Acreo speeds up Optical Communication together with KTH
Gunnar Jacobsen, CTO Broadband Technology at Acreo, has received a 3 year prolongation of his previous appointment Adjunct Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, in the area of ICT and Optical Communication Systems. This new appointment is a proof of a successful partnership between Acreo and KTH. Acreo is focusing on network implementations at 100 Gb to 100 Tb, specializing in system performance evaluation; a perfect complement to the research at KTH in advanced system components.
“This close partnership between Acreo and KTH strengthens the research community in Kista within ICT and specifically in the field of Optical Communication”, says the newly awarded Professor Gunnar Jacobsen at Acreo. “The cooperation, between Acreo and KTH, enables us to offer state-of-the-art research environments to Swedish and international industry for their R&D efforts.”
“Value creation happens when individuals and organizations meet. KTH has set a strategy to increase knowledge transfer and exchange of competence between academia and industry. To appoint Adjunct Professors at Acreo is part of this strategy” says Margareta Norell-Bergendahl, Vice President at KTH. “An increased movement of people between academia, industry and organizations, such as Acreo, is an excellent way of transferring research results and competence; and to create value.”
The collaboration also gives more dedicated research activities at Acreo through joint PhD and MSc projects between KTH and Acreo in the Optical Communication System area; with special emphasis on coherent optical communication systems and network implementation.
“We work closely with both industry and academia, which is stimulating and rewarding; seeing your research results turn into business value” says Professor Gunnar Jacobsen at Acreo. “Examples of important future research questions to seek the answer to is how to implement high capacity and high constellation coherent systems; both cost and energy effectively, in a situation where the Shanon limit* is approached”
*the Shanon limit is a fundamental signal-to-noise based specification which gives the upper limit for the total capacity of a transmission medium e.g. an optical fiber.
Professor Gunnar Jacobsen has had a close collaboration with KTH since 2006. He was appointed adjunct professor at the department of Photonics and Microwave engineering in 2008. There is a possibility of prolongation for a total of 12 years and every 6th year there is a thorough scientific and business case evaluation and a final decision is made by the President of KTH.
For more information contact:
Gunnar Jacobsen, CTO Acreo Broadband Technology,
gunnar.jacobsen@acreo.se ph: +46 8 632 7764
Press contact: Jenny Sperens, Marketing and Communication Manager at Acreo, jenny.sperens@acreo.se Ph: +46 8 632 7777
About Professor Gunnar Jacobsen
Professor Gunnar Jacobsen has performed research in the optic and photonic field since 1976 and has had previous connections to e.g. DTU (Denmark), Bell Labs (USA), Belcore (USA), Stanford University (USA), NEC central research lab (Tokyo) and has been Adjunct Professor at the University in Aarhus Denmark.
About Acreo Broadband Technology
Acreo Broadband Technology activities span core networks through access networks to home networks. Our projects address network design, optical transmission and IP protocols, how networks are used and how network performance influence quality of experience of important services such as video and IPTV. We perform technical research and development; drive standardization and policy issues as well as analyze business models.
About Acreo
Acreo is one of Europe's top research institutes providing breaking edge results within the field of electronics, optics and communication technologies. Turning academic research into commercial products, Acreo offers value-adding technology solutions for growth and competitiveness in industry and society. The types of assignments are ranging from feasibility studies, long term research projects, prototyping and small scale production, to verification and testing. Acreo also supports small and medium sized companies with technology transfer, business networks and financial advice.
Acreo is part of Swedish ICT, and has 145 employees located in Kista (headquarter), Norrköping and Hudiksvall, in Sweden. www.acreo.se
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