International Conference on Photonics 2010 (ICP2010)

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Parallel Session 1: Tutorial 1

6th July 2010, Tuesday, 8.30 am till 10.30 am

“Nonlinear Optical Signal Processing: Basic Principles and Applications”

Conducted by

Assist. Professor Dr. Feng Luan

Division of Communication Engineering
School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
College of Engineering
Nanyang Technological Universoty
Singapore

Introduction of Tutorial:

Nonlinear optics describes the behavior of light in media in which the dielectric polarization P responds nonlinearly to the electric field E of light. This nonlinearity is generally only observed with very high power pulsed lasers. For this nonlinearity to be useful - as an optical switch, for example - we need a meterial with a maasive nonlinear response so that the nonlinear effects can be generated at low power levels.
This tutorial will review the principle of nonlinear optics and discuss recent demontrations of all-optical signal processing based on the ultrafast optical nonlinearity of different materials, including silicon, silica and chacogenide glass.

Parallel Session 1: Tutorial 2

6th July 2010, Tuesday, 8.30 am till 10.30 am

“High Capacity Optical Communication System Design”

Conducted by

Professor Lu Chao

Department of Electronic and Information Engineering

The Hong Kong Polytechnics University

Prof. Chaoa Lu obtained his B.Eng in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University, China in 1985, and his MSc and PhD from University of Manchester in 1987 and 1990 respectively. He join the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore as Lecturer in 1991 and has been an Associate Professor since January 1999. From June 2002 to December 2005, he was seconded to the Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, as Program Director and Department Manager, helping to establish a research group in the area of optical communication and fibre devices. Since April 2006, he has been Professor in the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, The Hongkong Polytechnic University. His research interests are in the areas of optical communication systems and networks, fibre devices for optical communication and sensor systems. He has been carrying out both academic research and collaborative industrial research with major telecommunication equipment vendors.

Introduction of Tutorial:

The ever-increasing traffic demands have increased the need for multi-terabit high capacity optical transmission systems. Many factors need to be considered in order to realize such transmission system with distance over a few thousand kilometers. This course gives an overview of the design of high capacity wavelength division multiplexed communication systems. Current development in both direct detected and coherent optical transmission system will be highlighted.

Parallel Session 2: Tutorial 3

6th July 2010, Tuesday, 11.00 am till 1.00 pm

 
“Fiber to the Home: Plan, Design and Testing”

Conducted by

Professor Dr. Mohamad Khazani Abdullah

Chief of Technology

Significant Technologies Sdn Bhd

Introduction of Tutorial:

FTTH or fiber to the home is fast becoming the new access network technology to fulfill the ever increasing demand for faster bandwidth with a better quality of service when transmitting data, voice and particularly video. The deployment of its network is very crucial especially when considering sensitive optical transmission performance to the fiber optic and its connectivity conditions. For example, a small bend of fiber optic may result in significant insertion loss which will render the whole network un-able to support the services satisfactorily. The bi-directional transmission adopted in FTTH networks means that the network is sensitive to optical return loss (ORL). All this are important especially during the installation stage, so that the network not only can deliver the service, but can do it over a long period of time. Therefore there is a critical need for a good test service, performed by experts with calibrated test gears and correct procedures. The whole testing must be delivered within a short lead-time so that the timeline can be met.

 
Parallel Session 2: Tutorial 4

6th July 2010, Tuesday, 11.00 am till 1.00 pm

"Photonics for Intermittent Energy Generation, Distribution and Storage"

Conducted by

Professor Dr. Moncef B Tayahi

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Institute of Advanced materials, Devices, and Nanotechnology
Rutgers University

Introduction of Tutorial:

Photonic energy is the most abundant and available source of energy. However, it remains virtually unused by mankind. Photogeneration devices developed to harvest solar energy remain inefficient, heavy and expensive to mass produce when compared to existing non renewable energy sources.

This tutorial will start with a background on intermittent energy sources and power electronic devices that enable their interfacing to the utility grid and continue with addressing the unknowns in the interaction of multiple renewable energy systems connected to the power grid. If not designed properly, grid integrated intermittent energy sources may have the tendency to disrupt the energy distribution process; as the total installed capacity of renewable systems increases, the impact on the protection and coordination of distribution systems becomes a concern since existing distribution systems are not designed to accommodate multiple renewable energy sources. Specifically, the following topics will be addressed:

Energy-Source Development and Efficiency

·         Solar cells and wind energy

·         Advances in materials, devices and systems including nanostructures for energy production and storage (plasmonics, nanoholes…)

·         Solar Concentrators

Energy Distribution and Storage

·         Materials and devices, including organics and non-organic materials

·         Smart grid interfacing technologies (power electronics for energy management and distribution)

·         Photonic sensors for conventional and renewable energy sources (e.g., smart grid)

·         Communications for power monitoring and control

·         Optics for enabling electrolysis for energy generation and storage