In 1986 Martin joined the academic staff at the University of Huddersfield. His main research area is optical communications, in particular the practical implementation of Visible Light Communication (VLC) using high power LEDs, and coding schemes for highly dispersive optical links such as plastic optical fibre. He is also involved in research work concerned with the open-area detection of concealed weapons. He has acted as consultant to several blue-chip companies.

Martin has published over 80 conference and proceedings papers as well as four textbooks in the fields of electromagnetism, optical communications and telecommunications. He is a Member of the IET and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

A readable introduction, from the principles of light propagation in fibre through to system level integration

Describes the state of the art in free-space optical links, visible light communication and terabit systems

Supported throughout with worked examples and end-of-chapter problem sets to enhance student comprehension