Short Course Schedule by Topic Category
Category A. Fibers and Optical Propagation Effects
Category B. Fiber and Waveguide-Based Devices: Amplifiers, Lasers, Sensors and Performance Monitors
Category C. Optical Devices for Switching, Filtering and Signal Compensation
Category D. Optoelectronic Devices
Category E. Digital Transmission Systems
Category F. Transmission Subsystems and Network Elements
Category G. Optical Processing and Analog Subsystems
Category H. Core Networks
Category I. Access Networks
Category J. Network Experiments and Non-Telecom Applications
NFOEC 1: Optical Networks and Services
NFOEC 2: Network Technologies
Additional Short Course Category: Industry Best Practices
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Category A. Fibers and Optical Propagation Effects
SC186 Hands-on Specialty Fiber Splicing, Clyde J. Troutman; 3SAE Technologies, USA
SC208 Specialty Optical Fiber Design and Applications, David J. DiGiovanni; OFS Labs, USA
SC288 Fundamentals of Polarization, PMD and PDL in Lightwave Systems, Robert Jopson; Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, USA
Category B. Fiber and Waveguide-Based Devices: Amplifiers, Lasers, Sensors and Performance Monitors
SC123 Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers and Raman Fiber Amplifiers, John Zyskind; JDSU, USA
SC290 High Power Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers, Johan Nilsson; Univ. of Southampton, UK
SC293 Introduction to Fiber Sensors, Michel J. F. Digonnet; Stanford Univ., USA
SC312 Parametric Optical Processing and Systems, Stojan Radic; Univ. of California at San Diego, USA
Category C. Optical Devices for Switching, Filtering and Signal Compensation
SC265 Passive Optical Components and Filtering Technologies, Bruce Nyman¹, Christi Madsen²; ¹Princeton Lightwave, USA, ²Texas A&M Univ., USA
Category D. Optoelectronic Devices
SC125 Tunable Lasers, Jens Buus; Gayton Photonics Ltd., UK
SC175 Packaging of Optoelectronic, Photonic and MEMS Components, Paul Haugsjaa; Polycision Inc., USA
SC177 High-Speed Semiconductor Lasers and Modulators, John Bowers; Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, USA
SC182 Biomedical Optical Diagnostics and Sensing, Thomas Huser; Univ. of California at Davis, USA
SC267 Silicon Microphotonics: Technology Elements and the Roadmap to Implementation, Lionel Kimerling; MIT, USA
SC319 Quantum Dot Laser Diodes, Peter Blood; Cardiff Univ., UK
SC325 Photonic Integrated Circuits, Chris Doerr; Alcatel-Lucent, USA
Category E. Digital Transmission Systems
SC102 WDM in Long-Haul Transmission Systems, Neal S. Bergano; Tyco Telecommunications, USA
SC178 Test and Measurement of High-Speed Communications Signals, Greg Lecheminant; Agilent Technologies, USA
SC203 40 Gb/s Transmission Systems, Design and Design Trade-offs, Martin Birk¹, Benny Mikkelsen²; ¹AT&T Labs, Res., USA, ²Mintera, USA
SC210 Hands-on Polarization-Related Measurements Workshop, Danny Peterson¹, Kent Rochford², Ivan T. Lima³, Paul Williams²; ¹Verizon Business, USA, ²NIST, USA, ³North Dakota State Univ., USA
SC259 Electronic and Optical Impairment Mitigation, Chris Fludger¹, Seb Savory²; ¹CoreOptics GmbH, Germany, ²Univ. College London, UK
SC289 Basics of Optical Communication Systems and WDM, Gerd Keiser; PhotonicsComm Solutions Inc., USA
SC314 Hands-on Fiber Characterization for the Engineering of Long Haul and Metro Deployments, Danny Peterson¹, Christine Tremblay²; ¹Verizon Business, USA, ² École de Technologie Supérieure, Univ. du Québec, Canada
SC327 Modeling and Design of Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, Rene-Jean Essiambre; Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, USA
Category F. Transmission Subsystems and Network Elements
