Optica Advanced Photonics Congress

28 July - 01 August, 2024

Centre des congrès de Québec
Québec City, Québec, Canada

Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity and Poling in Optical Materials and Waveguides (BGPP)
Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nanophotonics (IPR)
Nonlinear Photonics (NP)
Novel Optical Materials and Applications (NOMA)
Photonic Networks and Devices (Networks)
Signal Processing in Photonic Communications (SPPCom)
Solar Energy and Light Emitting Devices (SOLED)
Specialty Optical Fibers (SOF)

Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity and Poling in Optical Materials and Waveguides (BGPP)

Yves Bellouard, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Ultrafast Laser Volume Nanostructuring of Transparent Materials: From Nanophotonics to Nanomechanics
Camille-Sophie Brès, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Poling of Silicon Nitride for 2nd Order Optical Nonlinearity
Kevin Chen, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Femtosecond Laser Fabrication Enabled Fiber Optical Sensors for Nuclear Energy Applications: Rad-hard Sensors, Sensor Fusion, and Machine Learning
Ya Cheng, East China Normal University, China
Femtosecond Laser Writing of Optical Waveguides for Integrated Photonics Packaging
Maria Chernysheva, Leibniz-Institut für Photonische Tech, Germany
Fibre Bragg Gratings Inscription in Fluoride Fibers and Their Application for Spectrometry and Thermal Sensors
Toney Fernandez, University of South Australia, Australia
Optimisation of Glass-composition for Femtosecond Laser Waveguide Inscription
Jonathan Gaspar, Aix-Marseille Université, France
Fiber Sensors in Tokamak for Nuclear Fusion
Tobias Habisreuther, IPHT Jena,
Sapphire FBGs and Extreme Temperature Applications
Maria Konstantaki, FORTH-IESL, Greece
Optical Fiber Sensors for Volatile Organic Compound Vapors
Jerome Lapointe, Center for Optics, Photonics and Lasers, Canada
Femtosecond Laser Fabrication of Integrated Isolators
Paul OHODNICKI, University of Pittsburgh,
SHM Sensing
Nadège Ollier, Laboratoire des solides irradiés, France
Silica Densification Under Irradiations
Daniel Richter, Institute of Applied Physics (Germany), Germany
Ultrashort Pulse Written VBGs: Achievements and Next Steps
Johannes Roths, Hochschule München, Germany
Sensing in Extreme High Temperature Environments with Regenerated Fibre Bragg Gratings
Antreas Theodosiou, Lumoscribe LTD, Cyprus
Bragg Gratings,Fibre Optic Sensors
Onur Tokel, Bilkent Universitesi, Turkey
Internal Structuring of Semiconductors with Ultrafast Lasers: Opening a Route to Three-Dimensional Silicon Photonics

Integrated Photonics Research, Silicon and Nanophotonics (IPR)

Ashkan Seyedi, NVIDIA Corporation, United States
An overview of Data movement in AI/ML Systems and Their Impact on Interconnects Plenary
Sasan Fathpour, University of Central Florida, CREOL, United States
Advanced Integrated Photonics on Lithium Niobate Tutorial
Carlos Alonso Ramos, C2N-CNRS, France
Title to be Announced
Paul Barclay, University of Calgary, Canada
Diamond Photonics
Daniel Benedikovic, Zilinska Univerzita, Slovakia
Scalable Surface Gratings for Efficient Fiber-chip and Free-space Optical Coupling
Daniel Blumenthal, University of California Santa Barbara, United States
Title to be Announced
Pandelis Diamantopoulos, NTT Device Technology Labs, Japan
Ultrafast Membrane Lasers with Optical Feedback for Optical Interconnects and Neuromorphic Computing
Avik Dutt, University of Maryland at College Park, United States
Frequency-Domain Quantum and Nonlinear Nanophotonics in Low-loss Silicon Nitride
Mercedeh Khajavikhan, University of Southern California, United States
Optical Trojan Beams- Guiding Light via Lagrange Points
Myungjae Lee, Seoul National University,
Wafe-scale TMD Monolayer Waveguide
Hongtao Lin, Zhejiang University, China
Near-zero-power Consumption Chalcogenide Phase Change Materials Photonic Devices for OFPGA Applications
Adriana Lita, National Inst of Standards & Technology, United States
Title to be Announced
David Moss, Swinburne University of Technology,
Title to be Announced
Remus Nicolaescu, Pointcloud Inc, Switzerland
Title to be Announced
Mahdi Nikdast, Colorado State University, United States
Title to be Announced
Joyce Poon, Max-Planck-Inst fur Mikrostrukturphysik, Germany
Title to be Announced
Simone Portalupi, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
Quantum-dot Light Sources for Quantum Photonics
Georg Rademacher, Universität Stuttgart, Germany
Spatial Division Multiplexing Network Elements
Krishna Twayana, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Frequency Combs, SiN, Lithium Niobate
Logan Wright, Yale University,
Photonic Neural Networks for Large-scale Artificial Intelligence at the Quantum Limit
Jing Xu, Huazhong University of Sci. and Tech., China
Exceptional Photonics: Materials, Devices and Physics with Exceptional Points
Nathan Youngblood, University of Pittsburgh, United States
Emerging Optical Materials and Platforms for Integrated Photonic Computing

