Workshops and Panels

OFC/NFOEC Workshops provide opportunities to discuss and debate the latest technologies. Workshops will be highly interactive, amongst both the speakers and the audience. The format of each session is determined by the organizers. In the past, many workshops have consisted of a series of short presentations (5 to 10 minutes) from people involved in the field followed by a panel discussion driven by questions from the audience.

The 2012 conference features workshops in current areas of interest in optical communications. All OFC/NFOEC attendees are encouraged to participate. Workshops will be held on Sunday, March 4, 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., and Monday, March 5, 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. The workshops provide an interactive learning environment and are open to all conference registrants.

Panel sessions provide interactive discussions focused on topics of interest to the industry. Panel discussions are comprised of industry panelists and represent a broad range of viewpoints and technology. Panels will be held throughout the week, and all OFC/NFOEC technical registrants are encouraged to attend these exciting sessions.

Like invited and tutorial speakers, workshop and panel topics and organizers are chosen through a highly selective nominations process.

Check back often, workshops and panels are still being confirmed.

1. Optical Network Applications and Services
2. Network Technologies and Applications
3. FTTx Technologies, Deployment and Applications
5. Fibers and Optical Propagation Effects
6. Fiber and Waveguide Based Devices: Amplifiers, Lasers, Sensors, and Performance Monitors
7. Optical Devices for Switching, Filtering, and Interconnects
8. Optoelectronic Devices
9. Digital Transmission Systems
10. Transmission Subsystems and Network Elements
11. Optical Processing and Analog Subsystems
12. Core Networks
13. Access Networks
14. Optical Networking, Technologies, and Applications for Datacom and Computercom

Category 1. Optical Network Applications and Services

Workshop: What is the Value of Flexible Grid Network?

Panel: Dynamic Network Services

Panel: Latency Demystified

Category 1 Invited Speakers | Category 1 Tutorial Speakers | Category 1 Short Courses

Category 2. Network Technologies and Applications

Panel: Recent Advances of Control Plane Technologies

Workshop: Core Router Bypass: Via ROADM, OTN, Ethernet, MPLS or not at all?

Workshop: LTE: Driving Changes in Mobile Backhaul Networking

Panel: 100G Deployments

Panel: 100G Coherent Real-time Receivers

Category 2 Invited Speakers | Category 2 Tutorial Speakers | Category 2 Short Courses

Category 3. FTTx Technologies, Deployment, and Applications

Workshop: Technologies for NG-PON2: Why I Think This Technology Is the Clear Winner

Cancelled Panel: Revolution in HFC Networks

Panel: Bandwidth Demand Forecasting

Category 3 Invited Speakers | Category 3 Tutorial Speakers | Category 3 Short Courses

Category 5. Fibers and Optical Propagation Effects

Workshop: Is Spatial-Division Multiplexing the Way for Future Optical Networks?

Category 5 Invited Speakers | Category 5 Tutorial Speakers | Category 5 Short Courses

Category 6. Fiber and Waveguide-Based Devices: Amplifiers, Lasers, Sensors, and Performance Monitors

Workshop: All-optical Signal Processing: Next-generation Applications

Category 6 Invited Speakers | Category 6 Tutorial Speakers | Category 6 Short Courses

Category 7. Optical Devices for Switching, Filtering, and Interconnects

Workshop: What is the Impact of Silicon Photonics on Network Architecture?

Category 7 Invited Speakers | Category 7 Tutorial Speakers | Category 7 Short Courses

Category 8. Optoelectronic Devices

Workshop: Challenges for Silicon Photonics and III-V Packaging and Assembly

Category 8 Invited Speakers | Category 8 Tutorial Speakers | Category 8 Short Courses

Category 9. Digital Transmission Systems

Workshop: Is Spatial-Division Multiplexing the Way for Future Optical Networks?

Workshop: Core Networks in 2020

Category 9 Invited Speakers | Category 9 Tutorial Speakers | Category 9 Short Courses

Category 10. Transmission Subsystems and Network Elements

Workshop: The Road to the 3-Watt, 100G Transponder: Dream or Reality

Workshop: Is Spatial-Division Multiplexing the Way for Future Optical Networks?

Category 10 Invited Speakers | Category 10 Tutorial Speakers | Category 10 Short Courses

Category 11. Optical Processing and Analog Subsystems

Workshop: All-optical Signal Processing: Next-generation Materials

Workshop: All-optical Signal Processing: Next-generation Applications

Category 11 Invited Speakers | Category 11 Tutorial Speakers | Category 11 Short Courses

Category 12. Core Networks

Workshop: What is the Value of Flexible Grid Network?

Workshop: Core Networks in 2020

Category 12 Invited Speakers | Category 12 Tutorial Speakers | Category 12 Short Courses

Category 13. Access Networks

Workshop: Energy and Cost-efficient Components and Architectures for Future Optical-Access Systems

Workshop: Building a Universal Access Platform: Can PON also Solve the Mobile Backhaul Problem?

Category 13 Invited Speakers | Category 13 Tutorial Speakers | Category 13 Short Courses

Category 14. Optical Networking, Technologies, and Applications for Datacom and Computercom

Workshop: Optics in the Data Center: How Can We Efficiently Move and Control Large Amounts of Data?

Category 14 Invited Speakers | Category 14 Tutorial Speakers | Category 14 Short Courses