Canada Launches Agile Photonic Network Research Project

Researchers in Canada launched a five year project to develop an Agile All-Photonic Network (AAPN) based on an efficient, all-photonic switch. The project is funded by a $7 million grant from the government's Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Partners in the project include five universities (McGill, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto, Queen's and McMaster), three federal research labs and seven private companies (Innovance Networks, Tropic Networks, JDS Uniphase, Bragg Photonics, Institut National d'Optique, ITF Optical Technologies and Adtek Photomask).
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