High-Dimensional Modulation for Optical Fiber Communication

High-Dimensional Modulation for Optical Fiber Communication

Speaker:David S. Millar – Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL), Cambridge, MA

Since the widespread adoption of coherent optical detection, a large number of modulation schemes have been proposed for optical transmission systems. In this seminar, we will discuss the recently proposed “high-dimensional modulation” formats, and their advantages over the traditional 1-D, 2-D and 4-D modulation formats.

David S. Millar earned an M.Eng. in Electronic and Communications Engineering from the University of Nottingham in 2007. In 2011, he received a Ph.D. in Electronic and Electrical Engineering from University College London (UCL), for research on DSP for coherent optical fiber transmission.

From 2011-2012, David was a postdoctoral researcher at UCL, before joining the Optical Communications team at Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL). Since then, he has been working on next generation systems and subsystems for the physical layer. He is particularly interested in advanced modulation formats, forward error correction, and algorithms for equalization & carrier recovery.

Dr. Millar is a member of the Technical Program Committee for OFC 2015, and a reviewer for several publications of the IEEE and OSA.

This meeting begins at 6:30 PM Thursday, January 8, 2015 and will be located in the cafeteria at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, MA 02420.  The meeting is free and open to the public.  All are welcome.  Prior to the seminar there will be social time and networking from 6:30 – 7:00PM.  Dinner will also be provided.  The seminar will begin at 7:00PM.  For more information contact Jade Wang, Boston IEEE Photonics Society Chapter chair at jpwang@ll.mit.edu, or visit the Boston IEEE Photonics Society website at www.bostonphotonics.org.

Directions to Lincoln Laboratory: (from interstate I-95/Route 128)

From Exit 31B

• Take Exit 31B onto Routes 4/225 towards Bedford – Stay in right lane
• Use Right Turning Lane (0.3 mile from exit) to access Hartwell Ave. at 1st Traffic Light.
• Follow Hartwell Ave. to Wood St. (~1.3 miles).
• Turn Left on to Wood Street and Drive for 0.3 of a mile.
• Turn Right into MIT Lincoln Lab at the Wood Street Gate
• Have a valid driver’s license to present to security.

From Exit 30B

• Take Exit 30B on to Route 2A – Stay in right lane
• Turn Right on to Mass. Ave (~ 0.4 miles – opposite Minuteman Tech.).
• Follow Mass. Ave for ~ 0.4 miles.
• Turn Left on to Wood Street and Drive for 1.0 mile.
• Turn Left into MIT Lincoln Lab at the Wood Street Gate
• Have a valid driver’s license to present to security.

All attendees must present a valid driver’s license to MIT Lincoln Laboratory security. To get to the Cafeteria, proceed toward the Main Entrance of Lincoln Laboratory.  Before entering the building, proceed down the stairs located to the left of the Main Entrance.  Turn right at the bottom of the stairs and enter the building through the Cafeteria entrance.  The Cafeteria is located directly ahead.