Tutorial & Invited Speakers

Tutorial Speakers

Topic: Quantum dot lasers and related nanophotonic devices

Yasuhiko Arakawa, University of Tokyo, Japan

Topic: Integrated hybrid photonic platforms for digital and microwave processing

Ben Eggleton, University of Sydney, Australia

Topic: Plasmonics - a solution for highest speed communications?

Juerg Leuthold, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Topic: Optical transport and access technologies for 5G wireless networks

Xiang Liu, Futurewei Technologies, USA

Topic: Microwave photonics and applications

Jianping Yao, University of Ottawa, Canada

Topic: VCSEL Array -  Catalyzing 3D Sensing

Connie Chang-Hasnain, University of California, Berkeley, USA

Invited Speakers

Sc 1: Optical Fibers, Fiber-based Devices and Sensors

Topic: Mode scrambler schemes for multimode fiber
Haoshuo Chen, Nokia Bell Labs, USA

Topic: TBA
Dirk Boonzajer Flaes, Institut für Photonische Technologien, Germany

Topic: Optical amplifiers for space division multiplexing
Nicolas Fontaine, Nokia Bell Labs, USA

Topic: Electrochemical plasmonic fiber-optic sensors
Tuan Guo, Jinan University, China

Topic: Fiber optic Brillouin optical correlation domain analysis sensor
Il-Bum Kwon, Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science, South Korea

Topic: Transient Behaviors of Dissipative Soliton Pulsations in an Erbium-doped Mode-locked Fiber Laser
Yange Liu, Nankai University, China

Topic: Research on key technologies and applications of few mode fiber
Li Pei, Beijing Jiaotong University, China

Topic: TBA
Wei Peng, Dalian University of Technology, China

Topic: Vortex supported waveguiding in micro – structured optical fibers
Andrey Pryamikov, FORC RAS, Russia

Topic: Intermodal nonlinear effects
Siddharth Ramachandran, University of Boston, USA

Topic: Hollow core optical fibres for ultra-wideband optical communications
Hesham Sakr, University of Southampton, UK

Topic: Large Brillouin interaction in hollow core fibers
Luc Thévenaz, EPFL, Switzerland

Topic: Soft-glass imaging microstructured optical fibers
Stephen C. Warren-Smith, University of Adelaide, Australia

Topic: Bi-doped silica-based fiber amplifier for O-band transmission
N. K. Thipparapu, University of Southampton, UK

Topic: Optical fiber micro resonators for laser and sensing applications
Fei Xu, Nanjing University, China

Topic: Advances in mode-locked fiber lasers
Frank Wise, Cornell University, USA

Topic: Miniaturized humidity sensors via fiber-based polymer microtips
Limin Xiao, Fudan University, China

Topic: Polarization maintaining device measurement using optical fiber white light interferometry
Jun Yang, Guangdong University of Technology, China

Topic: Draw tower grating-based distributed acoustic sensing system and its applications
Minghong Yang, Wuhan University of Technology, China

Topic: Forward stimulated Brillouin scattering in optical fibers and its applications
Avi Zadook, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Topic: New functions enabled by optical fibers with micro- and nano-structures
Lin Zhang, Tianjin University, China

Topic: Inconsistency properties of dissipative-soliton-resonance pulses between theory and experiment
Luming Zhao, Jiangsu Normal University, China

Topic: Deep-compression mechanism of laser frequency linewidth and its applications
Tao Zhu, Chongqing University, China

Sc 2: Optical Transmission Sub-systems, Systems and Technologies

Topic: Evolution of high capacity submarine optical cables
Jean-Christophe ANTONA, Alcatel Submarine Networks, France

Topic: Mode dispersion in strongly coupled SDM fibers with mode-dependent loss: theory and experiments
Cristian Antonelli, University of L'Aquila, Italy

Topic: Technologies for terabit transponders
Fred Buchali, Nokia Bell Labs, USA

Topic: Approaching Fiber Nonlinear Capacity Limit over Transoceanic Distances Using Advanced Modulation Format
Jinxing Cai, Subcom, USA

Topic: Generation and Detection of Ultra-high Order QAM Signals
Vivian Xi Chen, Nokia Bell Labs, USA

