TELESAL 2ND Workshop

TELESAL 2nd WORSHOP 22 Abril 08 1

TELESAL 2ND Workshop

ISIS Network of Excellence on

InfraStructures for broadband access in wireless/photonics and

Integration of Strengths in Europe

http://www.ist-isis.orgContract IST-FP6 No. 26592


Introduction

• ISIS MISSIONSProvide BroadBand for All by the use of optical technologies for high speed and broadband wireless communications, through :

• Stimulation of the restructuring of the Photonics-Wireless research community

• Stimulation of new opportunities for Photonics-Wireless integration in a wide range of platforms

• Implementation of a strong vertical link in Europe between Academic partners, SMEs and Industries allowing a more efficient technology transfer from the universities to the industrial applications.

• Dissemination of the knowledge


LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

Participant Acronym Type COUNTRY

1 CNRS, (IMEP + IEMN) FR

2 INPG

Academic

3 UNIDUI

Academic

4 UNIKENT

Academic

UK

5 UNI Leeds

AcademicUK

6 VUB

AcademicBE

7 BUTE

Academic

HU

8 IT

Academic

PT9 THALES Industry

10 ALCATEL-THALES III-V LAB Industry11 KTH-KPRC Academic

12 AGILENT Technologies R&D

Industry

SE

13 SELEX Systemi Integrati

Industry

IT

14 UOttawa Others Canada15 NTU Others Singapore

16 TUe Academic NL

17 UPVLC

Academic

ES

18 Chalmers

Academic UK

Academic

19 U C L SE

Academic

FR

FR

FR

DE

DE


• ISIS STRATEGIC GOALS

– ISIS Philosophy : allow highly-flexible infrastructures on broadband architectures, technologies and characterisation

– ISIS Strategy : from Integration to Platforms and Spreading


• ISIS STRUCTURE 5 Work packages 3 Platforms dedicated to Broadband Access

Strong dissemination activities •5 Workshops and 2 Summer-schools•34 (permanent) + 21 (PhD) Exchanges of researchers

Number of partners: 16 academic + 4 industrial

Strong industrial involvement :- 4 industries participating

- 2 industries + 2 SMEs associated in the executive committee


• INTEGRATION AND PLATFORMSCreation of platforms for joint research : Creation of an infrastructure that will allow better interaction and collaboration between European specialists with complementary expertise.

This will allow for easier evaluation/comparison/combination of different technologies.

JPB-AF, Platform on Broadband Architectures and Functions JPB-TD, Platform on Broadband Optoelectronic technologies and low

costs components JPB-CT, Platform on Broadband Characterisation and Test


• Two partners per platform (total of 6 partners for the 3 above platforms) dedicate part-time their own engineering staff to manage the integration work.

• The 6 partners holding these part-time engineer positions are:

– JPB-AF : UniKent, (CR4) and Tue (CR16)– JPB-TD : CNRS-IEMN (CR1) and UDE (CR3)– JPB-CT : UniLeeds (CR5) and UCL (CR19)


• INTEGRATION AND SPREADING

Four goals :• Exchanges of staff : Enhancement of knowledge and

technology transfer between partners

• Organisation of workshops and summer-schools : Promotion of Optoelectronics for Broadband applications in education so that Europe is better placed to take advantage of future opportunities and growth in this area.

• EducationEducation through training courses

• Publications in common, joint projects


• LIST OF WORKPACKAGES

WP1 : Platforms for Broadband Architectures and Functions

WP2 : Platforms for Broadband Access Technologies WP3 : Integration and spreading of excellence WP4 : Review and assessment of results WP5 : Management


WP5:

Management

WP1:

Platforms forBroadband Architectures and Functions

WP2 :

Platforms for Broadband Access Technologies

WP3:

Integration and spreading of excellence

WP4:

Review and assessment of results

Integrating activities (I)

Joint Research Activities (R)

Activities to spread excellence (S)

Management (M)

• INTEGRATION AND JPA


JOINT PLATFORMS and WP’s WP1:

Platforms forBroadband Architectures and Functions

WP2 :

Platforms for Broadband Access Technologies

JPB-AFBroadband Architectures

and Functions

JPB-TDBroadband Optoelectronic technologies and low costs

components

T1.1 T1.2 T1.3 T1.4 T1.5 T2.1 T2.2 T2.3 T2.4

JPB-CTBroadband

Characterisation And Test


WP1Platform for Broadband Architectures

and Functions


WP1 overview and objectives• Consists of integration and research activities:

– Former mainly linked to setting up of a joint platform of testbeds– Latter to joint research activities using complementary knowledge/skills

