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EPSRC Support by Research Area (Optical Communications) in Theme (Research Infrastructure)

Research areas are used to describe EPSRC's portfolio of excellent long term research and high quality postgraduate training.

Grants are classified using one or more research areas. The number and value of grants listed below reflects how the theme portfolio is described by this research area.

Please note: some research areas will appear under multiple themes. There is no unique, absolute, relationship between a research area and a theme.

Grant TitlePrincipal
Investigator		OrganisationDepartmentTotal Grant
Value (£)
All-Raman optical amplification for next Generation ultra-wideband Optical Networks (ARGON)Forysiak, Professor WAston UniversityCollege of Engineering and Physical Sci 978,033
An ultra-fast ultra-broadband photonic measurement facilityPetropoulos, Professor PUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 2,107,782
National Dark Fibre FacilitySeeds, Professor AJUCLElectronic and Electrical Engineering 5,700,543
National Dark Fibre Facility- Equipment EnhancementSeeds, Professor AJUCLElectronic and Electrical Engineering 485,000
Satellite Ground Station Research FacilityGoussetis, Professor GHeriot-Watt UniversitySch of Engineering and Physical Science 1,042,525

Total Number of Grants: 5
Total Value of Grants: £10,313,884

The grant value may include the cost of access to facilities (these funds are not awarded to the grant holding organisation).