Episode 2: Fiber Optics – The Heart of the Digital World

The Voice of Science is a podcast series designed to popularize various fields of knowledge. Across six episodes, scientists from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS) in Lublin - renowned for their discoveries and achievements both in Poland and internationally - will present their research in an engaging and accessible manner.The guest of this episode is prof. Paweł Mergo, who will talk about his research on fiber optic technologies. We will learn what fiber optics are and what they are used for. We will also revisit their history, as the first fiber optics in Poland were developed at our university.