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Over 99% of all data generated will go through an optical fibre. Optical transmission systems form the foundation of the Internet and are slowly running out of capacity. We need a paradigm shift in how we design and test our systems to develop next-generation low-energy, robust and high capacity photonic networks
Research profile
Chigo Okonkwo is a Professor leading the high capacity optical transmission laboratory of the Electro-Optical Communications Group at the Institute for Photonics Integration, TU/e. He currently works on two key areas: Firstly, he is working to maximise the capacity of presently deployed single-mode fibre systems by employing advanced-coded modulation schemes and Probabilistic/Geometrically shaped signals and low complexity digital signal processing. More importantly, he is working on future proof transmission systems based on Space Division Multiplexing, and developing the new optical components required to scale the capacity of the optical transmission systems towards Petabit/s transmission. This can be done by exploiting the various spatial channel of a multi-mode fibre or multi-core fibre.
Chigo’s research is also focused on the development of new measurement systems, and his work has led to a provisional patent and several critical publications in Nature Photonics, JLT and Optics Express. Since 2010, Chigo has built up a world-class high capacity optical transmission laboratory and collaborates with several industrial partners.
Academic background
Chigo Okonkwo graduated in 2002 with a Masters Honours degree in Telecommunications and Information systems at University of Essex, United Kingdom. After earning his PhD in Optical signal processing at the University of Essex, he joined COBRA TU/e as a Post-doctoral researcher in 2010. In that period, he worked on schemes and architectures for High Capacity In-Building and Dynamic Optical Access Networks within the EU ICT projects (ALPHA, POF-PLUS and EURO-FOS) and a joint research framework project with South Korean research organization ETRI. Since 2014, he is tenured at the Department of Electrical Engineering.
Between 2011 and 2015, Chigo worked on the EU project MODEGAP, and his research focuses on Ultra-high capacity space division multiplexed transmission systems. From advanced multi-dimensional modulation formats to the optical and digital signal processing schemes required for such systems. Since 2018, Chigo is a member of the Center for Quantum Materials and Technology (QT/e) working to advance the National agenda on Quantum secure communications.
Chigo is a Technical program committee member for European conference on optical communications (ECOC) since 2014. In 2018, he was the Sub Committee Chair for Digital Signal Processing track at ECOC and the General Chair for OSA Advanced photonics congress conference on signal processing for photonics. As a Senior Member of the professional organization IEEE, he serves as a reviewer and has (co)authored more than 200 publications in conferences and journals.
Since May 2025, he is Full Professor and Chair of Secured Ultra High Capacity Transmission
Expertise gerelateerd aan duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen van de VN
In 2015 stemden de VN-lidstaten in met 17 wereldwijde duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen (Sustainable Development Goals, SDG's) om armoede te beëindigen, de planeet te beschermen en voor iedereen welvaart te garanderen. Het werk van deze persoon draagt bij aan de volgende duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstelling(en):
Opleiding / Academische kwalificatie
Electrical engineering, Doctor, Exploiting Optical Signal Processing in Future Optical Networks, University of Essex
1 feb. 2005 → 1 feb. 2009
Datum van toekenning: 10 mei 2010
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Samenwerkingen en hoofdonderzoeksgebieden uit de afgelopen vijf jaar
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FIQCS: FIeldlab Quantum Cryptography Solutions for Safe Society
Wiegmann, P. M. (Project communicatie medewerker), Okonkwo, C. M. (Project Manager), Tafur Monroy, I. (Projectmedewerker), Sluijsmans, M. (Projectmedewerker), Patterson, D. (Projectmedewerker) & Aquina, N. (Projectmedewerker)
1/05/23 → 1/05/28
Project: Second tier
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NGF - Operational & Use-Cases MCS
Okonkwo, C. M. (Project Manager), Hülsing, A. T. (Projectmedewerker) & Patterson, D. (Project communicatie medewerker)
1/09/21 → 31/12/28
Project: Onderzoek direct
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NGF - Operational & Use-Cases
Patterson, D. (Project communicatie medewerker), Okonkwo, C. M. (Project Manager) & Rommel, S. (Projectmedewerker)
1/09/21 → 31/12/28
Project: Third tier
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NGF - Protocols & Security [MCS]
Okonkwo, C. M. (Project Manager) & Škorić, B. (Projectmedewerker)
1/09/21 → 31/12/28
Project: Third tier
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NGF - Integration ECO1
Patterson, D. (Project communicatie medewerker), Okonkwo, C. M. (Project Manager), Frazão, J. (Projectmedewerker), Fatkhiev, D. (Projectmedewerker), Albores-Mejia, A. (Projectmedewerker) & Hajiarab Derkani, A. (Projectmedewerker)
1/09/21 → 31/12/28
Project: Third tier
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45.7 Tb/s over 12053 km Transmission in an All-Multi-Core-Amplified Recirculating Loop
Di Sciullo, G. (Corresponding author), Puttnam, B. J., van den Hout, M., Luis, R. S., Shaji, D. A., Rademacher, G., Okonkwo, C., Mecozzi, A., Antonelli, C. & Furukawa, H., 15 mei 2025, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 43, 10, blz. 4635-4641 7 blz., 10884761.Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
