Short Courses
General Information
Short Courses cover a broad range of topic areas at a variety of educational levels. The courses are taught by highly regarded industry experts on subjects such as 40 Gb/s transmission systems, optical transmission systems, photonic integrated circuits, and ROADM technologies. New topics for 2011 include computercom interconnects and data center networking.
Short Courses are an excellent opportunity to learn about new products, cutting-edge technology and vital information at the forefront of communications. Whether you choose a course designed for beginners or for more advanced instruction, the small size of each class gives you an excellent opportunity for personalized instruction. Short Courses are also an opportunity to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) and to meet one of the key requirements to maintaining your PE license.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Demonstrate your commitment to continuing education and advancement in the optical communications field by earning CEUs. Certificates awarding CEUs are presented to all individuals who complete a Short Course, CEU form, and course evaluation. Forms will be available on-site.
Registration
Register for a Short Course and you also receive free admission to:
Registration will open in late September 2010.
Free Short Course Offer for Student Members
After the pre-registration deadline (February 14, 2011), student members of sponsoring organizations may register for free for select Short Courses not yet at capacity. Many Short Courses are in high demand—the best way to ensure admittance is to pre-register for the course before it reaches capacity. On-site registration is not guaranteed. Free student registration will not be available for hands-on courses, full-day courses, or courses that are filled before the pre-registration deadline.
To achieve the full value of attending a Short Course, students who take advantage of the free course offer are strongly encouraged to pre-purchase Short Course Notes for $15 at the time that they register for the course. Short Course Notes are a valuable take-home benefit of attending a course, and these notes will be available only to attendees of the course. (Paid attendees receive one copy of the notes.)
Register early to guarantee a space in a Short Course!
Visit the registration page after February 14 to sign up for a free Short Course and purchase the corresponding course notes. (If you are already registered for OFC/NFOEC, you will need to update your registration to select from the available Short Courses.)
Attendee Testimonials
“I have taken many courses dealing with complex subjects and have often left just a puzzled on the subject as I did previously. Not so in this course. Neal Bergano did an exceptional job at explaining difficult concepts. He is a role model teacher and presenter. Job well done.”
Attendee of SC102 WDM in Long-Haul Transmission Systems instructed by Neal S. Bergano
“This was by far the best course I have taken at OFC/NFOEC. Instructor was energetic and knowledgeable, which kept my attention.”
Attendee of SC141 Combating and Monitoring Data-Degrading Effects in Non-Static WDM Systems instructed by Alan Willner
“Very good short course. Instructor is very knowledgeable and very clear in his explanation. Complex subject made quite clear. Good material and references, including standards.”
Attendee of SC171 Introduction to Optical Control Plane Concepts, Technologies and Practices instructed by Greg Bernstein
“A well presented course and a highly professional presenter.”
Attendee of SC176 Metro Network: The Transition to Ethernet instructed by Loudon Blair
“By far the best of four courses completed. Instructor has great presentation skills.”
Attendee of SC261 ROADM Technologies and Network Applications instructed by Thomas Strasser
“Jeff was the best instructor I've seen in quite some time. Fantastic speaker.”
“Well done. Good pace, very knowledgeable instructor, answers all questions.”
“Very well done. Instructor is thoroughly versed in the subject and could field questions from class members without hesitation.”
Attendees of SC264 Introduction to Ethernet Technologies instructed by Jeffrey Cox
“Fantastic course!”
Attendee of SC265 Passive Optical Components and Filtering Technologies instructed by Bruce Nyman and Christi Madsen
“Excellent course, which will be useful in my work. Handouts are very good.”
Attendee of SC291 Hands-on Fiber Optics for Engineers Designing for Military, Aerospace, Shipboard and Industrial Harsh Environmental Applications instructed by Dennis Horwitz
“Chris's course notes are the best I have seen at any short course.”
Attendee of SC325 Highly Integrated Monolithic Photonic Integrated Circuits instructed by Chris Doerr
“Perfect presentation!”
“The course gave an excellent overview to fiber-optic system design and modeling in a manner very useful to helping technical managers evaluate modeling and experimental results. Dr. Essiambre did a great job of organizing and presenting the material, keeping a good focus on the most important issues.”
Attendees of SC327 Modeling and Design of Fiber-Optic Communication Systems instructed by Rene-Jean Essiambre
“A complex subject made very easy with very intuitive visual slides. Extremely well prepared course.”
Attendee of SC341 OFDM for Optical Communications instructed by Sander L. Jansen
“Very good introduction to the instruments and concepts.”
“I enjoyed the instructor. He presented in an easy-to-understand method.”
Attendees of SC347 Reliability and Qualification of Fiber-Optic Components instructed by David Maack