Silicon Photonics: Components and Systems

Microphotonic Circuits, Sensors, & Networks - Michael R. Watts, Sandia National Labs

Silicon Photonics: from research to manufacturable products – Roel Baets, Intec University of Ghent

Nanofabrication of Electronic Photonic Integrated Circuits - Charles Holzwarth III, MIT

Characterization of Photodiodes Fabricated in Selectively Grown Ge-on-Si -         Nicole DiLello, MIT 

Compact, Ultrafast Laser in Silicon Compatible Materials - Hyunil Byun, MIT

Silicon Photonics and Plasmonics for On-Chip Interconnection

Daisuke Okamoto, NEC Corporation

CMOS Photonics - Jason Orcutt, MIT

Electronic Photonic Analog to Digital Converters- Anatoly Khilo, MIT

Silicon-Photonic Clos Networks for Global On-Chip Communication- Ajay Joshi, MIT

Designing Multi-socket Systems Using Silicon Photonics- Scott Beamer, UC Berkeley

Advanced Emitters

A Single Comb Laser for WDM in Interconnects and PONs – Greg Wojcik, Innolume

Quantum Dot SOAs  – Massimo De Vittorio, National Nanotechnology Laboratory of CNR-INFM

Macrophotonics:  Why Smaller Isn't Always Better – Paul Juodawlkis, MIT Lincoln Lab

Narrow line, Low-noise Laser Diodes and Their Applications – Lew Stolpner, Redfern Integrated Optics

Optical Broadband- FTTx

Advanced PON Technologies – Peter Vetter, Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs

Optical Flow Switching – Vincent Chan, MIT

PON Burst-Mode Receivers and FEC – David Plant, McGill University

WDM PON – Giovanni Manto, LG/Nortel

10GPON Electronics - Martin Nuss, Vitesse

Portable Photonics

Microdisplays  – Dave Loeber, Corning

Camera Culture – Ramesh Raskar, MIT

Portable Projectors Hit the Mainstream – Stephane Bellosguardo, Luminus Devices

Electroluminescence of Printed Quantum Dot Films – Vladimir Bulovic, MIT

Bio and Medical Photonics

Sub-cellular Laser Manipulation – Mehmet Yanik, MIT

Optical Activation of Neurons – Ed Boyden, MIT

CO2-laser Surgery Utilizing Photonic-Bandgap IR Fiber – Tairan Wang, OmniGuide

Integrated Multimaterial Fibers

Optoelectronic Fibers – Ofer Shapira, MIT

Applications of Electrically Controlled Silicate Fibers – Walter Margulis, Acreo

Multi-material Multi-function Fibers – Zheng Wang, MIT

Fiber-Based Organic Solar Cells and LEDs - Max Shtein, University of Michigan

Ultrafast Technology

Femtosecond Frequency Combs and Optical Clocks – Andrew Benedick, MIT           

The Electrodynamics of Terahertz Metamaterials – Rick Averitt, Boston University

LiNbO3 Waveguides for THz Polaritonics, Coherent Control, & Signal Processing - Christopher A. Werley, MIT

From Soft Glass Photonic Crystal Fibers to Silk Photonics - Fiorenzo Omenetto, Tufts University