WFOPC 2000

NOTICE TO PARTECIPANTS to WFOPC

WFOPC 2002 will be held in Glasgow, June 5-6, 2002.
See http://www.elec.gla.ac.uk/leos-scot/WFOPC/welcome.html.
Deadline for submission is March 15.

After scrutiny by the LEOS Board of Governor, WFOPC has been elevated to a LEOS Society International Conference.

Thanks again for partecipating to WFOPC. In this site, you will find pictures of WFOPC partecipants to download.

Important: those paying for the LEOS membership when at WFOPC and not returning the application form properly filled at the counter, are kindly requested to download the form (student form), fill it, and fax it to:
Michele Norgia, University of Pavia, <norgia@ele.unipv.it> Fax. +39-0382-422583
Note: If we don't get the form, your subscription cannot be processed.

Thanks to all again.

Promoted and organised by: LEOS Italian Chapter, and University of Pavia.
Supported by: AEI Central Office, Gruppo Specialistico Fotonica ed Elettroottica of AEI, and SIOF
Secretariat: wfopc@leos.unipv.it

Alessandro Volta showing his battery to Bonaparte

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES

Following the first edition held in Pavia, Sept.,1998, attended by over a hundred delegates, WFOPC 2000 is intended to provide an international forum for experts and professionals on the latest developments in the fields of: fibres and optical passive components, including integrated optics, and covering technology, design, measurement, reliability, packaging and standardisation.

TECHNICAL PROGRAMME

The workshop will consist in a two-day Session with invited, contributed, and poster papers. A topical exhibition will run in connection with WFOPC 2000.

PAPERS

Papers will cover original and not previously published results on fibres and optical passive components, including but not restricted to the following topics:

1) Fibres (SM and MM, DCF, non-zero dispersion, etc.)
2) Splices and connectors, couplers, attenuators, filters, isolators, circulators
3) WDM and DWDM components, AWGs
4) Long- and short-period Fibre Bragg Gratings
5) Fabrication technologies (all-fibre, micro-optics, integrated optics)
6) Characterisation and measurements
7) Impact on networks and systems
8) Packaging, reliability and standardisation issues

PREPARATION OF PAPERS
Paper should be informative, with the objective clearly indicated and should concentrate on results. Presentation of papers will be in English.
Accepted papers will be printed in a volume of Conference Proceedings published by LEOS Italy and distributed at the Workshop to all the participants.

Authors are kindly requested to use the downloadable file for preparation of the final manuscript version for WFOPC 2000
Download Template
Detailed instructions about paper format and shipment are contained within the text. In the case you cannot open the above file, please contact WFOPC 2000 secretariat at: wfopc@leos.unipv.it
The paper will be written using Times New Roman font (if not available, use Times font), size 14 pt, single line spacing, justified, no indent, sigle column. Font size has been chosen according to the requirement imposed by photographic size reduction to 70% before printing.
Title of Paper: Times New Roman 18 pt bold with Capital Initial Letters;
Authors name: Times New Roman 14 pt bold, authors' affiliation: Times New
Roman 12 pt. Abstract: up to 7 lines Times New Roman 12 pt bold.
Formulae are aligned left and formulae number within () is at right end of line.
Contributed papers must not exceed 6 printed pages (12 pages for invited papers), including figures, tables and references. Pages should not be numbered. Paper sheet must be A4, and printed area must be 16 cm (6.29 in) wide and 24 cm (9.44 in) high.
Authors must generate one single file, including: title, authors’ address, abstract, text, equations, figures, tables and references. The file format must be one of the following: Microsoft Word 6.0 for Windows 3.x, Microsoft Word 7.0 for Windows 95, Microsoft Word 97 for Windows 95/98. Apple MacIntosh users and other word processors users are requested to convert their file to one of the above formats before sending.

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS
Deadline for submission is March 1, 2000.

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION:

Send your Word file as an Attachment by e-mail to: wfopc@leos.unipv.it

Please add: full address of corresponding Author (including phone, fax, e-mail), your preference for oral/poster presentation, and the categorization number for your paper.

With submission, Authors agree to the publication of their paper in the WFOPC 2000 Proceedings, which will be registred as a regular publication and distributed to partecipants. Authors will be notified by e-mail and/or fax of acceptance of their papers by April, 30.

WORKSHOP LOCATION

WFOPC 2000 will take place at Aula Magna, University of Pavia (Central Building, right downtown).

