Universitat Politècnica de València – Photonics Research Labs have their origins in the former Optical and Quantum Communications Group, initially hosted from 1991 to 2005 at the Communications Department. From an optical telecom core, the group has evolved to the application of the photonic technology to a wide range of diverse applications where the optical and photonic technology together with microwave photonics brings its added value. The group is structured in different Research Labs that focus in different related technologies with different fields of applications, such as: antenna beamforming, surveillance radar systems, and optical sensors; photonic integrated circuits and micro-fabrication technologies; and biophotonic sensors, automobilism and robotics. Nowadays, the PRL is currently formed by more than 30 young telecom engineers and physicists and is part of the Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM) of the Universitat Politècnica de València. The mission is to produce high-quality scientific knowledge in the field of optics, quantum optics and photonics, through research projects, R&D contracts and collaboration agreements with the private sector. The PRL research activity is focused on several applications of photonics, mainly on optical communications of analog and digital signals, and radio-over-fiber systems. Part of the research is also performed in the field of fiber optic sensor and industrial photonics. www.prl.upv.es
