BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20270314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261016T182854Z UID:72949FA0-30E5-4DA2-866E-7B4260340847 DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T213000 DESCRIPTION:[]\n\nHow does a tiny beam of light carry enormous amounts of i nformation across hundreds — or even thousands — of miles?\n\nOptical communications\, particularly fiber-optic technology\, can transport huge amounts of high-speed data and wideband microwave signals reliably and sec urely over long distances.\n\nFiber links can be engineered for low loss a nd minimal frequency dependence\, making optical technology desirable—an d in some applications\, essential.\n\nThis presentation explores the tech nology behind these remarkable communication systems\, starting with the f undamental device physics and following the signal through the complete op tical link.\n\nTopics will include:\n\n- Optical transmitters: the fundame ntal physics of LEDs and lasers\n- Wideband modulation of optical carriers \n- Transmission paths and their effects on signals\n- Photodetectors and how optical signals are converted back to electrical signals\n- Optical am plifiers and their role in long-distance communication\n- The characterist ics that make fiber optics well suited for high-speed\, wideband communica tions\n\nWhether you work with communications systems or simply want to un derstand how modern fiber-optic links move so much information so efficien tly\, this presentation provides a look inside the technology that makes i t possible.\n\nSpeaker(s): Howard Hausman\n\nAgenda: \n7:00 PM Networking and Announcements\n\n7:15 PM Presentation\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtool s.ieee.org/m/586338 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/586338 ORGANIZER:chair@licn.org SEQUENCE:30 SUMMARY:Optical Communications URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/586338 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/v tools_ui/media/display/fbe6efe2-56a6-4ecf-a062-050185e31522" alt="" width= "887" height="443"></p>\n<p class="mb-ds2-10">How does a tiny beam of ligh t carry enormous amounts of information across hundreds &mdash\; or even t housands &mdash\; of miles?</p>\n<p class="mb-ds2-10"><strong>Optical comm unications\, particularly fiber-optic technology\, can transport huge amou nts of high-speed data and wideband microwave signals reliably and securel y over long distances.</strong></p>\n<p class="mb-ds2-10">Fiber links can be engineered for low loss and minimal frequency dependence\, making optic al technology desirable&mdash\;and in some applications\, essential.</p>\n <p class="mb-ds2-10">This presentation explores the technology behind thes e remarkable communication systems\, starting with the fundamental device physics and following the signal through the complete optical link.</p>\n< p class="mb-ds2-10">Topics will include:</p>\n<ul class="pl-5 list-disc mb -4">\n<li>Optical transmitters: the fundamental physics of LEDs and lasers </li>\n<li>Wideband modulation of optical carriers</li>\n<li>Transmission paths and their effects on signals</li>\n<li>Photodetectors and how optica l signals are converted back to electrical signals</li>\n<li>Optical ampli fiers and their role in long-distance communication</li>\n<li>The characte ristics that make fiber optics well suited for high-speed\, wideband commu nications</li>\n</ul>\n<p class="mb-ds2-10">Whether you work with communic ations systems or simply want to understand how modern fiber-optic links m ove so much information so efficiently\, this presentation provides a look inside the technology that makes it possible.</p>\n<p class="mb-ds2-10">& nbsp\;</p><br /><br />Agenda: <br /><p>7:00 PM &nbsp\; Networking and Anno uncements</p>\n<p>7:15 PM &nbsp\; Presentation</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR