Professor Richard Vincent Penty FREng CEng FIET SMIEEE

Professor of Photonics, University of Cambridge

Photo of Professor Richard Vincent Penty FREng CEng FIET SMIEEERichard Penty’s innovative work has led directly to products using photonics technology that have contributed to billion dollar markets. His first venture into the world of optical communications was via an student sponsorship with the National Coal Board where he designed a 1Mb/s optical line card. His current research interests include optical data communications, MMF systems (digital and analogue), high-speed optical communications systems, optical amplifiers, optical switching and routing, RF over fibre and short pulse, high power semiconductor lasers. He is a founder of Zinwave and PervasID.

 

 

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