News Releases

Find the most recent news from OFC and the optical networking and communication community including press release for the conference and technical programming, exhibitor news, and event highlights.

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• OFC 2025 to Celebrate 50 Years of Innovation – Call for Papers Open

  3 October 2024
• OFC 2024 Celebrates Unprecedented Success, Spotlights a Thriving and Expanding Optical Communications and Networking Industry

  29 March 2024
• OFC 2024 Brings Innovations from Leading Global Organizations And Cutting-Edge Tech Demonstrations to California

  19 March 2024
• OFC 2024 to showcase demonstrations of high-speed optical network and next-gen technology interoperability

  4 March 2024
• OFC 2024: More Than 600 Industry-Leading Companies Will Showcase the Trends Defining Optical Networking and Data Center Communications

  20 February 2024
• New data speed record on optical fiber

  8 February 2024
• Predicting optical fibers failures

  1 February 2024
• OFC 2024 Technical Conference & Show Floor Business Programming to Feature Product Developments and Research in AI/Machine Learning and Network Analytics, Quantum Networking, Data Center Connectivity and More

  24 January 2024
• 12-spatial-channel WDM/SDM transmission over transoceanic distance

  16 January 2024
• OFC 2024 Plenary Unites Visionaries from Across the Globe to Explore Networking's Role in Shaping the Future of Science, Education and Optical Communications

  26 October 2023
• OFC 2023 Conference and Exhibition Celebrates Strong Post-pandemic Rebound; Highlights Include Quantum Networking, AI, Data Center Connectivity

  10 March 2023
• Photonics Society of Chinese Heritage announces two winners of the Tingye Li Memorial Scholarship Award

  9 March 2023
• OFC 2023 Exhibition to Feature Hundreds of Leading Global Organizations Demonstrating the Latest Innovations & Applications in Optical Communications and Data Center Technologies

  21 February 2023
• OFC 2023 to Host Live Optical and Data Networking Interoperability Demonstrations from Leading Global Organizations

  9 February 2023
• Coherent optical link achieves 200 Gigabits per second single wavelength transmission

  20 January 2023
• Researchers demonstrate co-propagation of quantum and classical signals

  19 January 2023
• Scientists perform real-time environmental sensing over 524 kilometers of live aerial fiber

  18 January 2023
• OFC 2023 Unveils Technical Conference & Show Floor Business Programming; Focus on the Latest Research and Product Developments in Quantum Networking, AI and Network Analytics, Data Center Connectivity, 5G Innovations, Machine Learning and More

  12 January 2023
• New laser lays groundwork for next generation ethernet technology

  5 January 2023
• OFC 2023 Announces Global Leaders in Telecommunications, Computer Networking and Material Science to Deliver Plenary

  14 September 2022