David N. Payne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetDavid N. Payne
British physicist
Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1944
Place of Birth: Lewes, England, United Kingdom
Profession: physicist
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About David N. Payne
- Sir David Neil Payne CBE FRS FREng (born 13 August 1944) is a British professor of photonics who is director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton.
- He has made several contributions in areas of optical fibre communications over the last fifty years and his work has affected telecommunications and laser technology.
- Payne’s work spans diverse areas of photonics, from telecommunications and optical sensors to nanophotonics and optical materials, including the introduction of the first optical fibre drawing tower in a university.
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