• Integration part: the joint platform(setting-up phase: first 18 months)

– JPB-AF: Joint Platform on Broadband Optoelectronic Architectures and Functions

Systems/subsytems and advanced techniques oriented

• Joint research activities part: defined in 5 different tasks – T1.1: Digital-over-fibre and fibre-to-the-home (FTTH)– T1.2: Radio over fibre (RoF) and fibre-fed remote antennas– T1.3: Innovative architectures for future communication systems– T1.4: All-optical signal processing– T1.5: Wireless systems and related air-interfaces


WP1 JPB-AF Platform: partner involvement

• 13 partners involved– 12 academic: CNRS-IMEP, CNRS-IEMN, IMEP, UNIKENT, UNILEEDS,

BUTE, IT-Av, KTH-KPRC, NTU, TUe, UPVLC, CHALMERS, UCL

– 1 industrial: III-V Lab

• Platform engineer activities (UNIKENT, TU/e)– Collection of data on equipment/testbeds available from platform

partners

– Managing data for consistent presentation on website for easy use by

partners; update of data

– Support to partners for platform use


WP1 JPB-AF Platform setting-up

• Platform contact pointsMain cogs for platform functioning

– Discuss technical requests and possibilities/availability

– Schedule events; manage resources

– Ensure durability of platforms

• UWB-MB-OFDM over SMF testbed, CR1A (CNRS-IMEP), Y Le Guennec• Remote antennas broadband testbed, CR1A (CNRS-IMEP), Y Le Guennec• Low-cost MMF testbed, CR4 (UNIKENT), A Nkansah• 53 Gb/s BER test set, CR8 (IT-Av), R Nunes Nogueira• Hudiksvall field trial, CR11 (KTH), M Gidlund• Advice on systems, novel devices/concept, CR15 (NTU), S F Yoon• Digital/wireless over fibre testbed, CR16 (TU/e), A Ng’oma• Beamforming testbed, CR17 (UPVLC), V Polo,• Vector signal generation/analysis, CR17 (UPVLC), V Polo• 43 Gb/s BER test set-up, CR18 (CHALMERS), S Galt/P Andrekson• Millimetre-wave SMF WLAN testbed, CR19 (UCL), J Mitchell


WP1 JPB-AF platform activities

• Hudiksvall field trial– Planning meetings held, including visits by partners to site (M1.1) and

meeting with one external industrial (contact with second company also made)

– Initial review of planned contributions taking place (M1.5)

• Upgrades of testbeds– OFDM testbed – ADS software, PER estimation, high-speed sampling

– WLAN over MMF testbed – multiple RAUs and APs

– WLAN over SMF testbed – long-distance capable APs

• Use of testbeds– Restricted to testing and use by partner holding testbed (although part of joint research);

joint/cross-use expected to take place in years 2 and 3.


WP1 Accessing platform information (1)


WP1 Research in tasks T1.1 and T1.5

• T1.1 and T1.5 are different in nature to other tasks– Supporting activities to other tasks

• T1.1 Digital-over-fibre and fibre-to-the-home– Study of access network architectures, comparing wired and hybrid

fibre-wireless access. Joint study, involves collaboration by its nature.

• T1.5 Wireless systems and related air-interfaces– Joint study of targeted wireless systems– Monitoring ISIS demonstrators/testbeds with respect to wireless system

requirements– Responsibilities jointly agreed, partitioned


WP1 T1.2 topics/actions and

activities

• T1.2 Radio over fibre (RoF) and fibre-to-the-home (FTTH)

– 1.2.1 WLAN/WiMAX radio over fibre

• CNRS-IMEP, CNRS-IEMN, UNIKENT, TU/e, UCL: physical layer (MMF, SMF), dual-wavelength systems, optical frequency multiplication approaches, protocol effects

– 1.2.2 Modelling and demonstration of OFDM over fibre

• NTU: simulation studies for OFDM, omni-directional antennas in urban areas…

– 1.2.3 SMF mm-wave over fibre systems

• UDE, UNIKENT, UNILEEDS, IT-Av, NTU, TU/e, UPVLC: EAT usage, modulation techniques, transmission effects, noise figure of travelling-wave links, wireless Ethernet

– 1.2.4 Fire fed antennas and true time-delay beamforming

• IT-Av, TAS, UPVLC: survey of optical true time-delay techniques, electronic transversal filter approaches, direction-of-arrival estimation

– 1.2.5 Photonic vector generation/detection techniques

• UPVLC: simulation and demonstration



activities

• T1.3 Innovative architectures for future communication systems

– 1.3.1 Photonic technologies and network architectures for UWB over fibre

• UDE, BUTE, TAS, III-V LAB, UPVLC: in-house/access and sensor network

topologies and architectures proposed, demonstrated (prototyped); short-range

mm-wave radar, airborne interconnects.

