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Photonics for a Brighter Future

When: Thursday, 11 August 2016 - Thursday, 11 August 2016
Where: Braamfontein Campus East
Senate Room, 2nd floor, Senate House,
Start time:18:00
Enquiries:

rechelle.tsunke@wits.ac.za or call (011) 717-1193  

Professor Andrew Forbes inaugural lecture will shed light on the technologies of photonics.

Photonics, the harnessing of light and light based technologies, is an enabling technology that permeates our everyday lives. In his lecture, Forbes will outline how research into structured light has defined new paradigms, and how it may fuel exciting future developments, both fundamental and applied. Forbes is a Distinguished Professor and Head of the Structured Light Laboratory at Wits. 

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