The Event
Following the success of the first FOHEC conference in May 2009 Yeovil based fibre optics specialists AVoptics Ltd successfully staged the second Fibre Optics in Harsh Environments Conference in MAy 2010 at the STEAM museum in Swindon.
Once again this was a very well received event and built on last year to form a two day event attended by over 120 delegates.
The Presentations
Due to individual corporate policies some of the FOHEC 2010 presentation may not be available through this website, if this is the case please contact presenter directly.
Following the success of the first FOHEC conference in May 2009 Yeovil based fibre optics specialists AVoptics Ltd successfully staged the second Fibre Optics in Harsh Environments Conference in MAy 2010 at the STEAM museum in Swindon.
Once again this was a very well received event and built on last year to form a two day event attended by over 120 delegates.
The Presentations
Due to individual corporate policies some of the FOHEC 2010 presentation may not be available through this website, if this is the case please contact presenter directly.
| Fibre Optic Sensors in Orbit | Iain McKenzie | European Space Agency | Iain.Mckenzie@esa.int |
| Aerospace and Harsh Environment Fibre Optic Cable | F.Forget | Draka | johnstarr@starr69.fsnet.co.uk |
| Planar optical waveguides for potential harsh environment sensing applications | Chris Lavers | Plymouth University at BRNC | brnc-radarcomms1@nrta.mod.uk |
| Speciality Fibre for harsh environment application - Key challenges and their solution | Saeed Rehman |
Fibertronix AB | saeed@fibertronix.com |
| Addressing through life support - the big issue! | Andy Voizey | AVoptics Ltd | Andy.Voizey@AVoptics.com |
| MOST - POF | Piet De Pauw | Melexis | PDP@Melexis.com |
| High Resolution OTDR for Optical Cable Characterization and Troubleshooting | Bruno Huttner | Luciol Instruments SA | bruno.huttner@luciol.com |
| The Operation and Power Budget of Amplified Optical Networks for Aerospace Applications | Alan Proudfoot | BAE Systems | alan.proudfoot@baesystems.com |
| Fully distributed fiber strain and temperature sensing in harsh environemnts | Brian Soller | Luna Innovations Incorporated | sollerb@lunainnovations.com |
| Developing Aircraft PHotonic NEtworks | Nigel Aldridge | BAE Systems | nigel.aldridge@baesystems.com |
| Fibre Optic Cleaning in Harsh Environments | Harvey Stone | Microcare | harveys@microcare.com |
| Beyond standard multimode duplex | Ken Applebaum | COTSWork | kena@cotsworks.com |
| Standardised fibre optic components in the harsh environment | John |
JSC Aeroptics | john.cotterill@jscaeroptics.co.uk |
| Optical coatings for harsh environments | John Allen | AJ Thin Films Consultancy | john.allen@ajthinfilms.com |
| Bend-Insensitive Fiber for Harsh Environments |
Aurélien Bergonzo |
Draka Communications | johnstarr@starr69.fsnet.co.uk |


