Workshop: "The Future Revolution in Optical Communications and Networking" to be held at the Doubletree Hotel in Arlington, VA on December 4-5, 2000.

0101837威尔纳拟议的NSF研讨会，定于12月。2000年4月至5日，将审查关键和使光学技术，将需要满足未来的带宽革命的需要。 研讨会的地点将是弗吉尼亚州罗斯林的万豪钥匙桥。 该提案包含了指导委员会于8月8日在NSF举行的规划会议的成果。 具体来说，这一建议地址：（一）的说明和研讨会的理由，（二）要考虑的主题和潜在的发言人名单，（三）议程，和（四）预算。NSF研讨会将探讨关键使能技术的研究机会，以确保持续的带宽和容量增长的光通信和网络系统在整个未来十年的目标。 该研讨会将讨论前瞻性，高影响力的研究，包括全光分组交换网络技术，将光纤通信带宽提高到50 THz以上的新技术，以及局域网和甚高频无线系统的微波光子学。 将查明潜在的瓶颈，并探讨克服这些瓶颈的办法，以期实现50-100 Tb/s的网络。 此外，研讨会还将探讨NSF如何在缓解训练有素的光学工程师严重短缺的劳动力方面发挥战略作用。研讨会将汇集来自学术界，工业界和政府的专家，讨论这些领域并确定材料，设备，系统和网络研究的关键问题。 研讨会参与者准备的最终报告将详细说明在未来许多年内可能处于该领域前沿的重要挑战，包括基础和技术挑战。研讨会由NSF的几个董事会组织，包括：ENG，MPS/DNM和CISE/ANIR。*

0101837WillnerThe proposed NSF Workshop, scheduled forDec. 4-5, 2000, will examine critical and enabling optical technologies that will be required to meet the needs of the coming bandwidth revolution. The location for the workshop will be the Marriott Key Bridge in Rosslyn, VA. This proposal contains the fruits of a planning meeting by the Steering Committee held on August 8" at the NSF. Specifically, this proposal addresses: (i) a description and rationale for the workshop, (ii) a list of topics and potential speakers to be considered, (iii) an agenda, and (iv) a budget.The NSF Workshop will explore research opportunities in critical enabling technologies, with the goal of assuring continued bandwidth and capacity growth in optical communications and networking systems throughout the next decade. The workshop will address forward-looking, high-impact research, including technologies for all-optical packet switched networking, novel technologies for increasing the optical fiber communications bandwidth beyond 50 THz, and microwave photonics for LANs and very high frequency wireless systems. Potential bottlenecks will be identified and means of overcoming them will be explored with a view towards achieving 50-100 Tb/s networks. Moreover, the workshop will also explore how the NSF can play a strategic role in alleviating the critical shortage of trained optical engineers for the workforce.The workshop will bring together experts from academia, industry, and government to discuss these areas and identify critical issues in materials, device, systems, and networking research. The final report prepared by the workshop participants will detail important challenges, both fundamental and technological, that are likely to be at the forefront of this field for many years to come.The workshop is being organized by several NSF directorates, including: ENG, MPS/DNM, and CISE/ANIR.***