Nonlinear Photonics (NP)

Randy Bartels, Morgridge Institute & U of Wisconsin, United States
NLO Microscopy
Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
THz Generation Using Thin-film LNBO
Jennifer Black, NIST Boulder, United States
Nonlinear Networks for Arbitraty Optical Synthesis
Robert Boyd, University of Ottawa, Canada
Title to be Announced
Carlota Canalias, Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan, Sweden
Title to be Announced
Jaime Cardenas, University of Rochester,
Title to be Announced
Zaijun Chen, University of Southern California, United States
Title to be Announced
Stephane Coen, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Title to be Announced
Hanieh Fattahi, Max-Planck-Inst Physik des Lichts, Germany
Femtosecond Fieldoscopy: Advancing Label-free Spectroscopy and Imaging
Alexander Gaeta, Columbia University, United States
Title to be Announced
Simon-Pierre Gorza, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Driven Solitons for Short Pulse Train Generation
Alexandre Kudlinski, Univ Lille 1 Laboratoire PhLAM, France
Miniaturized Nonlinear Micro-endoscopes
Sunil Mittal, Northeastern University, United States
Topological Optical Frequency Combs
Jeffrey Moses, Cornell University, United States
Adiabatic Frequency Conversion/Converters
Alessia Pasquazi, Loughborough University, United Kingdom
Dynamics in Laser Cavity Soliton Microcombs
Birgit Stiller, Max-Planck-Inst Physik des Lichts, Germany
Photonic Computation Enabled by Sound Waves
Eric Van Stryland, University of Central Florida, CREOL, United States
Extremely Non-Degenerate Nonlinear Optics: Dedicated to the Memory of Mansoor Sheik-Bahae
Nathalie Vermeulen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Perspectives on the Future of Nonlinear Photonics: the Promise of Well-established and Novel Materials
Nathalie Vermeulen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Optical Nonlinearities in 2D-material-augmented Waveguides: Enhancement Versus Counteraction
Mengjie Yu, University of Southern California, United States
Integrated Lithium Niobate Photonics

Novel Optical Materials and Applications (NOMA)

Shanhui Fan, Stanford University, United States
Thermal Photonics and Its Implications Plenary
Tatiana Alieva, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Advances in Quantitative Label-free Imaging for Micro/nano-scale Object Analysis
George Barbastathis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
On the Use of Computational Imaging and Machine Learning for Identification of Complex Dynamics, with Applications to Glaucoma Diagnostics
Lili Cai, University of Illinois at Chicago, United States
Radiative Cooling: A Sustainable Strategy for Thermal Management and Energy Harvesting
Shwetadwip Chowdhury, University of Texas at Austin, United States
Title to be Announced
Philipp del Hougne, Institut de Physique de Nice, France
Physical-model-based Wave Control with Reverberation-nonlocal Programmable Metasurfaces
Eyal Feigenbaum, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States
Title to be Announced
Qiaoqiang Gan, King Abdullah Univ of Sci & Technology, Saudi Arabia
Radiative Cooling Strategies for Optoelectronics
Tino Hofmann, University of Nebraska Lincoln,
Title to be Announced
Po-Chun Hsu, University of Chicago,
Electrochemical Metamaterials for Dynamic Light and Heat Management
Baohua Jia, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
Polymer Metasurface Radiative Cooling Film from Lab to Fab
Aravinda Kar, University of Central Florida, CREOL, United States
Laser-Assisted Deposition of Oxide Layers for Transparency in Different Wavelength Ranges
Edward Kinzel, University of Notre Dame, United States
Digital Glass Forming of Optics and Photonics
Pierre Lucas, University of Arizona, United States
On the Temperature Dependence of Photo-structural Changes in Chalcogenide Glasses
Euan McLeod, University of Arizona, United States
Optical Positioning and Linking Using Optical Tweezers for 3D Nanofabrication
Farnaz Niroui, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
Title to be Announced
Leland Nordin, CREOL - University of Central Florida, United States
High Index Nanophotonic Structures and Optoelectronic Devices
Kun Peng, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Nanowire Terahertz Detectors: from Laboratory to Industrial Scale
Jie Qiao, Rochester Institute of Technology, United States
Ultrafast Lasers Enabled Optical Figuring and 3D Writing
Vidur Raj, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom
UV- to Mid-IR Single Photon Detection using Nanowire Devices
Ann Roberts, University of Melbourne, Australia
Seeing the Invisible: Meta-optics and Phase Imaging
Efrain Rodriguez, University of Maryland at College Park, United States
Photoluminescence and Non-linear Optical Behavior in Two-dimensional Metal Chalcophosphates
Aaron Slepkov, Trent University, Canada
Microwave Resonances in Aqueous Monomers and Dimers
Cheryl Sorace-Agaskar, MIT Lincoln Lab Periodical Library, United States
Near-ultraviolet to Near-infrared Devices for Quantum Sensing and Information Processing
Haiding Sun, University of Science and Tech Beijing, China
Deep Ultraviolet MicroLEDs and Arrays for Advanced Optical Communication
Kimani Toussaint, Brown University, United States
Title to be Announced
Alan Wang, Baylor University, United States
Transparent Conductive Oxides for Epsilon-Near-Zero and Integrated Photonics
Ziliang Ye, University of British Columbia, Canada
Non-volatile Optical Switch Through Sliding Ferroelectricity in 2D Semiconductors
Mengjie Yu, University of Southern California, United States
Title to be Announced
Zongfu Yu, Flexcompute Inc, United States
Vapor Condensation with Daytime Radiative Cooling
Renjie Zhou, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Title to be Announced

