Special Session - Optical Wireless Communications in Scotland: From Research to Adoption

Optical wireless communication (OWC) has been a popular research topic for several decades and is now being adopted in various vertical industries. With off-the-shelf devices, data rates greater than 100 Gbps have been demonstrated, making OWC a strong candidate for 6G technology. Scotland is home to several world-class academic research groups and industry pioneers in photonics, optoelectronics, and LiFi. ECOC in Glasgow provides a unique opportunity to showcase Scotland's latest advances in OWC and engage with the global community. Local research groups and companies will present live demos and products, and will cover the entire OWC ecosystem, from devices to systems, and discuss applications in non-terrestrial networks (NTNs), defence, and consumer devices. The event will address the most important questions regarding the future deployment of OWC, with the aim of building on Scotland's existing momentum to expand international research and development in this field.

Speakers

Transmitters Devices

Prof Dawson, Strathclyde University

Prof Samuel, St Andrews University

Prof Kelly, Glasgow University

Dr Taylor, Vector Photonics

Panel Discussion: Which transmitter technology will win?

Receiver devices & systems

Prof Turnbull, St. Andrews University

Dr Tavakkolnia, Strathclyde University

Dr Safari, Edinburgh University

Panel Discussion: How critical is the receiver system in an OWC system?

Break

OWC Systems

Dr Popoola, Edinburgh University

Dr Abumarshoud, Glasgow University

Dr Wang, Heriot Watt University

Dr Iain Butler,

Mr Ron Schaeffer, pureLiFi

Panel Discussion: When and why are OWC systems superior to RF systems?

Break

Demos from: Strathclyde, Glasgow, Heriot Watt, St. Andrews, Fraunhofer CAP, Vector Photonics, pureLiFi