Tutorial Speakers

D1: Advances in prototypes and product developments of components and subsystems for data centers and optical networks
Nikolay Ledentsov, VI Systems GmbH, Germany
High Speed VCSEL Technology and Applications
D3: Active optical devices and photonic integrated circuits
Goran Mashanovich, University of Southampton, UK
Silicon Photonics for 2-2.5um Wavelengths
Alexander Rylyakov, Nokia Bell Labs, USA
Analog ASIC for Silicon Photonics
D4: Fiber and propagation physics
Joel Carpenter, University of Queensland, Australia
Spectral and Spatial Shaping of Light in Multimode Fibers
Kunimasa Saitoh, Hokkaido University, Japan
Multi-core Fiber Technology for SDM: Coupling Mechanisms and Design
D5: Fiber-optic and waveguide devices and sensors
Roel G. Baets, Ghent University, INTEC, Belgium
Silicon-photonics-based Spectroscopic Sensing for Environmental Monitoring and Health Care

S1: Digital subsystems and systems for data centers
Han Henry Sun, Infinera Corporation, Canada
Performance Oriented DSP Design for Flexible Coherent Transmission in Data Centers
S2: Optical, photonic and microwave photonic subsystems
Wim Bogaerts, Universiteit Gent, Belgium
Programmable Silicon Photonic Circuits
Kaushik Sengupta, Princeton University, USA
Thz Integrated Electronic and Hybrid Electronic-photonic Systems
S3: Radio-over-fiber, free-space and sensing subsystems and systems
Boon Ooi, King Abdullah Univ of Sci & Technology, Saudi Arabia
Distributed Optical Fiber Sensor for Oil and Gas Industry and Agricultural Applications
S4: Digital and electronic subsystems
Fred Buchali, Nokia Bell Labs, Germany
Beyond 1 Tbit/S Transmission Using High-speed Dacs and Analog Multiplexingul
William Shieh, University of Melbourne, Australia
Advanced Direct Detection Schemes
S5: Digital transmission systems
Konrad Banaszek, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Poland
Quantum Limits in Optical Communications
Amirhossein Ghazisaeidi, Nokia Bell Labs France, France
Application of Perturbation Theory in the Performance Analysis of Fiber-optic Transmission Systems

N1: Advances in system, network and service developments and field trials in commercial data centers and networks
Glenn Wellbrock, Verizon Communications Inc, USA
Fiber Sensing in Existing Telecom Fiber Networks
N2: Optical networking for data center and computing applications
Clint Schow, University of California Santa Barbara, USA
Photonic Technologies in Data Center
N3: Architecture and software-defined control for metro and core networks
Francesco Musumeci, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Machine Learning for Failure Management in Optical Networks
Luis Velasco, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain
How Intent-based Networking Can be Embedded within Transport Optical Networks
N4: Optical access networks for fixed and mobile services
Thomas Pfeiffer, Nokia Bell Labs, Germany
Use of PONs for High-capacity, Low Latency Services
Chathurika Ranaweera, Deakin University, Australia
4G to 6G: Disruption and Drivers for Optical Access