Sixth Van der Meulen Seminar
You are cordially invited by the IEEE Benelux Information Theory Chapter to attend the
Sixth Van Der Meulen Seminar having as topic
“Information Theory and Fiber-Optic Communication”
with a lecture by Prof. Gerhard Kramer, Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Information Theory Society.
Optical fiber carries the bulk of the world's data traffic through long, thin strands of glass. Despite their importance, the capacity of fiber-optic channels is unknown, mainly because the underlying physical model described by the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation (GNLSE) cannot be easily translated in convincing channel models. The 6th Van der Meulen Seminar focuses on new directions in studying capacity and on developing coding techniques for optical fiber communications.
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2016
Time: 13.30 – 18.00
Location: Eindhoven University of Technology, Van Trier Zaal, Traverse.
Program
13.30-14.15 Distinguished Lecture:
Prof. Gerhard Kramer (Technische Universität München),
“Information Rates for Phase Noise Channels”
14.15-15.00 Prof. Stephan ten Brink (Universität Stuttgart),
“On Spectral Efficiency of First Order Soliton-Based Optical Communications”
15.00-15.30 Break (coffee/tea)
15.30-16.15 Dr. Georg Böcherer (Technische Universität München),
“Achievable Rate Estimates from Fiber-Optic Transmission Experiment Measurements”
16.15-17.00 Dr. Sander Wahls (Technische Universiteit Delft),
“Impact of Noise on the Nonlinear Fourier Transform”
17.00-18.00 Reception (drinks)
Attendance is free of charge. Please indicate your attendance by sending an e-mail message to [email protected] before September 10th.
Organizers: Alex Alvarado (University College London, Eindhoven University of Technology) and Frans Willems (Eindhoven University of Technology).