Optical Signal Processing

This specialized self-paced training provides an in-depth understanding of optical signal processing—a transformative technology enabling ultrafast, high-capacity information processing for communication, sensing, and computing systems. Participants will explore the theoretical foundations, functional devices, and advanced applications of optical signal processing in both classical and quantum domains.

• Fundamentals of optical signal processing and comparison with electronic signal processing paradigms
• Optical filtering, modulation, and demodulation techniques in time and frequency domains
• Fourier optics, spatial light modulation, and beam shaping for signal manipulation
• All-optical switching, wavelength conversion, and optical logic operations
• Nonlinear optical effects in signal processing: SPM, XPM, FWM, and their practical implications
• Optical signal regeneration, reshaping, and noise suppression techniques
• Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) and on-chip optical signal processing architectures
• Applications in high-speed optical communication networks, RF photonics, sensing systems, and quantum communication

• Optical communication and photonics engineers working on high-speed fiber and free-space links
• Researchers and graduate students in optics, electrical engineering, and applied physics
• Professionals involved in photonic integrated circuit (PIC) design and optical hardware development
• RF and microwave engineers exploring RF-photonics and hybrid electro-optic systems
• Quantum communication and quantum photonics researchers
• Signal processing engineers interested in ultrafast and parallel optical computing approaches
• R&D teams in telecommunications, sensing, and next-generation computing technologies