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Exhibits and
Show Floor Programs
Gain Access to Thought Leaders, Hot Products
and Ground-breaking Technologies

The future of optical networking
and communications

TECHNICAL CONFERENCE
8 – 12 March 2020

SHORT COURSES
8 – 9 March 2020

EXHIBITION
10 – 12 March 2020

San Diego, California, USA

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Dates
10 February 2020
Advance Registration Deadline
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8 – 12 March 2020
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Exhibits and Show Floor Programs

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Exhibits and Show Floor Programs - OFC Conference
It’s Here!
The Year’s Premier Event in Telecom and
Data Center Optics

OFC is the world’s largest conference and exhibition for optical communications
and networking professionals.
Nearly 15,000 manufacturers, developers, end users and other business
and technology leaders attend from 70 countries seeking the future direction
of the industry.
OFC is the go-to source for information on new products and forward-looking
market intelligence and trends.

It’s Free!
Exhibits Pass Plus Registration Includes:
•   Access to the exhibition with over 700 exhibitors
•   Market Watch — 7 panel discussions covering the latest application topics
    and trending business issues.
•   Network Operator Summit — keynote and 2 panels provide the inside
    perspective from network operators and service providers — their issues,
    drivers and requirements.
•   Data Center Summit — keynote and 1 panel address different aspects of
    optical technologies that impact data centers.
•   Over 20 business programs on the show floor
•   Plenary Session featuring 3 industry luminaries
•   10 interactive hot topic workshops
•   OFC Career Zone Live
•   OFC 2020 Buyers’ Guide

Register today for Exhibits Pass Plus!
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Exhibits and Show Floor Programs - OFC Conference
Schedule
                                      Sunday,   Monday,   Tuesday,   Wednesday, Thursday,
                                      8 March   9 March   10 March   11 March   12 March
 General
 Registration*                        07:30 –   07:30 –   07:00 –    07:30 –         07:30 –
                                      19:00     18:00     18:00      17:00           16:00
 Exhibition and                                           10:00 –    10:00 –         10:00 –
 Show Floor                                               17:00      17:00           16:00
 Unopposed                                                10:00 –    12:30 –         12:30 –
 Exhibit-only Time                                        14:00      14:00           14:00
 OFC Career                                               10:00–     10:00–          10:00 –
 Zone Live                                                17:00      17:00           16:00
 Short Courses                        09:00 –   08:30 –
 (fee required)                       20:00     17:30
 Workshops                            13:00 –
                                      18:00
 Plenary                                                  08:00 –
                                                          10:00
 Poster Sessions                                                     10:30 –         10:30 –
                                                                     12:30           12:30
 Special Keynote:                                         18:15 –
 Celebrating 50 Years                                     19:00
 of Light-speed
 Connections
 Conference Reception                                     19:00 –
 (Ticket required                                         20:30
 for Exhibits Pass Plus
 attendees)
 Show Floor Programs
 MARKET WATCH (SPONSORED BY HUAWEI)

 Panel I: State of the Industry                           10:30 –
                                                          12:00
 Panel II: 5G and Re-thinking Access Networks             12:30 –
                                                          14:00
 Panel III: Optical Interconnect and Computing            14:30 –
 for Scaling Machine Learning (ML) Systems                16:00
 Panel IV: What Is Next for Data Center Interconnects?               15:30 –
                                                                     17:00
 Panel V: Inside the Data Center                                                     10:30 –
                                                                                     12:00
 Panel VI: Advanced Packaging and                                                    12:30 –
 Photonic Integration                                                                14:00
 Panel VII: IP+WDM Architecture Evolution                                            14:30 –
                                                                                     16:00
 NETWORK OPERATOR SUMMIT

 Keynote: Chih-Lin I, China Mobile Chief Scientist,                  10:30 –
 Wireless Technologies, China Mobile Research                        11:15
 Institute, China
 Panel I: Next Generation Access Network                             11:15 –
                                                                     12:45
 Panel II: Transport on a Plug                                       13:30 –
                                                                     15:00
 DATA CENTER SUMMIT (SPONSORED BY INNOLIGHT)

 Keynote: Jeffrey Cox, Partner Director Network           11:30 –
 Architecture, Microsoft, USA                             12:15
 Data Center 2020 — Less Hyperscale and More              12:15 –
 Co-location and Compute at the Edge?                     13:45
All times reflect Pacific Time Zone                                            * Hours subject to change
Exhibits and Show Floor Programs - OFC Conference
Tuesday,   Wednesday, Thursday,
                                                     10 March   11 March   12 March
INFRASTRUCTURE MAKEOVER AND NETWORKING

5G Architectures and Service Considerations          12:15 –
                                                     13:15
Accelerating ROI on the Road to SDN                  16:00 –
                                                     17:00
The Disaggregated Transport Network (TIP)                       11:30 –
                                                                13:00
Cloud Network Evolution Bandwidth Drivers                       13:15 –
(IEEE Future Directions)                                        14:45
Open, Multi-vendor Networks — Design,                           15:30 –
Management and Operations (OpenConfig)                          17:00
INTRA AND INTER DATA CENTER CONNECTIVITY

Ethernet Interoperability and Deployments — New and 10:15 –
Legacy Solutions Work Together (Ethernet Alliance)  11:15
400ZR Specifications Update (OIF)                    13:30 –
                                                     14:30
Embedded Optics and How They Should Be Done          15:00 –
to Support the OEM Eco-system                        17:00
New High-bandwidth, Non-DSP Interface for Data                  15:00 –
Center and Campus Interconnects (Open Eye MSA)                  16:00
Design Consideration of Next Generation Ethernet                           10:15 –
Switches With Higher Speed Optics                                          11:15
System Evaluation of On-board Optics (COBO)                                11:30 –
                                                                           12:30
OTHER

AIM Photonics Member Successes and Updates           11:00 –
(AIM Photonics)                                      12:00
Standards Update on 5G Transport, Higher Speed       14:45 –
PON, Latest OTN Technologies and Interoperable       15:45
Optical Coherent Interfaces (ITU-T SG15)
112 Gbps Electrical Interfaces — An OIF Update                  16:15 –
on CEI-112G                                                     17:00
3D Sensing Uses in Consumer and                                            12:15 –
Automotive Markets                                                         13:30
POF Symposium (POFTO)                                                      13:45 –
                                                                           14:45
Fiber Types and Amplifiers: Choices and Trade-offs                         15:00 –
                                                                           16:00
COMMERCIALLY SPONSORED SESSIONS

Preparing the Transport Network for 5G               13:50 –
(Juniper Networks)                                   14:50
Revolutionizing the Economics of Pluggable Optics               10:15 –
with Silicon Photonics (Juniper Networks)                       11:15
Transforming Network Operations Through                                    12:45 –
Automation (Juniper Networks)                                              13:45
Unleashing the Full Potential of Silicon Photonics              13:30 –
(Acacia Communications Inc.)                                    14:30
Beyond 400ZR…What Comes Next?                                              11:00 –
(Acacia Communications Inc.)                                               12:00
PRODUCT SHOWCASES

