The 2016 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibition

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On behalf of the many volunteers and professionals organizing OFC 2016, it is our sincere Provider Summit form the core of the business-related programming of the meeting. Market pleasure to welcome you to Anaheim. OFC is the foremost meeting in optical communica- Watch includes six panels that will address the current state of the optical industry, 100G tions and networking, and this year’s conference continues the tradition of providing an and beyond ecosytems, data center architecture and content delivery strategies, 100/400G excellent program that captures advances in research, development and production. pluggable optics and its enabling technology and PIC vs. Si photonics. The Service Provider Summit includes a keynote address by Margaret Chiosi, Distinguished Network Architect In the plenary session on Tuesday morning, three excellent speakers will address recent at AT&T, AT&T, USA on Network Function Virtualization – Hype or Reality? and two pan- developments and future challenges in optical communications and networking. Yasuhiko els on packet optical convergence and network evolution. Be sure to check out the POF Arakawa, Director of Institute for Nano Quantum Information, Director of Nanoelectronics Symposium, FTTx Session, Ethernet Alliance Program, two OIF sessions and other program- Collaborative Research Center, Japan will discuss impacts of recent advances in silicon ming on our show floor. Exhibit-only registration is free, and includes admission to the exhibit photonics on ICT, made possible with silicon optical integrated circuits and integration of hall, the plenary session, Market Watch, the Service Provider Summit and other show-floor quantum dot lasers into them; Andre Fuetsch, Senior Vice President of Architecture & Design, programming. AT&T, USA will discuss how AT&T is transforming their optical platforms using SDN and Open ROADMs; and Daniel Kraft, Medicine & Neuroscience Chair, Singularity University, USA will The OFC Short Course program provides attendees with an excellent opportunity to learn discuss the changing world of medicine, and how advances in every aspect of the medical both tthe fundamentals of and the latest advances in optical communications from leading field may impact us through the use of optics and drive bandwidth onto our networks. contributors in the field. The program covers a broad range of topical areas including devices and components, sub-systems, systems and networks at a variety of educational levels rang- The 2016 conference provides an exceptionally-strong technical program consisting of ing from beginner to expert. This year there are over 45 courses to choose from. approximately 1000 contributed and invited papers, 18 tutorial presentations, 10 workshops, and 6 panels. The range of topics to be addressed includes optical network architecture, Organizing a successful OFC conference each year is an enormous task that is undertaken by control and service, optical networking technologies and demonstration, FTTx technolo- many dedicated volunteers. We are indebted to the OFC Technical Program Chairs, Martin gies, deployment and applications, fibers and optical propagation effects, fiber devices and Birk, Xiang Liu and David Richardson, for their expertise and dedication in coordinating the their waveguide based equivalent, optical devices for switching, filtering and interconnects, technical content through their respective program committees. The high quality of the OFC optoelectronic devices, photonic integrated digital circuits transmission systems, transmission program is a direct result of the efforts of the technical program chairs, subcommittee chairs, subsystems and network elements, optical processing and analog systems, core networks, and technical program committee members, all of whom dedicate a considerable amount access networks and optical interconnection and networks for datacom and computercom. of their valuable time to ensure the quality of the conference, and maintain the highest standards by reviewing and selecting papers, nominating invited speakers and organizing The main emphasis of the OFC program is on research and development that address lon- workshops and panels. It is also our pleasure to thank the staff of The Optical Society, whose ger-term issues in optical communications and networking, but upcoming challenges are also ceaseless hard- work and professionalism make it possible for OFC to continue as the fore- highlighted. This year, the technical program includes two special symposia: one on Optical most optical communications and networking conference in the world. Interconnects for Large-scale Datacenters and Supercomputers and another on Technologies that will Shape the Future of Fibre Communications. On Tuesday evening, there is a rump Yours sincerely, session entitled Integrated (Black Box) vs. Disaggregated (White Box), Organized by Chris Cole, Finisar Corporation, USA and Robert Keys, BTI Systems, Canada. Poster sessions will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, providing the opportunity for in-depth discussion with the presenters. This year there will also be a Data Center Summit with 2 different panels, one on data center optics and the other on data center architectures. Some hot topics this year include Cloud and Data Center Networking, bandwidth exhaust, space division multiplexing, 100G/400G network design and optimization, 1Tb and beyond optical networking, wavelength agile access networks, virtualization and software defined networks (SDN), high-speed photonic integration for coherent detection and silicon photonics. The OFC Exhibit will host more than 600 exhibitors from all over the world representing every facet of the optical communications market: access/FTTx, carrier/ transport/telecom, Christopher R. Doerr Ken-ichi Sato Kathleen Tse datacom, test and measurement, green technology and optical grids. In addition to learn- Acacia Communications, Nagoya University, AT&T, USA ing about the latest technologies and products, the Market Watch program and the Service Inc., USA Japan

4 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 Special Events Workshops S1B • Do We Need Anything Other Than the S1C • To Serialize or not to Serialize? Practical C-Band? Approaches for Coherent Transmission at and Sunday, 20 March, 15:30–18:30 Organizers: Francesco Poletti, University of beyond 400G Southampton, UK; Oleg V. Sinkin, TE SubCom, USA Organizers Gabriella Bosco, Politecnico di Torino, Room Ballroom B S1A • III-V Silicon Photonic Transceivers: Italy; Han Henry Sun, Infinera Corporation, Canada Room: Ballroom C Competition or Coexistence? Single-mode silica fibers and erbium doped fiber Organizers: Michael Larson, Lumentum, USA; Beck amplifiers have been the cornerstone of optical Current coherent DWDM interfaces operate at Mason, Oclaro, USA communications for decades, but they are now 30-GBaud symbol rate delivering up to 200 Gb/s Room Ballroom A approaching fundamental limits. This workshop aims capacity per optical carrier. Several paths to 400G+ to look well beyond the immediate short-term horizon transmission are being investigated, among which the

Silicon photonics is an important new technology that Special Events and will discuss the need for and potential of more serialization path based on increasing the modulation is challenging the position of traditional III-V devices radically new forms of optical fibers and amplifiers. order and/or the symbol rate and the parallelization as the preeminent photonic technology for fiber optic The workshop will bring together fiber and amplifier path based on increasing the number of optical carri- transceivers. Silicon photonics has fundamental end-users and manufacturers, glass scientists and net- ers represent two primary approaches. materials limitations compared to III/Vs but huge work operators to exchange views on the projected advantages in terms of technology infrastructure, scal- requirements for future communications systems and Whilst increasing the modulation order usually comes ability and electronic integration. Will silicon come to on the anticipated capabilities of alternative fiber at the expense of a loss in performance, increasing dominate high volume low-cost transceiver applica- and amplifier technologies. Is a gradual evolution of the symbol rate or the number of optical carriers does tions, relegating III/Vs to low volume high perfor- the current technology still possible or is a revolution not in principle add noticeable penalty to the system. mance niches or will improved electronic integration required at some point? Are there potentially break- Which will be the better depends on several factors, and packaging technologies enable III/V’s to maintain through technologies that could enable radical cost such as the field of application (short reach or long their leadership position? What technical and eco- savings and energy efficient capacity growth? What if haul), the state-of-the-art of optoelectronic compo- nomic factors play to each approach’s strengths and not? Blue sky thinking will be actively encouraged. nents, the impact of implementation penalties, as well weaknesses? How will these differentiators affect the as complexity and cost issues. All these aspects will competitive balance across datacenter, enterprise and Speakers: be discussed during the workshop, trying to find an traditional telecom markets? This workshop will bring Part I: answer to the fundamental question: “to serialize or spirited debate to the above and related topics. David DiGiovanni; OFS, USA not to serialize?” Speakers: René-Jean Essiambre; Nokia, USA Speakers: Yuliya Akulova; Lumentum, USA David Payne; University of Southampton, UK Electro-optic Unit Cells for Super Channels, Ian Robert Blum; Intel, USA Tim Stuch; Microsoft, USA Betty; Ciena, Canada Andy Carter; Oclaro, USA Sergey Ten; Corning, USA Chris Cole; Finisar, USA Part II: Implementing Multi-Wavelength Transceivers Martin Guy; Ciena, Canada John Ballato; Clemson University, USA and Superchannel Networking, Brandon Collings; Matt Traverso; Cisco, USA Evgeny Dianov; General Physics Institute, Russia Lumentum, USA Yasuhiro Koike; Keio University, Japan ADCs and DACs for 56Gbaud and Beyond, Ian Marco Petrovich; University of Southampton, UK Dedic; Socionext, United Kingdom DSP Challenges for Serial and/or Parallel Solutions, Chris Fludger; Cisco, Germany WDM Parallelization for Terabit Implementations, Matthew Mitchell; Infinera, USA

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 9 High Symbol Rate Long-haul Transmission, Jeremie Efficient Mobile Fronthaul for Supporting CoMP Monday, 21 March, 09:00–12:00 Renaudier; Nokia Bell Labs, France and Massive-MIMO in 5G, Xiang Liu; Huawei, USA Single Carrier Solutions at 400G and Above, Kosuke Nishimura, KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc., M1A • Connected OFCity Challenge Norman Swenson; ClariPhy Communications, USA Japan Organizers: Jun Shan Wey, LightNotes Consulting, Challenges and Solutions for Application Oriented 5G Transport - Meeting the Challenge from USA; Denis Khotimsky, Verizon Communications Inc., Cost Effective 400G, Zhuhong Zhang; Huawei Nextgeneration Mobile System, Peter Öhlén; USA Technologies Canada Co. Ltd., Canada Ericsson, Sweden Room Ballroom A Optics and RF Convergence for Wireless Fronthaul/ Around the world, municipalities have been pour- S1D • How will Optical Technologies Support backhaul in 5G, Magnus Olson; Infinera Metro ing investments into broadband access infrastructure Wireless Communications in 5G and Beyond? Business Unit, Sweden building what has become known as a smart city or Organizers: Jun-ichi Kani, NTT Access Network connected city. This workshop intends to brainstorm Service Systems Laboratories, Japan; Idelfonso Tafur Fronthaul/midhaul Over TWDM-PON and Ethernet the technological innovations and to examine depen- Monroy, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Networks, Thomas Pfeiffer; Nokia, Germany dencies and intricacies of such a project. and ITMO University, St. Petersburg, Russia The workshop is set on a backdrop of (partially) ficti- Room: Ballroom D S1E • Will the Emergence fo SDN Chagne tious OFCity, where the municipal Council organizes how Data Centers are Built? Wireless communication technologies are rapidly a competition to improve the broadband access Organizers: Nathan Farrington, Rockley Photonics, evolving to operate at various frequency bands and infrastructure by 2020. A number of multidisciplinary USA; Guohui Wang, Facebook, USA in new heterogeneous networking architectures. teams will present and defend their proposals in an Room: Ballroom E Digital and analog optical transmission systems used open townhall meeting, defining applications the

