Sunday, 05 March,
16:00
–
18:30
Room 6C
Description:
Rising network traffic, driven by consumer bandwidth demand, creates a capacity challenge for networks of all types. The search for scalable capacity has become a driving force in network systems. Space Division Multiplexing (SDM) is a viable approach as it increases the relative core density in a given system. In data center applications, it could solve practical installation problems of very large fiber counts in data center interconnect (DCI) links. In a submarine, it offers a path towards 1-5 Pb/s subsea cable capacity. The latter presents the ultimate challenge due to high-reliability requirements and power-limited cable designs on top of the high-capacity transmission. The debate will therefore focus on which technology will emerge to meet challenging 5 Pbps cable capacity targets in submarine. Scalability, ecosystem readiness, compatibility with incumbent systems, and mechanical robustness are among the factors to be addressed for two leading solutions: multicore (MCF) and reduced geometry (Cladding or Coating) fibers.
Organizers
Tetsuya Hayashi, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd , Japan
Inna Kozmina, Corning, USA
Pierre Sillard, Prysmian Group, France
Benyuan Zhu, OFS Laboratories, USA
Speakers
Mattia Cantono, Google, USA
Olivier Courtois, Alcatel Submarine Networks, France
Hans Damdgaard, OFS Labs, Denmark
Lidia Galdino, Corning Incorporated, UnitedKingdom
Stephen Grubb, Meta, USA
Takemi Hasegawa, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Japan
Takanori Inoue, NEC Laboratories, Japan
Victor Kopp, Chiral Photonics, USA
Alexei Pilipetskii, SubCom LLC, USA
Shigehiro Takasaka, Furukawa Electric Co., Japan