WFOPC’2000 Steering Committee

J. Capmany Universidad Polit. Valencia - E
S. Donati University of Pavia - I (Chairperson)
R. Kashyap BT – UK
G. D. Khoe University of Eindhoven - NL
J. H. Marsh University of Glasgow - UK
H. Melchior ETHZ - CH
K. Okamoto NTT - J
A. Willner - University of South. California - USA

WFOPC’2000 Technical Programme Committee

P. J. Anthony E-TEK - USA
F. Bakhti Alcatel – F
G. Chiaretti Italtel – I
L. Cognolato CSELT – I
L. Duca Optotec – I
N. Fabricius IOT - D
A. Gouronnec France Telecom - F
V.S. Iwano NTT – J
F. Kapron Corning – USA
R. Kashyap BT- Corning – UK
B. Kawasaki JDS – CAN
B. Y. Kim KAIST – KR
B. G. LeFevre Lucent – USA
H. Limberger EPFL – CH
J. Marti Universidad Polit. Valencia - E
K. Morishita Osaka Electro-Comm. University – J
T. Paatzsch Institut Mikrotechnik. – D
A. Pianciola Pirelli Cavi Sistemi – I
R. Sabella Coritel – I
T. Tambosso CSELT – I (Chairperson)

WFOPC’2000 Local Organizing Committee

Guido Giuliani, University of Pavia (Secretary) <giuliani@ele.unipv.it>
Michele Norgia, University of Pavia <norgia@ele.unipv.it>
Davide D’Alessandro, University of Pavia <daless@ele.unipv.it>

REGISTRATION

Registration desk will start on Wednesday, 7 June, 6-8 pm and will continue on Thursday, 8 June, from 8 am.
Please download, print and send by fax the REGISTRATION FORM , following the instructions contained in the form itself.
If you are unable to download the .pdf file, please contact wfopc@leos.unipv.it

REGISTRATION FEES

(currency: Lit)	Preregistration before May,10	registration after May, 10 or on-site
IEEE/LEOS Members*	250.000	300.000
Students members	80.000	90.000
Extra copy of Proceedings	40.000	40.000
Social dinner ticket	50.000	60.000

*and Members of sponsoring organizations (AEI, SIOF, EOS). Non-members shall make a semester IEEE/LEOS membership application paying the special workshop rate of $ 30 = ITL 60.000 ($ 34 off regular fee). Simply thick the appropiate box in the REGISTRATION FORM.

Fee includes: admission to the Workshop, book of Proceedings, coffee breaks and lunch-snacks.

On-site payment is by cash only (no credit cards accepted).

You may pay equivalently in EURO (1 EURO = 1936.27 ITL)

Shown amounts are in exemption of VAT as per Italian fiscal law for non-profit organizations. Student members shall provide proof of their status.

The social dinner will be served on June 8 in the recently restored, beautiful Castle of San Gaudenzio (1600) near the Ticino river (a round-trip bus service will be provided).

Refunds: for cancellations before May, 30 refund will be the amount paid less Lit. 30 000 for bank expenses, after May, 30 no refund will be issued.

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Please download, print and send by fax the REGISTRATION FORM , following the instructions contained in the form itself.

Payment shall be Net Amount, in Italian Lire by bank transfer only to:
IEEE LEOS acc.no. 3027/1
Banca Regionale Europea
Agenzia Cravino,
v.Taramelli 20, 27100 Pavia, Italy
codes ABI 6906 CAB 11399 swift BREUITM 2301

Upon receiving your remittance, confirmation will be sent by fax or e-mail
Purchase orders and Credit Cards cannot be accepted.

VENUE

WFOPC is conveniently located in Pavia, a small pleasant town 20 miles south of Milano. Pavia hosts one of the first University in Europe, founded in 1371, and is where Alessandro Volta in 1799 discovered electricity and Carlo Rubbia is now a professor. Distinguished alumni were Porro, Golgi (Nobel Laureate) and Forlanini.

The town is well connected by trains to Milano and easily reached by Malpensa and Linate Airports through a bus service (timetables).

At a short walk from Workshop place you will find the Visconti's Castle (1400), the Cathedral (1500), several churches which are considered masterpieces of the lombard-gotic architecture, and a downtown of narrow roads with a unique middle-age flavour and a lot of fashionable shops. Not far away is the magnificent Chartose (1500), as well as several Castles (Belgioioso and Bereguardo) and San Gaudenzio where the social dinner will take place.

Travel and accomodation