Workshops

Towards the Next-Generation Optical Access: 50G-PON

Organizers: 

Xiang Liu, Huawei Technologies USA

Description: This special Huawei-sponsored ACP18 workshop aims to provide a platform for participants to discuss the worldwide industry effort towards the next-generation50-Gb/s PON that is currently under standardization in both the ITU and the lEEE. This 1/2-day event will be addressing various technologies, covering innovative optical and pho-tonic components, high-speed electronics and DSP algorithms, and system and network architectures，to enable future optical access networks to meet the challenging demands imposed by emerging services such as 4K/8K,5Gand VR/AR. Invited speakers from leading industrial and academic institutions will be presenting and sharing their visions. This workshop will be open to all participants of ACP2018.

Topics to be addressed include but are not limited to:

1)     Network operators' views on next-generation PON2)

2)     50G-PON standardization and enabling technologies3)

3)     High speed 25G&50G optics & electrical chips and components

Speakers:

Dechao Zhang/Lei Wang/Junwei Li，China Mobile Research Institute, China

Topic: Technical requirements on 50G PON

Dezhi Zhang, China Telecom, China

Topic:50G TDM-PON: Requirement and Standardization Progress

Xiang Liu, Huawei Technologies, USA

Topic: Enabling Technologies for High-Performance Low-Cost 50G-PON

Songnian Fu, Huazhong Univ of Science &Technology , China

Topic: DSP enabled high-speed PAM-4 fiber optical trans-mission

Lilin Yi, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, China

Topic: Machine Learning for High-Speed PONs

Kangping Zhong, MACOM Technology, USA

Topic: Key Technologies for Next Generation High Speed PON

Takahiko Shindo, NTT Corp, Japan

Topic: High power and high efficiency SOA integrated EMl for next generation PON system

Linjuan Zhao, Inst. of Semiconductors

Topic: High speed laser for next generation PON system

Visible Light Communication

Organizers: 

Gong-Ru Lin, National Taiwan Univ

Nan Chi, Fudan Univ. China

Shuyu Zhang, Fudan Univ. China

Jing Xu, Zhejiang Univ China

Description: Visible light communication (VLC) has constantly received attention as a revolutionary technology and is considered as an appealing alternative for next-generation high-speed wireless communication. This workshop will continue to focus on the technology development and existing problems in VLC and provide a technical forum for brainstorming among expert and researchers from academia industry and government. Eight invited speakers will share with the audience their latest achievement and thinking in VLC from the system level to the component or even material level.

Speakers:

Gong-Ru Lin, National Taiwan University

Topic: Advances in Laser Diode White Lighting and Free Space Communications

Shuyu Zhang, Fudan University, China

Topic: Micro/Nano photonics-based organic semiconductors for visible light communications

Xiongbin Chen, Chinese Academy of Science, China

Topic: How to realize high-speed real-time communication with phosphor-based LED

Xianqing Jin, Univ. of Sci. and Tech. of China, China

Topic: Real-time tracking of mobile light source for outdoor visible light communications

Yongjun Liu, Huawei Technologies Co, Ltd, China.

Topic: Ultra High Speed Real Time Visible Light Communication Based On Pre-Equalization

Boon S: Ooi, King Abdullah Univ of Sci. and Tech., Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Topic: Ultraviolet FSO to laser-based VLC-the role of group-lll-nitride devices

Jian Chen, Nanjing Univ of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Topic: Initialization and fast convergence of dynamic equalizers for indoor visible light communication systems

Lilin Liu, Sun Yat-Sen Univ, China

Topic: Band-pass purple-blue light PIN photo-detector for visible light communications

Jing Xu, Zhejiang Univ, China

Topic: Underwater Wireless Optical Communication: from the Lab Tank to the Real Sea

Innovative Optical Switches and Their Control

Organizers: 

Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, McGill University, Canada

Gabriela Nicolescu，Polytechnique de Montral, Canada

Daoxin Dai, Zhejiang University, China

Yaocheng Shi, Zhejiang University, China

Description: As photonic Network traffic demand grows explosively and the traffic becomes to vary dynamically switches are essential in the intercomnecttivity of computing systems and switches in the optical domain allow for larger band width, high capacity and flexibility. The workshop will present and discuss advanced optical switching technologies and devices. An important aspect of optical switches is their control. Specifically, how optical switches can be embedded within large computing platforms and optimally route information by configuring the optical switch. The workshop will also discuss best practice in the control otoptical switches.