Photonic Networks and Devices (Networks)

Keren Bergman, Columbia University, United States
Petascale Photonic Connectivity for Energy Efficient Computing Plenary
Christine Tremblay, École de technologie supérieure, Canada
Applications of Machine Learning in Optical Communications Tutorial
Cristian Antonelli, Universita degli Studi dell'Aquila, Italy
Field-Deployed SDM Fibers
Liam Barry, Dublin City University, Ireland
Enabling sub-THz 6G Wireless Systems Using Photonic Technologies
Budsara Boriboon, NICT, Japan, Japan
Novel Coherent Detection Schemes for Short Reach and Datacenter Networks
Devika Dass, Dublin City University, Ireland
Hybrid InP SiN Integrated Transmitters for Converged Optical/wireless Networks
Amirhossein Ghazisaeidi, Nokia Bell Labs France, France
Experimental Demonstration of High-speed CV-QKD Transmission with Digital Coherent Receivers
Zhensheng Jia, CableLabs, United States
Coherent Optical Technologies Shaping the Evolution of Passive Optical Networks
Mark Laubach, Mark Laubach, United States
Supporting 200 Gb/s Optical Access using Coherent Technologies
Xiang Liu, Huawei Technologies, Hong Kong
Advances in Optical Transport Networks in the F5G Era
Chao Lu, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Integrated Optical Communication and Distributed Sensing Systems
Carmen Mas Machuca, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany
Planning Strategy Towards Secure Optical Core Networks
Reza Nejabati, Cisco Systems Inc, United States
The Art of Possible With Quantum Networking
Hidenori Takahashi, KDDI Research, Inc., Japan
The Future of Global Coherent Optical Transmission Systems for Submarine and Space Applications
Mingming Tan, Aston University, United Kingdom
New Raman Amplifers for Multi-band Networks
Xiaonan Xu, Nokia Bell Labs, United States
Natural Language Processing for Optical Networks

Signal Processing in Photonic Communications (SPPCom)

Sebastian Randel, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany
Title to be Announced Tutorial
Shohei Beppu, KDDI R&D Laboratories, Japan
Title to be Announced
Georg Böcherer, Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH, Germany
Neuromorphic Computing for Low Power DSP
Vivian Xi Chen, Nokia Bell Labs, United States
Digital Signal Processing for Very-high Speed IM/DD Optical Communications
Vincent Houtsma, Nokia Bell Labs, United States
IM-DD for Next Generation PON Networks, Will the Trend Continue?
Sang-Yuep Kim, NTT Access Service Systems Laboratories, Japan
Softwarization of DSP and Other Physical-layer Functions for Future Optical Access
Domaniç Lavery, Infinera Corporation, United Kingdom
Scenarios for DSP Evolution in Long Haul Optical Communication Systems
Mikael Mazur, Nokia Bell Labs, United States
Fiber Sensing Using Real-time Coherent Transceivers
Mitsumasa Nakajima, NTT Device Technology Labs, Japan
Parallel Photonic Processing on Coherent Linear Processor
Beatriz Oliveira, Instituto De Telecomunicacoes, Portugal
Unlocking the Shaping Gain in Unamplified Coherent Links
Andrew Shields, Toshiba Research Europe Ltd, United Kingdom
Integrating Quantum Communications in Telecom Infrastructures
Frank Smyth, Pilot Photonics, Ireland
Integrated Comb Lasers for Coherent Transceiver Scaling
Shuntaro Takeda, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Time-multiplexed Programmable Continuous-variable Photonic Quantum Computing
Yuta Wakayama, KDDI Research, Japan
Unlocking the Potential of Ultrawide O-band Coherent DWDM Fiber Transmission
Haipeng Zhang, CableLabs, United States
Cost Effective 100G TFDM Coherent PON Enabled by Remote Optical Carrier Delivery and Optical Injection Locking
Yixiao Zhu, Peking University, China
Digital-analog Mobile Fronthaul with Efficient SNR Scaling