Special Events in existing wireless fronthaul solutions are expected Attributes of software defined networking (SDN) are city has to support and recommending innovative to evolve to accommodate the increasing demand for beginning to be deployed inside data centers. Will architecture and technologies to realize the intercon- wireless bandwidth as well as to efficiently support these attributes affect the optics used inside data nection. The teams consist of experts from academia, such new networking architectures. This workshop centers? Will it drive down the cost of optics? Will it vendor companies, network and application provid- discusses the evolution of such technologies. Key compel transceiver manufacturers to implement new ers. The winning proposals will be selected by a panel questions will include: software interfaces, and if so, what will these inter- of judges and the popular vote. faces look like? Will it enable new types of optical cir- • What is the viable fronthaul solution to support Team 1: cuit switching networks? Are there specific features of 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and beyond? Sergi Figuerola; i2CAT, Spain SDN that enable these transformations to take place Dimitra Simeonidou; University of Bristol, UK •· How will photonic technologies help to realize or could the same cost and performance be realized Tomoo Takahara; Fujitsu Labs, Japan ultra-high-capacity wireless communications? without SDN? Kees de Waard; Genexis, Netherlands •· What are the potential and prospects for FSO, Speakers: Rajesh Yadav; Verizon, USA mmw, and THz wireless access links? Omar Baldonado; Facebook, USA Team 2: David Husak; Plexxi Networks, USA • What is the best backhaul/fronthaul solution for Liang Du, Google Fiber, USA Nolan Leake; Cumulus Networks, USA the remote antenna with massive MIMO and Maria-Cristina Marinescu; Barcelona Supercomputing James Liao; Pica8, USA beamforming? Catherine Middleton, Information Society at Ryerson Anees Shaikh; Google, USA University, Canda Speakers: Rod Tucker; University of Melbourne, Australia Center, Spain Can We Apply CPRI in 5G Fronthaul?, Morten Shuang Yin; Stanford University, USA Høgdal, Foxconn Advanced Communication Academy, Denmark Massive Scale Fronthaul and C-RAN Deployments Leveraging Data Center Architecture, Jouni Korhonen; Broadcom, USA

10 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 Team 3: 1. Are photonic foundries already available for forecasting how they compare with upcoming tech- Divanilson R. Campelo; Universidade Federal de silicon photonic or III-V products? nologies (e.g., photonic integrated switching devices). Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Brazil For: Philippe Chanclou; Orange Labs, France 2. How could users differentiate their products Hal Roberts; Calix, USA using common foundries? Fred Bartholf; Comcast, USA Luca Valcarenghi; Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy Paul Littlewood; Ciena Corp, USA 3. Is the volume for optical products enough to Josef Roese; Deutsche Telekom, Germany Team 4: justify the foundry model? Against: Kevin Bourg; Corning, USA 4. Will photonic foundries be capable of providing Eugene Dai; Cox Communications, USA Harald Bock; Coriant, USA the industrialization services required for mass Brandon Collings; Lumentum, USA Tim Forde; CONNECT, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland production? Ed Harstead; Nokia, USA Sheryl Woodward; AT&T, USA Marco Ruffini; Trinity College Dublin, Ireland 5. Will a universal photonic foundry, integrating III-V with silicon photonics and even ICs and M1D • Is Nonlinearity Mitigation Judges: MEMS, ever be possible? Commercially Viable – If so, Will it be DSP or Frank Effenberger, Rapporteur, ITU-T Study Group 15 Special Events Optics Based? Question 2, USA 6. How will foundries deal with IP issues? Organizers: Guifang Li, University of Central Florida, Julie Kunstler; Principal Analyst, OVUM, USA Speakers: USA; Stojan Radic, University of California, San Diego, Peter Marx; Chief Technology Officer, City of Los Laura Formenti; STMicroelectronics, Italy USA Angeles, USA Katarzyna Ławniczuk; Technical University Eindhoven, Room: Ballroom D Bidyut Parruck, Partner, Gazak Ventures, USA The Netherlands Glenn Ricart; Principal Investigator, US-Ignite, USA Ted Letavic; Global Foundries, USA For nearly three decades, the capacity of optical fiber Karen Liu; Kaiam Corp., USA transmission has been limited in part by the fiber M1B • Do Photonic Foundries Deliver what Patrick Lo Guo-Qiang; IME / A*STAR, Singapore Kerr nonlinearity. With the advent of digital coher- Users really need and can they ever become Tohru Mogami; Petra, Japan ent technology and its ability to compensate linear Sustainable? Joris Van Campenhout; IMEC, Belgium distortions, Kerr nonlinearity has become a dominant Po Dong, Nokia Bell Labs, USA; Piero Gambini, Lars Zimmerman; IHP - Innovations for High obstacle towards achieving the ultimate capacity in STMicroelectronics, Italy Performance Microelectronics, Germany optical transmission. Both electronic and optical tech- Room: Ballroom B niques have been proposed to break the so-called M1C • Does Elastic Coherent Bring an End to “nonlinear Shannon capacity limit”. This workshop IC industries largely benefit from the foundry model, intends to provide a forum of debate between these Filtered Networks? which allows fabless companies to avoid costs of two alternatives in an attempt to settle the question Organizers: Michel Belanger, Ciena, Canada; João owning expensive fabrication facilities, while mer- “Is nonlinearity mitigation commercially viable- if so Pedro, Coriant Portugal, Portugal chant foundries get their facilities fully utilized. The will it be DSP or optics based? Room: Ballroom C recent development of photonic ICs advocates for a Speakers: photonic IC foundry model – indeed one of the most Coherent optical transmission already enabled a first cited benefits of silicon photonics is the availability simplification of ROADM architectures via deploy- Frequency Referenced Transmission for NLC, Nikola of foundries. However, as photonic and electronic ing low-cost optical splitter/combiners at the add/ Alic; University of California, San Diego, USA ICs are fundamentally different regarding applica- drop layer of colorless ROADMs instead of costlier Nonlinear Mitigation: An Operator’s Perspective of tions, volumes, complexity of circuits, there are many wavelength selective switches. Recent proponents Benefits, unresolved challenges to be faced in realizing a sus- have come forward with Drop&Waste (D&W) network Vinayak Dangui; Google, USA tainable photonic foundry model. This workshop will architectures, also called filter-less, which extend the On the Potential of Multi-Channel DBP: Gains review the role and operation of photonic foundries, deployment of splitter/combiners to the express layer, and Complexity, Robert Maher; University College and discuss future directions. Questions that this further decreasing optical node CAPEX and OPEX. London, UK workshop may raise include: In this workshop, advantages and limitations of the Drop&Waste and WSS-based architectures will be All-optical Multi-channel Phase Conjugation for compared and discussed with the goal of identify- Complete Nonlinearity Compensation, Shu Namiki; ing the best possible use of these architectures and AIST, Japan

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 11 DSP Based Nonlinearity Mitigation, Jens Special Symposia Technologies That will Shape the Future of Rasmunssen; Fujitsu, Japan Fibre Communications Overcoming Nonlinearity; the Final Optical Barrier, Optical Interconnects for Large-Scale Monday, 21 March, 13:30–18:00 Kim Roberts; CIENA, Canada Datacenters and Supercomputers: Room: Ballroom B Title to be Determined, Masahito Tomizawa; NTT, Technologies, Packaging and Manufacturing Organizers: Katya Golovchenko, TE Connectivity Japan Monday, 21 March, 13:30–18:00 Ltd., Switzerland; William Stewart, University of Room: Ballroom A Southampton, UK Recent Advances in the Nonlinear Fourier Transform for Optical Communications, Sergei Organizers: Ashok Krishnamoorthy, Oracle It is staggering just how much optical communica- Turitsyn; Aston University, UK Corporation, USA; Bert Offrein, IBM Research GmbH, tion has changed the world and consequently almost Switzerland; Peter O’Brien, Tyndall National Institute, every aspect of our everyday lives. The pace of tech- Digital Nonlinear Compensation: Small Gains for Ireland nology change is unrelenting - with new applications Large Complexity, Yet Irresistible, Fatih Yaman; NEC and technical means to meet the ever growing data Labroatories America, Inc, USA This symposium will present advances in optical capacity demands and high levels of connectivity interconnect devices and sub-systems, taking into required always around the corner. This symposium consideration packaging innovations and volume M1E • Will SDM Systems ever make is intended to help us imagine the future of fiber manufacturing processes that meet requirements for communications technology and its uses. It will bring Sufficient Financial Sense to Justify Extensive future interconnect and networking applications in Commercial Deployment in Terrestrial together renowned visionaries in several key fields, large-scale datacenters and supercomputers. Current both users and technology pioneers, to share their Networks? If so, When, Where and Why? and emerging VCSEL and silicon photonic compo- vision of the future connected world, to speculate as Organizers: Nicolas K. Fontaine, Nokia Bell Labs, nents and technologies will be reviewed, including to the exciting things we may soon be doing, and Special Events USA; Tiejun J. Xia, Verizon Communications Inc., USA parallel and WDM optics for 100Gb/s, 400Gb/s, what will be required from a technology perspective Room: Ballroom E 600Gb/s and beyond. Special attention will be given to address emerging and ever expanding user needs. to critical factors including integration density, power Research and development of space-division mul- and reach of each technology. Break-through systems Session I tiplexing (SDM) technology have made significant applications of optics based on these advanced opti- Presider: Katya Golovchenko; TE Connectivity Ltd., progress in recent years. With SDM, fiber capacity cal components will be showcased. Switzerland and spectral efficiency has increased by an order of Harry Atwater; California Institute of Technology, USA Introduction: magnitude over single mode fiber. At the same time, Ashok Krishnamoorthy; Oracle, USA Johan Paul; National Instruments, USA SDM related transmission and signal processing tech- Session I Andrew Shields; Toshiba, UK nologies have advanced considerably. Unfortunately, Presider: Bert Offrein, IBM, Switzerland Eli Yablonovitch; UC Berkeley, USA these extensive R&D efforts have not yet shown Shimon Muller; Oracle, USA enough potential cost savings or performance Session II Andy Bechtolsheim; Arista Networks, USA improvements to interest SDM’s user communities. Presider: William Stewart; University of Southampton, Brad Booth; Microsoft, USA It is only a matter of time until SDM finds its killer UK Greg Young; Luxtera, USA applications, just like other new technologies do. This David Butler; BBC Research & Development, UK workshop gathers both the experts and the potential Session II Nickolas Langston; TE Connectivity, USA users of SDM to share the latest developments and Presider: Peter O’Brien; Tyndall, Ireland Chih-Lin; China Mobile Research Institute, China to brainstorm its possible applications with innovative Mehdi Asghari; Mellanox, USA Joe Salvo; General Electronics, USA thoughts. Frank Flens; Finisar, USA Dan Kuchta, IBM, USA Speakers: OSA Executive Forum Maxim Bolshtyansky, TE SubCom, USA Monday, 21 March, 07:00–19:30 Tom Issenhuth; Microsoft, USA Hilton Anaheim Hotel, California Ballroom A Yongmin Jung; Southampton University, UK Held every year in conjunction with OFC, the OSA Mingjun Li; Corning, USA executive Forum features C-level panelists in an infor- Dan Marom; Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel mal, uncensored setting discussing the latest issues Takayuki Mizuno; NTT, Japan facing companies in the business. Join more than 150 Peter Winzer; Nokia Bell Labs, USA senior-level executives as they convene to discuss

12 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 key themes, opportunities, and challenges facing the 100GbE, as well as the next generation based on provide insights regarding the current technology next generation in optical networking and commu- 50GbE, 400GbE and possible derivatives (eg 200G). trends and share their visions for next-generation data nications. Highly valued by participants for the frank center architectures. Sufficient time will be provided Some of the most important questions to be and open discussions, OSA Executive Forum sessions to facilitate addressing questions and comments from addressed during the event will be: explore emerging trends and action plans for tackling the attendees. today’s toughest business challenges. • What are the key differences between hyper- Speakers: Separate registration fees apply. scale and enterprise data center optics? Architectures for Distributed Datacenters, Achim • Which market segments and applications will Autenrieth; ADVA, Germany VIP Industry Leaders Networking dominate optics going forward? Interconnect for Next-Generation Data Centers • What role do standards play in the various Event: Connecting Corporate and Supercomputers, John Kim; KAIST, South Korea market segments and applications? Executives, Recent Graduates and Silicon Photonics Electro-optical Integration in • Which technologies are likely to be successful? Students Support of Scalable DC Architectures, Bert Offrein;

