Photonic Networks and Devices (Networks)

Photonic devices and networking concepts that drive future network scaling and performance for next-generation applications.

Networks brings together researchers and engineers from various communities that intersect in today's applications that require photonic networks. The new applications and network architectures will both drive and utilize innovations in optical transmission and photonic devices. Growing demands for bandwidth, flexibility, programmability, resilience, security, low cost, high integration, high functionality, energy efficiency and small footprint require novel solutions in photonic networks and devices. New management paradigms in the framework of software-defined networking are needed for efficient and dynamic programmability of virtualized network resources. Meanwhile, the sustainability of optical networks needs to be addressed.

The topical meeting focuses on fostering research that supports the future scaling and performance requirements of emerging applications, including spectrally and spatially multiplexed systems, data centers and data-center interconnections, cloud infrastructure, high-performance computing and content delivery.

Chairs

Carmen Mas Machuca

Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany,
Chair

Lena Wosinska

Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Sweden,
Chair

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Nagoya University, Japan,
Program Chair

Michela Svaluto Moreolo

Centre Tecnològic Telecom de Catalunya, Spain,
Program Chair

Committee Members

• Carmen Mas Machuca, Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany, Chair
• Lena Wosinska, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, Sweden, Chair
• Hiroshi Hasegawa, Nagoya University, Japan, Program Chair
• Michela Svaluto Moreolo, Centre Tecnològic Telecom de Catalunya, Spain, Program Chair