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 willner提议的NSF研讨会，计划于12月举行。2000年4-5日，将研究满足即将到来的带宽革命所需的关键和使能光学技术。研讨会的地点将在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。具体而言，本提案涉及：(i)讲习班的说明和基本原理，（ii）要考虑的主题和潜在发言人清单，（iii）议程，以及（iv）预算。NSF研讨会将探索关键使能技术的研究机会，目标是在未来十年确保光通信和网络系统的持续带宽和容量增长。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、增加光纤通信带宽超过50太赫兹的新技术、用于局域网和甚高频无线系统的微波光子学。将确定潜在的瓶颈，并探讨克服这些瓶颈的方法，以期实现50-100 Tb/s的网络。此外，研讨会还将探讨美国国家科学基金会如何在缓解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、设备、系统和网络研究中的关键问题。讲习班参与者编写的最后报告将详细说明可能在未来许多年成为该领域前沿的重要挑战，包括基础挑战和技术挑战。该研讨会由NSF的几个部门组织，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.***