Optical communications
Free-space, fibre, and visible-light systems — modulation, coding, and link analysis up to system-level design.
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We operate through European initiatives such as the NEWFOCUS COST Action, jointly contributing to standards development, open testbeds, and the training of the next generation of researchers in optical and photonic wireless networks.
Learn about the networkFrom summer schools to standards meetings — moments from recent ECRN-OWC events.
From foundational photonic devices to integrated 6G optical-wireless systems and standards.
Free-space, fibre, and visible-light systems — modulation, coding, and link analysis up to system-level design.
Explore areaOptical wireless, RF, and hybrid links — channel modelling, multi-user access, and integration with mobile networks.
Explore areaDevices, switches, and routers powering high-capacity optical backbones and emerging access architectures.
Explore areaEuropean-funded research collaborations driving the network's agenda.
Visible-light communications for the Internet of Things — a pan-European training network.
Project pageOptical wireless integration for 6G systems, bridging photonics and mobile networks.
Project pageFoundational research on optical channels and adaptive links for next-generation deployments.
Project pageSix structured tracks covering communication systems from analogue fundamentals to optical wireless.
Foundational concepts, signals, and channels.
Open trackAmplitude and frequency modulation.
Open trackSource & channel coding, detection, equalisation.
Open trackFrom introduction through full system analysis.
Open trackDevices, switches, and routers.
Open trackMobile, optical wireless, and RF systems.
Open trackResearchers, students, and partners — get in touch to collaborate, contribute, or follow our work.