Is there one technology that captures all needs Special Events Tuesday, 22 March, 12:00–13:30 IBM, Switzerland Exhibit Hall. Free of charge and includes a box lunch* or will reality be a lot more complicated? Transport Technology Synergies in Next-Generation Key panelists will include representatives from the This session bring together industry executives to Intra/Inter-Data-Center Architectures, Loukas hyperscale and enterprise data center segments, share their business experience – from how they Paraschis; Cisco, USA started their careers and lessons learned along the traditional and emerging optics suppliers and a view way, to using their degree in an executive position from a system host IC perspective. Scaling Optical Switching in Data Centers to High Port Counts with Low Port Count Switches, George – with recent graduates and students. The program Speakers: Porter; UCSD, USA starts with information networking during lunch and Alexis Bjorlin, Intel Corporation, USA then transitions into “speed meetings” – small, brief Mitch Fields, Broadcom Ltd. (formerly Avago), USA Data Centre Architectures for Smart City visits with each executive to discuss careers, industry Katharine Schmidtke, Facebook, USA Environments, Dimitra Simeonidou; University of trends or other career topics. Rob Stone, Broadcom Ltd., USA Bristol, UK *Registration is required for this event, if you are a student or recent graduate and interested in attend- Next Generation Data Center Architectures Exhibitor Reception ing please email [email protected]. Tuesday, 22 March, 16:30–18:30 Tuesday, 22 March, 17:30–19:00 Room: Ballroom B Sponsored by Anaheim Convention Center, Grand Plaza Organizers: Adel A. M. Saleh, University of California OFC 2016 exhibitors are invited to celebrate the Santa Barbara, USA; Anna Tzanakaki, University of opening of the show. Join your colleagues, customers Bristol, UK and friends for drinks and appetizers. Exhibitor badge required for entry. The unceasing growth of data, of web services and Data Center Summit of fixed and mobile cloud computing applications is creating the need for novel data center architectures Conference Reception Next Generation Data Center Optics that offer improved performance, energy efficiency Tuesday, 22 March, 18:30–21:30 Tuesday, 22 March, 12:45–14:45 and economics. This applies to stand-alone mega- Hilton Anaheim, Pacific Ballroom, Second Floor Room: Expo Theatre III scale data centers as well as to clusters of small to Back by popular demand! Enjoy the live vocals of large data centers that are interconnected over a That Vibe Band, food and drinks with your friends and Organizers: Gary Nicholl, CISCO, Canada; Craig geographical area. Such architectures need to take colleagues during the conference. Thompson, Finisar, USA full advantage of the latest advances in electronic and This special panel event will address the emerging photonic processing, interconnect and switching tech- Tickets for this event are included with all full con- optics needs of the data center market. Discussion nologies, data storage devices as well as control and ference registrations. Additional tickets may be will compare and contrast the needs and solutions for management solutions including robust and flexible purchased at Registration for US $75. Badges are the hyperscale and enterprise data center markets, software-defined networking, and security measures. required for all OFC events. for both the next wave of deployments at 25GbE and A panel of experts will address these topics, will

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 13 Rump Session universities, and federal government agencies. The OSA’s Light the Future Speaker Tuesday, 22 March, 19:30–21:30 panel will discuss the technical goals, operational Series Explores the Next Century of Hilton Anaheim Hotel, California A framework, near-term milestones, and opportunities for the broader photonics community. Innovation in Optics and Photonics Wednesday, March 23, Reception: 17:30 – 18:30 Integrated (Black Box) vs. Disaggregated Panelists: Program: 18:30–20:00 (white Box) Networking Michael Liehr, CEO, AIM Photonics, USA Hilton Anaheim, Pacific Ballroom, Second Floor John Bowers, Deputy CEO, AIM Photonics, USA Moderators: Chris Cole; Finisar Corporation, USA; Thomas Koch, Technical Review Board Chair, AIM Imagine a world without fiber optic communication Robert Keys, BTI Systems, Canada Photonics, USA networks or mobile phones. A century ago these Computing has long been disaggregated with Michael Watts, CTO Innovation, AIM Photonics, USA inventions were unthinkable. Today, researchers and hardware provided by one group of suppliers (white industry leaders around the globe are perfecting boxes), operating systems by another, and applica- IEEE Young Professionals Lunch & such innovations and envisioning new technologies. tions by a third. In contrast, networking has used Join OSA as we celebrate our 100th anniversary with hardware, operating systems and control applications Learn the Light The Future speaker series featuring distin- developed and integrated by a single supplier from Wednesday, 23 March, 13:30–15:00 guished scientists, engineers and Nobel Laureates. Room 207D a group of several (black box). As in computing, the Speaker: promise of disaggregated networks is the reduction The IEEE Photonics Society and IEEE Communica- Mary Lou Jepsen; Executive Director of Engineering, of capex through use of low cost, commodity hard- tions Society are hosting an “IEEE Young Facebook, USA and OSA Fellow ware that runs open source software, and supports Professionals Lunch & Learn” aimed for students, many optimized applications. It also promises to young professionals up to 15 years post-graduation Moderator: Alan Willner; Univ. of Southern California, USA; OSA Special Events improve networking through interoperability, scal- and their professors in the photonics and optics com- ability and virtualization, delivered in shorter develop- munity. This event will provide Young Professionals President and OSA Fellow ment cycles. The Rump Session will debate reasons with an opportunity to better hone their interpersonal and drawbacks of the traditional black box approach, skills and receive professional advice beyond the promises and reality of the new white box approach, classroom or lab. and relevance of each to future networks. Distinguished Guest Speaker, Dr. Simon Poole, will give a talk, titled, “Confessions of a Serial Postdeadline Paper Presentations Special Panel Session on AIM Entrepreneur: 30 Years of Photonic Start-ups in Thursday, 24 March, 18:00–20:00 Photonics Academia and Industry”. The presentation aims to Location will be announced in the Postdeadline Paper Wednesday, 23 March 13:00–15:00 inspire researchers who are considering how to com- Digest Room: Ballroom B mercialize their research to take the next steps and Discover the best and most cutting-edge research in move out of the research lab and into the brave new optical communications. The OFC 2016 Technical Organizers: Daniel Kuchta, IBM TJ Watson Research world of commercialization. Center, USA; Clint Schow, University of California at Program Committee has accepted a limited number Santa Barbara, USA Sponsored by Finisar, event includes complemen- of postdeadline papers for oral presentation. The tary lunch. All attendees must formally register prior purpose of postdeadline papers is to give participants The American Institute for Manufacturing Integrated to event. Visit the IEEE Photonics Society or IEEE the opportunity to hear new and significant material Photonics (AIM Photonics) was launched in 2015. Communications Society booths for details. in rapidly advancing areas. Only those papers judged This special panel session will bring together several to be truly excellent and compelling in their timeli- members of the AIM Photonics leadership council to ness were accepted. provide an overview of the Institute and to answer questions from the audience. Lists of accepted papers with their presentation times will be posted throughout the convention center on The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Tuesday, 22 March. Please visit ofcconference.org and (NNMI) is a network of research institutes in the click the “Download Digest Papers “ button to access United States that focuses on developing and com- these papers. mercializing manufacturing technologies through public-private partnerships between U.S. industry,

14 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 Plenary Session

OFC Plenary Session He is the recipient of many awards and has given with greatly reduced time to market and significant Tuesday, 11 March, 08:00–10:00 more than 250 invited talks at various international operational efficiencies. He leads a team of over Hilton Anaheim Hotel, Pacific Ballroom, Second Floor conferences. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of Solid 2,000 engineers and computer scientists working on State Electronics and Regional Editor on New Journal programs emcompassing both the business and mass Silicon Photonics and Quantum of Physics (IOP). He is in charge of planning the opto- market customer segments. Dot Lasers electronics technology roadmap at the OITDA. Since joining AT&T in 1995, he has supported and Yasuhiko Arakawa He received B.S., M.S., and PhD degrees in electrical led several organizations responsible for information Director of Institute for Nano engineering from the University of Tokyo. In 1980, he technology, systems and network architecture, plan- Quantum Information, Director started his academic career at the University of Tokyo ning and engineering, and software systems develop- and Professor of Center as an assistant professor and was promoted to a full ment, where he holds six patents in network traffic for Photonics Electronics professor in 1993. optimization and relational database design. Convergence at Institute Andre earned his bachelor’s degree in Industrial of Industrial Science, The The Open and Flexible Optical Engineering and Operations Research at U.C. University of Tokyo, Japan Revolution Berkeley and completed his graduate coursework in Currently CPU-to-CPU/CPU-to-memory inter-chip Andre Fuetsch Computer Science at Stanford University. bandwidths double every two years and are expected Senior Vice President of to reach ~10 Tb/s by the end of the 2010s. Electrical Architecture & Design The Future of Health and interconnects do not scale well to meet such band- AT&T, USA Medicine, Where Can widths. Optical interconnects may solve this band- Technology Take Us? width bottleneck problem, as photons can provide AT&T has a transformation wide band width, low latency, low power consump- program underway that is impact- Daniel Kraft tion, and low mutual interference. ing its network, technology and Medicine & Neuroscience Chair people. Every part of the company is focused on Singularity University, USA Plenary Session In this presentation we discuss optical interconnects, changing the way things have been done; moving The convergence of faster, emphasizing recent advances in silicon photonics and away from proprietary hardware and vendor-based smarter, smaller, cheaper and quantum-dot lasers. Advantages of silicon photonics solutions and towards an open software-driven interconnected technologies is are low cost, high yield, small size, and compatibility environment. To accomplish this transformation accelerating exponentially. Devices are giving us with electronics; and advantages of quantum-dot AT&T is changing its technology direction, retraining new ways to measure, track, visualize, understand lasers are temperature stability and feedback-noise employees and developing new processes. Optical is and optimize our bodies, health and wellbeing. The tolerance. no exception, and there are already massive changes benefits could range from low-cost genetic sequenc- underway to deploy optical technologies that are Yasuhiko Arakawa is a Professor at the Research ing to the layering of distributed mobile devices and software configurable and controllable to allow Center for Advanced Science and Technology, sensors, wearables and implantables. The network internal and external customers to invoke bandwidth University of Tokyo. He is the Director of the Institute of devices that makes up the internet of things could when and where it is needed. In addition optical for Nano Quantum Information, Director of the bring about the internet of the body.With so much architectures are simplified and opened up to enable Nanoelectronics Collaborative Research Center at the being tracked by so many devices, we will need to interoperability. This transformation will allow AT&T Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo as filter and integrate our personal data to the point to react more quickly to changing technology and well as Research Professor at NTT. where we aren’t overwhelmed by it. Imagine a GPS develop common software-based solutions. His current research focuses on the growth and phys- system for your health: it knows your habits, your ics of semiconductor nanotechnologies for optoelec- Andre Fuetsch is responsible for delivering the genomics and your goals, and can help you reach tronic device applications such as quantum dot lasers architecture and design of AT&T’s future networking a target, whether that be to run a marathon, lose and various nanostructure devices. evolution. This transformation will utilize software- weight, manage hypertension or lower your risks for defined networking and network function virtualiza- cancer. This presentation will provide insight as to tion to deliver products and services to the customer how to make sense of the terabytes of data which

