• Technical Conference:  15 – 19 March 2026
  • Exhibition: 17 – 19 March 2026
  • Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

Coherent Optics Unleashed: 400ZR Success to 800ZR/LR Advancements and 1600ZR/ZR+ Kick-Off

Wednesday, 02 April, 16:00 – 17:00

Theater I

Session Description:

OIF’s 400G coherent specification (OIF-400ZR-02.0) has been a resounding success for interoperability and propelled broader market adoption of IP over DWDM network architectures. It’s time for an update on OIF’s next two generations of coherent specifications - (800ZR, 800LR, 1600ZR, and 1600ZR+). In this session, a panel of OIF experts will give an update on 800ZR and 800LR technical work and an early status on 1600ZR and 1600 ZR+, reviewing trade-offs in optical system performance, latency, power, and innovations. These projects will create the next core network architecture based on coherent pluggable technology standards in next-generation Cloud DCI and Telecom edge network interconnects.

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Moderator

Karl Gass, OIF Physical & Link Layer Working Group Optical Vice Chair, United States

Panelists

Josef Berger, Marvell, United States

Doug Cattarusa, Cisco, United States

Sebastien Gareau, Ciena, Canada

David Hillerkuss, Infinera, United States

Jason Wang, Google, United States