Waveguide (Fiber)-based Ultrafast All-optical Signal Processors for Applications in Computing, Telecommunication and Measurement
12 September, 2011
Speaker: Dr. Prof. Jos̩ Aza̱a, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique РCentre Energie, Mat̩riaux et T̩l̩communications (INRS-EMT), University of Qu̩bec, Montr̩al, Qu̩bec, Canada
Date:Â Monday, September 12, 2011.
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Seminars: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, Discussion, Refreshments and Networking: 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Location:Â University of Ottawa, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, SITE Building, Room 5084 (Boarding Room), 800 King Edward Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Organizers:Â The IEEE Ottawa Communications Society, Broadcast Technology Society, and Consumer Electronics Society (ComSoc / BTS / CES) Joint Chapter, Signal Processing Society, Oceanic Engineering Society, and Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (SP / OE / GRS) Joint Chapter, Antennas and Propagation Society and Microwave Theory & Techniques Society (AP / MTT) Joint Chapter, EEE Photonics Society (PHO) Ottawa Chapter, and IEEE Ottawa Section (OS).
ADMISSION: Free. Registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: Qingsheng Zeng or Wahab Almuhtadi.
Date:Â Monday, September 12, 2011.
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Seminars: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, Discussion, Refreshments and Networking: 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Location:Â University of Ottawa, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, SITE Building, Room 5084 (Boarding Room), 800 King Edward Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Organizers:Â The IEEE Ottawa Communications Society, Broadcast Technology Society, and Consumer Electronics Society (ComSoc / BTS / CES) Joint Chapter, Signal Processing Society, Oceanic Engineering Society, and Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (SP / OE / GRS) Joint Chapter, Antennas and Propagation Society and Microwave Theory & Techniques Society (AP / MTT) Joint Chapter, EEE Photonics Society (PHO) Ottawa Chapter, and IEEE Ottawa Section (OS).
ADMISSION: Free. Registration required. To ensure a seat, please register by e-mail contacting: Qingsheng Zeng or Wahab Almuhtadi.
Abstract:
This talk will review recent work on the development of fundamental signal processors operating on ultrafast optical signals, in particular all-optical temporal differentiators and integrators, implemented in fiber-optics or integrated-waveguide technologies. Applications in computing (e.g. differential equation solving), telecommunication (e.g. pulse shaping, optical switching), and measurement (e.g. temporal phase reconstruction) will be also briefly discussed.
This talk will review recent work on the development of fundamental signal processors operating on ultrafast optical signals, in particular all-optical temporal differentiators and integrators, implemented in fiber-optics or integrated-waveguide technologies. Applications in computing (e.g. differential equation solving), telecommunication (e.g. pulse shaping, optical switching), and measurement (e.g. temporal phase reconstruction) will be also briefly discussed.
About the Speaker:
José Azaña received the Telecommunication Engineer degree (six years engineering program) and Ph.D. degree in telecommunication engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain, in 1997 and 2001, respectively. He completed part of his PhD research at University of Toronto, ON, Canada (1999) and University of California, Davis, CA, USA (2000). Following some postdoctoral research at McGill University (2001-2003), he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique – Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (INRS-EMT) in Montreal, where he is presently a Full Professor. His research interests cover a wide range of topics, including all-fiber grating technologies, ultrafast photonic signal processing, optical pulse shaping, fiber-optic telecommunications, all-optical computing, measurement of ultrafast events, light pulse interferometry and microwave waveform generation and manipulation. He has to his credit more than 260 publications in top scientific journals and leading technical conferences, including more than 130 publications in high-impact peer-review journals, and many invited review journal papers and invited presentations in international meetings. Some of his published works have been very highly cited by his peers. Prof. Azaña is a member of IEEE and OSA. He has served as a Guest Editor of two monographs devoted to the area of Optical Signal Processing, published by EURASIP J. Appl. Signal Proc. (2005) and J. of Lightwave Technol. (2006). He has been recognized with a number of prestigious research awards and distinctions, including the XXII national prize for the best doctoral thesis in data networks from the Association of Telecommunication Engineers of Spain (2002), the extraordinary prize for the best doctoral thesis from his former university, UPM (2003), the 2008 IEEE-Photonics Society (formerly LEOS) Young Investigator Award, and the 2009 IEEE-MTT Society Microwave Prize.
José Azaña received the Telecommunication Engineer degree (six years engineering program) and Ph.D. degree in telecommunication engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain, in 1997 and 2001, respectively. He completed part of his PhD research at University of Toronto, ON, Canada (1999) and University of California, Davis, CA, USA (2000). Following some postdoctoral research at McGill University (2001-2003), he was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique – Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications (INRS-EMT) in Montreal, where he is presently a Full Professor. His research interests cover a wide range of topics, including all-fiber grating technologies, ultrafast photonic signal processing, optical pulse shaping, fiber-optic telecommunications, all-optical computing, measurement of ultrafast events, light pulse interferometry and microwave waveform generation and manipulation. He has to his credit more than 260 publications in top scientific journals and leading technical conferences, including more than 130 publications in high-impact peer-review journals, and many invited review journal papers and invited presentations in international meetings. Some of his published works have been very highly cited by his peers. Prof. Azaña is a member of IEEE and OSA. He has served as a Guest Editor of two monographs devoted to the area of Optical Signal Processing, published by EURASIP J. Appl. Signal Proc. (2005) and J. of Lightwave Technol. (2006). He has been recognized with a number of prestigious research awards and distinctions, including the XXII national prize for the best doctoral thesis in data networks from the Association of Telecommunication Engineers of Spain (2002), the extraordinary prize for the best doctoral thesis from his former university, UPM (2003), the 2008 IEEE-Photonics Society (formerly LEOS) Young Investigator Award, and the 2009 IEEE-MTT Society Microwave Prize.