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 15 each of us can generate every day. Artificial intel- ligence and our personal dashboards will lead to an era of predictive analytics. Daniel Kraft is a Stanford and Harvard trained physi- cian-scientist, inventor, entrepreneur and innovator. With over 20 years of experience in clinical practice, biomedical research and healthcare innovation, Kraft has chaired the Medicine Track for Singularity University (SU) since SU’s inception, and founded and is Executive Director of Exponential Medicine, a program that explores convergent, rapidly developing technologies and their potential in biomedicine and healthcare. He recently founded IntelliMedicine, focused on enabling connected, data driven and integrated personalized medicine. He is also the inventor of the MarrowMiner, an FDA approved device for the minimally invasive harvest of bone marrow, and founded RegenMed Systems, a company developing technologies to enable adult stem cell based regen- erative therapies. He has multiple patents on medical device, immunology and stem cell related research. He has undergraduate degrees from Brown University, an MD from Stanford and is board certified in Internal Medicine & Pediatrics. He is an International Space University (ISU) graduate with research and clinical expertise in aerospace medicine with NASA with whom he was a finalist for astronaut selection. Plenary Session

16 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 OFC and Sponsor Awards and Honors

Awards Ceremony and Luncheon Alan Gnauck joined Bell IEEE Photonics Society 2016 Fellows Laboratories in 1982, where he is Tuesday, 22 March, 12:00–14:00 Katsumi Kishino; Sophia University, Japan Hilton Anaheim Hotel, California C currently a Member of Technical Staff in the Transmission Systems Shinji Matsuo; NTT Device Technology Laboratories, OFC will honor the winners of the John Tyndall Research group. He has per- Japan Award, Tingye Li Innovation Prize, JLT Best Paper formed record-breaking optical Awards, Corning Outstanding Student Paper Award, transmission experiments at David Moss; Swinburne University of Technology, The Paul Anthony Bonenfant Memorial Scholarship, single-channel rates of from 2 to Australia and OSA and sponsoring Societies 2016 Fellows dur- 400 Gb/s. He has investigated Rajeev Ram; MIT - Massachusetts Institute of ing the Awards Lunch. The lunch is open to anyone coherent detection, chromatic- Technology, USA wishing to purchase a ticket but seating is limited. dispersion compensation techniques, CATV hybrid Tickets can be purchased for $35.00 at registration. fiber-coax architectures, parametric optical signal Gregory Raybon; Bell Labs, USA processing, wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) John Tyndall Award systems, and system impacts of fiber nonlinearities. The Optical Society 2016 Fellows He is presently involved in the study of WDM systems The John Tyndall Award is presented annually to a with single-channel rates of 100 Gb/s and higher, José Azaña, INRS-Energie Materiaux et Telecom, single individual who has made outstanding contribu- using advanced modulation formats, polarization Canada tions in any area of optical-fiber technology, including multiplexing, spatial multiplexing, coherent detection, optical fibers themselves, the optical components Andrea Galtarossa, Università degli Studi di Padova, and digital signal processing. He has authored or Italy used in fiber systems, as well as transmission systems co-authored over 250 journal and conference papers, and networks using fibers. The contributions which and holds 29 patents in optical communications. Jian-Jun He, Zhejiang University, China the award recognizes should have met the test of time and should have been of proven benefit to sci- Gnauck is a Fellow of The Optical Society (OSA), a Cedric F. Lam, Google, USA Awards and Honors Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic ence, technology, or society. The contributions may Clint L. Schow, University of California, Santa Barbara, Engineers (IEEE), a Bell Labs Fellow, and a member be experimental or theoretical. USA of the National Academy of Engineering. He was First presented in 1987, this award is jointly spon- an Associate Editor for IEEE Photonics Technology Hwa-yaw Tam, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, sored by the IEEE Photonics Society and The Optical Letters from 2000 to 2009. He was a techni- Hong Kong Society (OSA) and is presented at OFC. The award is cal subcommittee member for the Optical Fiber endowed by Corning, Inc., and consists of a spe- Communications Conference (OFC) in 2000, 2001, Masahito Tomizawa, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone cially commissioned crystal sculpture, a scroll, and an and 2003, and served as subcommittee chair in 2004. Corp., Japan honorarium. He received the OSA Engineering Excellence Award Wenbing Yun, Sigray, Inc., United States The 2016 recipient is Alan H. Gnauck, Nokia, recog- in 2003. nized for sustained pioneering research contributions that drove commercialization of high-speed, high- capacity lightwave communication systems.

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 17 IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology - The Paul Anthony Bonenfant Memorial The Tingye Li Innovation Prize (JLT) 2013 Best Paper Award Scholarship The Tingye Li Innovation Prize, established in 2013, The IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology’s Established in 2011 in memory of Paul Anthony honors the global impact Dr. Li made to the field of 2013 Paper Award is awarded by the Journal’s Bonenfant, this scholarship enables undergraduate Optics and Photonics. This prize is presented to a Coordinating and Steering Committees to the top- students enrolled in engineering and/or physical sci- young professional with an accepted paper that has cited orginial papers published in the Journal in 2013, ence programs to attend semester abroad programs demonstrated innovative and significant ideas and/ as determined by a variety of citation metrics and offered through their accredited college or university. or contributions to the field of optics. The recipient databases. of this prize receives a $3,000 USD stipend, a special The goal of the scholarship is to provide international invitation to the Chairs’ Reception, and special recog- Title: Time- and Wavelength-Division Multiplexed experience to students as they prepare for profes- nition at the conference. Passive Optical Network (TWDM-PON) for Next- sional lives that promote global engagement and Generation PON Stage 2 (NG-PON2) by: Luo, collaboration. Congratulations to our 2016 recipient: Yuanqiu; Zhou, Xiaoping; Effenberger, Frank; Yan, This $8,000 USD scholarship will rotate among sev- Kohki Shibahara; NTT, Japan Xuejin; Peng, Guikai; Qian, Yinbo; Ma, Yiran eral universities including The California Institute of Technology, Cornell University, and The Ohio State The Corning Outstanding Student Paper University. For more information on this scholar- Award ship and its recipients, please visit www.osa.org/ The winners of the Corning Outstanding Student Bonenfant. Paper Competition will be announced during the conference. The top finalist will receive a grand prize of $1,500 USD, and the two runners-up will receive $1,000 USD. This award, endowed through the OSA Foundation by a grant from Corning, recognizes innovation, research excellence and presentation abilities in optical communications. Congratulations to our 2016 finalists: Nicklas Eiselt; Technical University of Denmark, Denmark Justin Lavrencik; Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Awards and Honors Awards Zahoora Sanjabieznaveh; University of Central Florida, USA Jing Wang; Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Stefan Wolf; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

18 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 Short Course Schedule

Sunday, 20 March 13:00–16:00 SC420 Characterization of Components for Coherent Communication Systems, Robert Palmer, SC216 An Introduction to Optical Network Design Harald Rohde; Coriant, Germany 09:00–12:00 and Planning, Jane M. Simmons; Monarch Network Architects, USA New! SC429 Flexible Networks, David Boertjes; SC177 High-Speed Semiconductor Lasers and Ciena, Canada Modulators, John Bowers; Univ. of California at Santa SC217 Optical Fiber Based Solutions for Next Generation Mobile Networks, Dalma Novak; Barbara, USA Monday, 21 March Pharad, LLC., USA SC205 Integrated Electronic Circuits and Signal Processing for Fiber Optics, Y. K. Chen, Noriaki SC373 Specialty Fiber Splicing and 08:30–12:30 Kaneda; Nokia Bell Labs, USA Interconnection, Andrew Yablon; Interfiber Analysis, USA SC101A Hands-on Workshop on Fiber Optic SC266 Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Measurements and Component Testing, Caroline Information, Richard Hughes1, Thomas Chapuran2; SC385 Optical Interconnects for Extreme-scale Connolly¹, Chris Heisler¹, Keith Foord2, Loic Cherel3; 1Los Alamos Natl. Lab, USA, 2Applied Communication Computing, John Shalf1, Keren Bergman2; 1Lawrence ¹OptoTest Corp., USA; 2Greenlee Communications, Sciences, USA Berkeley National Laboratory, USA, 2Columbia USA; 3Data-Pixel, France University, USA SC328 New Developments in Optical Transport SC102 WDM in Long-Haul Transmission Systems, Networking (OTN), Stephen Trowbridge; Nokia, USA New! SC433 Photodectors for Optical Neal S. Bergano; TE Subcom, USA Communications, Joe C. Campbell1; 1University of New! SC428 Link Design for Short Reach Optical Virginia, USA SC178 Test and Measurement of High-Speed Interconnects, Petar Pepeljugoski; IBM Research, Communications Signals, Greg D. Le Cheminant; USA 13:00–17:00 Keysight Technologies, USA SC325 Highly Integrated Monolithic Photonic 09:00–13:00 SC203 100 Gb/s and Beyond Transmission Systems, Integrated Circuits, Chris Doerr; Acacia Design and Design Trade-offs, Martin Birk1, Communications, USA SC105 Modulation Formats and Receiver Concepts Benny Mikkelsen2; 1AT&T Labs, Res., USA, 2Acacia for Optical Transmission Systems, Peter Winzer, Communications, USA SC347 Reliability and Qualification of Fiber-Optic Chandrasekhar Sethumadhavan; Nokia, Bell Labs, Components, David Maack; Corning, USA USA SC288 Fundamentals of Polarization, PDL, and PMD, Nick Frigo; US Naval Academy, USA SC389 Network Modeling and Design, Dominic SC114 Passive Optical Networks (PONs) Schupke;Airbus Group Innovations, Germany Technologies, Frank J. Effenberger; Futurewei 17:00–20:00 Technologies, USA SC390 Introduction to Forward Error Correction, SC267 Silicon Microphotonics: Technology Frank Kschischang; Univ. of Toronto, Canada SC341 OFDM for Optical Communications, Sander Elements and the Roadmap to Implementation, L. Jansen¹, Dirk van den Borne²; ¹ADVA Optical SC392 Digital Coherent Optical Systems 1: Lionel Kimerling; MIT, USA Networking, USA ²Juniper Networks, Germany Transceiver Technology and Performance, Maurice SC372 Building Green Networks: New Concepts O’Sullivan; Ciena, Canada Short Courses SC359 Datacenter Networking 101, Cedric Lam, for Energy Reduction, Rod S. Tucker; Univ. Hong Liu; Google, USA New! SC432: Hands on: Silicon Photonics Design Melbourne, Australia & Fabrication, Lukas Chrostowski1, Chris Doerr2; SC384 Background Concepts of Optical SC411 Multi-layer Interaction in the Age of Agile 1University of British Columbia, Canada; 2Acacia Communication Systems, Alan Willner; Univ. of Optical Networking, Communications, USA Southern California, USA Ori A. Gerstel; Sedona Systems, Israel SC395 Hands On: Basic Modeling and Simulation of Coherent Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, Robert Palmer, Harald Rohde; Coriant, Germany

