Kevin Heggarty

Kevin Heggarty is Professor at IMT Atlantique's Optics Department, specializing in diffractive micro-optical systems. His research encompasses DOE design/fabrication for photonics, telecommunications, and information processing applications.

Education includes:

• B.A. Natural Sciences (University of Cambridge, 1987)
• M.Sc. Telecommunications (University of Essex, 1988)
• Ph.D. (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, 1991)
• Habilitation (2010)

Research develops novel DOE fabrication techniques using massively parallel photoplotters, with applications spanning security holograms, laser beam shaping, 3D facial recognition, and augmented reality. Current projects focus on nanoscale 3D printing and real-time holographic displays.

Supervised 20+ PhD students in optics and nanofabrication. Teaches electromagnetism and photonics across undergraduate/postgraduate levels, with international lectureships in France, Spain, Germany and Belgium.