Workshop Organization

The West Meets East 3-Day Workshop consist of 6 single tutorials , each about two and a half hours long. After each of the tutorials, a one-hour discussion will follow.

The workshop material is based on the new:
	“POF Handbook” by Olaf Ziemann Available now from:	This workshop has been collectively organized by:

Attendees may register for all six tutorials at a discount, or select individual tutorials to fit their schedules and interests.

Registration Package		Early*	Regular	On-site
Complete Package		$1,670*	$1,995	$2,195
Individual Tutorials		$295* ea	$350 ea	$375 ea

* Early Bird pricing expires August 1, 2008

All listed prices subject to discounts for multiple attendees (-10% each), etc., on next page.

Wed. AM Tutorial 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Transmitter and Receiver for POF Systems
Olaf Ziemann, POF-AC Germany

• LED and laser for data communication
  
• Large area photo detectors
  
• Comparison of different wavelengths for POF transmission
  
• Coupling technologies for active components

Wed. PM Tutorial 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Large Core Diameter Optical Fibers
Olaf Ziemann, POF-AC Germany

• Polymer Optical Fibers, hybrid and glass fibers
  
• Standards for POF
  
• Optical and mechanical properties of POF
  
• Measurement techniques for large core diameter fibers
  
  

Day 2: Passive Components and System Design
Thursday - August 21, 2008

Thu. AM Tutorial 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Design of POF Systems
Olaf Ziemann, POF-AC Germany

• Review of published transmission systems
  
• Power budget calculation for POF systems
  
• Commercial available systems

Thu. PM Tutorial 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Passive Components for POF
Karl-Friedrich Klein, FH Gießen/Friedberg, Germany

• Connectors
  
• Attenuators, filters and mode converters
  
• POF surface preparation
  
• Measurement and calculation of connector losses
  
  

Day 3: Test and Measurement, Environmental Tests and Status
Friday - August 22, 2008

Fri. AM Tutorial 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Measurements on POF
Olaf Ziemann, POF-AC Germany

• Attenuation and bandwidth measurements
  
• POF-OTDR
  
• Climatic behavior and lifetime measurements

Fri. PM Tutorial 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Specialty Optical Fibers
Karl-Friedrich Klein, FH Gießen/Friedberg, Germany

• Microstructured POF
  
• Silica glass and conventional glass fibers
  
• Fibers and light guides for power transmission
  
• UV fibers
• Specialty POF
  
  

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