Teaching
I am very passionate about teaching and innovation in communicating science. I deliver two lecture courses with colleagues at St Andrews, each of which i instigated, namely "Biophotonics" and "Applications of Quantum Physics". I have also designed and implemented optical trapping systems for the undergraduate and Masters Course laboratories.I also undertake various tutorials and postgraduate teaching activities
Selected publications
-
Extended transport and size selection of gold-nanorods using a liquid-immersible all-fiber Airy-like beam
Lee, H., Choi, H., Partanen, M., Kim, M., Vinod, A. T., Lee, M., Lee, H. J., Kim, S., Dholakia, K., Hong, S. & Oh, K., 6 May 2026, In: ACS Photonics. 13, 9, p. 2696-2703 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Open access
Speckle-based measurement of the fractional azimuthal index of orbital angular momentum beams for refractive index sensing
Perrella, C., Punse, A. A., Zalogina, A., Szydzik, C., Lim, M., Boes, A., Mitchell, A., Dunning, K. R. & Dholakia, K., 8 May 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nature Communications. Advanced articleResearch output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Open access
Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors for enhanced biomedical imaging
Hughes, E. C. V., Upadhya, A. & Dholakia, K., 1 Nov 2026, In: Journal of Biomedical Optics. 31, 11, 22 p., 113502.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Open access
A neuromorphic camera for tracking passive and active matter with lower data throughput
Britto Monteiro, G., Lim, M., Tan, T. C. Y., Upadhya, A., Liang, Z., Agnew, B., Hu, T., Eggleton, B. J., Perrella, C., Dunning, K. & Dholakia, K., 7 Oct 2025, In: Laser & Photonics Reviews. 19, 19, p. 1-10 10 p., e00106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Open access
Microrheology of the cumulus-oocyte matrix using optical tweezers
Campugan, C. A., Perrella, C., Lim, M., Tan, T. C. Y., Schartner, E. P., Arita, Y., Bruce, G. D., Mendonca, T., Wright, A. J., Dholakia, K. & Dunning, K. R., 20 Feb 2025, In: JPhys Photonics. 7, 2, 10 p., 025008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Open access
Non-invasive optical quantification of methanol in bottled spirits
Kritzinger, A., Dwapanyin, G. O., Mouthaan, R., Bruce, G. D. & Dholakia, K., 8 Oct 2025, Online: arXiv, 28 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
-
Open access
Optimizing image capture for low-light widefield quantitative fluorescence microscopy
Peterkovic, Z., Upadhya, A., Perrella, C., Bajraktarevic, A., Bautista Gonzalez, R. E., Lim, M., Dunning, K. R. & Dholakia, K., 12 Mar 2025, In: APL Photonics. 10, 3, 28 p., 031102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Open access
Radiation pressure revisited: historical context and the role of structured light
Trowbridge, A. C., Wright, E. M. & Dholakia, K., 11 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Optics. 27, 7, 075402.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Open access
Shining a light on the future of biophotonics
Baldini, F., Dholakia, K., French, P., Guntinas‐Lichius, O., Kohler, A., Mäntele, W., Marcu, L., Sroka, R., Umapathy, S. & Popp, J., 10 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Biophotonics. 18, 7, e202500148.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Open access
A material change for ultra-high precision force sensing
Perrella, C. & Dholakia, K., 26 Sept 2024, In: Light: Science & Applications. 13, 3 p., 272.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review