Short Biography

 

Prof Sir David Payne is a Professor of Photonics and Director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) and the Zepler Institute at the University of Southampton.

 

Over the last forty years, he has made numerous key contributions in optical fibre communications and laser technology. His work in fibre fabrication in the 1970s resulted in most of the special fibres used today, including the revolutionary erbium-doped fibre amplifier (EDFA) and kilowatt-class fibre lasers for manufacturing and defence.

 

As an entrepreneur, he co-founded York Technologies, (now PK Technology Inc.), Fibercore, SENSA (now part of Schlumberger) and SPI Lasers plc (now part of the Trumpf Gruppe).

 

 

 

Contact Information:

 

Prof Sir David N Payne CBE FRS FREng

Director, Optoelectronics Research Centre

University of Southampton

Southampton SO17 1 BJ

United Kingdom

 

Tel: +44 2380 593583

Email: dnp@orc.soton.ac.uk