Topic: Recent experimental demonstrations of optical wireless systems
Ernesto Ciaramella, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna University, Italy

Topic: Thermally insensitive optical fibres and their applications
Eric Numkam Fokoua, University of Southampton, UK

Topic: Flexible modulation format identification enabled by digital frequency offset loading technique
Songnian Fu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Topic: Low-cost transceivers for multi-dimensional Stokes-vector and coherent transmission systems
Shota Ishimura, KDDI Research, Japan

Topic: Is there a role for frequency combs in long-haul fiber transmission
Magnus Karlsson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Topic: Signal Processing Techniques for Nonlinear Fourier Transform Systems
Alan Pak Tao Lau, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Topic: On the Performance of Digital Back-Propagation
Zhaohui Li, Sun Yat-Sen University, China

Topic: Quantum-safe Communication in Access Networks
Yanni Ou, Nokia Bell Labs, Germany

Topic: Extending the optical bandwidth of optical communication systems
Periklis Petropoulos, University of Southampton, UK

Topic: Performance enhancement techniques based on CDL-impaired multi-core fiber channel model
Ghaya Rekaya, ENSTA ParisTech, France

Topic: Record-Sensitivity Receiver at 1 Photon/Bit for Free-Space Communication
Jochen Schröder, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Topic: High-dimensional modulation via Stokes vector direct detection
William Shieh, University of Melbourne, Australia

Topic: Low-noise, power-efficient amplitude equalization of optical frequency comb using nonlinear photon exchange
Chester Shu, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Topic: Digital coherent PSK Y-00 quantum stream cipher for secure and high-capacity optical transmission systems
Ken Tanizawa, Tamagawa University, Quantum ICT research institute, Japan

Topic: Space-division multiplexing (SDM) technologies for future submarine cable system
Takehiro Tsuritani, KDDI Research, Japan

Topic: High speed 2D photodetector array and its application for advanced optical communications
Toshimasa Umezawa, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan

Topic: High-speed physical key distribution based on chaos synchronization
Anbang Wang, Guangdong University of Technology, China

Topic: Amplifying twisted light for long-distance fiber communications
Jian Wang, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Topic: 400G optical technologies for datacenter networks
Chongjin Xie, Alibaba Inc., USA

Topic: New receiver designs for underwater wireless optical communications
Jing Xu, Zhejiang University, China

Topic: High performance optical fiber transmission technologies for 400G and beyond
Jianjun Yu, ZTE, USA

Topic: Recent progress in mode division multiplexed optical fibre communications using orbital angular momentum modes
Siyuan Yu, University of Bristol, UK

Topic: Discrete-circulant-transfrom spread OFDM for visible light communications
Jian Zhao, South China University of Technology, China

Topic: Fiber Nonlinearity Mitigation and Compensation for Capacity-Approaching Optical Transmission Systems
Qunbi Zhuge, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Topic: Unifying approach for laser and frequency combs noise characterization using machine learning
Darko Zibar, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

Sc 3: Network Architectures, Management and Applications

Topic: A post-5G network to break the eight fallacies of distributed computing
Sebastien Bigo, Nokia Bell Labs, France

Topic: SDM: Enabling Technologies for Datacenter Networks
Jiajia Chen, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Topic: Disaggregated optical networks in data center: opportunities and challenges
Liang Dou, Alibaba, China

Topic: Machine learning for physical-layer security in optical networks: Progress and challenges
Marija Furdek, Chalmers Technical University, Sweden

Topic: AI-based control for edge cloud pptical networks
Daniel C. Kilper, The University of Arizona, USA

Topic: Recent advances in ultra-broadband optical wireless communication
Ton Koonen, TU/e, Netherlands

Topic: Designing a 5G infrastructure enforcing strict end-to-end service requirements
Paolo Monti, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Topic: Optical network architectures
Biswanath Mukherjee, UC Davis, USA

Topic: Towards a quantum secured dynamic optical network
Reza Nejabati, University of Bristol, UK

Topic: On cost-efficient and flexible modulation for data center interconnects
Werner Rosenkranz, University of Kiel, Germany

