• Technical Conference:  24 – 28 March 2024
  • Exhibition: 26 – 28 March 2024
  • San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA
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2023 Show Floor Program Schedule


     
 
Event name Theater I Theater II Theater III
Suzanne R. Nagel Lounge - Tuesday  
  
  
Conversation with the Plenary Speakers  
  
 10:15 - 10:45
OFC Career Zone Job Fair - Tuesday  
  
  
MW Panel I: State of the Industry 10:30 - 12:00
  
  
Optics in Future AI Systems: Interconnects, Switching and Processing  
 10:45 - 11:45
  
Cancelled: Optica Tech Talk: The Life Cycle of an Optical Network: From Planning to Decommissioning  
  
  
Standards Update with the Latest on 5G Transport, Higher Speed PON, SDM, OTN Technologies, and Interoperable Optical Interfaces  
  
 11:00 - 12:00
Data Center Summit Keynote: Past Experiences and Future Prospects of Data Center Interconnect Optical Networks  
 12:00 - 12:30
  
Optica Tech Talk: Technologies and Applications for Passive Optical Networks (PONs)  
  
  
MW Panel II: PAM vs. Coherent for Data Center Connectivity 12:15 - 13:45
  
  
Technology Showcase: How Innovations in Coherent Optical Engines Can Deliver Substantial Value to Telecom Networks  
  
 12:15 - 12:45
DCS Panel I: More than a Clos: Future Data Center Network Architectures and the Role of Optics  
 12:30 - 14:00
  
Optica Tech Talk: Modern Subsea Cable Systems  
  
  
OFCnet  
  
 13:15 - 13:45
MW Panel III: 800G / 128GBaud Pluggable Coherent - Key Technologies and Applications 14:00 - 15:30
  
  
OFCnet Optical Engineering and Maintenance  
  
 14:15 - 14:45
DCS Panel II: Open Line Systems - Can We Shape "Disaggregation" in One Direction?  
 14:15 - 15:45
  
Space-Based Optical Communications and Networking  
  
 15:00 - 16:00
Design Considerations of Optical Connectivity in a Co-Packaged or On-Board Optics Switch 15:45 - 16:45
  
  
Amphenol: Plugging In, Beyond Optical Standards  
 16:00 - 17:00
  
OFCnet Quantum Key Distribution  
  
 16:15 - 16:45
Event name Theater I Theater II Theater III
Suzanne R. Nagel Lounge - Wednesday  
  
  
Network Operator Summit: Keynote 10:15 - 10:45
  
  
Technology Showcase: SWK Series: Next Generation Connectivity  
  
 10:15 - 10:45
OFC Career Zone Job Fair - Wednesday  
  
  
Ethernet in Telecom: The Rise of ZR and ZR+ for Metro (and Beyond?)  
 10:30 - 11:30
  
NOS Panel I: What's the Value of Optical Network Automation and How Can Optics Help 11:00 - 12:30
  
  
Optica Tech Talk: Optical Fiber Design for Telecommunications and Specialty Applications  
  
  
OFCnet Quantum Network - Coexistence, Transporting Entanglements  
  
 11:00 - 11:30
OFCnet High Performing Networks Demonstrations  
  
 11:40 - 12:10
OpenZR+MSA - New Developments and Next Steps  
 11:45 - 12:45
  
Optica Tech Talk: Does the World Need Programmable Photonics?  
  
  
Technology Showcase: Optical Innovations and the Impact on Network Architectures Today and Tomorrow  
  
 12:20 - 12:50
Optica Tech Talk: Highly Integrated Monolithic Photonic Integrated Circuits  
  
  
NOS Panel II: Brownfield Applications in Legacy Networks 13:00 - 14:30
  
  
OFCnet Backstage Pass: Highlighting the Unsung Heroes of Optical Connectivity  
  
 13:00 - 13:30
Defining 800ZR and 800LR; An OIF Update  
 13:00 - 14:00
  
Open ROADM MSA Updates and Demonstration  
  
 13:45 - 14:45
The State of Fiber in America  
 14:15 - 15:15
  
MW Panel IV: Performance-Centric Long Haul 14:45 - 16:15
  
  
Technology Showcase: Bringing Order to Chaos – OIF – Part 1  
  
 15:00 - 15:30
Technology Showcase: Bringing Order to Chaos – OIF – Part 2  
  
 15:30 - 16:00
Technologies and Focus to Add Value to the Goal of a Single Multi-Access Optical PON Network  
 15:30 - 16:30