Applications and ResearchLeft: Professor Sir David Payne, Director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre. The University of Southampton’s expertise in photonics and fibre optic technology has been recognized with the award of a prestigious Queen’s Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education. The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes are the UK’s most prestigious form of recognition for a UK academic […]
Applications and ResearchPhoto, left: Cut through a Hollow-core photonic bandgap fibre in which light propagates in the central hole. [Image: Gregory Jasion, University of Southampton]. A team from Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre has demonstrated a specialty optical fibre with zero-sensitivity to temperature changes. Published in the optical journal Optica, a paper entitled; “How to make the propagation […]
Technologies and ProductsProfessor Francesco Poletti from the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton, UK, has won an ERC Award from the EU of €2.75 million to support his specialised optical fibre development “LightPipe” project over the next five years. The European Research Council Consolidator Grant has been awarded to support Francesco’s proposal to develop […]