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11 January 2022
Airguide Photonics announces research projects that place UK at the forefront of a new era in fibre optics
Hollow-core fibres
The multimillion-pound Airguide Photonics programme, led within the University of Southampton's Zepler Institute, is funding five ambitious research projects that will help unleash the next generation of hollow-core fibre technology.The Airguide Photonics Collaboration Fund is investing in some of the UK's leading fibre optics researchers to make further strides in its research challenge and identify new real-world applications.Currently, the performance of fibre optics technology...
11 January 2022
Important recognition for the Zepler Institute at Huawei's European Competition
Dr Ke Li
Dr Ke Li from the Zepler Institute has won the Gold Award and two UoS PhD from the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) students have managed to reach Top 10.Huawei has recently organised a competition for PhD students and post docs studying at Universities in Europe, to present their work.A number of PhD students and postdocs from the University of Southampton have responded to the call and the outcome of the competition found Dr Li Ke, Senior Research Fellow at the Zepler Institute with...
11 January 2022
The Optoelectronics Research Centre leads again on global recognition
Professor Robert Eason
The Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC), one of the world's leading institutes, can now claim to have the highest number of Optica (formerly OSA) Fellows of all UK Universities.The recent election of Professor Robert Eason to the world's leading global forum for light science and technology, Optica, (formerly OSA), has revealed that the University of Southampton not only is one of the best institutes for photonics research, but also holds the highest number of Fellows in the...
09 June 2021
Southampton academic receives 'Future Prize' for pioneering research in optical fibre technology.
Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis winner Professor Sir David Payne
One of the world's leading experts in optical fibre technology from the University of Southampton is the eighth recipient of the Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis awarded by the German foundation Berthold Leibinger Stiftung.A jury of renowned international experts and industry leaders has recognised Professor Sir David Payne's work on the erbium-doped fibre amplifier (EDFA), high power fibre lasers, and his pioneering research in fibre...
14 May 2021
Optical-based gearbox monitoring to make helicopters safer
The new optical sensing technique will lead to safer and more reliable flight.
Optical sensing techniques will measure helicopter gearbox health in real-time in a new Royal Society Industry Fellowship at the Zepler Institute for Photonics and Nanoelectronics.The prestigious fellowship, led by Dr Christopher Holmes in partnership with GE Aviation, will build understanding of potentially-fatal mechanical failures and feed the information into machine learning models.The University of Southampton's...
06 May 2021
Southampton optical technologies highlighted by Ofcom for communications of the future
Shaping communications of the future in fibre optics and silicon photonics
Ground-breaking advances in fibre optics and silicon photonics at the Zepler Institute for Photonics and Nanoelectronics (ZIPN) have been identified by Ofcom as shaping communications of the future.The communications regulator's Technology Futures report spotlights key innovative and emerging technologies, before evaluating their potential to create a bright future for the UK's communications industry.Within its exploration of...

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