., Sivaprakasam, S., Pierce, I., Peters-Flynn, S., Ju, R., Paul, J., Lee, M. W. & Rees, P., 1 Aug 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Chaotic communications with external cavity laser diode.
Shore, K. A., Lee, M. W., Paul, J., Hong, Y., Torre, M., Masoller, M., Ju, R. & Spencer, P. S., 1 Dec 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Communicating with Chaos.
Sivaprakasam, S., Pierce, I., Spencer, P. S., Jones, R. J., Rees, P. & Shore, K. A., 1 Jan 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Concurrent synchronisation of chaotic external cavity laser diodes.
Sivaprakasam, S., Paul, J., Spencer, P. S., Rees, P. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Consequences of optical fibre propagation on chaotic data masking using laser diodes
Peters-Flynn, S., Pierce, I., Rees, P. & Spencer, P. S., 1 May 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Coupled cavity multi-mode model of laser diodes subject to optical feedback.
Perkins, D., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Cross polarisation synchronisation of chaotic laser diodes.
Ju, R. & Spencer, P. S., 1 Mar 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Cross-polarisation enhancement in VCSELs subject to optical injection.
Bandyopadhyay, S., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 10 Jan 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Design and fabrication of a 2mu quantum cascade laser.
Banerjee, S., Spencer, P. S., Barlow, G. F. & Shore, K. A., 1 Jan 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Design of Tunable Intersubband Semiconductor Lasers.
Banerjee, S., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Mar 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Determination of nonlinear modulation response of semiconductor laser diodes by quadrature detection
Perkins, D., Pierce, I., Rees, P., Spencer, P. S., Shore, K. A. & Valle, A., 1 Sept 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Dynamics and spectra of VCSELs subject to optical injection.
Hong, Y. H., Bandyopadhyay, S., Rees, P., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Jul 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Dynamics of laser diodes subject to partially coherent optical feedback
Ju, R., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Effect of bias current sweep rate on the polarisation switch point of VCSELs.
Paul, J., Masoller, C., Hong, Y., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Experimental characterisation of chaos synchronisation in unidirectionally coupled VCSELs with polarisation preserved and polarisation selected optical injection
Hong, Y. H., Lee, M. W., Paul, J., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Experimental determination of message decoding quality in optical chaos communications using laser diode transmitters
Spencer, P. S., Lee, M. W., Paul, J., Sivaprakasam, S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Oct 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Experimental study of dynamical hysteresis of turn-on and turn-off in Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers.
Hong, Y., Priyadarshi, S., Qader, A. A., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Jan 2010.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Experimental study of polarisation switching of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers as a dynamical bifurcation
Paul, J., Masoller, C., Hong, Y., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Dec 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Extending the parameter space of anticipated synchronisation in laser diodes.
Peters-Flynn, S., Pierce, I., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Frequency domain analysis of the chaotic synchronization of injection-locked semiconductor lasers
Lea, S. & Spencer, P. S., 28 Mar 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Frequency shifted feedback in DFB laser diodes.
Paul, J., Hong, Y. H., Spencer, P. S., Pierce, I. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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GHz bandwidth message transmission using chaotic diode lasers.
Paul, J., Sivaprakasam, S., Spencer, P. S., Rees, P. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Hysteresis dependence on injection power and frequency detuning in bistable VCSELs
Hong, Y., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Identification of the optimum time-delay for chaos synchronisation regimes of semiconductor lasers
Peters-Flynn, S., Spencer, P. S., Sivaprakasam, S., Pierce, I. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Impact of polarization rotated feedback on polarization switching in VCSELs.
Paul, J., Masoller, C., Hong, Y., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Incoherent optical feedback regimes in semiconductor lasers: Theory and Experiment
Ju, R., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2004.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Influence of optical feedback on anticorrelation polarisation dynamics in VCSELs
Hong, Y., Paul, J., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Integrity of all-optical data encryption using chaotic external-cavity diode lasers.
Sivaprakasam, S., Paul, J., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Modeling polarization competition in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with current modulation
Spencer, P. S., Torre, M. S., Masoller, C. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Nonlinear amplitude response of slave laser induce the chaos pass filtering effect in synchronized semiconductor laser diodes
Lee, S. J. & Spencer, P. S., 18 Jun 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Nullified time-of-flight lead-lag in synchronisation of chaotic external cavity laser diodes
Spencer, P. S., Sivaprakasam, S. S., Rees, P. & Shore, K. A., 14 Oct 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Optical Chaos Communications using Laser Diodes.
Lee, M. W., Paul, J., Hong, Y., Pierce, I., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 21 Nov 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Optical Feedback Applications.
Spencer, P. S., 1 May 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Optical chaos communications
Shore, K. A., Hong, Y., Lee, M. W., Pierce, I., Paul, J. & Spencer, P. S., 1 Aug 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Optical feedback dependence of anticorrelation polarization dynamics in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers
Hong, Y., Paul, J., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Oct 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Optical feedback dependence of laser diode relative intensity noise.
Hong, Y. H., Bandyopadhyay, S., Sivaprakasam, S., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Oct 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Optical injection control of polarization pulsations in VCSELs.
Bandyopadhyay, S., Hong, Y., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Oct 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Partial bi-directional coupling of chaotic diode lsers for secure optical communication
Sivaprakasam, S., Lee, M. W., Paul, J., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Mar 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Polarization-resolved chaos in a VCSEL subject to optical injection.
Hong, Y. H., Rees, P., Spencer, P. S., Bandyopadhyay, S. & Shore, K. A., 1 May 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Polarization-resolved chaos in a vertical cavity surface emitting laser subject to optical injection
Hong, Y. H., Rees, P., Spencer, P. S. & Bandyopadhyay, S., 1 Oct 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Polarization-resolved chaos in optically injected VCSELs.
Hong, Y. H., Rees, P., Spencer, P. S., Bandyopadhyay, S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Jul 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Polarization-switching of VCSELs under orthogonal optical feedback: experiments and theory
Paul, J., Masoller, C., Hong, Y., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 18 Jun 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Pseudo Random Bit Sequence Transmission in Chaos Communication Channels.
Lea, S. & Spencer, P. S., 1 Jan 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Quadrature detection method for determination of nonlinear modulation response of semiconductor laser diodes
Perkins, D., Pierce, I., Rees, P., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Apr 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Relative intensity noise and polarisation stability of VCSELs subject to polarisation-resolved optical feedback
Hong, Y., Paul, J., Spencer, P. S. & Shore, K. A., 1 Dec 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper