The Center for Information Photonics & Communications (CIPC) is a research center of the School of Information Science & Technology (SIST), Southwest Jiaotong University. Previously named as "Laboratory of Optical Communications", the center was founded in Feb., 2008.

The center infrastructure includes state-of-the-art equipment items for test and measurement of high-speed communication systems and networks. Currently there are three professors, two associate professors and more than 50 graduate students. During the last few years, the group has published more than 30 papers on top-ranked journals such as Optics Express, Optics Letters, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, etc. The main research topics of the center include optical/quantum communications, optical nonlinearities and signal processing, optical networking, fiber sensor systems, etc. Key equipment items include the following: bit-error-rate-test-sets (BERT); optical and RF spectrum analyzers; high-speed oscilloscope, multiple floating optical tables; optical modulators, multiplexers, demultiplexers, receivers, photodetectors and microwave devices; tunable lasers; tunable filters; optical power meters, detectors and batch of passive components.

Members

• Honory Professor

               Tingye Li,        Alan E. Willner

• Adjunct Professor

               Xiang Liu,        William Shieh

• Full Professor

               Lianshan Yan;      Wei Pan;       Bin Luo

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Research Topics

• Optical fiber communication systems (including chaos communication and quantum communication, fiber nonlinearities, optical signal processing, etc.)
• Network integration (optical, computer and wireless networks),
• Photonic devices (FBGs, photonic crystal, VCSELs, etc.)
• Optical sensor systems (FBGs-based, polarization-assisted, etc.)

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Recent Publications(Since 2008)

[1].      Wei-li Zhang, Wei Pan, Bin Luo, Xi-hua Zou, Meng-yao Wang, and Zhi Zhou. Chaos synchronization communication using extremely unsymmetrical bidirectional injections. Opt. Lett., 2008, 33(3): 237-239.

[2].      Wei-li Zhang, Wei Pan, Bin Luo, Xi-hua Zou, and Meng-yao Wang. One-to-many and many-to-one optical chaos communications using semiconductor lasers. IEEE Photonic. Technol. Lett., 2008, 20(9): 712-714.

[3].      L.-S. Yan, B. Zhang, X. Yao and A. E. Willner, “Reducing the number of polarization controllers in all-fiber polarization-mode-dispersion emulator using polarization maintaining fiber sub-sections with unequal lengths,” Opt. Fiber Technol., 14, 172-175, 2008

[4].      Wei-li Zhang, Wei Pan, Bin Luo, Xiao-feng Li, Xi-hua Zou, and Meng-yao Wang. Polarization-resolved dynamics of asymmetrically coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 2008, 25(2): 153-158.

[5].      Wei-li Zhang, Wei Pan, Bin Luo, Meng-yao Wang, and Xi-hua Zou. Mode hopping and polarization switching of mutually coupled vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. Science in China Series F: Information Sciences, 2008, 51(5): 544-550.

[6].      Wei-li Zhang, Wei Pan, Bin Luo, Xi-hua Zou, and Meng-yao Wang. Polarization switching and hystersis of VCSELs with time-varying optical injection. IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron., (accepted)

[7].      Wei-li Zhang, Wei Pan, Bin Luo, Xiao-feng Li, Xi-hua Zou, and Meng-yao Wang. Phase conjugation in weakly injected vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. Chinese Phys., 2008, 17(5): (accepted)

[8].      B. Zhang, L.-S. Yan, L. Zhang, S. Nuccio, L. Christen, T. Wu, and A. E. Willner, “Spectrually efficient slow light using multi-level phase-modulated formats”, Opt. Lett.,  33(1), 55-57, 2008

[9].      J.-Y. Yang, L. Zhang, L. C. Christen, B. Zhang, S. Nuccio, X. Wu, L.-S. Yan, X. Yao and A. E. Willner, “Polarization mode dispersion monitoring for phase-modulated signals using DGD-generated interferometric filter,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., 20(2), 150-152, 2008

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Collaborations

The center has established a joint laboratory with University of Southern California (Joint Photonics Laboratory). In addition, we have frequent interactions with researchers from different countries, including USA, Canada, Germany, Australia, Singapore, South Korean, etc.

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Join US

We are currently recruiting faculties at different levels (assistant/associate/full professor), if you are interested in joining us, please send you CV to cipc_recruit@163.com, we will contact you as soon as possible.

Graduate students and postdocs are always welcome to join us! Also international students can contact our university office first about the degree programs.

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