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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 (£)
Advanced Signal Generation And Detection System For Next-generation Ultra-wideband Communication NetworksBayvel, Professor PUCLElectronic and Electrical Engineering 989,901
All-Raman optical amplification for next Generation ultra-wideband Optical Networks (ARGON)Forysiak, Professor WAston UniversityCollege of Engineering and Physical Sci 978,033
CORNERSTONE 2Reed, Professor GTUniversity of SouthamptonOptoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) 1,494,157
EPSRC Capital Award for Core EquipmentPetley, Professor DUniversity of SheffieldGeography 549,334
EPSRC Core Equipment for Aston UniversityGreen, Professor SOAston UniversityResearch and Knowledge Exchange 390,000
National Dark Fibre FacilitySeeds, Professor AJUCLElectronic and Electrical Engineering 4,900,552
National Dark Fibre Facility- Equipment EnhancementSeeds, Professor AJUCLElectronic and Electrical Engineering 437,481
Super Receivers for Visible Light CommunicationsCollins, Dr SUniversity of OxfordEngineering Science 411,008

Total Number of Grants: 8
Total Value of Grants: £10,150,467

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