About Us
Polina Bayvel in the Optical Networks Group lab

About Us

Find out more about our team and opportunities to join us.

Research
ONG team members with a spool of fibre in the lab

Research

Discover our research projects shaping the future of optical communications.

Alumni
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Alumni

Find out more about our alumni, their careers after ONG and read their testimonials for the group.

EPSRC TRANSNET
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EPSRC TRANSNET

TRANSNET is a £6 million Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) funded research programme, aiming to to transform the next-generation digital communications infrastructure.

6 Vessels of Light Art Display
6 vessels of light art

6 Vessels of Light Art Display

The "6 Vessels of Light" is an art display inspired by the work of the Optical Networks Group.

Optical Networks News

New universal fibre technology set to revolutionise data centres
New universal fibre technology set to revolutionise data centres

New universal fibre technology set to revolutionise data centres

UCL EEE and Corning explore new fibre to transform data centres for today and tomorrow.

13 Oct 2025

Delegation from Malaysia visits UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Delegation from Malaysia visits UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Delegation from Malaysia visits UCL Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Representatives from Malaysia’s MARA and Kuala Lumpur schools visited UCL EEE to explore teaching and research in electronic and electrical engineering.

13 Oct 2025

Dr Zhixin Liu awarded EPSRC Open Fellowship
Dr Zhixin Liu awarded EPSRC Open Fellowship

Dr Zhixin Liu awarded EPSRC Open Fellowship

Dr Zhixin Liu has been awarded a £1.6m EPSRC Open Fellowship to develop next-gen photonic technologies for future telecoms networks and healthcare applications.

19 Aug 2025

Contact Us

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Professor Polina Bayvel

Head of Optical Networks Group

Click to email. p.bayvel@ucl.ac.uk