August 2013 Vol. 27, No. 4 www.PhotonicsSociety.org Energy Efficient Telecom Research by Rod Tucker III-V Quantum Dot Lasers on Silicon by J.Wu et al. Silicon-EPIC Program in Canada by Lukas Chrostowski PON Central Optical Office Front-Ends Optical Premises Aggregation Splitter Switch Optical Network PtP Termination Internet Data Power Consumption Per Subscriber <100 mW ~10 W (Target) (2010) Wire Fiber Power PON: Passive Optical Network PtP: Point to Point Fiber Access Network Also Inside: • Preview of IEEE Photonics Conference 2013 • Highlights from OFC Rump session on silicon photonics August 2013 Vol. 27, No. 4 www.PhotonicsSociety.org Energy Efficient Telecom Research by Rod Tucker III-V Quantum Dot Lasers on Silicon by J.Wu et al. Silicon-EPIC Program in Canada by Lukas Chrostowski PON Central Optical Office Front-Ends Optical Premises Aggregation Splitter Switch Optical Network PtP Termination Internet Data Power Consumption Per Subscriber <100 mW ~10 W (Target) (2010) Wire Fiber Power PON: Passive Optical Network PtP: Point to Point Fiber Access Network Also Inside: • Preview of IEEE Photonics Conference 2013 • Highlights from OFC Rump session on silicon photonics August 2013 Volume 27, Number 4 FEATURES Research Highlights: ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������4 – Research at the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Energy-Efficient Telecommunications by Rodney S. Tucker, Fellow, IEEE – Training in Silicon Photonics Research in Canada by Lukas Chrostowski ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9 – Monolithic Integration of III-V Quantum-Dot Lasers on Silicon for Silicon Photonics by Jiang Wu et al. ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������11 19 News ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������18 • IEEE IPS Gets Social to Connect with the Photonics Community Online • Past President, James Coleman to move to the University of Texas • IEEE IPS Candidates for the 2014–2016 Board of Governors • Call for Nominations: 2014 John Tyndall Award • Call for Nominations: 2014 IEEE Photonics Society Young Investigator • IEEE Life Fellow Dr Eng. Kenichi Iga receives the 2013 Bower Award • IEEE Fellow Prof. Russel Dean Dupuis receives Humboldt Research Award Careers and Awards ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������22 • Highlights from OFC Rump Session on Silicon Photonics • 2013 IEEE Photonics Award presented to Peter F. Moulton • 2013 Aaron Kressel Award presented to Sarath Gunapala 24 • 2013 Engineering Achievement Award presented to Polina Bayvel • 2013 Quantum Electronics Award presented to Weng Chow • 2013 William Streifer Scientific Achievement Award presented to Curtis Menyuk • 2013–2014 Distinguished Lecturers • IEEE Photonics Society Awards Deadline Membership ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������33 • Join IPS as an Affiliate • What is your Chapter’s Story? • My IEEE • First Year New Member Experience Conferences ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������39 34 • Preview of Group IV 2013 • Preview of Avionics, Fiber-Optics & Photonics Conference 2013 • Preview of IEEE Photonics Society Conference 2013 • 2013 IPS Co-Sponsored Calendar • Forthcoming meetings with ICO participation Publications ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������50 • Call for Papers: – JSTQE: Silicon Photonics – JSTQE: Fiber Lasers – JSTQE: Optical Detectors – Technology and Applications – JSTQE: Solid-State Lasers – JLT: Microwave Photonics COLUMNS Editor’s Column . 2 President’s Column . .3 August 2013 IEEE PHOTONICS SOCIETY NEWSLETTER 1 Editor’s IEEE Photonics Society Column HON TSANG President Associate Editor of Asia & Pacific Hideo Kuwahara Christina Lim This month’s issue has a central theme, close to my own re- Fujitsu Laboratories Department of Electrical & 4-1-1, Kamikodanaka, Nakahara Electronic Engineering search interests, on energy efficiency in telecommunications Kawasaki, 211-8588, Japan The University of Melbourne and silicon photonics. Professor Rod Tucker highlights Tel: +81 44 754 2068 VIC 3010 Australia some conclusions from work at the Center of Energy Effi- Fax: +81 44 754 2580 Tel: +61-3-8344-4486 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] cient Telecommunications at Melbourne University. Using Past President Associate Editor of Canada an assumption of 15% per year continued improvement in James Coleman Lawrence R. Chen the energy efficiency of network equipment, the global in- Dept of E & C Engineering Department of Electrical & University of Illinois Computer Engineering ternet’s power consumption, not including the power used 208 N. Wright Street McConnell Engineering Building, Urbana, IL 81801-2355 by wireless networks, is projected to double by 2020, and Rm 633 Tel: +217 333 2555 McGill University Email: [email protected] use 2% of the electrical power generated in the world. 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This is one reason why silicon P. Juodawlkis A. Kirk Technology photonics may become relevant in the power consumption F. Koyama J. McInerney Department of Electrical M. Nakazawa D. Novak Engineering in the internet. Power consumption already constrain high P. Smowton M. Wu PO Box 513 performance microprocessors to operate at lower clock fre- 5600 MB Eindhoven, Vice Presidents The Netherlands quencies (a few GHz) than that possible with state of the Conferences - D. Plant Email: [email protected] art CMOS transistors (tens of GHz). The power consumed Finance & Administration – C. Jagadish Membership & Regional Staff Editor by electrical interconnects accounts for a significant frac- Activities – J. Kash Lisa Manteria tion of the power in today’s microprocessors. Reduction in Publications – B. Tkach IEEE Photonics Society Technical Affairs – K. 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