PCRL at OFC 2025

🚀𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐎𝐅𝐂 2025!🚀 The paper titled “Novel ML-Assisted Optical Equalization Photonic Integrated Circuit for High-Speed IM/DD Systems” will be presented at the OFC 2025! This research is part of the PICaboo and SPRINTER projects, coordinated by the Photonics Communications Research Laboratory (PCRL). 📅 Presentation Day and Time:April 2, 2025, 6:00 PM to 6:15 PM PDT 📍 Session Information: […]

PCRL at SPIE Photonics West 2025

The Photonics Communication Research Laboratory had a strong presence at SPIE Photonics West 2025. Adamantia Maria Grammatikaki presented the poster titled “Development of 3D-printed micro-lenses at the edge of waveguides of flow cytometry and optical coherence tomography photonic integrated circuits.” This research highlights a novel biophotonic platform that integrates Flow Cytometry (FCM) and Optical Coherence […]

Συμμετοχή του Δρ. Γιάννη Γιαννούλη στην Ημερίδα της Πρεσβείας της Κύπρου με θέμα το Διάστημα

Ο Δρ. Γιάννης Γιαννούλης, Senior Researcher στο Εργαστήριο Φωτονικών Επικοινωνιών (PCRL) του ΕΜΠ, θα συμμετάσχει στην Ημερίδα για το Διάστημα που διοργανώνει η Πρεσβεία της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας. Η παρουσίασή του θα έχει τίτλο «Κβαντική Κρυπτογραφία (QKD) για Δορυφορικά Συστήματα» και θα εστιάσει στις τελευταίες εξελίξεις στον τομέα της κρυπτογραφίας για την ασφάλεια των δορυφορικών επικοινωνιών. […]

Welcome Back, Dr. George Panotopoulos!

The Photonics Communications Research Laboratory (PCRL) at NTUA is delighted to announce the visit of Dr. George Panotopoulos, a distinguished alumnus who completed his diploma thesis with us in 1997. His thesis, titled “Design, fabrication, and characterization of a mode-locked fiber laser,” marked the beginning of an impressive academic and professional journey. After graduating from […]

Webinar series on Photonics History and Semiconductor Laser Theory and Design including a hands-on experience using LaserMatrix Software

We are excited to invite you to attend the webinar series on Photonics History and Semiconductor Laser Theory and Design including a hands-on experience using LaserMatrix Software. The webinars are sponsored by EU H2020 TWILIGHT project and comprise two stand-alone tutorials: PART I: Radio and photonics history: From kHz to THz, a chronological story about the inventors and their […]

PCRL at SPIE Photonics West 2024 Conference

The Photonics Communications Research Laboratory participated at the SPIE Photonics West Conference 2024 in San Francisco, California, USA, which took place between the 27th of January and the 1st of February. The members of PCRL showcased groundbreaking research through the presentation of four cutting-edge posters:   Lefteris Gounaridis presented “A novel photonic integrated optical divider […]

5G Complete | Press Release

5G-COMPLETE: A unified network, Computational and stOrage resource Management framework targeting end-to-end Performance optimization for secure 5G muLti-tEchnology and multi-Tenancy Environments (11/2019 – 10/2023)  Aim: To revolutionize the 5G architecture by efficiently combining and orchestrating compute and network resources and functionalities over a unified multi-domain infrastructure. In the emerging highly demanding 5G environment, the 5G-COMPLETE […]

PCRL Wins First Prize in the Day of Photonics 2023 Contest

  We are proud to announce that the Photonics Communications Research Laboratory (PCRL) of the National Technical University of Athens has been awarded the first prize in the Day of Photonics 2023 contest. Our winning post, titled “10 Cool Reasons to Work in Photonics from 10 Cool People of PCRL” garnered the highest number of […]

PCRL at CLEO 2023

Dr. Giannis Giannoulis and Dr. Aristeidis Stathis from PCRL attended the Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2023 in San Jose, California, USA, in May 7-12. Dr. Aristeidis Stathis presented PCRL work entitled “Deployment-Oriented Classical/Quantum Coexistence in X-Haul Fiber Link for B5G Networks”. Parts of the presented results will be used in support of the […]