Company Product Presentations                        10:15 –    10:15 –    10:15 –
                                                     10:45      13:30      10:45
                                                                14:30 –
                                                                15:30

                                                                                       3
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Special Sessions
Plenary                                      Workshops

The plenary speakers at OFC include          Interactive workshops discuss and
an industrial leader and a research          debate the latest technologies
leader, both covering topics related         featuring a panel of invited speakers.
to the technical core of the conference,     See complete descriptions and
and a visionary speaker linking topics       speakers at ofcconference.org/
outside OFC’s focus to the conference.       workshops

               Qi Bi                         800G and Beyond: Will Coherent
               President, China              Prevail at Short-Reach Distances?
               Telecom Technology            Are Radical Photonic Devices and
               Innovation Center, Chief      Architectures Needed for Future
               Technology Office,            Data Centers?
               China Telecom Beijing
               Research Institute            Converged 5G and Heterogeneous
                                             Services Access Networks: How
5G Evolution: Challenges                     to Achieve Ultra-low Latency and
and Opportunities                            High Reliability?
                                             Does Disaggregation Support Data
               Karsten Danzmann              Center Evolution?
               Vice Managing Director,
               Laser Interferometry          Network Analytics in the Age of
               and Gravitational Wave        Machine Learning: How to Share
               Astronomy, Max Planck         Data and Maximize Synergies
               Institute for Gravitational   Among Transport Systems and
               Physics, Germany              Network Operators

The Challenge and Impact of                  Optical Components for
Detecting Ripples in Spacetime               fJ/bit Exascale Computing:
                                             How and When?
                                             Optics for Neuromorphic
               Sir David Payne               Computing and Machine Learning:
               Director,                     Status, Prospects and Challenges
               Optoelectronics
               Research Centre,              Trends and Perspectives in Space-
               University of                 division Multiplexed Transmission
               Southampton, UK               and Related Devices
                                             What ROADM/OXC Technologies
Is There a Future for Silica                 Will Cost-effectively Enable
as an Optical Material?                      Dynamic and Reconfigurable
                                             Optical Networks in 5G Era?
                                             What Will Drive the Transition to
                                             Coherent Intra-Data-Center Optics?

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Special Events
Celebrating 50 Years of Light-speed Connections

In 1970, two significant technical         of silicon photonics to mention a
achievements led to the                    few. This special presentation from
development of practical fiber optical     one of our industry’s leaders looks
communications: the demonstration          back at 50 years of discovery and
of low-loss fibers (16dB/km) and           concludes with an overview of how
the first CW room-temperature              these technologies have impacted
semiconductor laser. Since then,           our world — from instant, worldwide
numerous other breakthroughs have          communication to enabling 5G, the
led to increasing the bandwidth and        Internet and the Internet of Things.
reach of fiber links, enabling the
                                           The Timeline of Innovation
World Wide Web, video streaming,
                                           As we look back at the discoveries of
trans-oceanic high-capacity links, high-
                                           years past and speculate about what
capacity wireless communications and
                                           is yet to come, OFC unveils a unique
many other data services.
                                           show-floor exhibit that surveys 50
At the 2020 OFC Conference and             years of optical fiber innovations —
Exhibition, come celebrate the             from the first demonstration of low-
successes of the OFC community that        loss fiber in 1970 to efficient 400GbE
have facilitated light-speed connections   transport at any distance today.
between individuals across geographic      Browse the timeline of milestones,
and oceanic boundaries.                    and see the progression of invention
                                           through artifacts and imagery.
Highlights include:
                                           Conference Reception
Special Keynote
                                           The special keynote will be followed
The evolution of technology is
                                           by an enhanced, themed conference
often a history of firsts. The initial
                                           reception featuring an array of food
demonstration of low-loss fibers and
                                           and drink. (Requires a ticket for
CW diode lasers have led to other
                                           Exhibits Pass Plus attendees.)
important developments including;
the first electrically pumped VCSEL,       INNOVATOR SPONSOR

the first transatlantic fiber cable,
commercial WDM systems, the
                                           PREMIER SPONSOR
deployment of InP photonic integrated
circuits and the commercialization

                                                                                  5
Exhibition
Fit a Year’s Worth of Meetings into Just Three Days!

Visit more than 700 participating companies showcasing
network equipment and software, active and passive
components, test and manufacturing equipment, data
center/IT products and cable and fiber. Only OFC offers the
size and scope to compare and contrast vendors, giving
you the information you need to make all your technology
decisions in one place.

Experience the Most Comprehensive Exhibition in the Industry
•   Check out multi-vendor         •   Network with colleagues
    interoperability demos         •   Establish new contacts
•   See and compare new products   •   Learn what’s hot
•   Meet with vendors              •   Attend business sessions
•   Explore customized solutions   •   Speak with recruiters from
                                       top companies

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Exhibitors and Sponsors as of November 2019
View the floor plan, review company descriptions and find products
and vendors of interest. ofcconference.org/exhibithall
(Sponsors are highlighted in red)

