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In recent years, the development of new fiber types has made a lot of progress. Hollow-core fiber (HCF) has shown low attenuation and wide optical bandwidth comparable to traditional single-mode fiber with lower latency. In contrast, multi-core fiber (MCF) has demonstrated the capability to support long-distance transmission and enable submarine cables for 1+Pbps systems. These new fiber types provide certain advantages compared with traditional fiber and require further improvement in performance, scalability, and progress in the whole ecosystem. As network operators and fiber service providers are considering new fiber cable deployment to support continuous data-bandwidth growth and new applications, it is a good time to examine and compare which fibers will be most suitable for long-term growth and short-term deployment. Fiber developers, fiber cable manufacturers and fiber network operators will share their latest thoughts on this particular topic at the workshop.
Organizers
Mattia Cantono, Google LLC, USA
Binbin Guan, Microsoft, USA
Atsushi Nakamura, NTT, Japan
TJ Xia, Verizon Communications Inc. , USA