Advancements in Hollow-Core Fibers: Progress and Challenges

In this webinar, you’ll gain practical insights and firsthand perspectives on the latest advancements in hollow-core fiber development—directly from one of the leading experts actively pushing the boundaries of this cutting-edge technology, Hesham Sakr.

You’ll learn about the vast potential of hollow-core fibers, recent technological innovations, and key challenges in fabrication and testing. The session will also highlight a range of emerging applications for this rapidly evolving technology.

Whether you're a researcher, engineer, or industry professional, this webinar offers a unique opportunity to hear directly from someone deeply involved in the latest breakthroughs of hollow-core fiber development and to gain valuable perspectives on the current state, technical roadblocks, and what’s ahead for hollow-core fiber technologies.

Subject Matter Level: Introductory - Assumes little previous knowledge of the topic

What You Will Learn:
• Recent Technological Advancements in Hollow-Core Fibers (HCFs)
• Challenges in Fabrication and Testing
• Applications of HCFs and Future Directions

Who Should Attend:
• Graduate students
• Early career researchers
• Professionals in the fiber optics field

About the Presenter: Hesham Sakr from Microsoft

Hesham Sakr is a Senior Optical Engineer at Microsoft, UK, specializing in the development of hollow core fibres for Microsoft Azure Fibre. Before joining Microsoft, Hesham was a postdoctoral researcher at the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC) in Southampton, where he focused on developing ultralow loss and ultrawide band hollow core fibres (HCFs) for applications such as optical telecommunications and high-power delivery. His work led to multiple publications in Nature and postdeadline presentations at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC). Hesham has received the Optica's Li Innovation Award amongst other prizes. Hesham has served as a committee member in Optica’s Optical Fabrication and Testing technical group and is currently part of the D4 sub-committee of the Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC).

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