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Sir David Neil Payne CBE FRS FREng -LRB- born 13 August 1944 -RRB- is a British professor of photonics who is director of the Optoelectronics Research Centre at the University of Southampton .. CBE. Order of the British Empire. FRS. Fellow of the Royal Society. FREng. FREng. photonics. photonics. University of Southampton. 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 .. optical fibre. optical fibre. 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 .. photonics. photonics. optical fibre. optical fibre