Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition
Established in 2007, this program recognizes innovation, research excellence, and presentation abilities in optical communications. The competition is endowed by a grant from Corning Incorporated. To be eligible for consideration students must submit a paper to OFC/NFOEC and opt-in to the competition during the submissions process.
Congratulations to our 2013 Award Recipients
First Prize Winner
Robert Palmer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Paper: Silicon-Organic Hybrid (SOH) Modulator Generating up to 84 Gbit/s BPSK and M-ASK Signals
Honorable Mentions
Siddharth Jain, The University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
Paper: Hybrid Silicon Transmitter using Quantum Well Intermixing
Abhinav Rohit, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Paper: 8×8 Space and Wavelength Selective Cross-connect for Simultaneous Dynamic Multi-wavelength Routing
Finalists
Ui Hyun Hong, Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea
Paper: A Simple Carrier-Phase Estimation Technique for High-Speed RSOA-based Coherent WDM PON
Zhihong Li, University of Southampton, UK
Paper: Thulium-doped Fiber Amplifier for Optical Communications at 2µm
Tatsunori Omiya, Tohoku University, Japan
Paper: 400 Gbit/s 256 QAM-OFDM Transmission over 720 km with a 14 bit/s/Hz Spectral Efficiency Using an Improved FDE Technique
Criteria for Eligibility
All the following criteria must be met:
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Submitting author must opt-in to the competition during the regular submissions process and follow all of the instructions provided on the submission site.
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Presenting author must be an undergraduate or graduate student of an educational institution of collegiate grade who is devoting more than half-time to studies within the institution at the time the paper was written.
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The paper must be submitted and accepted during the regular “call for papers” process for OFC/NFOEC (Note: Postdeadline Papers are not part of this competition).
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The paper must be presented orally by the student author during the conference.
Selection Process
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All properly submitted papers are reviewed and scored according to standard OFC/NFOEC Technical Program Committee review criteria.
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10–12 papers will be selected as semi-finalists.
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Status notification will be sent via email following the Technical Program Committee’s decision. A separate notification regarding paper acceptance will also be sent.
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Semi-finalists are required to submit a form signed by their advisor acknowledging their contribution to the paper presented. A copy of the form will be sent via email with the status notification.
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The Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition Committee will select 5–6 finalists from the pool of semi-finalists.
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Finalists are judged on innovation, research excellence and presentation skills. Each finalist will present their paper to the Competition Committee in a private session on Sunday, 17 March 2013. Finalists are required to submit their presentation for the private session no later than Tuesday, February 28, 2013.
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One first prize winner and two honorable mention winners will be selected. The first prize winner receives $1,500 USD and two honorable mention winners receive $1,000 USD each. Competition results are announced on-site during the Plenary and Awards Session.
Submit your paper to OFC/NFOEC!