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 19 09:00–12:00 SC393 – Digital Coherent Optical Systems 2: SC205 Integrated Electronic Circuits and Digital Signal Processing, Chris Fludger;Cisco SC176 Metro Network: The Transition to Ethernet, Signal Processing for Fiber Optics Optical GmbH, USA Instructors: Y. K. Chen, Noriaki Kaneda; Nokia Bell Loudon Blair; Ciena Corp., USA SC408 Space Division Multiplexing in Optical Labs, USA SC208 Optical Fiber Design for Fibers, Roland Ryf; Bell Labs, Alcate-Lucent Level: Advanced Beginner Telecommunications and Specialty Applications, Benefits and Learning Objectives: David J. DiGiovanni; OFS Labs, USA 14:00–18:00 SC409 Safety in Fiber Optics: From Components to This course should enable you to: SC160 Microwave Photonics, Vince Urick; NRL, USA Systems, Larry Johnson; The Light Brigade, USA • Describe the functions and performance of high-speed electronics for optic fiber terminals. New! SC430 SDN Standards and Applications, Short Course Descriptions Lyndon Y. Ong, Raghu Ranganathan; Ciena, USA • Evaluate the design and implementation of physical layer electronic circuits. Sunday, 20 March 2016 13:30–16:30 • Describe commonly used circuit architectures. SC261 ROADM Technologies and Network 09:00–12:00 • Compare the merits among different IC Applications, Thomas Strasser; Nistica Inc., USA technologies. SC369 Test and Measurement of Complex SC177 High-Speed Semiconductor Lasers and • Justify advanced electronic equalization Modulated Optical Signals, Bernd Nebendahl1, Modulators techniques. Michael Koenigsmann1; 1Keysight, Germany Instructor: John Bowers; Univ. of California at Santa Barbara, USA • Compare implementation complexity of various SC386 The Evolution of WAN Transport towards Level: Advanced Beginner DSP techniques for optical transmission. SDN Architectures and Cloud Service Delivery, Loukas Paraschis; Cisco Systems, Inc., USA Benefits and Learning Objectives: Intended Audience: New! SC431 Photonic Technologies in the This course should enable you to: This course is intended for engineers, scientists or Datacenter, Clint Schow; University of California, USA • Compare different technologies. managers who must make or understand the choice of electronic circuits for optical transmission products 13:30–17:30 • Make informed decisions on the design of or evaluate electronic solutions used in purchased optical transmitters and their incorporation into products. SC101B Hands-on Workshop on Fiber Optic optical networks. Measurements and Component Testing, Caroline SC266 Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Connolly¹, Chris Heisler¹, Keith Foord2, Tony • Explain the performance of high-speed Nicholson3; ¹OptoTest Corp., USA; 2Greenlee transmitters. Information 1 2 1 Communications, USA; 3Connected Fibers, USA Instructors: Richard Hughes , Thomas Chapuran ; Los Intended Audience: Alamos Natl. Lab, USA, 2Applied Communication SC185 Hands-on Polishing, Inspection and Testing Attendees should have some knowledge of semicon- Sciences, USA of Connectors, Steve Rounds1, Steve Baldo2, Loic Level: Beginner 3 1 2 ductor and device physics. A basic knowledge of laser Cherel ; Light Brigade Inc., USA, Seikoh Giken Co. operation is also needed. Ltd., USA, 3Data-Pixel, France Benefits and Learning Objectives: SC327 Modeling and Design of Fiber-Optic This course should enable you to: Communication Systems, Rene-Jean Essiambre; • Identify benefits of quantum key distribution Nokia Bell Labs, USA techniques. SC357 Circuits and Equalization Methods for Short • Determine free-space and fiber based Reach Optical Links, Alexander Rylyakov; Coriant, applications.

Short Courses USA • Describe single photon sources and compute their expected characteristics.

20 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 • Describe concepts of quantum entanglement. SC428 Link Design for Short Reach Optical 9:00–13:00 • Determine appropriate networking applications Interconnects for quantum communications. Instructor: Petar Pepeljugoski, IBM Research, USA SC105 Modulation Formats and Receiver Level: Beginner Concepts for Optical Transmission Systems Intended Audience: Benefits and Learning Objectives: Instructors: Peter Winzer, Chandrasekhar The audience may include optical networking and Sethumadhavan; Nokia Bell Labs, USA optoelectronic technology researchers with an interest This course should enable you to: Level: Advanced Beginner in quantum communications, managers of research • Discuss the components of short multimode Benefits and Learning Objectives: groups, and engineers who want a glimpse of a new fiber links and forward-looking technology. An undergraduate- This course should enable you to: level understanding of quantum mechanics is helpful. • Describe the basic elements of power budget and possible trade-offs • Identify key objectives of high-capacity and high-speed optically routed network design. SC328 New Developments in Optical • Choose suitable models for various compo- Transport Networking (OTN) nents of the link to be use in the design phase • Describe the basic concepts behind optical Instructor: Stephen Trowbridge; Nokia, USA modulation and multiplexing techniques. Level: Beginner • Get in depth insight in multimode fiber propagation, including launch conditions and connec- • Generate advanced optical modulation formats Benefits and Learning Objectives: tor effects using state-of-the-art opto-electronic components and DSP. This course should enable you to: • Explain impact of signal dependent noises in multimode links • Explain the basic concepts of optical receiver • Discuss the concepts that form the basis for an design, including direct and coherent detec- OTN based on G.709 • Learn the advantages and disadvantages of tion as well as related digital signal processing advanced modulation formats in short optical techniques. • Apply the capabilities of the OTN standards to interconnects manage client signals and wavelengths. • Recognize and discuss the interplay between Intended Audience: modulation format, transceiver design, and • Identify the mapping mechanisms used by OTN transmission impairments. to transport major client signals. This beginner-intermediate course is intended for engineers and scientists working on short optical • Get an insight into future trends in research and • Utilize the new flexibility of the latest standard interconnects in data centers as well as those work- product commercialization of optical transport for efficient bandwidth management. ing on components and subsystems interested in systems enabled by advanced modulation • Know where to look to find more information developing an expertise in link design. The course and multiplexing techniques, software-defined about G.709. also addresses academic researchers and graduate transceivers, and flexible WDM architectures. students with basic knowledge on multimode fiber • Learn about the new interfaces provided in the modeling and propagation, and link power budget- Intended Audience: latest revision of the standard. ing. Some basic understanding of optical communica- This advanced-beginner course is intended for Intended Audience: tion systems is helpful, but is not a pre-requisite. a diverse audience including lightwave system This course is a complement to SC327 and SC357. researchers and engineers as well as opto-electronic This course is intended for anyone who designs, subsystem designers. Some basic knowledge of operates, or supports metro and/or long haul opti- optical modulation and detection technologies will Short Courses cal networks and who need to understand the new help in better understanding the course but is not interfaces and capabilities in ITU-T Recommendation a prerequisite. Past attendees will find substantial G.709 and how they can be used. updates to this course, which we continuously adapt to reflect the latest trends in research as well as in product development, and may hence find it useful to attend again.

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 21 SC114 Passive Optical Networks (PONs) • Appreciate the design trade-offs of the cyclic SC359 Datacenter Networking 101 Technologies prefix, FFT-size, etc. with respect to for instance Instructors: Cedric Lam, Hong Liu; Google, USA Instructor: Frank J. Effenberger; Futurewei the dispersion tolerance and oversampling. Level: Beginner Technologies, USA • Explain the multi-input, multi-output (MIMO) Benefits and Learning Objectives: Level: Advanced Beginner technique that is required to equalize a polar- This course should enable you to: Benefits and Learning Objectives: ization division multiplexed (PDM) or a mode division multiplexed signal. • Define warehouse-scale computer (WSC) and This course should enable you to: • Describe concepts such as IQ imbalance mitiga- describe its structure • Compare the capabilities and advantages of tion and phase noise compensation. • Describe the engineering principles and phi- different PON technologies. • Illustrate the advantage that OFDM can bring losophies behind scalable mega-datacenter • Describe the practical limitations of real-world in the generation of super channels for next- infrastructures G-PON and EPON systems for broadband generation 400G/1T transport networks. • Compare different datacenter cluster topolo- access. • Discuss the different implementation of ODFM gies and switching technologies. • Explain the motivations behind the Full-Service- and DMT for access and data center applica- • Compare the differences and similarities Access-Network initiative and the related IEEE tions, and appreciate the relative complexity of between traditional telecommunication P802.3 and P1904 projects. the transmitter and receiver architecture. networks and booming data-communication • Identify the commercial issues surrounding fiber • Explain the influence of fiber nonlinearity on networks access, and how PON works to address these. OFDM and describe methods to optimize the • Identify the challenges for intra-datacenter and • List and compare the possible future evolution nonlinear tolerance of optical OFDM. inter-datacenter communications paths that PON technology may take. Intended Audience: • Select suitable optoelectronic interconnect • Begin to plan PON applications and This course is intended for engineers, researchers and technologies deployments. technical managers who would like to gain a better • Explain the roles of optics in transmission, multi- Intended Audience: understanding of optical OFDM and its applications plexing and switching in next-generation optical transport networks. Apart This course is intended for engineers, network plan- from the theory and concepts behind optical OFDM, • Identify designs to realize energy efficient data ners and product designers involved with broadband the implementation and system design will be dis- networks access and a need to understand passive optical cussed in detail, such that the participants can obtain Intended Audience: networks. a good level of understanding for the different design trade-offs. Participants should have a comprehensive This course is beneficial to optoelectronic engineers, SC341 OFDM for Optical Communications knowledge in the field of fiber-optic transmission sys- fiber optic transceiver designers and optical trans- Instructors: Sander L. Jansen¹, Dirk van den Borne²; tems; no previous knowledge of OFDM is required. mission engineers who would like to understand the ¹ADVA Optical Networking, USA ²Juniper Networks, Past attendees of the course will find substantial requirements of datacenter networking. It also ben- Germany updates and new information, and are encouraged to efits network engineers with the knowledge of high- Level: Advanced Beginner attend again. speed optical communication technologies used to realize various datacenter network applications. For Benefits and Learning Objectives: network planners and architects, this course provides This course should enable you to: outlooks in optical network technology developments in the next 3 to 4 years. • Describe the concept of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and implementations such as discrete multi-tone (DMT).

Short Courses • List different flavors of optical OFDM and detail the advantages and disadvantages of each method to generate an OFDM signal.

22 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 SC384 Background Concepts of Optical Intended Audience: Intended Audience: Communication Systems This course is targeted for researchers and students This course is intended for network planners and Instructor: Alan Willner; Univ. of Southern California, who want to learn how to build a simulation tool for architects in both carriers and system vendors who USA coherent optical transmission systems. Familiarity with are involved in planning optical networks and select- Level: Beginner Matlab is a pre-requisite as well as a basic knowl- ing next-generation optical equipment. The discus- Benefits and Learning Objectives: edge of transmission system related mathematics, sion of networking elements and algorithms should e.g. Fourier transforms. Basic communication theory be helpful to vendors who are developing optical This course should enable you to: knowledge is also required. systems, as well as to carriers who are modeling network evolution strategies. The course is introductory • Discuss basic concepts of an optical communi- The participants shall bring their own laptop comput- level, although a basic understanding of networking cation system. ers, including a Matlab installation. Alternatively, the principles is assumed. • Identify different types of modulation and multi- code also runs under Octave. Participants without a plexing formats. computer or without Matlab/ Octave can follow the instructions and the tutorial part of the short course SC217 Optical Fiber Based Solutions for Next • Compute a simple optical power budget. but might be idle during the hands on parts. Generation Mobile Networks Instructor: Dalma Novak; Pharad, LLC., USA • Explain key differences between direct and Level: Advanced Beginner coherent detection systems. 13:00–16:00 Benefits and Learning Objectives: • Attend more advanced OFC short courses and SC216 An Introduction to Optical Network This course should enable you to: understand better the conference technical Design and Planning sessions. Instructor: Jane M. Simmons; Monarch Network • Explain the motivation for the integration of Intended Audience: Architects, USA next generation mobile communication systems Level: Beginner with optical fiber networks; This introductory course is intended for an audience with at least some technical background in engineer- Benefits and Learning Objectives: • Identify the technical challenges related to the ing, physics or related disciplines, and is ideally suited application of photonics and optical networking This course should enable you to: for engineers who want to learn more about optical concepts to wireless communications; fiber communication systems. The audience should • Compare O-E-O and optical-bypass technology. • Discuss and compare physical layer technolo- gain valuable knowledge enabling them to take more • Compare the architectures of various optical gies that enable the integration of wireless and advanced courses as well as understand better the optical networks; conference technical sessions. network elements. • Describe the colorless, directionless, conten- • Identify technologies that can improve the SC395 Hands On: Basic Modeling and tionless, and gridless attributes of ROADMs. performance of integrated optical and wireless networks; Simulation of Coherent Fiber-Optic • Describe the basics of routing traffic, including Communication Systems strategies for load balancing and protection. • Establish the trade-offs with alternative inte- Instructors: Robert Palmer, Harald Rohde; Coriant, grated network architectures Germany • Describe the basics of wavelength assignment. Level: Intended Audience: Advanced Beginner • Enumerate some of the networking principles Short Courses Benefits and Learning Objectives: as well as physical effects that determine where This is an advanced beginner course for people work- regeneration is required in a network. ing in either the optical or wireless telecommunica- This course will enable participants to design and tion fields who wish to broaden their knowledge and program a numerical simulator for a coherent optical • Enumerate the advantages and disadvantages learn how optical fiber solutions are playing a role in transmission system. Within the course Matlab is of a gridless network the realization of emerging integrated optical/wireless used, but the course content can be applied to any • Compare real-time vs. long-term network networks. other programming language as well. planning.

