Massive Optical Networks: From Research Labs to Field Trials and Future Impacts of Integrated Photonics

Le Binh

Huawei Technologies European Research Centre, München

Abstract:

Flex grid optical networks are currently attracting significant attention for networking in the optical domain with massive capacity reaching Tbps per lightwave channel. This seminar will address the followings: (i) Laboratory and fields trials of optical transport systems at ultra-high capacity Tbps employing lightwave coherent detection in association with digital processing to overcome several difficulties of homodyne mixing between the local laser and transmitted channels; (ii) Advanced aspects of passive and active integrated photonics based on Silicon on silica on Tbps transport networks; and (iii) An overview of the coming massive optical networks.

The speaker may illustrate, if time permits, an example of laboratory work at the undergraduate level that reflects high-speed signal processing with inexpensive equipment in a university teaching environment, and scenarios that researchers in advanced optical transmission systems associate with digital signal processing limited by the sampling rate of ADC and DAC.

Biography:

Le Binh received the degrees of B.E.(Hons) and PhD in Electronic Engineering and Integrated Photonics in 1975 and 1978 respectively, both from the University of Western Australia. He is currently with Huawei technologies European Research Centre in Muenchen. He has published several papers in learned journals and refereed conferences and 8 books in the field of photonic signal processing, digital optical communications and integrated optics. His current research interests are in advanced modulation formats for long haul optical transmission, electronic equalization techniques for optical transmission systems, ultra-short pulse lasers and photonic signal processing, optical transmission systems and network engineering and Si-on-SiO2 Integrated photonics.