Solar Energy and Light Emitting Devices (SOLED)

Aaswath Raman, University of California Los Angeles, United States
Radiative Cooling: An Emerging Clean Energy Technology and the Role of Optics and Photonics Tutorial
Stéphane Collin, CNRS, France
New Limits for Light-trapping and Ultrathin Solar Cells
Emrys Evans, Swansea University, United Kingdom
Photon and Spin Control in Molecular Radical Systems
Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, Northeastern University, United States
Title to be Announced
Xiwen Gong, University of Michigan, United States
Quantum Dots In Wearable Optoelectronics
Suchi Guha, University of Missouri-Columbia,
Nonlinear Optical Properties and Exciton Dynamics of Quantum Confined Halide Perovskites
Timothy Hebrink, 3M Company, United States
Passive Radiative Cooling Film (PRCF) Technologies and Applications of PRCF
Gan Huang, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Germany
Polymer-based Multi-functional Micro-photonic Metamaterials for Radiative Cooling
Victor Klimov, Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States
Colloidal Quantum Dot Laser Diodes and ASE Light Sources
Takashi Koida, Natl Inst of Adv Industrial Sci & Tech,
Noble Transparent Conductive Oxide (TCO) Materials for Solar Cells: a Viable Alternative to Conventional TCOs
Kayoung Lee, Korea Advanced Inst of Science & Tech, Republic Of Korea
Nonlinear Optical Properties and Exciton Dynamics of Quantum Confined Halide Perovskites
Tian Li, Purdue University,
Title to be Announced
Rosanna Mastria, CNR NANOTEC, Italy
Perovskite Single-Crystals: New Opportunities for Optoelectronics and Photonics
Andru Prescod, ManTech International Corp, United States
Title to be Announced
Ifor D. Samuel, University of St Andrews, United Kingdom
Title to be Announced
Guangming Tao, Huazhong Univ of Science and Technology, China
Hierarchical-morphology Metafabric for Passive Thermal Management
Sergei Tretiak, Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States
Probing Dynamics of Chemical Bonds in Organic Chromophores by X-ray Spectroscopies

Specialty Optical Fibers (SOF)

Goëry Genty, Tampereen Teknillinen Yliopisto, Finland
Machine Learning Applications in Nonlinear Fiber Optics and Ultrafast Photonics Tutorial
Nadia Boetti, Fondazione LINKS, Italy
Soft Glass Fibers for Biomedical Applications
Caroline Boudoux, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada
Novel Fiber Optic Components for Biomedical Imaging and Sensing
Mario Ferraro, Univ degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza, Italy
Helical Plasma Beams in Optical Fibers
Thierry Georges, Oxxius SA, France
High Power Diode Pumped Rare Earth Doped ZBLAN Visible Fiber Lasers: Technologies, Challenges and Opportunities
Xin Guo, Zhejiang University, China
Ice Microfibers for Optical Waveguiding
Lili Hu, Shanghai Inst of Optics & Fine Mech Lib, China
High-power Lasers with Nd3+ doped Fiber
Clemence Jollivet, Coherent Corp, United States
Polarization Maintaining Large-Mode Area Double Clad Fiber Design Strategies to Power-scale Narrow-line Width Industrial Lasers Beyond 2 kW
Katarzyna Krupa, Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS, Poland
Real-time Dynamics in Ultrafast Fiber Lasers
Pawel Maniewski, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Silica Specialty Fibers Made Through Laser-assisted Additive Manufacturing
Marcello Meneghetti, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Bidirectional Interfaces Based on Multimaterial Optical Fibers for Infrared Neurostimulation
Ferruccio Pisanello, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy
Multifunctional Neural Interfaces with Multimodal Optical Fibers
Francesco Poletti, University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Hollow Core Fibre: a Specialty Fibre with the Dream of Becoming Mainstream
Julien Roy, Coractive, Canada
Future and Vision: Optical Fibers for Materials Processing, Sensing, and Telecom
Clement Strutynski, Universite de Bourgogne, France
Design Strategies and Applications of Reshapable 4D Polymer Optical Fibers