Advances in Fiber Optic Technologies

Date: 12 January 2012 (Thur)Time: 3:15pm to 6:00pm

Emerging Technologies Forum

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12 January 2012

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Registration FormRegistration Form International Submarine Cable Construction —Physical, Political and Technical ChallengesBy Prof Peter K C Yu, MSc (Eng), C Eng, MIEE, MHKIE, MIE Aust, CP Eng Telemedia Paci�c Inc.Today World Wide Web (WWW) is very popular and is experiencing an explosive growth in user population, diversity and sophistication of its applications and, perhaps more importantly, geographical coverage. Few people are aware that this is supported by the similar phenomenal advancement in technology, capacity and connectivity of international �ber optic submarine cables. At present, only a few suppliers around the world have mastered the competency in the construction of long haul submarine cable systems. This presentation gives an overview on the submarine cables that are under construction in Asia Paci�c region with connection to Hong Kong. It elaborates on the planning, design and construction of submarine cable. It outlines the physical, political, and technical challenges that need to be overcome. The subject involves a number of political and commercial sensitive issues. This is an academic presentation. All political and commercial sensitive details have been taken out.

Latest Technology Developments —Submarine Fiber Optic Cable SystemBy Prof Peter K C Yu, MSc (Eng), C Eng, MIEE, MHKIE, MIE Aust, CP Eng Telemedia Paci�c Inc.According to Optical Moore’s Law, the speed of development in �ber optic technologies is even faster than in semiconductor technologies. Currently, most commercial long haul submarine cable systems under construction are designed to operate at a transmission speed of 40Gbit/sec per wavelength. There are only a few trial systems in the �eld (not in laboratory) that operate at a speed of 100Gbit/sec. This presentation gives an overview of the key technologies that enable long haul submarine cable systems to operate at a speed of 100Gbit/sec. These include namely: (i) Polarization Multiplexing, (ii) Quadrature Phase Shift Keying, (iii) all Raman Ampli�cation, (iv) 3rd Generation Forward Error Correction Code with soft decision decoding, (v) Transmission Impairments Equalization in digital domain (instead of in analog/optical domain) and (vi) Digital Coherent Detection. This is an academic presentation. All political and commercial sensitive details have been taken out.

Optical Printed Circuit BoardsBy Prof Kin Seng Chiang, Department of Electronic Engineering,City University of Hong KongConventional printed circuit boards (PCBs) cannot provide a su�cient bandwidth to meet the requirement of high transmission speed in future telecommunications and computing systems. At a data rate above a few Gb/s, electrical interconnection in PCBs su�ers from severe signal integrity problems, such as crosstalk and transmission loss. To solve the high-speed transmission bottle-neck problem in the PCB industry, there has been considerable interest of incorporating high-speed “optical wires” into electrical PCBs, where the optical wires can be optical �bers or optical waveguides. In such an optical PCB, electric power and low data rate control signals are carried by the copper traces, while high data rate signals are carried by the optical wires. Optical PCBs can support a data rate higher than 10 Gb/s and meet the growing demand for bandwidth. This presentation provides a review of various approaches to the development of optical PCBs and discusses the main challenges involved.

Time Activities

3:15 – 3:40pm Registration

3:40 – 3:45pm Welcoming Remarks

3:45 – 4:15pm Presentation 1: International Submarine Cable Construction—

Physcial, Political and Technical Challenges

4:15 – 4:45pm Presentation 2: Latest Technology Developments—

Submarine Fiber Optic Cable System Professor Peter K C Yu, Board Director and Senior

Technical Advisor of Telemedia Paci�c Inc.;Adjunct Professor, Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong

4:45 – 5:15pm Presentation 3: Optical Printed Circuit Boards Professor Kin Seng Chiang, Chair Professor,

Department of Electronic Engineering,City University of Hong Kong

5:15 – 5:30pm Q & A

5:30 – 6:00 pm Networking and refreshment

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Advances in Fiber Optic TechnologiesDate: 12 January 2012 (Thur)

Emerging Technologies Forum

Professor Peter K C Yu currently is a Board Director and the Senior Technical Advisor of Telemedia Pacific Inc. This is a regional IT&T company with a mission to construct and operate international submarine cables and data centers in Asia Pacific region. He is the founder of the IT&T consultancy company — Solution Ltd. At present, he is also an adjunct professor of City University Hong Kong.

He is a veteran in the communication industry with over 40+ years experience. He held various senior positions in operating and managing over 3,000 staff and the entire international network (which includes satellite, submarine cable, international switching) and domestic network (which includes narrowband, broadband, IP, IPTV, mobile). Among many other projects, he was the project leader for the construction of (i) the first territorial fiber optic cable linking Hong Kong and mainland China and (ii) the first International submarine fiber optic cable of Hong Kong (HKJ Cable) linking Hong Kong, Korea and Japan.

He was the co-founder (together with AT&T) of international entity (SEAIOCMA) managing submarine cable maintenance in South East Asia and Indian Ocean region. He was the first Chairman of another international entity (PIRC) responsible for technical and service restoration in case of satellite or submarine cable failure in Pacific and Indian Ocean region.

Professor Kin Seng Chiang received the B.E. (first-class Honours) and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia, in 1982 and 1986, respectively. After spending six months in the Department of Mathematics, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, he joined the Division of Applied Physics of CSIRO in 1986, and worked there as a Research Scientist/Senior Research Scientist till 1993, where he established a fiber-optics laboratory. In 1987, he received a Japanese Government Research Award for Foreign Specialist and visited the Electrotechnical Laboratory in Tsukuba City, Japan, for six months. From 1992 to 1993, he worked concurrently for the Optical Fiber Technology Centre of the University of Sydney.

Professor Chiang joined the City University of Hong Kong in 1993, where he is a Chair Professor of Electronic Engineering. Professor Chiang has published over 400 papers in international journals and conference proceedings, as well as several book chapters. His research areas cover various aspects of the optical fiber and waveguide technology, including theory and modelling, measurement and characterization, device and sensor development, and nonlinear optical effects. He is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America, a recipient of the Croucher Award for 2000–2001, and a Chang Jiang Chair Professor (2007–2010) at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.