Dr Andrew Carter FREng has spent his entire career in the field of photonics where he was instrumental in developing III-V semiconductor-based components. From the early days of LEDs to the highly sophisticated monolithic integrated circuits of today, his work continues to drive the performance improvements in optical physical layer performance that underpins the worldwide growth of the internet. In doing so not only has he led the UK’s efforts to industrialise such components, but he has also been instrumental in forging the UK’s ability to tap into the multi-billion-dollar photonic components market as CTO of Marconi Optical Components, Bookham and Oclaro.
