This $599,996 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) program (CFDA 47.070) will fund a collaborative research project between the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) and the Indian Institute of Technology - Madras (IITM). The goal is to enhance understanding of physical models of optical elements and fiber systems, which will then be used to improve optical networking technologies. The key areas of focus are:
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Implementing optical phase conjugators in a field testbed scenario, demonstrating their practical feasibility, and incorporating the physical layer model into network simulation.
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Physical layer implementation of space division multiplexing in four-core fibers in a laboratory environment, and incorporating the corresponding physical layer models in the network layer.
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Developing efficient resource allocation algorithms for utilizing the cores in multi-core networks, exploring both direct and coherent detection mechanisms, optical phase conjugation, and space division multiplexing, and incorporating novel high-fidelity physical layer models.
This project aims to facilitate the integration of physical layer modeling with network layer activities in optical networks, contributing to a greater understanding of multi-core coherent optical communication networks. The award period is from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027.
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