Invited Speakers

SC1 – Novel Fibres, Fibre Devices & Amplifiers

• Russell Ellis

  Commercial opportunities and future roadmap for hollow core fibres
  R. Ellis, et al.
  

• Miguel Gonzalez-Herraez

  Universidad de Alcalá, Spain

  Time-expansion in distributed optical fibre sensing
  M. Gonzalez-Herraez⁽¹⁾, M. Soriano-Amat⁽¹⁾, V. Durán⁽³⁾, H. F. Martins⁽²⁾, S. Martin-Lopez⁽¹⁾, and M. R. Fernandez-Ruiz^{(1)
  (1)}Universidad de Alcalá, Spain
  ⁽²⁾Instituto de Óptica, CSIC, Spain
  ⁽³⁾Universitat Jaume I, Spain
  

• Pierre Sillard

  Prysmian Group, France

  Single-Mode Fibers with Reduced Cladding and/or Coating Diameters Outreach
  P. Sillard
  Prysmian Group, France
  

• Radan Slavik

  University of Southampton, UK

  Thermal sensitivity of optical fibres and how to reduce it
  R. Slavík, E. Numkam Fokoua, Z. Feng, M. Ding, F. Poletti, and D. J. Richardson
  University of Southampton, UK

• Birgit Stiller

  Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany

  Stimulated Brillouin scattering in chiral photonic crystal fibre
  B. Stiller, et al.
  Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Germany

• Johann Troles

  University of Rennes, France

  3D printed chalcogenide fibers
  J. Troles
  University of Rennes, France

• Natalie Wheeler

  University of Southampton, UK

  Tweaking the optical properties of a hollow core optical fibre by changing core and cladding gas pressures
  N. Wheeler, T. Kelly, I. Davidson, S. Rikimi, G. Jasion, A. Taranta, D. Richardson, F. Poletti, and P. Horak
  University of Southampton, UK

SC2 – Photonic Devices & Technologies

• Thomas Ferreira de Lima

  NEC Laboratories America, Inc., USA

  Photonic Neural Networks for Analog-Digital Processing
  T. Ferreira de Lima
  NEC Laboratories America, Inc., USA

• Mircea Guina

  Tampere University, Finland

  Hybrid integration of GaSb optoelectronics with thick-SOI and SiN PIC platforms
  M. Guina
  Tampere University, Finland

• Sangyoon Han

  DGIST, Republic of Korea

  Silicon photonic MEMS for programmable photonics
  S. Han⁽¹⁾, and K. Yu^{(2)
  (1)}DGIST, Republic of Korea
  ⁽²⁾KAIST, Republic of Korea

• Wolfgang Heni

  Polariton Technologies AG, Switzerland

  Enhancing Silicon Photonics: Plasmonic Terabit Modulation on the Micrometer Scale
  W. Heni⁽¹⁾, E. De Leo⁽¹⁾, P. Habegger^(1,2), M. Destraz⁽¹⁾, N. Meier⁽¹⁾,  N. del Medico⁽¹⁾, V. Tedaldi⁽¹⁾, H. Duran⁽¹⁾, C. Funck⁽¹⁾, A. Langenbach⁽¹⁾, N. Guesken⁽¹⁾, J. Leuthold^(1,2), C. Hoessbacher⁽¹⁾, B. Baeuerle^{(1)
  (1)}Polariton Technologies AG, Switzerland
  ⁽²⁾ETH Zurich, Switzerland

• Hektor Meier

  Albis Optoelectronics AG, Switzerland

  Avalanche Photodiode with High Dynamic Range, High Speed and Low Noise
  H. Meier, A. Ciarrocchi, M. Hämmerli, and W. Quan
  Albis Optoelectronics AG, Switzerland
  

• Sylvie Menezo

  SCINTIL Photonics, France

  Fully integrated Silicon Photonic Circuit technology with monolithic III-V/Si lasers and amplifiers integrated at the backside of advanced Silicon Photonic wafers Outreach
  S. Menezo, et al.
  SCINTIL Photonics, France
  

• Haisheng Rong

  Intel Corporation, USA

  Integrated silicon photonic transceiver chips for high bandwidth density and energy-efficient optical I/O
  H. Rong, et al.
  Intel Corporation, USA

