About the project
This is a predominantly experimental project that makes use of the strong facilities of the telecommunication systems laboratory of the ORC.
These include full electronic and optical signal generation and diagnostic capabilities at state-of-the-art frequencies (up to 110 GHz), equipment enabling experimentation over new wavelengths for communications, and a direct connection to an installed fibre transmission line originating from the lab, linking the ORC to other collaborating laboratories across the UK (the UK’s NDFF).
A range of projects in the Optical Communications Laboratory investigate technologies that address these challenges. The student working in this area will have the opportunity to work with new fibre types, combine them with state-of-the-art devices and identify their potential for applications.
Topics of specific interest include:
- the generation and manipulation of new frequencies
- the use of novel modulation formats in transmission systems
- the mitigation of nonlinear impairments in transmission using optical techniques
- the introduction of new optical transmission bands
- nonlinear optical processing for computing and communications applications
- optical wireless communications.
This PhD project will benefit from established collaborations with other UK and European institutions. It is associated with significant research initiatives at the ORC, including the federated platforms on Communications Systems research TITAN and HASC (these are multi-partner national projects that link communications research in the UK).
