2022 Tutorial Speakers

D1: Advances in prototype and product developments of components and subsystems for data centers and optical networks
John Johnson, Broadcom Corp., USA
Performance and Reliability of Advanced CW Lasers for Silicon Photonics Applications
D2: Passive optical devices for switching and filtering
Jelena Vuckovic, Stanford University, USA
Optimized Photonics
D3: Active optical devices and photonic integrated circuits
Yasuhiro Matsui, II-VI Inc., USA
Directly Modulated Lasers in a 3.2 Tb Era
D4: Fiber and propagation physics
David Richardson, University of Southampton, UK
Hollow-core Fibers: Key Properties, Technology Status and Telecommunication Opportunities
D5: Fiber-optic and waveguide devices and sensors
Jose Azana, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Canada
Passive Amplification and Noise Mitigation of Optical Signals through Talbot Processing

S1: Digital subsystems and systems for data centers and HPC
Ling Liao, Intel Corp., USA
High Density Silicon Photonics for Co-packaged Ethernet Switch and XPUs
S2: Optical, photonic and microwave photonic subsystems
Tobias Kippenberg, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Hybrid Nonlinear Integrated Photonics: From Chipscale Frequency Combs, Ultra Narrow Linewidth Frequency Agile Lasers to Traveling Wave Parametric Amplifiers On Chip
S3: Fiber-radio, optical wireless, and sensing systems
Eric Black, Pivotal Commware, USA
Holographic Beam Forming and Massive MIMO from Optical Communication Perspective
Ke Wang, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
Evolution of Optical-wireless Communications
S4: Digital and electronic subsystems
Junho Cho, Nokia Bell Labs, USA
Probabilistic Constellation Shaping: An Implementation Perspective
S5: Digital transmission systems
Takuya Hirano, Gakushuin University, Japan
Introduction to Continuous Variable Quantum Key Distribution
Sergejs Makovejs, Corning, UK
The Next Decade of Optical Fibres: Outlook and Implications for Long-haul Transmission Systems

N1: Advances in system, network and service developments and field trials in commercial data centers and networks
Mei Du, Tata Communications, USA
Modern Subsea Networks
Alexander Nikolaidis, Facebook Inc., USA
Building a Global Content Provider Network at Scale
N2: Optical networking for data center and computing applications
David A. B. Miller, Stanford University, USA
Self-configuring Programmable Photonics for Processing, Communications and Sensing
Paul Prucnal, Princeton University, USA
Neuromorphic Photonics
N3: Architectures and software-defined control for metro and core networks
David Boertjes, Ciena Corp., Canada
Perspectives and Challenges on Autonomous Networking
Andrew Lord, BT Applied Research, UK
The Future of Optical Transport: Architectures and Technologies from an Operator Perspective
N4: Optical access networks for fixed and mobile services
Elaine Wong, University of Melbourne, Australia
The Evolution of Machine Learning in Optical Access Networks