Speakers:

Odile Liboiron-Ladouceur, McGill University, Canada.

Topic: Workshop introduction followed by Canada's state of optical switches and controllers as an example.

Liu Liu, South China Normal University, China

Topic: Integrated multimode optical switch on silicon

Linjie Zhou, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Topic: Silicon photonic switch elements and their scalability

Kiyo lshii, A/ST, Japan

Optical switch scalability, optical switch control, and optically switched network control

Yaoyao Ye, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Topic: Routing and arbitration in a two-level hierarchical optical network

Zhiyong Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Topic: Issues on Advanced Materials for CMOS Photonic integration

Nicola Calabretta, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

Topic: Fast Controlled Nanoseconds Photonic Integrated WDM Cross-Connects for Edge-Computing Metro Access and Data Center Networks

Optical technologies for Terabit data center network

Organizers: 

Chao Lu, Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ.，HongKong, China

Description: This Huawei-sponsored ACP18 workshop is a half-day discussion focused on the novel optical technologies for Tbps and beyond data center network (DCN)!During this event, we will provide a platform for participants worldwide to discuss the challenges we are facing for next generation DCN. By mapping these challenges to latest industry solutions, we will create a deep and exhaustive view of the opportunities for cost-effective, low power consumption，large capacity DCN. Invited speakers from leading industrial and academic institutions will be sharing their visions and presenting their advanced research work. This workshop will be open to all participants of ACP 2018.

Topics to be addressed include but are not limited to:

1)     Communication system architectures in DCN

2)     Novel technologies for Tbps transmission

3)     Si photonics, full integrated or semi-integrated?

Speakers:

Changsong Xie, Huawei Technol. Co. Ltd

Topic: Towards Terabit DCN Optical Interconnection

Zuqing Zhu, Univ. of Science and Technology of China, China

Topic: Technology of China Knowledge-defined Network Orchestration in a Hybrid Optical/Electrical Datacenter Network.

Qunbi Zhuge, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., China

Topic: Photonics signal processing for Tbit/s DCl application

Shilong Pan, Nanjing Univ of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China

Topic: General optical component analyzer for characterizing key devices in Tbit/s data center network

Jiajia Chen, School of ICT KTH, Sweden

Topic: Communication system architectures and algorithm in DCN/dCI

Po Dong, Bell Labs, USA

Topic: The scalability of silicon photonics in data center applications.

Guifang Li, Univ. of Central Florida, USA

Topic: Few-mode and multi-mode fiber optics for short reach applications.

Progress of Integrated Optoelectronics

Organizers: 

Mark Ding，GM., Shanghai Industrial of Technology Research Institute (SITRI)，China.

Description: Integrated optoelectronics is empowering several areas，like telecommunication, high-performance computing, DNA sequencing, quantum information, etc. Distinquished speakers from the industry will discuss the latest advances and trends of the integrated optoelectronics. The following topics will be covered in this forum:

1)Silicon photonics pilot line in China

2)Photonic EDA tools and ecosystem.

3)Advanced micro-nano processing technologies.

4)Packaging progress in lll-V and silicon photonics

5)Digital/analog/image testing in integrated optoelectronics.

Speakers:

Wei Wang, SITRl, China

Topic: High Efficiency Si Based Photodetection at SWIR Range

Linjie Zhou, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, China

Topic: Silicon Optical Switch Development and Challenges

Guowei Cao, 38th Institute of CETC, China

Topic: Completing a Silicon Photonics Ecosystem in China

Songwei Zhang, GoLight, China

Topic: Automatic Packaging and Testing in Silicon Photonics Modules.

Min Xue, NUAA, China

Topic: Measurement，Analysis and Calibration of Analog Response for Photonic Integrated Chips.