– 1.3.2 WiMAX/mm-wave over MMF/POF, and radio over POF

• CNRS-IEMN, UNIKENT, TU/e, UPVLC: mm-wave over MMF, POF; WiMAX/FWA



activities

• T1.4 All-optical signal processing

– 1.4.1 All-optical filtering

• IT-Av, TAS, uOttawa: review of optoelectronic architectures for implementation of RF (microwave/mm-wave) filters; approaches for optical filters with negative coefficients; FBGs for tunable delays and signal processing

– 1.4.2 Optical frequency mixing

• CNRS-IMEP, INPG, KTH, CHALMERS: optical subcarrier upconversion, WLAN signal optical frequency conversion, optical mixing in fibre using VCSELs, filtering of mixed signals, frequency multiplication

– 1.4.3 Photonic ADC with optical sampling

• TAS, KTH, SEL, UPVLC, CHALMERS: photonic sampling review, comparison with electronic implementations, WDM, spectral slicing with mode-locked lasers, pulsed laser sources; requirements for UWB, trade-offs between RBW and noise in WDM schemes


WP2Platforms for Broadband Access

Technologies


WP2 objectives

• To set-up 2 joint platforms (Integration part)(setting-up phase: first 18 months)

– JPB-TD: Joint Platform on Optoelectronic Technologies and Low Cost Components

Component fabrication oriented– JPB-CT: Joint Platform on Broadband Characterization and Test

Component characterization oriented

• To launch joint research activities in 4 different domains (Research Part)– T2.1: Low cost components for broadband access– T2.2: Emerging technologies– T2.3: Integration and packaging technologies– T2.4: Broadband optoelectronic test and characterisation


WP2: Platform setting-up: partner involvement

• JPB-TD (est. 63.9 man-months/18months)

– 10 partners involved • 8 academic: CNRS-IEMN, UDE, UNIKENT, UNILEEDS, VUB, IT-Av, KTH-

KPRC, CHALMERS

• 1 industrial: SELEX

• 1 other: NTU (Singapore)

• JPB-CT (est. 24.8 man-months/18months)

– 15 partners involved

• 12 academic: CNRS-IMEP, CNRS-IEMN, UDE, UNIKENT, UNILEEDS, VUB, IT-Av, KTH-KPRC, TUe, UPVLC, CHALMERS, UCL

• 3 industrial: TAS, III-V Lab, Agilent


WP2: example of platform activities within a

research action

• Dilute nitride photodetectors

Material growthNTU

Device processing Device processingNTU UDE

Device packaging Device packagingUDECNRS-IEMN

Frequency response Impulse responseCNRS-IEMN+ NTU exch.

UDE

JPB-TD

JPB-TD

JPB-CT

T2.1

T2.3

T2.4


WP2: Research activities

• T2.1: Low cost components for broadband access (est. 30 man-months/18 months)

– Use of GaAs substrate for long wavelength (1.3 µm) transceivers• 2.1.1: InGaAs strained QW VCSEL's (CNRS-IMEP, CHALMERS)

• 2.1.2: GaAsNSb photodetectors (CNRS-IEMN, UDE, NTU)

– Extending potentialities of external modulation• 2.13: Polymer based Mach-Zehnder modulator (CNRS-IEMN, UNIKENT, SELEX)

• 2.1.4: Fabry-Perot modulator detector (UCL)

– Extending optically generated microwave carrier frequency/power• 2.1.5: Laser diodes based on quantum dot technology (CNRS-IEMN, UNILEEDS, III-V Lab)• 2.1.6: High output and high frequency detectors (UDE, III-V Lab, CHALMERS)



• T2.2: Emerging technologies (est. 17.6 man-months/18 months)

– 2.2.1: Ultra-small and wearable multi-band antennas (UNIKENT)

– 2.2.2: Acousto-optic Bragg diffraction as tool to increase coherence of laser beams (VUB)

Specific notice to Task 2.2- modifications in Task leader position- requirements of inputs from other tasks- longer term actions

led to some time shifting in task activity definition/orientation.

This is being currently overcome.