3M Electronics Materials Solutions   Axetris AG                           Dimension Technology Co., Ltd.
Division                             Bandwidth10 Ltd.                     Direct Optical Research Company
3SAE Technologies                    Beijing Grish Hitech Co., Ltd.       Discovery Semiconductors, Inc.
AC Photonics, Inc.                   Benchmark Electronics, Inc.          Domaille Engineering, LLC
Acacia Communications, Inc.          Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und    Dowslake Microsystems
Accelight Technologies, Inc.         Technologie GmbH                     DustPhotonics, Inc.
Accelink Technologies Co., Ltd.      BKTEL Photonics                      East China Research Institute of
& WTD                                Bola Technologies                    Microelectronics (ECRIM)
Accumold                             Brimrose Corporation of America      East Photonics, Inc.
ACON Optics Communications, Inc.     Bristol Instruments, Inc.            East Point Communication
Adamant Namiki Precision Jewel       Broadcom                             Technology Co., Ltd.
Co., Ltd.                                                                 East Tender Optoelectronics Corp.
                                     Browave Corporation
ADSANTEC, Inc.                                                            ECI Telecom
                                     Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
ADVA                                                                      ECOC 2020
                                     Cailabs SAS
Advanced Fiber Resources                                                  EFFECT Photonics B.V.
(Zhuhai) Ltd.                        CALIENT Technologies
                                     Cambridge Industries USA, Inc.       EKINOPS
Advanced Micro Foundry
                                     Canovate Elektronik Endustri         ElectroniCast Consultants
Advanced Microoptic Systems
GmbH                                 Ticaret A.S.                         Elenion Technologies, LLC
Aerotech Inc.                        CASTECH, Inc.                        Emcore Corporation
AFL                                  CCL Optoelectronics Pvt. Ltd.        Enablence USA Components, Inc.
Agilecom Photonics Solutions         Centera Photonics, Inc.              Eoptolink Technology Inc., Ltd.
Guangdong Limited                    ChemOptics                           EOSPACE, Inc.
Agiltron, Inc.                       Chengdu Superxon Communication       Epoxy Technology, Inc.
AIM Photonics                        Technology Co., Ltd.                 Ethernet Alliance
Aitelong Technology Co., Ltd.        Chengdu Tsuhan Science &             Eugenlight Technologies
                                     Technology Co., Ltd.
Akribis Systems, Inc.                                                     European Patent Office
                                     Chiral Photonics, inc.
Albis Optoelectronics                                                     EXFO
                                     Chroma ATE Inc.
Alibaba Group                                                             Experior Laboratories, Inc.
                                     Chuxing Optical Fiber Application
Alight Technologies APS              Technologies, Lt                     F&K Delvotec Inc.
Allwave Lasers Devices, Inc.         Cicor Group                          Fabrinet
Alnair Labs Corporation              CIENA Corporation                    Ferrotec USA
Alpine Optoelectronics, Inc.         Cisco Systems, Inc.                  Fiber Instrument Sales, Inc.
American Technical Ceramics          Cleveland Electric Laboratories      Fiber Locator
AMETEK Electronic Components         Cloud Light Technology Limited       Fiber Optic Center, Inc.
& Packaging                                                               Fiber Plus International
                                     CN-J Technology Co., LTD.
Amonics Ltd.                                                              Fibercore
                                     Coastal Connections
Amphenol                                                                  FiberLabs, Inc.
                                     CODIXX AG
Analog Devices                                                            Fibernet SRL
                                     Coherent Solutions
Analog Photonics                                                          Fiberon Technologies, Inc.
                                     CompoundTek Pte. Ltd.
Anritsu Company                                                           FiberPro, Inc.
                                     Connected Fibers
A-One Technology Ltd.                                                     FiberQA LLC
                                     Consortium for On-Board Optics
APAC Opto Electronics, Inc.          (COBO)                               FiberStory
APAT Optoelectronics                 Conweal Technologies Co., Ltd.       ficonTEC (USA) Corporation
APEX Technologies                    CorActive High-Tech, Inc.            FINETECH
Apogee Optocom Co., Ltd.             Cornerstone                          Finisar
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.        Corning Incorporated                 Fi-ra Photonics Co., Ltd.
Applied Thin-Film Products           COSET, Inc.                          Fishman Corporation
Aragon Photonics Labs                Craftmark Cable Markers              FiTek Photonics Corporation
Arden Photonics, Ltd.                CreaLights Technology Co., Ltd.      FitTech Co., Ltd.
Arista Networks                      CREDO                                Fluke Networks
Arrayed Fiberoptics Corporation      Crestec Corporation                  Flyin Optronics Co., Ltd.
ASI/Silica Machinery, LLC            Crowntech Photonics Co., Ltd.        FOCI Fiber Optic
Asia Optical Co., Inc.               CRXCONEC Company Ltd.                Communications, Inc.
ASM AMICRA Microtechnologies         Daitron, Inc.                        Focuz Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
ASM Pacific Technology               Dandong Futian Exactitude            Formerica Optoelectronics Inc.
ATOP Corporation                     Machinery Co., Ltd.                  Foxconn Interconnect Technology
Atvent Solutions, Inc.               Danyang Yuqiao Precision             Frontlynk Technologies, Inc.
Auxora, Inc.                         Component Co., Ltd.                  Fujitsu Network Communications
AVIC JONHON OPTRONIC                 DATA-PIXEL                           Fujitsu Optical Components
TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.                 Delta Electronics (Americas), Ltd.   G&H
Avo Photonics, Inc.                  Denselight Semiconductors PTE Ltd.   General Photonics Corp.
Axcen Photonics Corporation          DiCon Fiberoptics, Inc.              Glenair
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Global Communication                 KGS America                          Newport Corporation
Semiconductors, Inc.                 Kingbolt Technology (HK) Co., Ltd.   Nicslab Pty Ltd
GLOBALFOUNDRIES                      Knowles Precision Devices            Ningbo Getek Communications
Gloriole Electroptic                 Kohoku Kogyo Co., Ltd.               Equipment Co., ltd.
Technology Corp.                                                          Ningbo GEYIDA Cable
                                     Komshine Technologies Limited
Go!Foton                                                                  Technology Co. Ltd.
                                     Korea Optron Corp.
GOC Co., Ltd.                                                             Ningbo GMF Telecom
                                     Krell Technologies, Inc.             Technology Co., Ltd.
GOC International Technology Corp.
                                     KST World Corp.                      Ningbo Guangyu-Tech Co. Ltd.
Golight Technology
                                     Kyocera International, Inc.          Ningbo Hi-Sun IMP & EXP Co. Ltd.
GouMax Technology, Inc.
                                     Kyosemi Opto America Corp.           Ningbo Jitong Electronics Co., Ltd.
Gowanda Components Group
                                     Laser Components USA Inc.            Ningbo Yuda Communication
GPD Optoelectronics Corp.
                                     LETI                                 Technology, Co. Ltd.
Guandong Huajiayu Technology,
Co., Ltd.                            Liaoning Youopto                     Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.
                                     Technology, Co. Ltd.                 Nissin Kasei USA Corp
Guangdong Ruigu Optical
Network Communication                LiComm Co., Ltd.                     Nokia
Guilin GLsun Science and Tech        LiGenTec SA                          Notice Co., Ltd.
Group Co., LTD                       Lightcomm Technology Co., Ltd.       nPoint, Inc.
Hengtong Optic-Electric Co., Ltd.    LightCounting, LLC                   NTT Advanced Technology
Henkel Corporation                   Lightel Technologies, Inc.           Corporation
Hikari, Inc.                         Lightip Technologies                 NTT Electronics America, Inc.
Hikifune Co., Ltd.                   Lightron, Inc.                       NTT Electronics Corporation
HiLight Semiconductor, Ltd.          Linktel Technologies Co., Ltd.       Nuphoton Technologies Inc.
Hisense Broadband, Inc.              Lintes Technology Co., Ltd.          OE Solutions, Co., Ltd.
Hitachi High Technologies America    LioniX International                 OECE Communication Co., Ltd.
Hitronics Technologies, Inc.         Liverage Technology, Inc.            OFS
HTD Fibercom Co., Limited            Lonte Technology Co., Ltd.           OgMentum, Inc.
Huangshi Sunshine                    LUCEDA Photonics                     OIF
Optoelectronic, LLC                  Lumacron Technology Ltd.             O-Net Communications
Huawei Technologies USA              Lumentum                             (Shenzhen) Ltd.
HUBER+SUHNER                         Lumerical, Inc.                      Opt Gate Co., Ltd.
HYC Co., Ltd.                        Lumibird                             Optelligent, LLC
IBM Canada                           Luna Innovations                     Optical Connections
II-VI                                Luxshare-ICT                         Optical Fiber Packaging
IMEC                                 MACOM                                OptiCLARITY
Industrial Technologies LLP          Malico, Inc.                         Optilab, LLC
Infinera                             Maxim Integrated Products            Optiwave Systems, Inc.
Infinera — GSM                       MaxLinear                            OptiWorks, Inc.
INNO Instrument, Inc.                Mellanox Technologies                OPTOKON
InnoLight                            Menara Networks                      Optoscribe Ltd.
Innovative Micro Technology          An IPG Photonics Company             OptoSigma Corporation
Innovium                             Mentor Graphics Corporation          OptoTest Corporation
INOPTICALS Inc.                      Mianyang Optink                      Optoway Technology, Inc.
InPhenix                             Technology Co., Ltd.                 Optowide Technologies Co., Ltd.
Inphi Corporation                    Micram Microelectronic GmbH          Optronics Co., Ltd., The
Inphotech                            Microchip Technology                 OSA Industry Development
