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David N. Payne

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British physicist

United KingdomScientistsBorn 1944 · age 82
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David Neil Payne is a British professor of photonics who is director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton. He has made several contributions in areas of optical fibre communications over the last fifty years and his work has affected telecommunications and laser technology.

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2014IEEE Maxwell Award
2008Marconi Prize
2007IEEE Photonics Award
2006Clarivate Citation Laureates
2001Mountbatten Medal
1998Benjamin Franklin Medal in Engineering
1991John Tyndall Award
Fellow of the Royal Society
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Knight Bachelor
Clifford Paterson Lecture

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David Neil Payne is a British professor of photonics who is director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton. He has made several contributions in areas of optical fibre communications over the last fifty years and his work has affected telecommunications and laser technology. Payne’s work spans diverse areas of photonics, from telecommunications and optical sensors to nanophotonics and optical materials, including the introduction of the first optical fibre drawing tower in a university.

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United Kingdom
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
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living
Dates
Born 1944 · age 82
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