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Network Design and Services Research Area

Research Infrastructure

Researchers active in the NDS area are equipped with a state-of-the-art optical communications laboratory including:

a recirculating loop supporting 80 channels C-band 50 GHz channel spacing, and a variety of fibre types

Test equipment: 10Gbit/s BERT set, 40Gbit/s Communications analyzer, OSA.

160Gb/s transmission capabilities with 10GHz Mode Locked laser and OTDM

40 L-band transmitters

Amplifiers: C- and L-band EDFAs, Raman, SOAs, EDWAs

MEMS based optical switches

C- and L-band Dynamic Channel Equalizer

Various optical components (e.g. tuneable filters, gain flattening filters, switches etc)

In addition, a set of software tools are available (VPI transport maker, VPI transmission maker, OPNET, Matlab, etc.).

Students' Views

"Being a full-time employee, a father and a part-time student all at the same time sounds definitely challenging, sometimes tiresome but never overwhelming. That was the spirit during my days in AIT, where I have enjoyed several pleasant experiences, had the privilege to meet technologically and professionally sound professors and classmates, with some of whom we became close friends. The environment is very friendly indeed, the facilities are very modern, the technologies used are state-of-the-art and the faculty members are always available for advice and help."

Theo Bassayiannis, MBIT 2006 (Greece)

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AIT – AAU PhD Workshop on June 11 and 12, 2012 @ AIT !
2012-05-22

On June 11 and 12, AIT welcomes faculty from Aalborg University (AAU) in a 2-day PhD workshop.

AIT's 1st Gaming Forum a Success!
2012-05-11

AIT's 1st Gaming Forum was a two day celebration of Gaming that brought together the Greek gaming industry with academics and gaming enthusiasts of all ages. The Gaming Forum was co-organized with the British Council and Cowboy Tv and realized thanks to the support of Grand Sponsor hellas online, Gold Sponsor intralot, Sponsor the EU project KnowInG and Grand Communication Sponsor MTV.

17 High School students participated in the ATHENA Exchange program co organized by AIT & INTRACOM Albania
2012-05-07

17 students and 3 professors from Arsakeio, Harry Fultz, Ismail Qemali, Sami Frasheri and Petro Nini Luarasi schools, spent 4 days of cultural and educational experiences.

Open Invitation to AIT Research Seminar, April 10, 2012
2012-04-03

AIT is pleased to invite you to a Research Seminar on "Technology-enabled social learning.". The Seminar will be conducted by Mr. Hristijan Petreski, Project Manager, Intracom.

AIT Alumni Club has 44 new members!
2012-03-16

"It is not the solution all of us to go abroad" said Mr. Robby Bourlas, Managing Director of the Public, Multirama and getitnow.gr addressing to 44 students representing Greece, Cyprus, Jordan, Romania, Malawi, and Armenia, graduated with a MSc in Management of Business, Innovation & Technology (MBIT) from AIT. "You can still find business opportunities in Greece, as long as you believe it. In a difficult period like the one we live in, it is just harder to find these opportunities."

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