INTEC E&C Co. Ltd.                   MicroCircuit Laboratories LLC        Associates (OIDA)
Intel Corporation                    Microlap Technologies, Inc.          OSI Laser Diode Incorporated
International Telecommunication      Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc.         OSI Optoelectronics, Inc.
Union (ITU)                          Mitsubishi Materials USA             Otrans Communication
inTEST Thermal Solutions             Corporation                          Technologies (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd.
IQE                                  Mixed-Signal Devices Inc.            Ousent Technologies Co, Ltd.
Ironwood Electronics                 ModuleTek Limited                    Oxford Fiber, Ltd.
IXBLUE                               Molex                                OZ Optics
Jabil AOC Technologies               MoSys, Inc.                          Pacific (Liaocheng)
                                     MPB Communications, Inc.             Optoelectronic Tech. Co., Ltd
JBTX
                                     MPI Corporation                      Pacific Microchip Corp.
JC Com Co., Ltd.
                                     MPNICS Co., Ltd                      PacketLight Networks Ltd.
Jenoptik
                                     MRSI Systems                         Palomar Technologies, Inc.
JGR Optics
                                     MultiLane SAL                        PE Fiberoptics Limited
Jiangsu Etern Co., Ltd.
                                     Murata Electronics                   PETRA
JiangSu UNIKIT Optical
Technologies Co., Ltd.               Nanometer Technologies, Inc.         PFC Flexible Circuits Ltd.
Jiangxi Ruiyuan Precision            nanoPrecision Products               Phase Sensitive Innovations
Machining Co., Ltd.                  Nanosystec                           PHIX Photonics-Assembly
Johanson Technology, Inc.            National Research Council Canada     Phononic
Juniper Networks                     Necsel IP, Inc.                      Photon Design
KAPID (Korea Association for         NEON Photonics Co. Ltd.              Photon Kinetics, Inc.
Photonics Industry)                                                       Photonics Media
                                     NeoPhotonics
Kelvin Nanotechnology Limited                                             PI — Physik Instrumente LP
                                     Neptec OS, Inc.
Keysight Technologies                                                     PICadvanced
                                     NetQuest Corporation
                                     New Ridge Technologies               Piconics
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PIXAPP                                 Shenzhen Sinovo Telecom, Ltd.         Timbercon, Inc.
Plugtech Precision Systems Limited     Shenzhen Solar Valley Scitech         Tomoegawa Co., Ltd.
POINTek, Inc.                          Dev. Co., Ltd.                        Topstone Communication, Inc.
Potron Technology Co., Ltd.            Shenzhen Tanlink Optics Co., Ltd.     TowerJazz
PPI Inc.                               Shenzhen TIBTRONIX Technology         Triformix Optronics Technology
Precise-ITC, Inc.                      Shenzhen T-ORCH Telecom               (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
                                       Technology Co. Ltd.                   Triple Stone
Precision Fiber Products, Inc.
                                       Shenzhen Wintop Optical               TRUMPF Photonic
Precision Optical Transceivers, Inc.   Technology Co., Ltd                   Components GmbH
Presidio Components, Inc.              SHENZHEN XIANGTONG CO.,LTD            TTM Technologies
PriTel, Inc.                           Shenzhen Youngsun Com Optical         UC Instruments Corp
Promet Optics                          Fiber Cable Co., Ltd.
                                                                             U-Flex Co., Limited
Prysmian Group                         SHF Communication
                                       Technologies AG                       ULTRA TEC Mfg., Inc.
PSC-SC
                                       Shijia Photons Technology Co., Ltd.   US Conec, Ltd.
Raith America, Inc.
                                       Sichuan Jiuzhou                       Vanguard Automation GmbH
RAM Photonics, LLC
                                       Opto-Electronics, Ltd.                Vectrawave
Ranovus USA
                                       Sicoya GmbH                           VeEX, Inc.
Raysung Photonics, Inc.
                                       SiFotonics Technologies Co., Ltd.     VI Systems GmbH
Rayzer Optoelectronics
Technology Co., Ltd.                   Silex Microsystems                    Viasat, Inc.
Reflex Photonics                       Sindi Technologies Co., Ltd.          VIAVI Solutions
Renesas Electronics America Inc.       Skylane Optics                        Vishay Intertechnology
RMT, Ltd.                              SmarAct, Inc.                         Vital Materials
Rockley Photonics                      SMART Photonics B.V.                  VLC Photonics S.L.
Rosendahl Nextrom                      Smartoptics                           VPIphotonics
Samtec, Inc.                           SOC America, Inc.                     W2 Optronics, Inc.
Santec USA Corporation                 Somacis                               WAKA Manufacturing
Sanwa Electronics USA Corporation      Sony Semiconductor                    Wanjun Engineering SDN BHD
                                       Solutions Corporation                 WaveSplitter Technologies, Inc.
SCHOTT Electronic Packaging
                                       Source Photonics                      Wooriro Co., Ltd.
SCINTIL Photonics
                                       Speedphoton Technology                Wuhan Amazelink Technologies
Sedona Systems
                                       Spirent                               Wuhan HuaGong Genuine
Seikoh Giken Co., Ltd.
                                       Srico, Inc.                           Optics Tech Co., Ltd
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
                                       Stelight Instrument Co., Ltd.         Wuhan RayOptek Co., Ltd.
Semtech Corporation
                                       Sterlite Technologies Limited         Wuhan Yi Valley Optoelectronic
SENKO Advanced Components, Inc.                                              Technology Co., Ltd.
                                       Sticklers Fiber Optic Cleaners
SETNA                                                                        Wuhan Yilut Technology Co., Ltd.
                                       Sumitomo Electric Device
SFO Technologies PVT LTD               Innovations U.S.A., Inc               Wuxi Taclink Optoelectronics
Shanghai B&A Technology Co., Ltd.      Sumitomo Electric Industries, LTD.    Technology Co., Ltd.
Shaoxing ZKTel Equipment Co., Ltd.     Sumix Corporation                     XDK Communication Equipment
Shenzhen ADTEK                                                               (Huizhou) Co., Ltd
                                       Suncall America
Technology Co., Ltd                                                          Xelic
                                       Sunstar Communication
Shenzhen CY COM Product Co. Ltd.       Technology Co., Ltd.                  Xena Networks
Shenzhen DYS Fiber Optic               SURWINS Technologies Co., Ltd.        XFS Communications, Inc.
Technology Co.,Ltd.                                                          Xgiga Communication
                                       SUSS MicroOptics SA
Shenzhen Eagleton                                                            Technology Co., Ltd.
Technology Industrial Limited          Suzhou Agix Optical
                                       Technology Co., Ltd.                  Xiamen Beogold
Shenzhen Fastrain                                                            Technology Co., Ltd.
Technology Co., Ltd.                   Suzhou GL Foresight Electronic
                                       Technology Co., Ltd.                  Xiamen San-U Optronics Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Fiber Stamp                                                         Xilinx, Inc.
Technology Co., Ltd.                   Suzhou Green Telecom
                                       Technology Co., Ltd.                  Yangtze Optical Fibre and
Shenzhen Fibercan Optical Co., Ltd.                                          Cable Co., Ltd.
                                       Suzhou Lieqi Intelligent
Shenzhen Gongjin                       Equipment Co. Ltd.                    Yelo Limited
Electronics Co., Ltd.
                                       Suzhou TFC Optical                    Yokogawa Corporation of America
Shenzhen HJF Electro-optics            Communication Co., Ltd.
Technology Co. Ltd.                                                          Yuasa Electronics Co., LTD.
                                       Synopsys, Inc.                        Yuetsu Seiki Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen JDD Tech New
Material Co., Ltd.                     Syntec Optics                         YumaWorks, Inc.
Shenzhen KOC                           SZOPT Communication Co., Ltd.         Zeus, Inc.
Communication Co., Ltd.                T Plus, Co., Ltd.                     ZGT Optical Comm Limited
Shenzhen Lasun Network                 T&S Communications Co. Ltd.           Zhejiang Hanxin
Cabling Co., Ltd.                      TE Connectivity                       Optoelectric Corp. Ltd.
Shenzhen Lightwit Photonics Co. Ltd.   Tecdia, Inc.                          Zhejiang Jiawei Communication
Shenzhen Olinkcom                      Technohands Corp.                     Equipments Co., LTD.
Technology Co.,Ltd                                                           Zhejiang Lante Optics Co., Ltd.
                                       Tecnisco, Ltd.
Shenzhen Opticking                                                           Zhejiang Oryarwa
Technology Co., Ltd.                   Telecom Infra Project
                                       Telescent, Inc.                       Zhejiang Wanma Tianyi
Shenzhen Optone
Technology Co., Ltd.                   Terabitcom Technology                 Zhongruisulian (Wuhan)
                                                                             Technology Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Opway Communication           TeraXion
                                                                             Zhongshan Meisu
Shenzhen PD-OPTIC                      The Light Connection, Inc. (TLC)      Technology Co., Ltd.
Technology Co., Ltd.                   The Suzanne R. Nagel Lounge           Zibo Fengyan Electronics
Shenzhen Puhuixin T                    Thorlabs                              Component Co.,Ltd
echnology Co., Ltd.
                                       Tianjin Eloik Communication
Shenzhen SDG Information Co., Ltd      Equipment Technology
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Business Programs
Three theaters on the show floor feature presentations
by experts from major global brands and key industry
organizations. Get high-level takes on hot topics and
market trends. Learn about the state of the industry,
emerging technologies and recommended courses of
action to tackle today’s toughest business challenges.

