Christian Rookes

Christian Rookes is VP of marketing at Phlux Technology, a manufacturer of avalanche photodiode (APD) infrared sensors based in Sheffield, U.K. He has more than 25 years’ experience in technical marketing in semiconductor and optical communication fields. Rookes holds a BSc in Engineering and Physics from Loughborough University and an MBA Essentials Certificate from the London School of Economics. He holds two patents, including one related to impedance matching for laser diode circuits.

FIGURE 1. FSOC is emerging as the answer to demands for ever-greater bandwidth in both terrestrial and satellite communications.

Optics

Free-space optical comms: High data-rate connectivity from the ground up

Christian Rookes

Oct. 14, 2024

Thanks to advances in infrared sensors, free-space optical communication (FSOC) technology is poised to revolutionize connectivity across diverse environments.