Date: May 7, 2015 Title: 100G and beyond Transmission Systems Speaker: Benny Mikkelsen Abstract 100Gb/s coherent transceivers are currently being deployed in large volumes in Long‐Haul, Metro and Data Center Interconnect networks. Coherent transceivers provide cost effective electronic equalization of fiber impairments – such as chromatic dispersion and polarization‐mode dispersion – as well as extensive performance monitoring capabilities that enable easy installation and network management. These benefits help service providers meet bandwidth demand growth while reducing the total cost of ownership. The talk will discuss the use of 100Gb/s and beyond data rates in Long‐haul, Metro and Data Center Interconnect applications. We will also consider the key technologies needed to implement different modulation formats, in particular we will discuss the DSP needed for coherent systems and promising new optical technologies like Silicon Photonics. We will also look at future bitrates and technologies beyond 100Gb/s. Speaker Bio:
Benny Mikkelsen
Co‐Founder and CTO of Acacia Communications Benny Mikkelsen is Co‐Founder and CTO of Acacia Communications. Benny has extensive expertise and experience in optical transmission technologies. Prior to co‐
founding Acacia Communications, Benny co‐founded Mintera Corporation (acquired by Oclaro). Earlier he held engineering positions with Bell Labs and Lucent Technologies, where his research included ultra high‐speed optical transmission. Benny has published more than 200 papers and conference contributions in Letters, Journals and Conferences (including approximately 25 invited papers). He has delivered short courses on 40G and 100G at OFC since 2005. Please circulate to interested parties. Venue Note. This is our venue at the new Verizon Technology Center Campus in Waltham. The meeting begins at 7 PM at the new meeting auditorium at the Verizon Technology Center. The address is 60 Sylvan Road, Waltham, MA 02451. The entrance is by the far corner – with the picnic tables out front – and not the tower or the new building. It is most easily reached by the West Street entrance. Important Note: Verizon Technology Center requests the names of the meeting attendees in advance of the meeting. If you plan to attend, please send a note via e‐
mail with your name to John Nitzke at [email protected] by Wednesday, May 6th . The meeting is preceded by dinner at Bertucci’s, 475 Winter St, Waltham at 5:30 PM. The speaker will be joining us at dinner. Directions to Bertucci's restaurant in Waltham: Take Exit 27B on I95/128, heading west on Winter Street. After exiting, stay all the way to the right and take the first right turn into the shopping plaza. Please let Bob Malupin know if you plan to attend the dinner at Bertucci’s. Bob can be contacted at [email protected] . Directions to Verizon Technology Center (old Verizon Labs location), 60 Sylvan Rd. campus, Waltham, MA 02451: Take Exit 27B on I95/128, heading west on Winter Street. Stay all the way to the right. Verizon Technology Center is 1/2 mile ahead. At the second traffic light, turn left onto WEST ST. and then take the first right (at the Verizon sign) which leads into the Verizon campus. Take the first left. The building and entrance for the meeting are on your right. Note that the entrance to the auditorium area is by the far corner – with the picnic tables out front – and not the tower or the new building.