Wanyin Cui, Nanoscribe GmbH, Germany

Topic: Sub-diffraction Limit 3D Printing and Photonic Wire Bonding Technologies.

Lam Yee Loy, Denselight Semiconductor, Singapore

Topic: Advances in PIC - Using DenseLight's HiPP TMPlatform to Deliver Integrated Sensing Optical Engines &Interrogator Systems.

Peter Chan, Santec, Japan

Topic: Applications of High Speed,High Accuracy & High Resolution Swept Test Laser.

Zi Wang, Hamamatsu, Japan

Topic: Explosive Growth of Communication Speed: The Application of SLM in Optical Vortices.

 Innovations of Laser Technologies and Products

Organizers: 

Yates Yao，President, Luster LightTech GroupCorp

Jianhui Zhou，SVP Finisar Corporation

Xiang Liu, Distinguished Scientist, Huawei Technol., USA

Description: The industry forum of ACP is an excellent place where the academics can learn the state of the art of the optics industry in terms of product, technology and market and exchange ideas with experts from the industry. This is the fifth time for Luster LightTech Corp. to organize the ACP Industry forum. This year's industry forum will focus on laser technologies. Distinguished speakers from the industry will discuss the latest advances and applications of

laser technologies. The following topics may be included in this forum:

1)     Sate of art of Quantum dot lasers, novel integration technology of Silicon/lll-V laser for Telecom and Datacom applications

2)     Advances of optical fiber laser technology and products

3)     VCSEL technology and products for communications and3D sensing

Speakers:

Jian-Jun He, Lightip Technologies, China

Topic: Low Cost Tunable Semiconductor Laser for 5G and Access Networks

Saeid Aramideh, Ranovus, Canada

Topic: Quantum Photonics to Enable Terabits/s Capacity

Christian Urricariet, Finisar USA

Topic: Tunable DWDM Optics for Next-generation Wireless Networks

Akimasa Kaneko, NTT Lab, Japan

Topic: Recent Progress on High-Power EML for Next Generation PON and 5G Networks.

John Bowers, University of California，SantaBarbara，USA

Topic: Advanced Laser Designs for Large-scale Photonic Integration

Christian Urricariet, Finisar, USA

Topic: Using VCSELs in 3D Sensing Applications

Simon Howe，NKT Photonics, Switzerland GmbH

Topic: Ultrafast Lasers and Application in Science and Industry

David Li,Hisense Broadband, China

Topic: Photonic Device Technology and Commercialization

Charley Bu, Accelink Technologies, China

Topic: 25Gbps DWDM EML and its New Application on DCI and 5G Bearer Networks

Applications of New Optical Fibers in Communication and Sensing

Organizers: 

Ansion LM Xiong, State Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber and Cable Manufacture Technology, YOYC, China

Perry Ping Shum, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Description: In the past few years, much research effort has been devoted to the development of new optical fibers for further enhancing the quality and the capacity of optical transmission, in particular, ultra-low loss fibers, large-effective area fibers, few-mode fibers, multi-core fibers, and hollow core fibers. Meanwhile, the applications of these new optical fibers have been attracting more and more research interest in communication and sensing. But how have they been going? This workshop will provide an overview of some of these application research and development not only in academia but also in industry.

Welcome from the ACP2018 General Chair

Perry Shum, Nanyang Technological Univ., Singapore

Speakers:

Xiongyan Tang, Network Technology Research Institute, China Unicom, China

Topic: Research and Application of G654E Optical Fiber at China Unicom

Junjie Li, Jianjun Tang and Xiaoli Huo, ChinaTelecom Beijing Research Institute (CTBRI), China

Topic: Application and Future Requirements for ROADN Technology

Dechao Zhan, China Mobile Research Institute, China

Topic: New Fiber and Optical Requirements on High Speed Transport Network Beyond 100G

Wenyu Zha, China Academy of Informatio and Communications Technology (CAICT), China