• Xi Xiao

  National Information Optoelectronics Innovation Center, China

  High baudrate Silicon Photonics for the Next-generation Optical Communications 
  X. Xiao^(1,2,3), X. Hu⁽²⁾, D. Chen⁽²⁾, L. Wang^(2,3), H. Zhang⁽²⁾, Y. Zhang⁽²⁾, P. Feng⁽²⁾, M. Luo⁽¹⁾, J. Tao⁽¹⁾, Y. Fu⁽²⁾, D. Wang⁽²⁾, Z. He^(1,3), and S. Yu^{(1,2,3) 
  (1)}China Information and Communication Technologies Group Corporation (CICT), China
  ⁽²⁾National Information Optoelectronics Innovation Center, China
  ⁽³⁾Peng Cheng Laboratory, China 
  

SC3 – Photonic Integrated Circuits, Assemblies & Packaging

• Chaoran Huang

  Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  WDM based photonic neural network for multi-channel optical fiber communications
  C. Huang⁽¹⁾, B. Wang⁽¹⁾, T. Ferreira de Lima⁽²⁾, B. J. Shastri⁽³⁾, and P. R. Prucnal^{(4)
  (1)}Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  ⁽²⁾NEC Laboratories America, USA
  ⁽³⁾Queen’s University, Canada
  ⁽⁴⁾Princeton University, USA

• Benjamin G. Lee

  NVIDIA, USA

  Photonic circuits for accelerated computing systems
  B. G. Lee
  NVIDIA, USA

• Karl Muth

  Broadcom, USA

  Key Technology Enablers for Co-packaged Optics
  K. Muth, V. Raghuraman, and V. Raghunathan
  Broadcom, USA

• Yoshihiro Ogiso

  NTT Corporation, Japan

  High-bandwidth InP MZ/IQ Modulator PICs Ready for Practical Use
  Y. Ogiso
  NTT Corporation, Japan

• Sam Palermo

  Texas A&M University, USA

  High Speed Analog and Mixed Siginal ICs for Photonic Interconnects
  S. Palermo
  Texas A&M University, USA

• Bhavin J. Shastri

  Queen’s University, Canada

  Prospects and applications of silicon photonic neural networks
  B. J. Shastri⁽¹⁾, A. N. Tait⁽¹⁾, C. Huang⁽²⁾, V. Sorger⁽³⁾, and P. R. Prucnal^{(4)
  (1)}Queen’s University, Canada
  ⁽²⁾Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  ⁽³⁾George Washington University, USA
  ⁽⁴⁾Princeton University, USA

SC4 – Techniques for Digitally Enhancing Optical Communication

• Vinod Bajaj

  Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

  Neural Network-based pre-distortion of coherent transmitters
  V. Bajaj⁽¹⁾, S. Wahls⁽¹⁾, and V. Aref^{(2) 
  (1)}Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
  ⁽²⁾Nokia Bell Labs, Germany
  

• Adonis Bogris

  University of West Attica, Greece

  Machine Learning and Neuromorphic Computing Approaches for the mitigation of transmission impairments in high baud rate transmission systems
  A. Bogris
  University of West Attica, Greece

• Junho Cho

  Nokia Bell Labs, USA

  Probabilistic constellation shaping and subcarrier multiplexing for nonlinear fiber channels
  J. Cho
  Nokia Bell Labs, USA

• Yue-Kai Huang

  NEC, USA

  Simultaneous sensing and communication in optical fibers
  Y.-K. Huang 
  NEC, USA

• Imran Khan

  KEEQuant GmbH, Germany

  Digital Signal Processing for CV-QKD
  I. Khan
  KEEQuant GmbH, Germany

• Masataka Nakazawa

  Tohoku University, Japan

  GAWBS noise in digital coherent transmission
  M. Nakazawa
  Tohoku University, Japan

• Maximilian Schädler

  Huawei Munich Research Center, Germany

  Comparison of Neural Networks and Volterra Series in optical communication systems
  M. Schädler, and G. Böcherer
  Huawei Munich Research Center, Germany

SC5 – Theory of Optical Communications

• Amirhossein Ghazisaeidi

  Nokia Bell Labs, France

  High secret key rate CV-QKD systems leveraged by advanced coherent detection
  A. Ghazisaeidi⁽¹⁾, F. Roumestan⁽²⁾, J. Renaudier⁽¹⁾, E. Diamanti⁽³⁾, and P. Grangier^{(3)
  (1)}Nokia Bell Labs, France
  ⁽²⁾self-employed
  ⁽³⁾CNRS, France
  

