Paper

My Fifth Paper

This work, with Dr Wajahat Ali as the first author, was was a conference presentation at the 2nd Optical Wireless Communications Conference. This work explores using fluorescent fibres to create large ’light antennas’ for use with silicon photomultipliers, improving the sensitivity.

Key Findings

The paper shows that fluorescent fibers limit the impact of ambient light on SiPMs. Furthermore, they enable receivers to be made with a wide FoV, which provide a more uniform quality of service to users. Further work is required to improve the coupling between the fibers and the SiPM and to determine the best designs for receivers containing multiple fluorescent fibers for different applications and host systems.