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FASTNET Prosperity Partnership grant: strengthening the relationship between Microsoft and the ORC

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) recently granted to FASTNET, a collaborative project between Microsoft and the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) at the University of Southampton.

SPIE’s highest honour awarded to Deputy Director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre

SPIE’s highest honour awarded to Deputy Director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre

Professor Graham Reed, Deputy Director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) and Co-Investigator of the Future Photonics Hub, has been awarded the 2023 SPIE Gold Medal, their highest honour. It has been awarded in recognition of his sustained and ongoing leadership in the silicon photonics field, particularly in the area of silicon photonics modulators, mid-IR silicon photonics, and integrated lidar.

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Dr Rand Ismaeel
Unlocking new data on ocean greenhouse gas emissions

Unlocking new data on ocean greenhouse gas emissions

Researchers at the University of Southampton’s Optoelectronics Research Centre and the National Oceanography Centre Southampton (NOCS) are developing a new generation of smart, low-cost optical sensors capable of detecting greenhouse gases and pollutants in our oceans. The technology is set to revolutionise ocean monitoring techniques and will enable scientists to answer urgent questions about global warming processes for the first time.

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Facilitating dialogue: the UK photonics innovation chain

Facilitating dialogue: the UK photonics innovation chain

Leaders from industry and academia came together to discuss current photonics issues at Photonex and Vacuum Technologies, SPIE’s annual exhibition and events programme which took place in Glasgow on 29–30 September 2021. The Hub supported two panel discussions, inviting key members of the UK’s innovation ecosystem and industry representatives to tackle the question: The UK Photonics Innovation Chain: What Can We Do Better?

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Carol Monaghan
Championing photonics and its role in reaching net zero

Championing photonics and its role in reaching net zero

With a degree in laser physics and optoelectronics and a 20-year career as a physics teacher, it’s no surprise that Carol Monaghan, MP for Glasgow North West, has a special interest in photonics. A champion for the photonics sector in Westminster, she established the All-party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Photonics and Quantum and is keen to see the realisation of the huge environmental and economic potential of optical technologies.

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At the Future Photonics Hub we are maximising the impact of Government investment and continue to make great strides in uniting the UK photonics community.

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