Topic: Performance analyses for an optical network with colorless, directionless, and partially contentional ROADMs
Gangxiang Shen, Soochow University, China

Topic: Optical link state diagnosis technology using machine learning and whitebox
Takafumi Tanaka, NTT, Japan

Topic: Prescriptive analytics in cloudlets for low-latency Human-to-Machine (H2M) communications
Elaine Wong, University of Melbourne, Australia

Topic: Flexibility Domains in Optical Networks: Exploring the value of flexible optical networks
Lena Wosinska, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Topic: Interoperable coherent pluggables beyond 400ZR
Xiaoxia Wu, Juniper Networks, USA

Topic: Protocols and architecture for satellite integrated networks
Jun Xu, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, China

Topic: End-to-end machine learning for high-speed PONs
Lilin Yi, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Topic: Software defined quantum key distribution networks
Yongli Zhao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Topic: Deep reinforcement learning based network orchestration to realize cooperative, distributed and tenant-driven virtual network slicing
Zuqing Zhu, University of Science and Technology of China, China

Sc 4: Photonic Components and Integration

Topic: Silicon Photonics for Optical Communications and Microwave Photonics
Lawrence Chen, McGill University, Canada

Topic: Self-configurating photonic signal processor
Jianji Dong, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Topic: Compact structures for realizing Fano resonance lineshapes in a silicon microring
Xuetao Gan, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

Topic: Tuneable index silicon nitride for extended silicon photonics applications
Frederic Gardes, University of Southampton, UK

Topic: Photonic Integrated Circuits: from Techniques to Devices
Lianping Hou, University of Glasgow, UK

Topic: Integrted-Microcavity semiconductor lasers
Yong-Zhen Huang, Institute of Semiconductors, CAS, China

Topic: Graphene metamaerials for integrated photonics
Baohua Jia, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia

Topic: IMOS integrated photonics for free-space sensing and communications

Yuqing Jiao, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

Topic: Silicon-based III-V quantum-dot laser for silicon photonics
Huiyun Liu, University College London, UK

Topic: Silicon Photonic devices and circuits based on hybrid integration
Liu Liu, South China Normal Univerisy, China

Topic: Light emitting devices and lasing based on 2D van der Waals materials integrated with Silicon photonic crystal cavities
Cun-Zheng Ning, Tsinghua University, China

Topic: Ultra-efficient and broadband nonlinear AlGaAs-on-insulator chip
Minhao Pu, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

Topic: A“flat” plateau for vortex generation, multiplexing and lasing
Chengwei Qiu, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Topic: Silicon Photonic MEMS for Efficient Reconfiguration of Photonic Integrated Circuits
Niels Quack, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland

Topic: Shaping the propagation of light in silicon waveguide gratings
Carlos Ramos, Université Paris-Saclay, France

Topic: Methods for integrated high-bandwidth signal measurement
Thomas Schneider, TU Braunschweig, Germany

Topic: Silicon photonic devices for polarization/mode-manipulation
Yikai Su, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Topic: Linear electro-optical effect  in silicon waveguides
Laurent Vivien, CNRS/ Université Paris-Saclay, France

Topic: Er silicate amplifers and lasers for silicon photonics
Xingjun Wang, Peking University, China

Topic: Ultrahigh-Q asymmetrical microcavity photonics
Yunfeng Xiao, Peking University, China

Topic: Consideration of datacenter optics for 400G and beyond
Di Zhang, Accelink Technologies Co., Ltd., China

Topic: Mid-infrared optical modulator enabled by nonlinear plasmonics
Chujun Zhao, Hunan University, China

Topic: Hybrid integrated semiconductor photonic crystal lasers
Weidong Zhou, University Of Texas At Arlington, USA

Sc 5: Microwave Photonics and Fiber Wireless Convergence

Topic: Plasmonics in microwave photonics
Maurizio Burla, ETHZ, Zürich, Switzerland

Topic: Hybrid silicon and Lithium Niobate Mach–Zehnder modulators beyond 100 Gbit/s
Xinlun Cai, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Topic: SDN Controlled Metro Access Network with Network Slicing and Edge Computing for 5G Applications
Nicola Calabretta, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands

