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Thomas HanUniversity of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Physics Department-Thomas Han
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Thomas HanSenior Lecturer
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Thomas HanThomas P. J. Han (TPJH) was born in Hong Kong.He graduated from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand in 1978 with a double major in Physics and Applied Mathematics.He gained his Ph.D. in 1988, also from the University of Canterbury, in laser spectroscopy of rare-earth ions in fluoride crystals, studying the electron-phonon interaction of rare earth ions, energy upconverted fluorescence, energy transfer, and polarisation site-selectivity.Subsequently, he was a post-doctoral research assistant at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland from 1989 to 1994, after which he was appointed a lecturer there.His interests include the growth and characterisation of single crystal fibres and the spectroscopy of bulk laser gain and non-linear optical materials.