Photonics

Thirteen photonics research projects are being launched in high-speed fibre broadband networks with the aim of developing technologies to deliver super fast internet speeds to the home in excess of 1 Gigabit per second

Eurolight, a new venture capital firm set up to specialise in photonics start-ups in Europe, outlined its investment plans as members of the industry gathered to discuss the state of play in this critical technology. Photonics has been singled out by the Commission as one of five fields central to future growth prospects