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5.7 Tb/s Transmission Over a 4.6 km Field-Deployed Free-Space Optical Link in Urban Environment
van Vliet, V., van den Hout, M., Gümüş, K., Tangdiongga, E. & Okonkwo, C., 27 mrt. 2025, arXiv.org, 3 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Werkdocument › Preprint › Professioneel
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5.7 Tb/s Transmission Over a 4.6 km Field-Deployed Free-Space Optical Link in Urban Environment
van Vliet, V., van den Hout, M., Gümüş, K., Tangdiongga, E. & Okonkwo, C., 2025, Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2025. Optica Publishing Group, 3 blz. (Technical Digest Series; vol. M2J.7).Onderzoeksoutput: Hoofdstuk in Boek/Rapport/Congresprocedure › Conferentiebijdrage › Professioneel
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A Critical Analysis of Deployed Use Cases for Quantum Key Distribution and Comparison with Post-Quantum Cryptography
Aquina, N. (Corresponding author), Cimoli, B., Das, S., Hövelmanns, K., Weber, F. J., Okonkwo, C., Rommel, S., Škorić, B., Monroy, I. T. & Verschoor, S., 6 mei 2025, In: EPJ Quantum Technology. 12, 1, 42 blz., 51.Onderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
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Approaches for Mitigating Polarization-Induced Fading in Optical Vector Network Analyzer for Long-Length SDM Fiber Characterization
Kalla, B. (Corresponding author), Cappelletti, M., van den Hout, M., van Vliet, V., Rommel, S., Palmieri, L., Bradley, T. & Okonkwo, C., 2 apr. 2025, (E-publicatie vóór gedrukte publicatie) In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. XX, XOnderzoeksoutput: Bijdrage aan tijdschrift › Tijdschriftartikel › Academic › peer review
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Prijzen
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Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP) 2018 Best Paper Award
Chen, B. (Ontvanger), Lei, Y. (Ontvanger), Lavery, D. (Ontvanger), Okonkwo, C. M. (Ontvanger) & Alvarado, A. (Ontvanger), 28 nov. 2018
Prijs: Anders › Werk, activiteit of publicatie gerelateerde prijzen (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Wetenschappelijk
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Corning Outstanding Student Paper Competition Finalist
van Vliet, V. (Ontvanger), van den Hout, M. (Ontvanger), Gümüş, K. (Ontvanger), Tangdiongga, E. (Ontvanger) & Okonkwo, C. M. (Ontvanger), 2025
Prijs: Anders › Werk, activiteit of publicatie gerelateerde prijzen (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Wetenschappelijk
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European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) 2018 Student Paper Award
van der Heide, S. P. (Ontvanger), van Weerdenburg, J. J. A. (Ontvanger) & Okonkwo, C. (Ontvanger), 27 sep. 2018
Prijs: Anders › Werk, activiteit of publicatie gerelateerde prijzen (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Wetenschappelijk
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Optica Student Paper Award (2022 Optica Advanced Photonics Congres)
van Vliet, V. (Ontvanger), van der Heide, S. (Ontvanger), van den Hout, M. (Ontvanger) & Okonkwo, C. M. (Ontvanger), 28 jul. 2022
Prijs: Anders › Werk, activiteit of publicatie gerelateerde prijzen (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Wetenschappelijk
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Optica Student Paper Award (SPPCom 2022)
Goossens, S. (Ontvanger), Gültekin, Y. C. (Ontvanger), Vassilieva, O. (Ontvanger), Kim, I. (Ontvanger), Palacharla, P. (Ontvanger), Okonkwo, C. M. (Ontvanger) & Alvarado, A. (Ontvanger), 28 jul. 2022
Prijs: Anders › Werk, activiteit of publicatie gerelateerde prijzen (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Wetenschappelijk
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A.M. Velázquez-Benítez
Okonkwo, C. (Gastheer)
6 okt. 2018Activiteit: Types voor hosten van een bezoeker › Ontvangst van een academische bezoeker › Wetenschappelijk
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Towards Higher Density Space Division Multiplexed Transmission Systems
Okonkwo, C. (Spreker)
21 nov. 2015Activiteit: Types gesprekken of presentaties › Aangemelde presentatie › Wetenschappelijk
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High density space division multiplexed transmission systems
Okonkwo, C. (Spreker)
13 mei 2015Activiteit: Types gesprekken of presentaties › Aangemelde presentatie › Wetenschappelijk
Cursussen
Knipsels
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QDNL Visitor's Programme Update: Amado M. Velázquez Benítez
Okonkwo, C. M. & Velazquez Benitez, A.
5/11/24
1 Mediabijdrage
Pers / media: PR activiteiten
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Enabling optical fiber communication with transmission capacity of 22.9 petabits per second, twice the previous world record
van den Hout, M. & Okonkwo, C. M.
5/10/23
1 Mediabijdrage
Pers / media: Onderzoek
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Launch of Quantumtech building and National Growth Funds at TU/e
14/06/21
1 item van Media-aandacht
Pers / media: PR activiteiten
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Over €4 million for 10 projects in third NWO National Cybersecurity Call
12/12/19
1 item van Media-aandacht
Pers / media: Vakinhoudelijk commentaar
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Photonic Integration and Transmission Systems for the Future Internet
30/01/17
1 Mediabijdrage
Pers / media: PR activiteiten