Program & Speakers

OFC, The Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition, is the premier international event for the latest advances in optical communications and networking.

A High-Quality Technical Program

• Covers recent progress in research (near- and long-term) and technology
• Features invited presentations by experts in the field
• Includes peer-reviewed technical presentations
• Hear from luminaries in industry and academia
• Presented in a variety of formats
  • 1 hour in-depth tutorials
  • Interactive workshops
  • Panel discussions
  • Half-day short courses (separate fee required)
  • In-depth symposia on hot topics

Comprehensive Peer Reviewed Presentations in Key Topic Areas

• Active optical devices and circuits for switching and filtering
• Advances in prototypes and product developments of components and subsystems for data centers and optical networks
• Advances in system, network and service developments and field trials in commercial data centers and networks
• Architectures and software-defined control for intra-data center networks
• Architectures and software-defined control for metro and core networks
• Digital subsystems and systems for data centers
• Digital and electronic subsystems
• Digital transmission systems
• Fiber and propagation physics
• Fiber-optic and waveguide devices and sensors
• Optical access networks for fixed  and mobile services
• Optical, photonic and microwave photonic subsystems
• Passive optical devices and circuits for switching and filtering
• Radio-over-fiber, free-space and non-telecom systems