SC101A and SC101B Hands-on Workshop on Fiber Optic Measurements and Component Testing, Lorenz Cartellieri¹, Frank Buchanan², John Kim¹, Caroline Connolly³, Richard Buerli³, Roger Rutz4, Anthony Lowe4; ¹Experior Photonics, USA, ²Agilent Technologies, Canada, ³OptoTest, USA, 4EXFO America Inc., USA
SC103 Dynamic ROADMs, Switches and Integrated Technologies and Techniques for Dynamically Reconfigurable and Packet Switched Optical Networks, Daniel Blumenthal; Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, USA
SC105 Modulation Formats and Receiver Concepts for Optical Transmission Systems, Peter J. Winzer, Sethumadhavan Chandrasekhar; Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, USA
SC141 Combating and Monitoring Data-Degrading Effects in Non-Static WDM Systems, Alan Willner; Univ. of Southern California, USA
SC239 Short-Reach Optical Interconnects, Brian E. Lemoff; West Virginia High-Technology Consortium Foundation, USA
Category G. Optical Processing and Analog Subsystems
SC160 Microwave Photonics, Keith Williams; NRL, USA
SC205 Integrated Electronic Circuits for Fiber Optics, Y. K. Chen, Noriaki Kaneda; Bell Labs, Alcatel-Lucent, USA
SC217 Hybrid Fiber Radio: The Application of Photonic Links in Wireless Communications, Dalma Novak; Pharad, USA
SC266 Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Information, Richard Hughes¹, Thomas Chapuran²; ¹Los Alamos Natl. Lab, USA, ²Telcordia, USA
SC315 Recent Advances in Polymer Waveguides, Paul Ashley; US Army Aviation and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, USA
Category H. Core Networks
SC216 An Introduction to Optical Network Design and Planning, Jane M. Simmons; Monarch Network Architects, USA
SC243 Next Generation Transport Networks: The Evolution from Circuits to Packets, Ori A. Gerstel; Cisco Systems, USA
SC261 ROADM Technologies and Network Applications, Thomas Strasser; Nistica Inc., USA
Category I. Access Networks
SC114 Passive Optical Networks (PONs), Paul Shumate; IEEE Lasers & Electro-Optics Society, USA
SC262 Alternative Broadband Access: Wired and Wireless Technologies for the Last Mile, Paul Henry; AT&T Labs, Res., USA
Category J. Network Experiments and Non-Telecom Applications
SC187 Hands-on Basic Fiber Optics for the Absolute Beginner, Dennis Horwitz; Micronor Inc., USA
SC291 Hands-on Fiber Optics for Engineers Designing for Military, Aerospace, Shipboard and Industrial Harsh Environmental Applications, Dennis Horwitz; Micronor Inc., USA
NFOEC 1: Optical Networks and Services
SC176 Metro Network: The Transition to Ethernet, Loudon Blair; Ciena Corp., USA
SC185 Hands-on Polishing, Inspection and Testing of Connectors, Jason Sloan¹, Steve Baldo², Neal Wagman³; ¹Light Brigade Inc., USA, ²Seikoh Giken Co. Ltd., USA, ³Norland Products, USA
SC268 Hands-on Workshop on Outside Plant Splicing, Testing and Troubleshooting for FTTx Networks, Larry Johnson; Light Brigade Inc., USA
SC328 An Introduction to OTN Networking and Its Role in the Convergence of IP and SONET/SDH Networks, William A. Thompson; Alcatel-Lucent, USA
NFOEC 2: Network Technologies
SC171 Introduction to Optical Control Plane Concepts, Technologies and Practices, Greg Bernstein; Grotto Networking, USA
SC264 Introduction to Ethernet Technologies, Jeffrey L. Cox; BT, USA
Additional Short Course Category: Industry Best Practices
SC133 Reliability Methodologies for Fiber-Optic Components, David Maack; Reliability Engineer, USA
SC294 Qualification Programs for Fiber-Optic Components, David Maack; Reliability Engineer, USA
SC326 Patent Fundamentals, Mohammed N. Islam; Optics and Photonics and Solid State Electronics Lab, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Univ. of Michigan, USA
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