A major contribution to the advance of research into broadband radio over fiber transmission networks

Professor Trevor Hall, director of the photonic research centre at the University of Ottawa (Canada), emeritus professor at King’s College London, has just been appointed, for one year, to the prestigious international chair of Siscom at the Université Européenne de Bretagne.

He will join Télécom Bretagne on July 1st 2010 as associate professor in the Optics department. Trevor Hall will bring his expertise in the field of photonic technologies and radio-frequencies for future wireless access networks of reduced environmental impact.

Trevor Hall will contribute in particular to modelling and production of an innovative laser source for optical generation of millimetric waves (60 GHz) destined for use in broadband radio over fibre transmission networks.

Trevor Hall will also be closely involved in problems linked to optimisation of energy consumption in hybrid networks and techniques of sustainable energy sourcing which use solar energy from high yield energy producing photovoltaic cells.

For this task, Trevor Hall will take part in the research activities of the Optics Department, such as the development of the CapilR (specialised in the evaluation of radio over fibre technology) platform and the Growth project (Green Optical Wireless To The Home).

Contact : Frédéric Lucarz, research engineer, Optics Department, Télécom Bretagne. Tél. : 02 29 00 14 91. Courriel : frederic.lucarz@telecom-bretagne.eu.