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 23 SC373 Specialty Fiber Splicing and • Describe innovative technologies on the hori- • Understand design guidelines and tradeoffs for Interconnection zon, such as hybrid memory, optical intercon- specific photodetector applications nects, multicore processors and accelerators, Instructor: Andrew Yablon; Interfiber Analysis, USA • Specify appropriate detectors. Level: Advanced Beginner and petascale supercomputers. Intended Audience: Benefits and Learning Objectives: • Compare technologies and solutions for real- world applications such climate modeling, This course is intended for those interested the fun- This course should enable you to: biological sciences, and materials discovery damentals of photodetectors. For example, what are the factors that determine the maximum bandwidth • Improve the quality of your fusion splices • Point to opportunities for dramatic improve- of a photodiode? What are the current “champion” ments in performance for data-movement • Compare competing interconnection results and what are the inherent tradeoffs with other limited applications technologies performance parameters? The device physics will be • Select equipment for optical fiber Intended Audience: presented at a high level although some background in semiconductor devices will be beneficial. The interconnection This lecture is designed to introduce students how to course is intended for those who are new to the area, use parallel computers to efficiently solve challenging • Estimate interconnection performance while providing useful information to workersin the problems in science and engineering, where very fast field. • Test and measure optical fiber interconnections computers are required either to perform complex simulations or to analyze enormous datasets. The • Avoid problems with splice reliability lecture is intended to be useful for students from dif- 13:00–17:00 • Evaluate and apply special fusion splicing ferent backgrounds. The presenter has a strong track strategies record of presenting similar tutorials to academic and SC203 100 Gb/s and Beyond Transmission industrial audiences, and this material will be acces- Systems, Design and Design Trade-offs Intended Audience: sible by researchers, implementers, innovators, and Instructors: Martin Birk1, Benny Mikkelsen2; 1AT&T 2 This course is intended for engineers and scientists executives. Labs, Res., USA, Acacia Communications, USA who are concerned about the problem of optical fiber Level: Advanced Beginner interconnection and are looking for practical solu- SC433 Photodetectors for Optical Benefits and Learning Objectives: tions to their problems. This course presupposes a Communications familiarity with contemporary optical fibers and their Instructor: Joe Campbell, University of Virginia, USA This course should enable you to: theory of operation. Level: Beginner • Identify key requirements and drivers for Benefits and Learning Objectives: 100Gb/s applications SC385 Optical Interconnects for Extreme- scale Computing This course should enable you to: • Explain key building blocks of coherent systems Instructors: John Shalf1, Keren Bergman2; 1Lawrence • Explain the fundamental operation of different • Describe the availability and performance of Berkeley National Laboratory, USA, 2Columbia types of photodetectors and compare their rela- 100Gb/s. University, USA tive merits Level: Beginner • Discuss 100Gb/s transmission limitations • Obtain a broad overview of the photode- Benefits and Learning Objectives: • Summarize 100Gb/s standards activities tectors that are widely deployed in optical This course should enable you to: communications • Describe drivers and technologies for systems beyond 100Gb/s • Summarize how new computing technologies • Describe the state-of-the-art for p-i-n, ava- enable real-world applications lanche, and single-photon photodiodes • Discuss applications of flex rate systems • Discuss trends in high performance computing architecture Short Courses

24 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 Intended Audience: 17:00–20:00 • Identify key factors and leverage points for improving the energy efficiency future networks The course is intended for engineers and technical managers who want an up-to-date overview of SC267 Silicon Microphotonics: Technology • Describe the key determinants of network 100Gb/s transmission systems, including applications, Elements and the Roadmap to energy efficiency line-card designs, and fiber transmission limitations. Implementation Intended Audience: This year this course has been extended to 4 hours Instructor: Lionel Kimerling; MIT, USA to accommodate more questions and more material Level: Beginner Telecommunications engineers, managers, policy beyond 100Gb/s. The course requires some under- Benefits and Learning Objectives: makers, researchers and educators. A basic knowl- standing of basic optical transmission systems. edge of telecommunications networks and equip- This course should enable you to: ment will be advantageous. Little or no knowledge SC288 Fundamentals of Polarization, PDL, of energy efficiency issues in telecommunications • Identify trends in the optical components networks is required. and PMD industry. Instructor: Nick Frigo; US Naval Academy, USA Level: Intermediate • Explain the power of a standard platform. SC411 Multi-layer Interaction in the Age of Benefits and Learning Objectives: • Discuss the benefits of electronic-photonic Agile Optical Networking integration. Instructor: Ori A. Gerstel; Sedona Systems, Israel This course should enable you to: Level: Advanced Beginner • Evaluate the latest silicon photonic devices. • Describe the major representations of polariza- Benefits and Learning Objectives: tion states • Summarize the findings of the Communications Technology Roadmap. This course should enable you to: • Perform simple calculations of polarization evo- • Describe IP layer behaviors which affect multi- lution in birefringent media. Intended Audience: layer networking • Explain the mechanisms underlying PMF and This course is for executives and technologists in the • Explain types of multi-layer interactions (physi- estimate splice tolerances optical components industry to include planners, engineers, and scientists participating in the optical cal integration, control plane, SDN, mgmt • Discuss polarization-dependent loss sources components technology supply chain. plane) and effects • Define multi-layer functionality (restora- • Explain the physical origin of PMD SC372 Building Green Networks: New tion, reoptimization of various kinds, disaster Concepts for Energy Reduction recovery,…) • Describe the dominant effects of PMD on trans- Instructor: Rod Tucker; Univ. Melbourne, Australia mission systems • Quantify the value for multi-layer functionality Level: Beginner Intended Audience: • Describe the interaction between IP layer pro- Benefits and Learning Objectives: tection and optical restoration The course is intended for engineers, technicians, This course should enable you to: and managers who would like a fundamental survey • Explain how multi-layer interaction affects the of polarization effects in devices or systems. The • Compare networks from the perspective of planning process participant should have a basic understanding of how energy efficiency. • Explain how elastic flexgrid networking benefits matrices multiply column vectors in order to follow Short Courses from multi-layer interaction the Jones formalism. • Compute an estimate of the energy efficiency of network equipment, designs and architec- • Discuss possible centralized/distributed control tures (in Joules/bit). plane architectures and their pros/cons • Explain the principles of energy efficiency in telecommunications networks

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 25 Intended Audience: • capacity optimization • Make OTDR measurements and avoiding common pitfalls. The audience for this course includes system and net- • network defragmentation work architects and engineers in network operators Intended Audience: Intended Audience: and equipment vendors, as well as researchers want- This course is valuable to technicians, engineers, and ing to understand realistic methodologies for model- This course is intended for individuals with a work- managers interested in measurement and charac- ing multi-layer networks. The course assumes some ing knowledge of ROADM networks and coherent terization of fiber optic components. Some famil- familiarity with optical network architectures and basic modems. It will be of value for industrial professionals iarity with fiber optic test cables and equipment is understanding of the role of higher layer networks (system designers, managers) who need to under- assumed. Class size is limited to 16. and how they connect to the optical layer. stand the tradeoffs of performance and capacity in the design and deployment of optical networks, as SC420 Characterization of components for well as for researchers who are new to the field. SC102 WDM in Long-Haul Transmission coherent communication systems Systems Instructor: Robert Palmer, Harald Rohde; Coriant, Monday, 21 March 2016 Instructor: Neal S. Bergano; TE Subcom, USA Level: Germany Beginner Level: Advanced Beginner 08:30–12:30 Benefits and Learning Objectives: Benefits and Learning Objectives: This course should enable you to: SC101A Hands-on Workshop on Fiber Optic This course should enable you to: Measurements and Component Testing • Explain the tradeoffs made in the design of an • Understand the properties of key optical com- Instructors: Caroline Connolly¹, Chris Heisler¹, amplifier chain. 2 3 ponents for coherent communication systems Keith Foord , Loic Cherel ; ¹OptoTest Corp., USA; • Summarize the tradeoffs made in the selection 2 3 Greenlee Communications, USA; Data-Pixel, France of fiber types. • Measure those properties and evaluate the Level: Beginner results in the right context • Explain Q-factor. Benefits and Learning Objectives: • Describe component specifications • Discuss the concept of margin in fiber optic This course should enable you to: • Specify components transmission systems. • Explain the fundamental optical differences Intended Audience: • Identify the important polarization effects in and applications of single-mode fiber (SMF) vs. long-haul transmission systems. This course targets researchers and system designers multimode fiber (MMF), including the different who want to get a better insight into the depths of fiber types and fiber sizes. • Compare the different methods of performing long-haul transmission experiments. component properties and to understand the proper- • Identify the different connector types and ties’ interdependencies. understand their specific performance features • Discuss circulating loop experiments. (i.e., E2000, FC, LC, Mil-Styles, MTP, SC, ST, • Discuss the future trends in long-haul transmis- SC429 Flexible Networks etc.) plus the various end-face options (i.e. sion systems. Instructor: David Boertjes, Ciena, Canada Expanded Beam, UPC and APC). Level: Beginner • Gain insight into the optical propagation of • Test connectors, cable assemblies, and fiber data signals over long distances. Benefits and Learning Objectives: links for insertion loss (IL) and return loss (RL), while also understanding how these measure- Intended Audience: This course should enable you to understand the fol- ments can be affected by wavelength and lowing concepts: launch conditions. This course is intended for the student who wants an understanding of how information is transmitted over • CD and CDC ROADM technologies • Explain characterization measurements on pas- long distances using fiber optic transmission lines, • flexible grid sive optical components. with emphasis on undersea cable transmission systems. This includes new entrants into the fiber optic

Short Courses • Measure end face geometry and the impor- • routing and spectrum assignment field with an engineering background, engineers with tance that plays in a fiber connection. • flexible modulation format fiber optics exposure, people in the fiber optic telecommunications industry, and fiber optic research and • on-demand vs. end-of-life planning development management.

