AVoptics
AVoptics is a UK company that specialises in providing its customers high-quality, engineered photonic solutions for use in harsh environments. We work with our customers to not only meet, but exceed their expectations by building trust, whilst partnering with many of the world's most respected aerospace and defence primes. The business actively develops its processes and its people, from our skilled production engineers who are all accredited to internationally recognised aerospace fibre optic standards, to our consultancy division, comprising PhD scientists, BSc Engineers and Technicians, who have an in-depth knowledge and experience in delivering optics and photonic solutions within harsh environments. The business holds and works within the scope of both ISO9001 and AS9100 accreditations and demonstrates our commitment to the most stringent levels of quality management and continuous improvement initiatives within the sector. We are a trusted partner, with a world-leading capability within both the academic and industrial sectors of optical and photonic solutions and have built a reputation on delivering quality products on time and in full to our customer base.
Carrousel Digital
Carrousel Digital provides IP for digital security, quantum communication and quantum sensing. Our patented and patent pending Ips include a quantum safe Digital signature based on One Time pad, a process for transmitting information using entangled photon, through space or fiber, an associated QKD process, a passive photonic router routing the light without splitting the signal and a quantum radar. Our Ips belong to related companies and personal and might be developed by partner start-ups.
Diamond SA
Diamond SA are a Swiss company with a long tradition in the development, manufacture, and assembly of high-precision fibre optic components. We are known for repeatable, very low insertion loss through the use of our patented Active Core Alignment. Diamond SA is also the inventor of the world-famous E-2000® connector. As a vertically integrated company, Diamond SA is one of the few manufacturers that has full control over its entire manufacturing process. This is because high-quality ceramic, metal and plastic components, from raw materials to the finished end product, are all processed in-house. We supply fibre optic assemblies for applications including quantum technologies, space, medical and many more.
Laser 2000 UK
Laser 2000 UK is a leading provider of cutting-edge solutions covering all aspects of Photonics and Telecommunication Networks. Our wide Network product range encompasses high-end telecom and networking offerings, such as transceivers, network components, test equipment, and in-life network probes. At the core of our operations is a dedicated sales team, comprising professionals with backgrounds in science or engineering. Our team members hold degrees in various fields, including science, physics, chemistry, astrophysics, and engineering, ensuring a profound understanding of your requirements and the provision of optimal support for your applications. Our clientele includes some of the world's foremost academic institutions, government agencies, research establishments, industrial enterprises, operators, and OEMs.”
National Dark Fibre Facility
The National Dark Fibre Facility (NDFF) is an UKRI-EPSRC National Research Facility, established in 2014 to enable researchers to develop the underpinning communications technologies for the future internet. NDFF provides a dedicated software defined optical fibre network at the physical layer, with access points at four universities (UCL, and Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Southampton) and interconnects to major internet exchanges, including the UK 5G+ Exchange at Slough and international connections at Harbour Exchange. NDFF offers an open physical infrastructure at national scale to support diverse areas of communications (optical/wireless/quantum communications), metrology, sensing, machine learning, immersive and virtual reality research, etc..