Prof K. Kitayama visited HWU

Prof. Kenichi Kitayama of Osaka University visited Heriot Watt University on 7^th ~9^th October, 2009.

Prof. Kenichi Kitayama delivered a seminar on: 1. All-optical analog-to-digital conversion using fiber nonlinearities

2. Optical RAM for all-optical packet switch

The visit is sponsored by the Royal Society.

Prof. K. Kitayama visited Heriot Watt University

Research Seminar

Titles

1. All-optical analog-to-digital conversion using fiber nonlinearities

2. Optical RAM for all-optical packet switch

Speaker: Professor Ken-ichi Kitayam,

Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

Time: 2:00 PM, 8 October, 2009 (Thursday)

Place: G19/20,

Earl Mountbatten Building,

Heriot Watt University

Abstract,

Not available.

Short bio.

Prof. K. Kitayama received the M.E. degree from Osaka University, Osaka, Japan, in 1976. In 1976 he joined the NTT Laboratories in 1976. In 1995, he joined the Communications Research Laboratory (Presently, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, NICT), Tokyo. Since 1999, he has been the Professor of the Department of Electrical, Electronic and Information Engineering, Osaka University.

His research interests are in photonic networks, optical signal processings, optical code division multiple access(OCDMA) systems, and radio-over-fiber systems. He has published over 240 papers in refereed journals and holds more than 30 patents.

He currently serves on the Editorial Boards of the IEEE/OSA J. Lightwave Technol., IEEE Transactions on Communications, and Optical Switching and Networking as the Associate Editor.

Prof. Kitayama received IEICE Achievement Award in 2004, Shida Rinzaburoh Award in 2007. He is the Fellow of IEEE and the Fellow of IEICE of Japan.

All are welcome!

Coffee, Tea and Biscuit will be prepared.

The seminar is sponsored by the Royal Society.

For information, please Contact:

Dr. Xu Wang,

EECE Department

School of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Email: x.wang@hw.ac.uk

Tel: +44-131-451-3775

Fax: +44-131-451-4155