26 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 SC178 Test and Measurement of High-Speed • Predict future abilities and costs of photonic • Learn the ways to calculate the reliability of a Communications Signals integrated circuits. device using accelerated testing data. Instructor: Greg D. Le Cheminant; Keysight • Debug problems in photonic integrated circuits. • Find information on standards, compo- Technologies, USA nents, reliability software and other reference Intended Audience: Level: Beginner materials. Benefits and Learning Objectives: This course is intended for anyone who has basic Intended Audience: electromagnetics knowledge (e.g., know Maxwell’s This course should enable you to: equations but do not have them memorized) and This course is intended for a general audience includ- • Determine the relationships between BER, eye- basic optical communications knowledge (e.g., know ing non-technical persons with no particular back- diagrams and jitter tests. what optical fiber is but do not have to know what ground except an interest in or need for knowledge 16-QAM is) but wants to learn more about photonic of reliability and qualification of photonic compo- • Avoid common mistakes that degrade measure- integrated circuits. nents. It is meant to impart valuable information to ment accuracy. audiences of all levels. • Define the relationship between Q-factor and SC347 Reliability and Qualification of Fiber- BER. Optic Components SC389 Network Modelling and Design Instructor: David Maack; Corning, USA Instructor: Dominic Schupke; Airbus Group • Identify ways to increase test efficiencies. Level: Beginner Innovations, Germany Level: Beginner • Develop test strategies to verify compliance to Benefits and Learning Objectives: industry standards. Benefits and Learning Objectives: This course should enable you to: • Compare the different approaches to character- This course should enable you to: izing jitter and recognize what the results imply • Learn the importance, tools, methodologies, in a systems context. mathematics and benefits of reliability programs This course will enable you to: Intended Audience: • Explain the requirements, tests, benefits and • Describe the process for optimizing a network limitations of qualification programs using optimization software This course is appropriate for engineers, technicians and scientists who have a basic or higher knowledge • Learn the strategic and tactical differences • Formulate linear optimization models for net- of high-speed communications systems and signals. A between qualification testing and reliability work problems basic knowledge of common laboratory measurement modeling. • Explain the differences between the various instrumentation will be helpful. • Review the multitude of roles, contributions, modeling approaches tools and functions of a reliability group SC325 Highly Integrated Monolithic Photonic • Discuss the pros and cons of solving Integrated Circuits • Discuss and learn what constitutes a complete approaches (heuristics, branch-‐and- ‐bound Instructor: Chris Doerr; Acacia Communications, USA qualification program and get the author’s inter- algorithms, …) Level: Advanced Beginner pretation of the “letter of the law” for the most • Identify key parameters influential in model- popular standards Benefits and Learning Objectives: ing complexity, solving time, and computation • See charts comparing different qualification results

This course should enable you to: Short Courses standards • Hands-on implementation of network modeling • Design optical waveguide structures. • Determine why and when reliability testing and and design examples • Simulate optical waveguide structures. modeling needs to be done. Intended Audience: • Design complex photonic integrated circuits. • Describe the limitation of both reliability model- The course requires only basic knowledge in math- ing and qualification testing. ematics (calculus and linear algebra), communication • Simulate photonic integrated circuits. • Learn how to establish appropriate reliability networks, and programming (recursions, iterations, …) • Explain some of the device physics. tests and gather meaningful data.

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 27 SC390 Introduction to Forward Error • Distinguish IMDD from coherent detection and Intended Audience: field modulation Correction This course is targeted for researchers and students Instructor: Frank Kschischang; Univ. of Toronto, • Describe the role of DSP in standard coherent who want to learn how to model and design silicon Canada transmission photonic components. Familiarity with optics and Level: Beginner electromagnetics is a pre-requisite, as well as general • Gain exposure to electro-optic technologies knowledge photonic integrated circuits. No previous Benefits and Learning Objectives: used for coherent transmission silicon photonic design experience is required. This course should enable you to: • Learn standard implementations of electric field Participants shall bring their own laptop computers, transmitters and coherent receivers • define the key parameters of an error-correcting with the required software pre-installed. Licenses and code • Estimate Q and BER for BPSK, QPSK and 16 instructions for installing Lumerical Solutions MODE, • explain the system-level benefits provided by QAM modulations FDTD, and INTERCONNECT, and mask layout software, will be provided prior to the course. FEC • Anticipate relative performances of coherent • convert between generator-matrix and parity- phase modulated channels vs. dispersion map 09:00–12:00 check-matrix descriptions of a code and WDM channel spectrum • encode and decode a binary Hamming code Intended Audience: SC176 Metro Network: The Transition to Ethernet • encode a cyclic code using a generator This course is intended for those interested in the Instructor: Loudon Blair; Ciena Corp., USA polynomial workings and estimates of performance of commercial coherent solutions in a multi-span amplified WDM Level: Advanced Beginner • describe the key parameters of Reed-Solomon system. It is recommended to its audience as pre- Benefits and Learning Objectives: codes requisite to SC393. This course should enable you to: • combine two or more codes into a product- code or concatenation SC432 Hands on: Silicon Photonics Design & • Describe how new services are changing metro Fabrication network traffic characteristics. • describe iterative decoding methods for low- Instructor: Lukas Chrostowski1, Chris Doerr2; density parity-check codes 1University of British Columbia, Canada; 2Acacia • Describe the impact that these new services will have on metro network traffic patterns and Intended Audience: Communications, USA Level: Intermediate network equipment capacity in both aggrega- This course is intended for systems engineers, system tion and core metro networks. operators and managers who need to understand Benefits and Learning Objectives: • Describe the meaning of Carrier Ethernet and the costs and benefits in applying physical-layer This course should enable you to: discuss different implementation approaches. error-control coding in a communications link, and those who wish to prepare themselves for the more • Design silicon photonicintegrated circuits (PICs) • Describe the key networking technologies advanced courses. No previous background in infor- used to build next generation metro networks, • Participate in a step-by-step design methodol- mation theory or algebra is assumed. including DWDM, OTN, and IP/MPLS. ogy to design ring resonators, including iden- tifying target specifications, analytic modeling, • Discuss the role of Carrier Ethernet in new SC392 Digital Coherent Optical Systems 1: photonic circuit modeling for choosing param- metro architectures and how it operates in com- Transceiver Technology and Performance eters, waveguide modeling, directional cou- bination with other key technologies. Instructor: Maurice O’Sullivan; Ciena, Canada pler design, manufacturing variability analysis, Level: Advanced Beginner design of experiment, layout for fabrication, • Describe how packet and optical technologies and finally, experimental data analysis. are converging to form packet-optical transport Benefits and Learning Objectives: and switching systems. This course should enable you to: • Discuss the design methodology for a polarization splitting rotator based on sub-wavelength • Discuss how packet-optical systems may be Short Courses • Explain optical field amplitude, phase, polariza- grating (SWG) waveguides. used in different metro application scenarios, tion and intensity including new cloud network architectures.

28 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 Intended Audience: SC409 Safety in Fiber Optics: From SC430: SDN Standards and Applications Instructors: Lyndon Y. Ong, Raghu Ranganathan, This course is intended for network architects and Components to Systems Ciena,USA planners from service providers, engineering and Instructors: Larry Johnson, Ken Barat; The Light Level: Beginner marketing staff to network equipment providers, tech- Brigade, USA nologists with an interest in the evolution of networks, Level: Advanced Beginner Benefits and Learning Objectives: industry analysts, and financial analysts. Benefits and Learning Objectives: This course should enable you to: SC208 Optical Fiber Design for This course should enable you to: This course will enable you to: Telecommunications and Specialty • Identify the various ANSI and IEC classifications • Explain the basic architecture of SDN for trans- Applications of laser categories as defined by the ANSI and port networks Instructor: David J. DiGiovanni; OFS Labs, USA IEC laser safety standards Level: Advanced Beginner • Describe common service provider SDN Use • Identify the laser types used in fiber optic com- Cases Benefits and Learning Objectives: munication systems and the potential safety concerns associated with each • Diagram the components of an SDN-enabled This course should enable you to: transport network • Identify the types of optical amplifiers used • Explain how certain fiber attributes, like attenu- in fiber optic communication systems and the • Compare the potential protocol options for ation, modal area and dispersion can impact potential safety concerns involved at different SDN, including OpenFlow current and next-generation high speed com- power levels munications technologies • Describe OpenFlow and its extensions for opti- • Describe the difference between APR and APS cal networking • Describe the wide array of optical fibers avail- in fiber optic communication systems able and discuss how their designs have been • List the roles of different SDN-related standards engineered for particular applications • Apply the properties of DWDM with the associ- and industry groups and compare their different ated power levels of optical amplifiers approaches to SDN • Compare the benefits of different materials in fiber design, including different glass dopants. • Identify potential problem areas where skin • Review the status of standards and implementa- and possible eye punctures can occur and what tion for SDN and optical networks • Design simple fibers for various applications, remedies are available to minimize potential • Explain new developments such as the such as amplifiers, dispersion compensators, occurrences sensors and component pigtails ONF Core Information Model and Intent- • Explain the various types of test, measurement, based Interfaces and how these affect future • Determine whether particular applications can and inspection equipment and their limitations interoperability benefit from modified or novel optical fiber. with high-powered laser transmitters Intended Audience: • Discuss the potential offered by fiber engineer- • Develop a list addressing safety concerns The audience for this course includes system and ing which may be exploited to improve existing towards the development of a fiber optic safety network architects and engineers in network opera- applications or create new functions. program as it pertains to fiber optic outside tors and equipment vendors, as well as researchers plant installations Intended Audience: wanting to understand directions for introducing SDN

This course is intended for the technical community Intended Audience: into wide area networks. The course assumes some Short Courses familiarity with optical network technologies and basic seeking to understand the potential of optical fiber This course is designed for those from an advanced and waveguide design. Basic understanding of opti- understanding of the role of higher layer networks beginner level. This is applicable to safety officers, and how they connect to the optical layer. cal fiber properties is desirable though not required. supervisors, managers, and technicians who work The course will provide an understanding of the oper- with lasers, chemicals, fiber, transmission systems, ating principles of fiber while also exploring the limits and outside plant installations. For safety officers, the of waveguide and materials engineering. Specific goal is to enhance or develop a safety program that designs for high speed transmission, optical amplifi- addresses potential safety issues and concerns. cation and dispersion compensation will be studied, among others.

