Mayur Kumar Chhipa has organised several photonics workshops and seminars, both physical and virtual, over the past number of years, but is also active in photonics research.
He believes the industry is witnessing a shift from passive optical network (PON) to active optical network (AON) technology. ‘PON technology utilises optical splitters to separate light signals of different wavelengths as they are transmitted through the network. AON, on the other hand, utilises electrical switching equipment like routers, switch aggregator, amplifiers and repeaters. The next technology is going to be photonic integrated circuits for optical networks.’
While he expects these advances to improve laser performance and to expand potential applications, such as night vision, optics, brain imaging and photonics sensors, he does see the modelling of photonic circuits as a potential challenge. ‘There isn’t a widely accepted Simulation Tools equivalent for modelling and simulation of complicated optical signals,’ he said.
You can find Chippa online at linkedin.com/in/mayur-chhipa-98479324/ or at https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xTQAoWMAAAAJ&hl=en. He plans to attend IEEE Silicon Photonics Conference April 2023, VA, USA, as well as SPIE Photonics West 2023.
Organisation: Isbat University, Kampala, Uganda
Role: Lecturer and Electronics & Communication Engineering Coordinator
Based in: Kampala, Uganda
Education: MTECH in Digital Communication