• Tetsuya Hayashi

  Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., Japan

  Multi-core fiber technology from design to deployment
  T. Hayashi
  Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd., Japan

• Antonio Mecozzi

  University of L’Aquila, Italy

  Use of optical coherent detection for environmental monitoring Outreach
  A. Mecozzi
  University of L’Aquila, Italy

• Pierluigi Poggiolini

  Politecnico di Torino, Italy

  Closed form expressions of the nonlinear interference for UWB systems
  P. Poggiolini
  Politecnico di Torino, Italy

• Metodi P. Yankov

  Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

  Recent advances in constellation optimization for fiber-optic channels
  M. P. Yankov, O. Jovanovic, D. Zibar, and F. Da Ros
  Technical University of Denmark, Denmark

SC6 – Optical Transmission Systems

• Robert Maher

  Infinera Corporation, USA

  Real-Time 1.6Tb/s Super-Channel Transmission using a Vertically Integrated 100 GBd PCS-64QAM Coherent MODEM
  R. Maher
  Infinera Corporation, USA

• Takeo Sasai

  NTT, Japan

  Digital Longitudinal Monitoring of Optical Transmission Link
  T. Sasai, M. Nakamura, E. Yamazaki, and Y. Kisaka
  NTT, Japan

• Oleg Sinkin

  SubCom, USA

  Strategies and challenges in designing subsea optical power efficiency links
  O. Sinkin
  SubCom, USA

• Hitoshi Takeshita

  NEC Corporation, Japan

  MCF in cable and transmission trials
  H. Takeshita
  NEC Corporation, Japan

• Hiroki Taniguchi

  NTT Corporation, Japan

  Advanced O-band transmission using maximum likelihood sequence estimation
  H. Taniguchi⁽¹⁾, S. Yamamoto⁽¹⁾, M. Nakamura⁽¹⁾, A. Masuda⁽¹⁾, Y. Kisaka⁽¹⁾, S. Kanazawa⁽²⁾, H. Nakamura^{(2)
  (1)}NTT Network Innovation Laboratories, NTT Corporation, Japan
  ⁽²⁾NTT Device Innovation Center, NTT Corporation, Japan

SC7 – Core & Metro Networks

• Pierpaolo Boffi

  Politecnico di Milano, Italy

  Sensing Applications in Deployed Telecommunication Fiber Infrastructures
  P. Boffi
  Politecnico di Milano, Italy

• Di Che

  Nokia Bell Labs, USA

  High Symbol Rate Short Reach Interconnects
  D. Che
  Nokia Bell Labs, USA

• Valey Kamalov

  Google, LLC, USA

  Optical Fiber Networks for Environmental Sensing
  V. Kamalov
  Google, LLC, USA

• Matteo Lonardi

  Nokia Bell Labs, France

  The Glass of Machine Learning for QoT Estimation Is Half Full
  M. Lonardi⁽¹⁾, J. Pesic⁽²⁾, T. Zami⁽²⁾, E. Seve⁽¹⁾, and N. Rossi^{(1)
  (1)}Nokia Bell Labs, France
  ⁽²⁾Nokia, France

• André Richter

  VPIphotonics, Germany

  Challenges in modeling wideband transmission systems
  A. Richter, G. di Rosa, and I. Koltchanov
  VPIphotonics, Germany