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Hear Industry Leaders
Show floor programs feature companies and industry groups driving
the evolution of optical networks.

COMPANIES

II-VI                         Comcast                  Intel
Acacia Communications         Equinix                  Juniper
ADVA Optical Networking       euNetworks               MACOM
Alibaba Group                 Facebook                 Mellanox
Arista Networks               Fujitsu                  Microsoft
Ayar Labs                     Futurewei                Nokia
British Telecom               Google                   Oracle
Broadcom                      Hewlett Packard          Semtech
Ciena                         Huawei                   Verizon
Cisco                         Inphi Corp.

INDUSTRY GROUPS

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Show Floor Programs
Market Watch
GET AN INSIDER’S LOOK AT TODAY’S MOST IMPORTANT INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS
This three-day series of panel discussions addresses the latest application topics and
business issues in optical communications and networking. Market Watch features
esteemed speakers from top carriers, system vendors, market analyst firms and
component companies.

ORGANIZER                                      It will bring varying viewpoints to
N5 Network Operator Summit,                    help sort out the proliferating PON
Market Watch and Data Center Summit            standardization developments — what are
Sub-Committee Chair                            the use cases, with particular emphasis
                                               on 5G mobile transport and what are the
Karen I. Matthews, Technology and Market       competing technologies.
Development Manager, Science and
Technology, Corning Incorporated, USA          SPEAKERS
                                               Kevin Cheng, Senior Director of PLM
SPONSORED BY                                   and Business Development — APAC,
                                               MACOM Technology Solutions, Inc, USA
                                               Frank Effenberger, Vice President
                                               Fixed Access Network Lab, Futurewei
                                               Technologies, USA
Panel I: State of the Industry                 Per Hansen, VP Marketing and Sales,
Tuesday, 10 March, 10:30 – 12:00               OE Solutions America, USA
                                               Steve Penticost, Vice President Global
MODERATOR
                                               Business Development, ADVA Optical
Vladimir Kozlov, Founder and CEO,
                                               Networking, UK
LightCounting Market Research, USA
                                               Stefaan Vanhastel, CTO, Nokia Fixed
Industry and financial analysts present        Networks, USA
their unique view on the current state of
the optical market, discussing areas that
                                               Panel III: Optical Interconnect and
encompass components, subsystems
and system manufacturers as well as            Computing for Scaling Machine
market influences and drivers. The             Learning Systems
session covers factors that influenced         Tuesday, 10 March, 14:30 – 16:00
the past year and describes trends that        MODERATOR
are expected to define the future.             Ryohei Urata, Technical Lead/Manager,
SPEAKERS                                       Google, USA
Heidi Adams, Executive Director,               Until recently, the architectures and
Network Infrastructure Research,               systems for executing Machine Learning
Informa, Canada                                (ML) workloads were based on traditional
Lisa Huff, Principal Analyst, Ovum, USA        optical interconnects used for data
                                               center networking or high-performance
Jimmy Yu, Vice President, Dell’Oro
                                               computing. In this session cloud operators,
Group, USA
                                               component/system vendors and startups
                                               discuss optical technologies for more
Panel II: 5G and Re-thinking                   efficient and scalable ML systems.
Access Networks
                                               SPEAKERS
Tuesday, 10 March, 12:30 – 14:00
                                               Paolo Costa, Principal Researcher,
MODERATOR
                                               Microsoft, UK
Ed Harstead, Lead Technology Strategist,
                                               Nicolas Harris, CEO, Lightmatter, Inc., USA
Nokia, USA
                                               Benny Koren, VP Architecture, Mellanox
This session discusses the future of TDM       Technologies, Israel
PONS and whether they can support the
requirements for 5G backhaul, midhaul          Robert (Ted) Weverka, Senior Optical
and fronthaul and whether PONs for 5G          Physicist and IP Lead, Fathom Computing,
transport will be widely adopted. It will      USA
also cover Fixed Wireless Access (FWA)
and whether it is a viable FTTH substitute.