Topic: The Recent Trends in Optical Transport Technology and Standards

Guifang Li, Univ. of Central Florida, USA

Topic: Few-Mode Fibers for Transmission Capacity Beyond

Liangming Xiong, State Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber and Cable Manufacture Technology, YOYC, China

Topic: Recent Progress in New or Specialty Fiber and Cable Technologies

Perry Shum, School of EEE, Nanyang Techno-logical Univ，Singapore

Topic: Optical Fiber Sensors and Applications

Yunqi Liu, Shanghai Univ, China

Topic: Few Mode Fiber Long-Period Gratings for Mode Division Multiplexing Optical Communications and Optical Sensors

Lin Ma, State Key Laboratory of Advanceo Optical Communication Systems and Networks，Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Topic: Few-Mode and Multicore Optical Fibers for High Density and High-Speed Optical Interconnects Application

Closing Speech (by the ACP2018 TPC Chair Prof. Jie Luo, Director of State Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber & Cable Manufacture Technology CTO of YOFC )

Optical 5G Transport Networks - How to Face Reliability with Virtualization?

Organizers: 

Marija Furdek, KTH Royal Institute of Technology Sweden

Ognjen Dobrijevic, Univ. of Zagreb, Croatia.

Description: The workshop will discuss the performance and operational requirements envisaged for the 5G adoption, as well as their impact on the overall design, realization, and reliability of future 5G-compliant optical networks. Existing 5G architectural quidelines and solutions will be analyzed examining the role of the data plane, the control plane, the management and orchestration plane, and the services and applications plane in realizing a communication ecosystem providing five nines or higher availability A special focus will be put on virtualization aspects dealing with optical infrastructure network slicing in relation to service guarantees for the virtual network users, and with the instantiation of various orchestration, management and control entities. Different 5G stakeholders，including infrastructure owners，network operators，and service providers，will present their view-points and outline their visions on how to address the reliability challenges.

Welcome and introduction by the workshop chairs

Speakers:

Sameer Sharma, Nokia Bell Labs, USA

Topic: Dynamic Network Fabric for 5G

Jorg-Peter Elbers，ADVA, Germany

Topic: Slice or dice? How to facilitate time-critical services

Dan Kilper, University of Arizona, USA

Topic: Mesh without Boundaries

Marco Ruffini, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Topic: Reaching long term dependability through short term vulnerability

Gangxiang Shen, Soochow University, China

Topic: Maximizing Availability-Weighted Slice Capacity for Sliceable Wireless-Optical Broadband Access Networks

Wei Lu, Univ. of Science and Technology of China, China

Topic: Application-driven network slicing and orchestration in software-defined elastic optical networks

Robert Kevs, Juniper Canada

Topic: Keep on Running …

Joint Research Center of Photonics & Joint Centre of Advanced Photonics Research Combined Workshop 2018

Organizers: 

Sino-Swedish Joint Research Center of Photonics (JORCEP)

ZJU-CUHK Joint Centre of Advanced Photonics Research

Description: The Sino-Swedish Joint Research Center of Photonics(JORCEP) has since 2003 been an ever evolving research and educational collaboration between several Swedish and Chinese universities that annually organizes amulti-disciplinary workshop to promote its joint research. Continuing a new tradition since 2015, the workshop is also this year combined with the annual workshop of that of the Zhejiang University - Chinese University of Hong Kong Joint Centre of Advanced Photonics Research.

Speakers:

Sailing He, Sino-Swedish Joint Research Center of Photonics, ZJU/KTH/SCNU, China

Topic: Some recent progress in subwavelength photonics

Sergei Popov, Royal Institute of Technology(KTH), Sweden

Topic: Advances in high-speed optical communication: from SDM to free space THz

Yaocheng Shi, Zhejiang University China

Topic: Silicon photonic integrated devices and circuits

Jiajia Chen, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)Sweden/South China Normal University, China