• Paul Wright

  BT, UK

  Recent trials in ZR and XR pluggable technologies
  P. Wright
  BT, UK

• Harry Zervos

  National Technical University of Athens, Greece

  The QAMeleon ecosystem: SDN-enabled high-speed transceivers and photonic switches for the next generation of DCI and Metro networks
  C. Zervos⁽¹⁾, M. Spyropoulou⁽¹⁾, I. Kanakis⁽¹⁾, K.O. Velthaus⁽²⁾, G. Fiol⁽²⁾, P. Runge⁽²⁾, E. Rouvalis⁽³⁾, A. G. Steffan⁽³⁾, G. Torfs⁽⁴⁾, E. Goodbar⁽⁵⁾, S. Kleijn⁽⁶⁾, A. Rasoulzadehzali⁽⁷⁾, N. Calabretta⁽⁷⁾, V. Straessle⁽⁸⁾, M. Halter⁽⁸⁾, N. Floery⁽⁸⁾, T. K. Johansen⁽⁹⁾, R. Hersent⁽¹⁰⁾, A. Konczykowska⁽¹⁰⁾, M. Riet⁽¹⁰⁾, H. Mardoyan⁽¹¹⁾, F. Boitier⁽¹¹⁾, S. Almonacil⁽¹¹⁾, J. Renaudier⁽¹¹⁾, B. G. Saavedra⁽¹²⁾, E. Giacoumidis⁽¹²⁾, A. Richter⁽¹²⁾, T. Alexoudi⁽¹³⁾, G. Patsamanis⁽¹³⁾, P. G. Giardina⁽¹⁴⁾, P. Piscione⁽¹⁴⁾, A. Pagano⁽¹⁵⁾, A. Chiado Piat⁽¹⁵⁾, G. Wood⁽¹⁶⁾, and H. Avramopoulos^{(1)
  (1)}Photonics Communications Research Laboratory, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
  ⁽²⁾Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institut, Germany
  ⁽³⁾II-VI Incorporated, Germany
  ⁽⁴⁾Ghent University - imec, Belgium
  ⁽⁵⁾II-VI Incorporated, Sweden
  ⁽⁶⁾SMART Photonics BV, Netherlands
  ⁽⁷⁾Institute of Photonic Integration, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
  ⁽⁸⁾Vario-Optics AG, Switzerland
  ⁽⁹⁾Department of Electrical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
  ⁽¹⁰⁾III-V Lab, France
  ⁽¹¹⁾Nokia Bell Labs, France
  ⁽¹²⁾VPIphotonics GmbH, Germany
  ⁽¹³⁾Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Innovation, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  ⁽¹⁴⁾Nextworks, Italy
  ⁽¹⁵⁾TIM Telecom Italia, Italy
  ⁽¹⁶⁾ALTER Technology Group TÜV Nord, Scotland, United Kingdom
  

SC8 – Access, Indoor & Short-Reach for Data Centres and Mobile Networks

• Keren Bergman

  Columbia University, USA

  Peta-scale Embedded Photonics for High Performance Computing Outreach
  K. Bergman
  Columbia University, USA

• Philippe Chanclou

  Orange, France

  Optical Access solutions in support of 5G and Beyond 
  P. Chanclou, G. Simon, and F. Saliou
  Orange, France

• Chris Cole

  Nubis Communications Inc., USA

  Datacenter Optical Transceivers in the Next Decade
  Chris Cole
  Nubis Communications Inc., USA

• Amitkumar Mahadevan

  Nokia Bell Labs, USA

  Digital Signal Processing for next generation PONs 
  A. Mahadevan, et al.
  Nokia Bell Labs, USA

• Hirotaka Nakamura

  NTT Corporation, Japan

  Key components of bidirectional transceivers for access network at 100Gbit/s and Beyond 
  H. Nakamura
  NTT Device Innovation Center, NTT Corporation, Japan

• Annachiara Pagano

  TIM, Italy

  Is there room for quantum photons in my access network?
  A. Pagano, and M. Valvo
  TIM, Italy

• Jun Shan Wey

  Verizon Communications, USA

  Chartering the future of optical access networks 
  J. S. Wey, and D. Khotimsky
  Verizon Communications, USA

• Elaine Wong

  University of Melbourne, Australia

  Towards 6G: Machine Learning Driven Resource Allocation in Next Generation Optical Access Networks 
  E. Wong
  University of Melbourne, Australia

SC9 – Photonics for RF & Free-Space Optics Applications

• Sébastien Bigo

  Nokia Bell Labs, France

  How far could we stretch the capacity of optical satellite communications?
  S. Bigo, S. Almonacil, D. Romero Arrieta, R. Boddeda
  Nokia Bell Labs, France

• Nan Chi

  Fudan University, China

  Visible light communication toward 6G: key technologies and future perspective
  N. Chi
  Fudan University, China

• Jonathan Doylend

  Intel Corporation, USA

  State of the art in silicon photonics integrated circuits for LIDAR
  J. Doylend
  Intel Corporation, USA

• Dimitar R. Kolev

  National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan

  Latest developments in the field of optical communications for small satellites and beyond
  D. R. Kolev, and M. Toyoshima
  National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), Japan

• Leontios Stampoulidis

  LEO Space Photonics, Greece

  New generation space photonic components and sub-systems for high data rate intra and inter-satellite optical communications Outreach
  L. Stampoulidis
  LEO Space Photonics, Greece

• Jianjun Yu

  Fudan University, China

  Broadband photon-assisted terahertz sensing and communication
  J. Yu, Y. Wang, K. Wang, and W. Zhou
  Fudan University, China

