Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Conference (AVFOP 2012)
11 - 13 September 2012
Photonics for UWB Communications
Jianping Yao
University of Ottawa, Canada
Abstract
UWB radio can provide high speed wireless communications. Due to the low power density regulated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the communication distance for UWB radio is limited to a few meters. A solution to extend the area of coverage is to distribute UWB signals over optical fiber, to take advantage of the broad bandwidth and low loss of the state-of-the-art optical fiber. In this talk, the generation and distribution of UWB signals in the optical domain will be discussed. The challenges in implementing the techniques will also be discussed.
Bio
Jianping Yao (M'99, SM'01, F'12) joined the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, as an Assistant Professor in 2001. He was promoted to Associate Professor (with tenure) in 2003, and Full Professor in 2006. He was appointed University Research Chair in 2007. Prof. Yao was Director of the Ottawa-Carleton Institute for Electrical and Computer Engineering, from July 2007 to June 2010. Prior to joining the University of Ottawa, he was an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, from 1999 to 2011. Dr. Yao received the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from the Universite de Toulon, France, in December 1997.
His research has focused on microwave photonics, which includes photonic processing of microwave signals, photonic generation of microwave, mm-wave and THz, radio over fiber, UWB over fiber, and photonic generation of microwave arbitrary waveforms. His research also covers fiber optics and bio-photonics, which includes fiber lasers, fiber and waveguide Bragg gratings, fiber-optic sensors, microfliudics, optical coherence tomography, and Fourier-transform spectroscopy. Dr. Yao is a principal investigator of over 20 projects, including five strategic grant projects funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. Dr. Yao is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Microwave and Optical Technology. He is on the Editorial Board of IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. He is a Chair of numerous international conferences, symposia and workshops, including Vice TPC Chair of 2007 IEEE Microwave Photonics Conference, TPC Co-Chair of 2009 and 2010 Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference, TPC Chair of the high-speed and broadband wireless technologies sub-committee of 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 IEEE Radio Wireless Symposium, TPC Chair of the microwave photonics sub-committee of 2009 IEEE Photonics Society Annual Meeting, TPC Chair of 2010 IEEE Microwave Photonics Conference, and General Co-Chair of 2011 IEEE Microwave Photonics Conference. He is also a committee member of numerous international conferences. Dr. Yao received the 2005 International Creative Research Award of the University of Ottawa. He was the recipient of the 2007 George S. Glinski Award for Excellence in Research. Dr. Yao was a recipient of a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Discovery Accelerator Supplements award in 2008. Prof. Yao has published over 350 papers ( H-index: 29), including over 190 papers in peer-reviewed journals (over 120 in IEEE journals) and 150 papers in conference proceedings.
Dr. Yao is a registered Professional Engineer of Ontario. He is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America, and a Fellow of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society and the IEEE Photonics Society.