Topic: Telecom compatibility of Quantum Key Distribution

Lena Wosinska, Royal Institute of Technology(KTH)，Sweden

Topic: Flexible optical networks: concepts, developments and challenges

Zhangwei Yu, Zhejiang Normal University, China

Topic: Research at Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies

Liu Liu, South China Normal University China

Topic: Integration of long-wavelength VCSELs on silicon photonic circuits

Eric Cassan, Université Paris Saclay France

Topic: Recent reports on electrooptical modulation and amplification in silicon photonics

Yuqing Jiao, Eindhoven University of Technology(TU/e)，Holland

Topic: Photonic integrated circuits for beyond telecom applications

Silicon Photonics

Organizers: 

Zhiping Zhou, Peking Univ, China

Daoxin Dai, Zhejiang Univ，China

Liu Liu, South China Normal Univ., China

Description: In the past decade silicon Photonics has become one of the most attractive technologies for developing integrated optoelectronic devices. Various silicon photonic building blocks have been developed for not only optical interconnects in near infrared, but also optical sensing in visible and mid-infrared ranges. Large-scale silicon photonic integrated circuits have also been demonstrated successfully. Currently more and more applications for silicon photonics are being explored. This workshop will focus on the future of silicon photonics, including the challenges in the designs, fabrications, tests as well as packages for various devices and circuits

Speakers:

Koii Yamada, Nat/ Inst of Adv Industrial Sci &Tech, Japan

Topic: A300-mm-wafer silicon photonics technology forener-gy-efficient and advanced information systems

Minbin Yu, Shanghai Institute of Micro system and Information Technology CAS, China

Topic: Si Photonics technology and PIC process integration challenge

Chenglin Xu, Synopsys, Canada

Topic: Advanced PIC Design Flow: From Concept to Manufacture

Tao Chu, Zhejiang University, China

Topic: Lasers on silicon

Di Liang, Hewlett Packard Lab, USA

Topic: Heterogeneously Integrated Quantum-Dot Photonicson Silicon

Yating Wan, UC Santa Barbara, USA

Topic: On-chip detection from directly modulated quantum dot microring lasers on Si

Lin Zhang, Tianjin University, China

Topic: Robust generation of micro resonator-based frequency combs

Xi Xiao, FiberHome Technologies, WRl, China

Topic: How far can pure-silicon optical modulators go, and what's next?

Xinlun Cai, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Topic: Hybrid Silicon and Lithium Niobate Platform for Optical Signal Processing

Ching-Fuh Lin, National Taiwan University

Topic: Extremely broadband infrared detection based on Si-technologies

Yikai Su, Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, China

Topic: On-chip optical interconnects with high-order mode multiplexing based on subwavelength-grating couplers

Lin Yang, Institute of Semiconductor CAS, China

Topic: From optical space switching to optical mode switching

Yu Yu, Huazhong Univ. of Science and Technology, China

Topic: Mode-selective four wave mixing using silicon waveguide

Lan Yang, Washingdon Univ. in St. Louis, USA

Topic: Whispering-gallery-mode resonators for functional devices

Jianwei Wang, Peking University ChinaTopic: Large-scale silicon photonic circuits for quantuminformation technologies

Python Lab Automation Hackathon

Organizers: 

Haoshuo Chen, Nokia Bell Labs, USA

NidFontaine, Nokia Bell Labs, USA

Roland Ryf, Nokia Bell Lab, USA

Jochen Schroder, Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Sweden

Description: The main purpose of the event is to conner students，young professionals and experienced researches together to discuss designing, modeling, data processing and lab automation using Python. In this hackathon we will provide several stations/demos, each staffed with a researcher.

Speakers:

Nick Fontaine, Roland Ryf and Haoshuo Chen, Nokia Bell Labs, USA

Topic: Python basics and installation

Ruben S. Luis, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology Japan

Topic: Basic DSP for PDM-QPSK signals using Python

Jochen Schrder, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Topic: OAMPy a DSP chain for optical communication signals

Yuqing Jiao and Ronald Broeke, TU/e and bright photonics, Holland

Topic: Photonics IC design using Python

Hanzi Huang, Shanghai Univ, China

Topic: Deploy a Deep Neural Network model on FPGA using Python

Yetian Huang, Shanghai Univ, China

Topic: Lab equipment automation using Python