SC10 – Architecture, Control & Management of Optical Networks

• Marija Furdek

  Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

  Physical Layer Security Management in Optical Networks Outreach
  M. Furdek, and C. Natalino
  Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

• Jan Kundrat

  CESNET, Czechia

  GNPy: Lessons Learned and Future Plans
  J. Kundrat, et al.
  CESNET, Czechia

• Arturo Mayoral López de Lerma

  Telecom Infra Project and Meta Connectivity, Spain

  Unified SDN control and management of the disaggregated multi-vendor open optical network
  A. M. López de Lerma
  Telecom Infra Project and Meta Connectivity, Spain

• Paolo Monti

  Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

  RAN and optical transport convergence: a techno-economic perspective
  P. Monti
  Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

• Jelena Pesic

  Nokia, France

  New Trends in low margin optical networks
  J. Pesic
  Nokia, France

• Jun Terada

  NTT Corporation, Japan

  Time Sensitive Networking for 5G and beyond
  J. Terada
  NTT Corporation, Japan

• Glenn Wellbrock

  Verizon, USA

  Distributed Fiber Sensing Applications 
  G. Wellbrock, and T. Xia
  Verizon, USA

• S. J. Ben Yoo

  University of California, Davis, USA

  New trends in photonic switching and optical network architecture for data centre and computing 
  S. J. B. Yoo
  University of California, Davis, USA

CLEO^®/Europe Focus Meeting

• Mercedeh Khajavikhan

  University of Southern California, USA

  Topological Photonic Devices
  M. Khajavikhan
  University of Southern California, USA

• Tracy Northup

  University of Innsbruck, Austria

  Entanglement of remote trapped ions
  T. Northup, et al.
  University of Innsbruck, Austria

• Romain Quidant

  ETH Zurich, Switzerland

  Optomechanically Reconfigurable Metalens
  A. Afridi^(1,2), N. Meyer⁽²⁾, F. J. García de Abajo⁽¹⁾, and R. Quidant^{(2) 
  (1)}ICFO Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Spain
  ⁽²⁾ETH Zurich, Switzerland 

• Alejandro W. Rodriguez

  Princeton University, USA

  Photonic optimization: approaching the limits of light control
  P. Chao, J. Mohajan, B. Strekha, R. K. Defo, S. Molesky, and A. W. Rodriguez
  Princeton University, USA

• Paul Seidler

  IBM Research Europe – Zurich, Switzerland

  Microwave-optical transduction with integrated gallium phosphide devices
  S. Hönl⁽¹⁾, Y. Popoff^(1,2), D. Caimi⁽¹⁾, A. Beccari⁽³⁾, T. J. Kippenberg⁽³⁾, and P. Seidler^{(1)
  (1)}IBM Research Europe – Zurich, Switzerland
  ⁽²⁾ETH Zurich, Switzerland
  ⁽³⁾EPFL, Switzerland
  

• Thilo Stöferle

  IBM Research Europe – Zurich, Switzerland

  Cooperative quantum light emission from lead halide perovskites
  G. Raino^(1,2), M. A. Becker⁽³⁾, E. Kobiyama⁽³⁾, C. Zhu^(1,2), I. Cherniukh^(1,2), T. Sekh^(1,2), F. Krieg^(1,2), Y. Berezovska^(1,2), M. I. Bodnarchuk^(1,2), M. V. Kovalenko^(1,2), R. F. Mahrt⁽³⁾, and T. Stöferle^{(3)
  (1)}ETH Zürich, Switzerland
  ⁽²⁾Empa, Switzerland
  ⁽³⁾IBM Research Europe – Zurich, Switzerland
  

• Maria Tchernycheva

  CNRS Paris Sud, France

  Nanowire flexible light emitting diodes, solar cells and piezosensors
  M. Tchernycheva
  CNRS Paris Sud, France

• Jan van Schoot

  ASML Netherlands B.V., Netherlands

  EUV lithography: a role in Photonics? A deeper insight in the EUV exposure tools Outreach
  J. van Schoot
  ASML Netherlands B.V., Netherlands

• Martin Wegener

  Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

  3D laser printing based on two-step absorption
  M. Wegener
  Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

• Angelos Xomalis

  Empa, Switzerland

  Molecular optomechanical springs for infrared metasurface detectors
  A. Xomalis
  Empa, Switzerland