Eppes and Milanovic Present at Optical Fiber Solutions

Posted  4/24/2012
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This image shows the electric and magnetic fields within a step index optical fiber for a fundamental mode.

Tom Eppes, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, CETA, and Ivana Milanovic, professor of mechanical engineering, CETA, visited OFS, Inc. and gave an invited presentation of their research in the area of computational modeling. The presentation focused on applications and trends using COMSOL Multiphysics® software.

OFS, Inc. is located in Avon, Conn., and manufactures leading-edge fusion splicers, optical fiber/cable, connectivity, and other specialty photonics devices. The meeting was hosted by John Hansson, senior manager and a member of the Industrial Advisor Board of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering. Statements of work were discussed for two types of projects: in-course and graduate.