News — Photonics CDT

UCL's Optical Networks Group nominated for Royal Academy of Engineering Award

UCL's Optical Networks Group (ONG), lead by Professor Polina Bayvel, has been announced as a finalist of the Royal Academy of Engineering Bhattacharya Award 2023.

Innovation paves way for driverless cars, drone fleets and significantly faster broadband

Unparalleled speed, capacity and reliability of new fibre broadband technology, invented by UCL researchers, could provide connectivity needed for applications of the future such as driverless cars and drone fleets.

Professor George Malliaras announced as a 2023 Blaise Pascal Medallist

Pioneer in science and technology of organic electronic materials, Professor George Malliaras, has been recognised with Blaise Pascal Medal.

PhD researchers are investigating how light could be the future of the internet and data transmission.

Hao Wang, a PhD student aligned to the CEPS CDT, and a team of researchers at University of Surrey and University of Cambridge are investigating how fast data transmissions could be delivered in homes and offices through light-emitting diodes (LED) bulbs, complementing existing communication technologies and networks.

Professor Alwyn Seeds receives IEEE Photonics Society Engineering Achievement Award

Congratulations to Professor Alwyn Seeds on being awarded the IEEE Photonics Society Engineering Achievement Award for pioneering developments in microwave photonic devices and systems, leading to successful commercialization of wireless-over-fiber for 5G+ cellular communication.