An invited talk co-organized by IEEE Sapporo Section YP will be held on June 5, 2023.

Time: 16:15 – 17:45 (JST)

Location: R205, Education & Research Building No. 8, Muroran Institute of Technology, 27-1 Mizumoto-cho, Muroran, Hokkaido, 0508585 Japan 

CO-ORGANIZED BY:

IEEE Muroran Institute of Technology Student Branch

IEEE Sapporo Section Young Professionals (YP)

Emerging Networks and Systems Laboratory (ENeS), Muroran Institute of Technology

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Topic:  Advancing Optical Technologies for Next-Generation Networks

Speaker: Guo-Wei Lu, Senior Associate Professor, The University of Aizu, Japan

Abstract:
The escalating demand for digital applications has driven the exponential growth of data centers and wireless networks. As we move towards the next generation of data centers and surpass the capabilities of 5G wireless communications, there arise multifaceted challenges for the physical layer, such as bandwidth, energy consumption, and latency. In this presentation, we will explore various optical technologies designed to overcome these challenges. These technologies include optical signal processing schemes facilitated by optical frequency combs, as well as high-speed electro-optic modulators utilizing lithium niobate and electro-optic polymer. We believe that the implementation of these cutting-edge physical layer technologies will pave the way for the future of data centers and wireless networks.

Biography:
Professor Guo-Wei Lu obtained his Ph.D. degree in Information Engineering from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in 2005. Following that, he held a Postdoctoral Fellowship with CUHK from 2005 to 2006. From 2006 to 2009, he worked as an Expert Researcher at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) in Tokyo, Japan. Afterward, from 2009 to 2010, Dr. Lu served as an Assistant Professor at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. Subsequently, he worked as a Researcher at NICT from 2010 to 2014. During the period of 2014-2020, Dr. Lu held the position of Associate Professor at Tokai University in Japan. Since 2020, he has joined the University of Aizu as a Senior Associate Professor. Additionally, Dr. Lu has been affiliated with NICT as a Visiting Researcher since 2014 and has served as a Visiting Lecturer at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan, since 2018. Dr. Lu’s current research interests include advanced optical modulation formats, electro-optic modulators, photonic signal processing, and optical parametric amplifiers.