Dr. Andy Gillooly

Andy Gillooly the business development manager at Fibercore (Southampton, U.K.). In 2001, Andy graduated from the University of Birmingham, with a masters degree in physics and received a PhD in fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) from Aston University, England. He spent over four years as a senior development engineer at SPI Lasers, developing FBGs and pulsed fiber lasers. After SPI, Andy joined Sharp Laboratories of Europe, responsible for the optical design and technical customer interactions for Sharp's wafer level camera project. Later, Andy joined Fibercore where he is currently responsible for driving the company forward into new markets with new products, he has currently been with Fibercore for 14 years.

Why Use FBGs for Hydrophones & Geophones?

How are Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs), used in hydrophones and geophones, sensitive to changes in pressure caused by acoustic waves?

Space Communications

Optical space communication is an exciting and growing region of the communication industry that allows high speed and highly secure communication across the globe.