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，计划于12月举行。4-5,2000年4月5日，将研究满足即将到来的带宽革命的需求所需的关键和使能光技术。研讨会的地点将是弗吉尼亚州罗斯林的万豪钥匙桥。这项提案包含了指导委员会于8月8日在国家科学基金会举行的规划会议的成果。具体地说，这项建议涉及：(I)研讨会的描述和理由，(Ii)将考虑的主题和潜在发言者的清单，(Iii)议程，和(Iv)预算。NSF研讨会将探索关键使能技术的研究机会，目标是确保在未来十年内光通信和网络系统的带宽和容量持续增长。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，以及用于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，并探索克服这些瓶颈的方法，以期实现50-100TB/S网络。此外，研讨会还将探讨NSF如何在缓解劳动力中训练有素的光学工程师的严重短缺方面发挥战略作用。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、器件、系统和网络研究的关键问题。研讨会参与者编写的最后报告将详细说明可能在未来多年处于这一领域前沿的重大挑战，包括基本挑战和技术挑战。研讨会由几个国家科学基金会主任组织，包括：Eng、MPS/DNM和CEISE/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.***