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Panel IV: What Is Next for Data               Panel VI: Advanced Packaging and
Center Interconnects?                         Photonic Integration
Wednesday, 11 March, 15:30 – 17:00            Thursday, 12 March, 12:30 – 14:00
MODERATOR                                     MODERATOR
Loukas Paraschis, Senior Director,            Takashi Saida, Senior Manager, NTT, Japan
Infinera, USA                                 Continuous growth of data center
This panel discusses the extent to            performance and high performance
which innovations in automation,              computing requires wider bandwidth
programmability, management                   optical interconnects. This will require
abstraction, control-plane disaggregation     innovative photonic integration technology.
and open transport architectures have         The panel debates the current reality
been adopted in current and future            and the future promise of packaging
DCI networks. It will also cover the          technology, photonic integration and the
potential value from optimization and         associated eco systems.
traffic engineering.                          SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS                                      Peter De Dobbelaere, Director
Andy Bechtolsheim, Founder, Chief             Technology Development, Cisco, USA
Development Officer and Chairman,             Raj Krishnaswamy, Vice President
Arista Networks, USA                          Product, Optical Communications,
Nancy El-Sakkary, Staff Network Engineer,     Rockley Photonics, USA
Google, USA                                   Thomas Lilieberg, GM Photonic
Michael Strunz-Kroll, Head of Architecture    Integration, Intel, USA
and Engineering, euNetworks, UK               Patrick Lo, Co-Founder and President,
Chongjin Xie, Senior Director, Alibaba        Advanced Micro-Foundry Pte Ltd,
Group, USA                                    Singapore
                                              Rob Stone, Distinguished Engineer,
Panel V: Inside the Data Center               Broadcom, USA
Thursday, 12 March, 10:30 – 12:00             Andrew Wheeler, HPE Fellow,
MODERATOR                                     Vice President and Deputy Director,
Hideki Isono, Senior Professional Engineer,   Hewlett Packard Labs, Hewlett Packard
Fujitsu Optical Components, USA               Enterprise, USA
This panel discusses technology options to    Anthony Yu, Vice President, Computing
achieve the next phase of the data center     and Wired Infrastructure (CWI) Segment
technology roadmap beyond 400G. There         Business Unit, Global Foundries, USA
are several alternatives to explore such
as 800G and 1.6T, pluggable options,          Panel VII: IP+WDM Architecture
on-board optics and co-packaging, which       Evolution
will all require technology breakthroughs     Thursday, 12 March, 14:30 – 16:00
and time to mature.                           MODERATOR
SPEAKERS                                      Helen Xenos, Sr. Director, Portfolio
Andy Bechtolsheim, Founder, Chief             Marketing, Ciena, USA
Development Officer and Chairman,             The miniaturization of electro-optics
Arista Networks, USA                          alongside advancements in CMOS that
Robert Blum, Director of Marketing and        enable lower power/footprint are enabling
New Business, Intel, USA                      the deployment of coherent optics in
Brad Booth, Next Cloud System                 smaller pluggable form factors across new
Architecture, Microsoft, USA                  areas of the network. These advancements
                                              bring with them new opportunities
Jeferry Maki, Distinguished Engineer II,
                                              for deploying switches/routers with
Juniper Networks, USA
                                              integrated or coherent pluggable optics,
Mark Nowell, Fellow, Cisco Systems            also known as IP over DWDM (IPoDWDM).
Inc., Canada                                  This session discusses different points of
Sang-Yoon (Sy) Rhee, Director, Marketing,     view on the evolution of networks toward
Fujitsu Optical Components America, Inc.,     IP+DWDM architecture.
USA (FOCUS)
                                              SPEAKERS
                                              Robert Keys, Senior Director Optical
                                              Transmission, Ciena, USA
                                              Praveen Kumar, Vice President, Bharti
                                              Airtel, India

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Network Operator Summit
GET THE INSIDE PERSPECTIVE FROM NETWORK OPERATORS
This dynamic program presents the inside perspective from service providers and
network operators — their issues, drivers and how their requirements may impact the
future of the industry. Everyone in the supply chain, from equipment manufacturers to
components, will want to hear what’s next in meeting the needs of all network operators.

ORGANIZER                                     SPEAKERS
N5 Network Operator Summit,                   Cedric Lam, Engineering Director,
Market Watch and Data Center Summit           Google Fiber, USA
Sub-Committee Chair                           Ariyanto S. Pawiro, Assistant Vice
Karen I. Matthews, Technology and Market      President of Access Network Strategy,
Development Manager, Science and              PT. Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Indonesia
Technology, Corning Incorporated, USA         Albert Rafel, Optical Networks Research
                                              Manager, British Telecom, UK
Keynote                                       Glen Wellbrock, Director of Optical
Wednesday, 11 March, 10:30 – 11:15            Transport Planning, Verizon, USA

                                              Panel II: Transport on a Plug
                Chih-Lin I, China
                                              Wednesday, 11 March, 13:30 – 15:00
                Mobile Chief Scientist,
                Wireless Technologies,        MODERATOR
                China Mobile Research         Joy Jiang, Technical Program Manager,
                Institute, China              Google Fiber, USA
                                              This session assembles speakers from
                                              leading edge operators around the
                                              world that are exploring and deploying
Panel I: Next Generation Access               IPoDWDM. Other speakers include
Network                                       systems manufacturers and component
Wednesday, 11 March, 11:15 – 12:45            vendors that are developing IPoDWDM
MODERATOR                                     technology. Throughout the session,
Julie Kunstler, Principal Analyst, Network    speakers will articulate IPoDWDM use
Infrastructure and Software, Ovum, USA        cases and technology updates.
This panel presents and discusses case        SPEAKERS
studies of next-gen access deployments        Jörg-Peter Elbers, SVP Advanced
covering telco operators, cable operators     Technology, Standards & IPR, ADVA
and mobile network operators. It covers       Optical Networking, Germany
different approaches such as a “universal”    Mark Filer, Principal Engineer, Optical
access network, next-gen TDM-based            Networking, Microsoft, USA
GPON and EPON, HFC-based Full Duplex
                                              Tad Hofmeister, Optical Network
DOCSIS and 5G.
                                              Architect, Google, USA
                                              Radha Nagarajan, CTO Interconnects,
                                              Inphi, USA

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Data Center Summit                         Infrastructure Makeover
SPONSORED BY                               and Networking
                                           5G Architectures and Service
                                           Considerations
                                           Tuesday, 10 March, 12:15 – 13:15
                                           This discussion addresses distributed
ORGANIZER                                  RAN versus centralized RAN versus cloud
N5 Network Operator Summit,                RAN versus full cloud BTS and the trade-
Market Watch and Data Center Summit        offs versus benefits of each.
Sub-Committee Chair
Karen I. Matthews, Technology and Market   Accelerating ROI on the Road to SDN
Development Manager, Science and           Tuesday, 10 March, 16:00 – 17:00
Technology, Corning Incorporated, USA
                                           This panel provides different viewpoints
                                           on the cost investment in SDN solutions
Keynote                                    versus return on investment and foster a
Tuesday, 10 March, 11:30 – 12:15           discussion around how to best address
                                           the issue.

