Photonics
- Reference number
- A3 98:59
- Start and end dates
- 990101-051231
- Amount granted
- 102 000 000 SEK
- Administrative organization
- KTH - Royal Institute of Technology
- Research area
- Information, Communication and Systems Technology
Summary
Photonics is a key field in addressing the great need for transferring information created through the Internet, because fibre-optic communication is the only medium that provides the high transfer speeds needed in the future. The programme covers research and graduate education in areas ranging from basic photonic physics to transmission systems engineering and optical networks. It was initiated in response to the rapid global development in photonics for telecommunications and the industrial opportunities that are being created. The research is essential for a Swedish industry competitive on global scale. The programme ends in this format in 2002. SSF has awarded a grant of SEK 8 M for a three-year extension of the graduate school