Dr Carlos García-Meca (M.Sc. Eng. in Communication Technologies, Systems, and Networks, PhD in Telecommunication, M.Sc. in Quantum Technologies) is the head of photonic and quantum engineering at Monodon by Navantia, where he is the technical leader of EDF project OPTIMAS.

His current research focuses on reconfigurable integrated photonics, optical communications, photonic signal processing and computing, metasurfaces, additive-manufactured smart materials, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies. Research interests include the development of optical communication technologies for free-space and underwater environments, exploring the possibility of using laser systems by finding the right wavelengths and mitigating absorption and scattering effects in aquatic environments; and developing advanced signal processing and networking techniques for underwater optical communication systems by designing fast and robust communication protocols, modulation schemes, and error correction codes tailored for the challenging underwater environment.

Carlos has supervised 2 PhD theses and is currently supervising 3 more. He has ~50 articles in international journals (18 as first author; 3 invited papers) and ~50 international conferences, 1464 citations and an h-index of 19 (Google Scholar).

Research interests

Carlos’s research interests focus on the design and optimisation of laser systems for underwater communication, including the minimisation of the effects of absorption and scattering, the development of devices as well as modulation and optical signal detection techniques to enhance transmission efficiency, and system simulation and testing.