               Jeffrey L. Cox, Partner
               Director Network            The Disaggregated Transport
               Architecture,               Network
               Microsoft, USA              Wednesday, 11 March, 11:30 – 13:00
                                           ORGANIZER
                                           Telecom Infra Project (TIP)
                                           This panel session covers the latest
Panel: Data Center 2020 — Less             engineering innovations coming from
Hyperscale and More Co-location            the Open Optical and Packet Transport
and Compute at the Edge?                   Goup of the Telecom Infra Project.
Tuesday, 10 March, 12:15 – 13:45           Short engineering talks may highlight
MODERATOR                                  specific technological areas such
Robert Blum, Director of Marketing         as: optical simulation environments,
and New Business, Intel, USA               disaggregated optical systems, open
                                           technologies in telecom operator
This panel discusses the latest trends     networks and software abstraction
in data centers from an infrastructure     interfaces for optical components.
and networking hardware perspective.
What vectors and opportunities exist
to reduce power consumption, size          Cloud Network Evolution
and cost; what architectures are being     Bandwidth Drivers
considered inside data centers and         Wednesday, 11 March, 13:15 – 14:45
how data centers are evolving.             ORGANIZER
Ed Baichtal, Solutions Architect,          IEEE Future Directions
Equinix, USA                               This panel debates the bandwidth
Dan Pitt, Senior Vice President,           requirements that are expected to
MEF Forum, USA                             drive the evolution and innovations in
Saurabh Sandhir, Vice President            cloud network architectures and related
of Product Management, Nuage/              systems and technologies.
Nokia, USA
Zuowei Shen, Senior Staff                  Open, Multi-vendor Networks —
Hardware Engineer, Google, USA             Design, Management and Operations
Chongjin Xie, Senior Director,             Wednesday, 11 March, 15:30 – 17:00
Alibaba, USA                               ORGANIZER
                                           OpenConfig
                                           In this session, panelists review and
                                           discuss some of the latest developments
                                           in software to help operators design and
                                           manage multi-vendor heterogeneous,
                                           disaggregated networks at scale.

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Intra and Inter Data Center                   Design Consideration of Next
                                              Generation Ethernet Switches with
Connectivity                                  Higher Speed Optics
Ethernet Interoperability and                 Thursday, 12 March, 10:15 – 11:15
Deployments — New and Legacy                  This panel discusses the current view of
Solutions Work Together                       the market that is driving innovations
Tuesday, 10 March, 10:15 – 11:15              in switching, ASIC and optical module
ORGANIZER
                                              design, the progress and future plan for
                                              higher capacity switching systems and
Ethernet Alliance
                                              the advancement and level of integration
This panel discusses the testing              of optical module design.
that results in successful end user
deployments. It addresses the evolution
of new PAM4 based solutions — 50GbE
                                              System Evaluation of On-board
and above — entering the market and           Optics
the advancements supporting Ethernet          Thursday, 12 March, 11:30 – 12:30
interoperability testing for the successful   ORGANIZER
deployment and integration into legacy        Consortium for On-Board Optics (COBO)
networking environments.
                                              This panel reviews the learnings that
                                              have come from designed systems and
400ZR Specification Update                    building networks using onboard optics
Tuesday, 10 March, 13:30 – 14:30              and why these learnings are critical for
ORGANIZER                                     moving optics forward in the industry,
Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF)           especially as the industry looks toward
                                              developments such as terabit optical
A panel of industry experts representing      modules and co-packaged optics.
the coherent eco-system discusses and
debates the conflicting demands for a
near-term, high-volume, interoperable,
                                              Other
moderate reach, coherent 400G optical         AIM Photonics Member Successes
link. The status of the OIF’s project to      and Updates
define a 400ZR link specification will        Tuesday, 10 March, 11:00 – 12:00
also be provided.
                                              ORGANIZER
                                              AIM Photonics
Embedded Optics and How They
Should be Implemented to Support              In this session, a number of key members
the OEM Eco-system                            and partners of AIM will present their
                                              research and commercial successes.
Tuesday, 10 March, 15:00 – 17:00
What will be the implementation of            Standards Update on 5G Transport,
optical interfaces to support the next
                                              Higher Speed PON, Latest OTN
generation of Ethernet switching
chipsets? This panel debates embedded
                                              Technologies and Interoperable
optics versus optical transceivers and        Optical Coherent Interfaces
will include COBO, Co-packaged Optics         Tuesday, 10 March, 14:45 – 15:45
(CPO) Collaboration, Ayar Labs and            ORGANIZER
optical transceiver vendors.                  ITU-T SG15
                                              This session presents hot topics from
New High-bandwidth, Non-DSP                   the latest development of international
Interface for Data Center and                 standards (ITU-T Recommendations) within
Campus Interconnects                          ITU-T SG15. It covers standardization
Wednesday, 11 March, 15:00 – 16:00            work related to transport network support
                                              of IMT-2020/5G mobile, higher speed
ORGANIZER
                                              PON (Passive Optical Network), latest OTN
Open Eye MSA Group                            (Optical Transport Network) and other
This panel discusses a new solution for       transport technologies. This session also
low cost and high speed interconnects for     discusses interoperable optical interfaces at
data centers and campus networks that will    200 Gbit/s and 400 Gbit/s per wavelength.
make new optical modules cost effective
and easy to deploy. It utilizes PAM4
modulation and a unique application of
CDR and analog PLL to provide non-DSP-
based signal receive and demodulation.

