FONTE - Fibre Optic nonlinear TEchnologies

Project FONTE focuses on the development of disruptive nonlinear techniques and approaches to fibre-optic communications beyond the limits of current technology. FONTE is a doctoral training network funded by the European Commission under H2020. The objective of the FONTE is to develop communication and coding methods suitable for the nonlinear optical fiber, in order to increase the data rates of the future communication systems. In particular, the project aims to apply nonlinear Fourier transforms to address the limitation that the fiber nonlinearity sets on transmission rates. The FONTE consortium unites five world leading groups working in Fibre-optic communication systems, which have already made important contributions to this booming field: the four high profile academic groups of Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies at Aston University (UK), Technical University of Denmark (Denmark), Delft University of Technology (Netherlands) and Télécom ParisTech (France), alongside the industrial partner Nokia Bell Labs (Germany).