Student Support for 2007 Photonics in Switching Conference will be held in San Francisco on August 19-22, 2007

richard Linke， IEEE leos提议的项目为学生参加将于2007年8月19-22日在旧金山举行的光子学交换会议（PS2007）寻求财政支持。学术优势：本次会议涵盖了光子交换技术、系统和网络的创新研究，包括纳米光子学、慢光、波长转换、硅光子学、光子缓冲、光路由器、光交叉连接、快速可重构网络、光分组交换网络、光网络控制和管理、光标签交换网络、高性能数据服务器和计算网络。特别是，我们将强调集成方法，并举办光子缓冲和下一代光学系统和网络研讨会，以突出关键的纳米光子技术及其在未来光学系统和网络中的潜力。更广泛的影响：(1)涵盖光子器件，系统和网络技术的综合方法将为研究生提供丰富的机会，在培育环境中学习光子学在交换中的前沿问题；(2)来自全球众多科学家、工业界、学术界和政府机构的思想相互交融，为学生提供了丰富的学习环境，为教师提供了在多学科研究生和本科水平课程中创建前瞻性课程的环境；(3)将通过提议的会议支持促进少数民族和代表性不足群体的积极参与；(4)新的想法和框架可以发展成可操作的网络和系统；(5)先进的网络测试平台讨论将使学生和研究人员能够帮助他们“感受”未来光子互联网的样子；(6)该项目将在网络社区激发新的标准化活动；(8)这项工作的进展将导致发现许多新的研究问题，从而更好地理解和克服未来光子互联网的挑战。

ECCS-0742121Richard Linke, IEEE LEOSThe proposed project seeks financial support for student participations in Photonics in Switching Conference (PS2007), to be held in San Francisco on August 19-22, 2007.Intellectual merit: This conference covers innovative research in photonic switching technologies, systems, and networking including nanophotonics, slow-light, wavelength conversion, silicon photonics, photonic buffers, optical routers, optical cross-connects, rapidly reconfigurable networks, optical packet switching networks, optical network control and management, optical label switching networks, and high-performance data server and computing networks. In particular, we will emphasize integrated approaches, and hold a symposium on photonic buffers and next generation optical systems and networks to highlight key nanophotonic technologies and their potentials in future optical systems and networks.Broader impacts: (1) A comprehensive approach covering photonic device, system, and networking technologies will provide rich opportunities for graduate students to learn leading edge issues in photonics in switching in a nurturing environment; (2) Cross fertilization of ideas from many scientists around the globe and from industry, academia, and government agencies providing a rich environment for students to learn and for the faculty to create forward-looking curricula in multidisciplinary graduate and undergraduate level programs; (3) strong participation from minority and under-represented groups will be promoted through the proposed support of the conference; (4) new ideas and framework can be developed into operational networks and systems; (5) advanced networking testbed discussions will allow students and researchers to help them 'feel' what Future Photonic Internet may look like; (6) this project will stimulate new standardization activities in the networking community; (8) Progress of this work will lead to finding many new research issues, resulting in better understanding and new opportunities to overcome the challenges of the Future Photonic Internet.