Topic: Programmable microwave photonic circuit and system
Jose Capmany, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain

Topic: Analog-to-digital conversion using photonics
Jianping Chen, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Topic: Digital signal processing for visible light communication applications
Chi-Wai Chow, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, China

Topic: RoF-based mobile fronthaul network for 5G wireless communication systems
Yun Chung, KAIST, South Korea

Topic: Millimeter-wave links for high-speed trains
Pham Tien Dat, NICT, Japan

Topic: Mitigation of interference mitigation in RoF-based linear cell radar system
Tetsuya Kawanishi, Waseda University, China

Topic: Mitigation of alignment errors on airborne free-space optical communication systems
Hoon Kim, KAIST, South Korea

Topic: Integrated Microwave Photonics
Jonathan Klamkin, University of Santa Barbara, USA

Recent advances in optoelectronics oscillator
Ming Li, Institute of Semiconductors, CAS, China

Topic: Advanced Techniques for 60 GHz Fronthaul Links
Christina Lim, University of Melbourne, Australia

Topic: InP mode-locked lasers
Valentina Moskalenko, Bright Photonics/ Tu Eindhoven, Netherlands

Topic: Integrated optical micro-comb sources and applications to microwave photonics
David Moss, Swinburne University, Australia

Topic: Wideband cognitive radar based on photonics
Shilong Pan, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

Topic: High-Power Integrated Indium Phosphide Transmitter for Free Space Optical Communications
Sergio Pinna, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

Topic: Photodetetors
Cyril Renaud, UC London, UK

Topic: Heterodyne Receivers for Quantum communication
Christian Schäffer, University of Hamburg, Germany

Topic: InP Photodiodes
Andreas Steffan, FINISAR, Germany

Topic: Microwave photonic THz beam steering for imaging, radar and communications
Andreas Stohr, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Topic: Optical transmitter design in a SiGe BiCMOS photonic platform
Karsten Voigt, IHP, Germany

Topic: Lithium niobate nanophotonics for RF photonics
Cheng Wang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Sc 6: Micro-, Nano-, and Quantum Photonics: Science and Applications

Topic: Silicon photonics beyond 1.55 μm
Daoxin Dai, Zhejiang University, China

Topic: Topological photonics: control of light using valley degree of freedom
Jianwen Dong, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Topic: TBA
Alexander Gaeta, Columbia University, USA

Topic: Reconfigurable ultra-thin meta-optics enabled by optical phase change materials
Tian Gu, MIT, USA

Topic: 2-D Materials for ultrafast laser mode locking
Ju Han Lee, University of Seoul, South Korea

Topic: Meta-holography with spatial frequency modulation
Xiong Li, Institute of Opto-Electronics, CAS, China

Topic: Lithium niobate nonlinear integrated photonics
Qiang Lin, University of Rochester, USA

Topic: TBA
Yanqing Lu, Nanjing University, China

Topic: Integrated Microwave Photonics
David Marpaung, University of Twente, Netherlands

Topic: Highly-dispersive time-variant metasurfaces for frequency conversion
Bumki Min, KAIST, South Korea

Topic: Thermal radiation and light manipulation in plasmonic nano-structures
Min Qiu, Westlake University, China

Topic: Energy-Domain State Divergence Effect in Quantum Optoelec/Elec-tronics, Logicism Physics and Novel Concepts of Numbers
Xiaomin Ren, Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications, China

Topic: Development of a quartz-crystal microbalance / surface-plasmon-resonance hybrid sensor and its use for evaluation of thin films and liquids
Kazunari Shinbo, Niigata University, Japan

Topic: TBA
Qinghai Song, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Topic: TBA
Limin Tong, Zhejiang University, China

Topic: On-chip quantum information processing with photons
Jianwei Wang, Peking University, China

Topic: 2D Materials based Mid-infrared and Terahertz Optoelectronics
Qijie Wang, NTU, Singapore

Topic: Hybrid plasmonics: principles, fabrication and applications
Lech Wosinski, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden

Topic: All-optical Signal Processing based on microfiber nanophotonics devices
Han Zhang, Shenzhen University, China