University alumna, Dr Katharine Schmidtke, responsible for Optical Technology strategy at Facebook, will attend Highfield Campus this week to present ‘Applications of Optoelectronics in Facebook Hyperscale Datacenters’.
Date and time: Friday 29 March, 13:15 – 14:30
Location: Building 46, Lecture Theatre B, Highfield Campus
You can register via the Eventbrite page. Tickets are limited and this is set to be a popular event.
In this prestigious lecture hosted by The Zepler Institute, Katharine will describe how the scale of data-bandwidth growth has challenged what is possible with traditional networks and where the next opportunities for innovation lie. She will also discuss the use of optoelectronics as a key technology for hyperscale datacenter networks.
Optoelectronics is the study and application of electronic devices and systems that source, detect and control light, and is usually considered a sub-field of photonics.
One example of how increased data bandwidth is crucial to the future is the rapidly increasing demand for streaming and growth of 5G networks.
Biography
Katharine obtained a PhD in non-linear optics from the University of Southampton before completing post-doctoral research at Stanford University. She has over 20 years’ experience in the optoelectronics industry including positions at New Focus, JDSU (now Lumentum), and Finisar Corporation.