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112 Gbps Electrical Interfaces —
                                                  Commercially Sponsored
An OIF Update on CEI-112G
Wednesday, 11 March, 15:00 – 17:00                Sessions
ORGANIZER                                         Preparing the Transport Network
Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF)               for 5G
A panel of OIF contributors discusses the         Tuesday, 10 March, 13:50 – 14:50
ongoing CEI-112G electrical interface             ORGANIZER
development projects, and the new                 Juniper Networks
architectures they will enable including
                                                  This panel addresses key technologies
chiplet packaging, co-packaged optics
                                                  for 5G networks including automation,
and internal cable based solutions. The
                                                  orchestration, transport protocols, edge
panel provides an update on the multiple
                                                  clouds, wireless-wireline convergence
interfaces being defined by the OIF
                                                  (WWC) and threat-aware infrastructure.
including CEI-112G MCM, XSR, VSR, MR
and LR for 112 Gbps applications of die-
to-die, chip-to-module, chip-to-chip and          Revolutionizing the Economics
long reach over backplane and cables.             of Pluggable Optics with Silicon
                                                  Photonics
3D Sensing Uses in Consumer and                   Wednesday, 11 March, 10:15 – 11:15
Automotive Markets                                ORGANIZER
Thursday, 12 March, 12:15 – 13:30                 Juniper Networks
This panel discusses how new 3-D sensing          This session covers Juniper’s unique
applications are shaping the optics industry      approach to optics manufacturing and
and whether there is an opportunity for           the associated benefits.
technical differentiation or is it mostly about
execution and investment capital and              Unleashing the Full Potential of
ultimately whether 3-D sensing provides           Silicon Photonics
cost benefits to the core optics business.
                                                  Wednesday, 11 March, 13:30 – 14:30
                                                  ORGANIZER
POF Symposium
                                                  Acacia Communications
Thursday, 12 March, 13:45 – 14:45
                                                  Silicon photonics technology is increasingly
ORGANIZER
                                                  finding its way into multiple network
Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization          applications. This session discusses
(POFTO)                                           how the industry is transitioning from a
The POF Symposium covers recent                   technology validation phase to a focus on
developments in plastic optical fibers            packaging and automation advancements,
(POF) technology, applications, technical         further leveraging electronics packaging
standards, industry progress and new              techniques for optics.
markets. Leading technical experts and
key industry players will discuss areas           Beyond 400ZR…What Comes Next?
such as automotive, aerospace, consumer
                                                  Thursday, 12 March, 11:00 – 12:00
electronics and more.
                                                  ORGANIZER
                                                  Acacia Communications
Fiber Types and Amplifiers:
Choices and Trade-offs                            This session discusses the potential areas
Thursday, 12 March, 15:00 – 16:00                 of expansion beyond 400ZR such as:
                                                  data rates beyond 400G, channel spacing
This panel reviews the various types of           evolution, technology enablers and how
optical fibers deployed today in the long haul    these will collectively affect next generation
network segments and how they perform             architectures beyond the DCI edge.
with different amplifier technologies.
                                                  Transforming Network Operations
                                                  Through Automation
                                                  Thursday, 12 March, 12:45 – 13:45
                                                  ORGANIZER
                                                  Juniper Networks
                                                  This session explores automation and
                                                  orchestration over the network lifecycle
                                                  (Design->Implement->Operate) in Metro,
                                                  Edge and Core Networks.

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Short Courses
While you can attend the exhibition at no cost, you can supplement your
experience by getting in-depth training from industry experts. Short Courses
require a registration fee.
Find complete course descriptions, objectives and instructor biographies at
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Sunday, 8 March
09:00 – 12:00 SC177     High-speed Semiconductor Lasers and Modulators

                SC208   Optical Fiber Design for Telecommunications
                        and Specialty Applications
                SC444   Optical Communication Technologies for 5G Wireless

                SC470   Secure Optical Communications

                SC485   Advanced Fiber Access Networks     NEW

09:00 – 13:00 SC105     Modulation Formats and Receiver Concepts
                        for Optical Transmission Systems
                SC328   New Developments in High-speed Optical Networking

                SC384   Background Concepts of Optical Communication Systems

                SC395   Modeling and Simulation of Optical Transmitter
                        and Receiver Components
                SC432   Hands-on: Silicon Photonics Component Design & Fabrication

                SC461   High-capacity Data Center Interconnects

                SC469   Hands-on: Laboratory Automation and Control Using Python (Beginner)

13:00 – 16:00 SC216     An Introduction to Optical Network Design and Planning

                SC217   Applications of Radio-over-fiber Technologies
                        including Future 5G Networks
                SC433   Introduction to Photodetectors and Optical Receivers

                SC460   Digital Coherent Optical System Performance Basics

13:00 – 17:00 SC203     400 Gb/s and Beyond Transmission Systems, Design
                        and Design Trade-offs
                SC267   Silicon Microphotonics: Technology Elements
                        and the Roadmap to Implementation
                SC369   Test and Measurement for Signals with Complex
                        Optical Modulation
                SC390   Introduction to Forward Error Correction

                SC463   Optical Transport SDN: Architectures, Applications
                        and Actual Implementations
13:30 – 17:30   SC443   Optical Amplifiers: From Fundamental Principles
                        to Technology Trends
                SC452   FPGA Programming for Optical Subsystem Prototyping

17:00 – 20:00 SC205     Integrated Electronic Circuits for Fiber Optics

                SC428   Link Design and Modeling for Intra Data Center
                        Optical Interconnects
                SC484   Transport Evolution due to Cloud Services
                        and Network Resiliency NEW

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Monday, 9 March
08:30 – 12:30 SC102     WDM in Long-haul Transmission Systems

                SC160   Microwave Photonics

                SC178   Test and Measurement for Data Center/Short Reach Communications

                SC341   Multi-carrier Modulation and Superchannels for
                        Terabit-class Transceivers
                SC446   Hands-on: Characterization of Coherent Opto-electronic Subsystems

                SC448   Software Defined Networking for Optical Networks:
                        a Practical Introduction
                SC453A Hands-on: Fiber Optic Handling, Measurements
                       and Component Testing
                SC468   Advanced FEC Techniques for Optical Communications

                SC473   Photonic Switching Systems

                SC483   Hands-on: Machine Learning in Optical Networks    NEW

                SC487   Laboratory Automation and Control Using Python (Advanced)     NEW

09:00 – 12:00 SC114     Passive Optical Networks (PONs) Technologies

                SC261   ROADM Technologies and Network Applications

                SC359   Datacenter Networking 101

                SC408   Space Division Multiplexing in Optical Fibers

                SC450   Design, Manufacturing and Packaging of Opto-electronic Modules

                SC465   Transmission Fiber and Cables

                SC486   Optoelectronic Devices for LIDAR and High-BW or 3D Sensing    NEW

13:30 – 16:30 SC429     Advances in Flexible Photonic Networks and Open Architectures

                SC431   Photonic Technologies in the Data Center

                SC447   The Life Cycle of an Optical Network:
                        From Planning to Decommissioning
                SC459   Multimode Photonic Devices, Components and Characterization

                SC462   Introduction to Pluggable Optics

                SC464   SDN Inside and In Between Data Centers

13:30 – 17:30   SC325   Highly Integrated Monolithic Photonic Integrated Circuits

                SC327   Modeling and Design of Long-haul Fiber-optic
                        Communication Systems
                SC347   Reliability and Qualification of Fiber-optic Components

                SC357   Circuits and Equalization Methods for Coherent
                        and Direct Detection Optical Links
                SC393   Digital Signal Processing for Coherent Optical Transceivers

                SC451   Optical Fiber Sensors

                SC453B Hands-on: Fiber Optic Handling, Measurements
                       and Component Testing
                SC454   Hands-on: Introduction to Silicon Photonics Circuit Design

                SC472   Hands-on: Controlling and Monitoring Optical Network Equipment

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Exhibits Pass Plus registration
provides free access to the 3-day
                                      OFC Management
exhibition and show floor programs.   c/o The Optical Society
                                      2010 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
                                      Washington, DC 20036
                                      USA

Bonus! Exhibits Pass Plus
Registration also includes:

• Plenary Session
• Workshops
• OFC Career Zone Live
• OFC 2020 Buyers’ Guide

Advance Registration Ends
10 February 2020

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