• T2.3: Integration and packaging technologies (est. 11.8 man-months/18 months)

– 2.3.1: Millimetre-wave and THz integration (UDE, VUB)• MCM-D technologies based on BCB for millimetre-wave circuits• Antenna integration schemes

– 2.3.2: Electrical and optical coupling for packaging of microwave photonics components (CNRS-IEMN, UDE, UNIKENT, VUB, TAS, III-VLab, SELEX)

• Packaging aspects for modulators, switches and detectors– optical aspects for butt coupling: integration or multiple optical accesses– electrical aspects for multigigahertz packaging on semiconductor, LiNbO3,

polymer material devices



• T2.4: Broadband optoelectronic test and characterisation (30.8 man-months/18 months)

– 2.4.1: Low cost device characterization for access networks (CNRS-IMEP, CNRS-IEMN, UDE, CHALMERS)

• mainly linked to action T2.1.1 (VCSEL)

– 2.4.2: Characterization of dilute nitride detectors (CNRS-IEMN, UDE, NTU)

• directly linked to action T2.1.2

– 2.4.3: Millimetre-wave frequency range measurement techniques (CNRS-IMEP, UDE, VUB, AGILENT)

• mainly linked to T2.3.1

– 2.4.4: Photonic/lightwave measurements (AGILENT)

• Linked to almost all activities of WP2 but also WP1


WP2: examples of joint research actions

Low cost solutions for access networks(Actions 2.1.1 & 2.1.2)

Device characterization

CHALMERS

Fabrication of devices

CNRS-IMEP

WP1Tasks 1.2

& 1.3

Emission: 1.3µm strained InGaAs VCSEL's

Device characterization

NTU

Fabrication of devices

CNRS-IEMN + UDE

Reception: 1.3µm GaAsNSb photodiodes


WP2: examples of joint research actions

Polymer modulators(Action 2.1.3)

Material microwave characterization

CNRS-IEMN+ SELEX

Fabrication of test structures

CNRS-IEMN

Modulator design

CNRS-IEMN + UNIKENT + SELEX

Modulator fabrication

SELEX

Modulatorcharacterization

SELEX + AGILENTWP1

Task 1.3

JPB-TD JPB-CT

JPB-CT


WP3

Integration and Spreading of Excellence


Outline

• Integration Activities– Staff exchanges

– Joint projects

– Joint publications

• Spreading of Excellence– Training courses

– ISIS Events

– Advanced Website


Objectives of WP3Objectives of WP3

Academic

Partners

Industrial

Partners

- technology- skills

Exchange of Staff (T3.4)

1

2

3

To promote « Optoelectronics for Broadband » in education so that Europe is better placed to take advantage of future opportunities and growth in this area

Training courses (T3.1) Summer Schools (T3.2) Workshops (T3.3)

Stimulate joint projects & joint publications


Integration Activities

in WP3

Staff Exchanges

Joint Projects

Joint Publications


Activities for Spreading of excellence

in WP3

Training Courses

ISIS Events

Advanced Website


Current systems developed into ISIS

WLAN with multiple remote antenna units and access points, and

long fibre distances demonstrated – CR4, CR16, CR19 Mm-wave over fiber systems, including using MMF for in-building

applications demonstrated – CR1B, CR4, CR16 Prototype in-house/sensor networks developed – CR3, CR17 Optical sub-carrier upconversion demonstrated and enhancements

being developed – CR1A/B, CR11, CR18 Wavelength based ADCs being developed – CR13, CR11, CR18 Wireless Ethernet and DOCSIS transmission demonstrated – CR17


Industrial partners involvement

CR9/TAS: - Short-range mm-wave sensor with CR3- Low cost packaging InP PD with CR1B- IST/IPHOBAC project as end-user

CR10/AT III-V Lab:- High saturation power UTC PD with CR9- Mode-Locked LD with CR1B- IST/IPHOBAC project, optical generation of

mm-wave, with CR1B, CR19 CR12/Agilent:

- Test and characterisations of LD, PD, EOM up to 67 GHz, with CR2, CR3, CR18- Round Robin test planned for next period with several partners

CR13/Selex:- LiNbO3 based modulators for radar technologies


New and possibly disruptive technologies in ISIS

Optical sources:- VCSELs at 1300 and 1550 nm- Self assembled semiconductor QDs material for 1- low cost DM QD lasers without optical isolator 2- Mode-locked QD lasers for optical generation of millimetre-wave sources

External modulators- Asymmetric Fabry-Perot modulator/detector- Reflective semiconductor optical amplifier

Photodetectors- Photodetectors based on GaAsNSb and GaInAsSb- Uni-Travelling-Carrier photodiodes- InP-based THz transmitter with antenna integrated


Conclusions

WP4

Assessment of platforms, Summers Schools/Workshop/outputs were made

Research components activities into ISIS answer current needs for efficient optical-wireless technologies convergence

Currently, some disruptive technologies are studied/developed into the consortium


Convergence: a challenge and an asset

wireless & optical wireless & wireline fix & mobile digital & analogue

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