Date: 17 May 2024, Friday
Time: 4:30pm
Venue: CD634, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Zoom Meeting ID: 270 294 7238
Password: 123456
Speaker: Dr Kangping Zhong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Optical Interconnects for Data Centers
Dr Kangping Zhong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Abstract:Optical interconnects is one of the key technologies in enabling today’s data center and AI/ML applications. This talk will introduce key technologies enabling optical interconnects up to 1.6Tbit/s, including advances in opto-electronic devices, digital signal processing and packaging. Future technology trends will also be discussed.
Speaker’s Bio:Dr. Zhong Kangping is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Dr. Zhong has more than a decade of solid experience in both academia and industry, particularly in the fields of fiber communication systems and associated electronics, optical coherent communications, short reach systems, advanced digital signal processing and its hardware implementation. He is also an expert in optical module, optoelectronic device, silicon photonics, hybrid integrated PIC and high-speed electronic IC, such as CDR chip, TIA, driver and coherent and PAM4 DSP ASIC. Dr. Zhong has published over 100 papers (citation>2400+) in top-tier journals and international conferences including one book chapter, three ESI high citation papers (top 1% most-cited paper), one invited talk in the signature conference OFC 2017 and one top scored paper in OFC 2019. He has been ranked among the world’s top 2% most-cited scientists in the released metrics compiled by Stanford University in 2021&2022. He is a recipient of the first prize of Guangdong Technological Invention Award of 2020.
WEBINAR WEBSITE:
http://cccn.ee.cityu.edu.hk/webinar/