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 29 13:30–16:30 SC369 Test and Measurement of Complex SC386 The Evolution of WAN Transport Modulated Optical Signals towards SDN Architectures and Cloud Service SC261 ROADM Technologies and Network Instructors: Bernd Nebendahl, Michael Koenigsmann; Delivery Applications Keysight, Germany Instructor: Loukas Paraschis; Cisco Systems, Inc., USA Instructor: Thomas Strasser; Nistica Inc., USA Level: Advanced Beginner Level: Beginner Level: Advanced Beginner Benefits and Learning Objectives: Benefits and Learning Objectives: Benefits and Learning Objectives: This course should enable you to: This course should enable you to: This course should enable you to: • Compare the quality of various transmitters • Explain the interplay between SDN architec- • Describe the network level benefits of ROADM through the use of EVM measurements tures, and wireline transport technology innova- systems. • Determine the relationships between EVM, tions during the evolution of the public and private cloud WAN infrastructure • Define the different ROADM technology BER, and Q-factor approaches competing in the market. • Compare the different techniques used for • Discuss current wireline network evolution • Summarize the functionality differences complex modulation analysis and determine • Describe the evolution in wide-area networks between competing ROADM technologies, which provide optimum results for a given mea- (WAN) focusing specifically in the synergies of including which are most likely to succeed in surement scenario routing and optical transport with data‐center the long term and why. • Relate details of constellation diagrams to based service delivery, and the recent innovations in software and routing control plane. • Compare the incremental cost of a ROADM to specific device and/or measurement system the network level savings it enables. impairments Intended Audience: • Discuss the types of networks that most fully • Identify the root causes of measurement degra- This short course is primarily intended for research- benefit from ROADM technology and why. dation and uncertainty ers, students, and industry professionals in optical transport that wish to obtain a perspective on current • Explain the contradictory statements made • Develop test strategies to validate the accuracy of test results wireline network evolution, with a particular focus on about ROADM in trade literature. the implications of SDN, and cloud service delivery. Intended Audience: Intended Audience: SC431: Photonic Technologies in the Anyone interested in more fully understanding the This short course is intended for engineers who start Datacenter functionalities and benefits of ROADMs, including to work or already have experience in manufacturing Instructor: Clint Schow, University of California, USA students, researchers, engineers, managers, and and development of transmitters, links and receiv- Level: Advanced Beginner executives involved in ROADM development, network ers operating with complex modulated signals. design, network planning, and network operations Attendees should be aware of basic concepts of opti- Benefits and Learning Objectives: cal transmission and polarization of light. Research and manufacturing managers as well as technical This course should enable you to: buyers will get a profound background in order to • Compare the different optical technologies make optimal decision for their test and measurement used in data centers today and identify their needs. Students will extend their knowledge in com- strengths and limitations plex signal analysis to setup optimal test concepts. • Define the requirements for photonic links at different levels of network hierarchy in terms of reach, power, cost, and density • Describe the factors that have driven the current implementation of systems and future

Short Courses trends that will drive technologies

30 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 • Discuss research efforts in the worldwide com- • Test connectors, cable assemblies, and fiber • Measure scratches using automatic analysis munity aimed at increasing the role of photon- links for insertion loss (IL) and return loss (RL), equipment. ics in data centers while also understanding how these measure- • Apply the criteria for pass/fail in quality assur- ments can be affected by wavelength and • Explain current networking topologies and ance programs and applications. launch conditions. identify the technology capabilities that drove • Determine how the immediate feedback from their adoption • Explain characterization measurements on pas- the interferometer will help control the manu- sive optical components. Intended Audience: facturing process, creating higher performance • Measure end face geometry and the impor- terminations and increased production yields. This course is for anyone interested in learning tance that plays in a fiber connection. about the underlying technology platforms that Intended Audience: underpin the optical networks in data centers. In • Make OTDR measurements and avoiding com- This course is applicable to those involved with fiber particular, network engineers involved in designing mon pitfalls. optic terminations from the novice to production next-generation systems, researchers working on Intended Audience: engineers and managers involved with laboratory, photonic interconnects and switching, and managers manufacturing, and field disciplines. A basic knowl- making product decisions will gain insight into the This course is valuable to technicians, engineers, and edge of fiber optics is expected. main strengths, limitations, and future prospects of managers interested in measurement and charac- photonic platforms. terization of fiber optic components. Some famil- SC327 Modeling and Design of Fiber-Optic Basic knowledge of fiber optic systems, including iarity with fiber optic test cables and equipment is assumed. Class size is limited to 16. Communication Systems fiber transmission basics, optical link budgets, and Instructor: Rene-Jean Essiambre; Nokia, Bell Labs, characterization of high-speed links is beneficial but SC185 Hands-on Polishing, Inspection and USA not required. Level: Advanced Beginner Testing of Connectors 13:30–17:30 Instructors: Steve Rounds1, Steve Baldo2, Loic Cherel3; Benefits and Learning Objectives: 1Light Brigade Inc., USA, 2Seikoh Giken Co. Ltd., USA, 3 This course should enable you to: SC101B Hands-on Workshop on Fiber Optic Data-Pixel, France. Level: Advanced Beginner Measurements and Component Testing • Develop a functional understanding of the basic building blocks of fiber-optic communication Instructors: Caroline Connolly¹, Chris Heisler¹, Keith Benefits and Learning Objectives: systems. Foord2, Tony Nicholson3; ¹OptoTest Corp., USA; This course should enable you to: 2Greenlee Communications, USA; 3Connected Fibers, • Learn the basic elements of optical transmission USA • Measure optical attenuation measurements and modeling. Level: Beginner expected variations at 1310/1550/1625nm. • Develop a detailed understanding of how to Benefits and Learning Objectives: • Measure optical return loss and define its model nonlinear transmission over fibers, espe- relationship to connector polishes, polishing cially how to navigate through the numerous This course should enable you to: procedures and test methods. pitfalls of nonlinear transmission modeling. • Explain the fundamental optical differences • Identify contaminants, their cause, and how to • Choose a suitable technique for modeling spe- and applications of single-mode fiber (SMF) vs. resolve contamination issues with a variety of cific systems, such as systems using advanced

multimode fiber (MMF), including the different Short Courses cleaning products. modulation formats. fiber types and fiber sizes. • Identify and discuss the fundamentals of the • Compare the performance of various amplifica- • Identify the different connector types and polishing processes and their impact on attenu- tion technologies. understand their specific performance features ation and reflection. (i.e., E2000, FC, LC, Mil-Styles, MTP, SC, ST, • Explain the basic technical issues faced when etc.) plus the various end-face options (i.e. • Identify and determine how to adjust variables configuring optical networks with complex Expanded Beam, UPC and APC). that affect end-face geometry. topologies. • Estimate the ultimate limit to fiber capacity.

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 31 Intended Audience: techniques will be also of interest to audience already SC408 Space Division Multiplexing familiar with the basics of short reach interconnect. Instructor: Roland Ryf; Nokia, Bell Labs, USA This course is intended for engineers and scientists Level: Advanced Beginner working on fiber-optic transmission as well as those SC393 – Digital Coherent Optical Systems 2: working on components and subsystems interested Benefits and Learning Objectives: in developing an expertise at the transmission level. Digital Signal Processing The course also addresses academic researchers and Instructor: Chris Fludger; Cisco Optical GmbH, This course should enable you to: Germany graduate students with basic knowledge on optical • Compare space-division multiplexing to other Level: Intermediate or digital communication interested in developing multiplexing techniques, and list key advan- a detailed knowledge of fiber-optic transmission Benefits and Learning Objectives: tages and potential fields of application modeling and in understanding system implications of advanced technologies. This course should enable you to: • Design optical components that support multiple modes and explain how the basic design • Describe the principle building blocks in a differs from single-mode components SC357 Circuits and Equalization Methods for coherent optical transceiver. Short Reach Optical Links • Measure components with multiple-input Instructor: Alexander Rylyakov; Coriant, USA • Explain the function of frequency and time- and/or multiple-output ports and extract key Level: Advanced Beginner domain filters and their advantages and parameters like mode-dependent loss and dif- disadvantages. ferential group delay Benefits and Learning Objectives: • Explain the implementation of pulse shaping • Discuss strategies to reduce the complexity of This course should enable you to: and CD filters. the receiver digital signal processing in space- • Outline overall transceiver architectures of typi- • Describe techniques for frequency and carrier division multiplexed transmission cal wireline and optical short reach links phase estimation • Describe digital signal processing techniques • Explain functionality and performance require- • Summarize the importance of clock recovery to calculate bit-error rate and multiple-input ments of all key front-end I/O building blocks and describe clock recovery methods. multiple-output impulse responses from raw receiver data • Evaluate and compare the efficiencies of wire- • Describe the components of polarization track- line and optical short reach interconnects ing filters. • Summarize key advantages and limitations of different fiber designs • Compare SiGe bipolar and CMOS circuits for • Explain how channel parameter estimation may short reach optical and electrical links be performed in coherent transceivers. • Explain the origin of coupling or cross-talk between light paths or modes in multi-mode • Describe and compare equalization techniques • Explain the options for achieving flexible capac- and multi-core fibers (CTLE, FFE, DFE) ity including implications for the network. • List the key principles used to build mode-cou- • Discuss benefits and tradeoffs of equalization • Quantify the effectiveness and complexity of plers and how the insertion loss and the mode • Make an educated choice between an opti- non-linear compensation. dependent loss scale as function of number of cal and electrical solution for short reach Intended Audience: modes interconnect Intended Audience: This course is intended for individuals having an inter- Intended Audience: mediate knowledge of digital lightwave transmission This course is intended for engineers, scientists, man- This course is for anyone interested in learning the systems. The introductory course (SC392) is recom- agers, technicians and students who want to under- basic transmitter and receiver circuit architectures for mended a prior knowledge. It will be of value for stand space-division multiplexing in optical fibers. both optical and electrical short reach interconnects. industrial professionals (system designers, managers) No specific previous knowledge of optics is assumed The course will help gain the insight into the main who need to understand the different components in and only basic math knowledge in linear algebra and tradeoffs involved in choosing between the optical digital coherent transceivers, as well as for researchers differential equations is suggested. By the end of the and electrical links, as well as the integrated circuit who are new to the field. course, these techniques will allow the design and Short Courses topologies and technologies used in the transceiver analysis of simple space-division multiplexed systems. circuits. The overview of advanced equalization

32 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 14:00–18:00

SC160 Microwave Photonics Instructor: Vince Urick; NRL, USA Level: Advanced Beginner Benefits and Learning Objectives: This course should enable you to: • Analyze microwave photonic components, subsystems and systems. • Discuss, relate and contrast analog and digital fiber optics. • Design optical systems for microwave applications. • Identify microwave systems which may benefit from utilizing analog optics. Intended Audience: The course attendee should have a basic understanding of lasers, photodetectors, and fiber optics. A bachelor’s degree in physics or electrical engineering, or an equivalent level of experience, is prerequisite. Short Courses

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 33 What’s Happening on the Show Floor?

The OFC exhibit floor is the perfect place to build and maintain profes- Exhibit Hall Coffee Breaks sional contacts and to broaden your knowledge about the companies The exhibit floor is the perfect place to build and maintain professional contacts, and these breaks that lead our industry in product development and technological provide ideal networking opportunities. Complimentary coffee will be served in the Exhibit Hall at these advances. 600+ exhibits showcase the entire continuum of the sup- times: ply chain – from communications systems and equipment to network Exhibit Hours Coffee Breaks Show Floor design and integration tools and to components and devices. In addi- Tuesday, 22 March 10:00–17:00 10:00–10:30, 16:00–16:30 tion to the 600+ exhibits, three exhibit hall theaters feature presentations by experts from major global brands and key industry organiza- Wednesday, 23 March 10:00–17:00 10:00–10:30, 15:00–15:30 tions. Get high-level perspectives on hot topics like Cloud Services, Thursday, 24 March 10:00–16:00 10:00–10:30, 15:00–15:30 SDN and FTTx. Learn about the state of the industry, emerging trends and recommended courses of action for how to tackle today’s toughest Market Watch, Exhibit Hall C, Expo Theater I business challenges. This three-day series of panel discussions engages the latest application topics and business issues in the field of optical communications. Presentations and panel sessions feature esteemed guest speakers from industry, research and the investment community. See Page 35 for schedule and complete information. Exhibition Exhibit Halls A - C POF Symposium and Technology Pavilion, Exhibit Hall B, Booth 2761 The Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Organization (POFTO) is organizing a POF Symposium that covers recent Schedule plenty of time to roam the Exhibit Hall, visit with the hun- developments in POF technology, applications, technical standards, industry progress and new markets. dreds of companies represented and see the latest products and POFTO is also organizing a POF Technology and Applications Pavilion where member companies dem- technologies. onstrate their products and technologies during the show. See page 40 for symposium details. Poster Presentation and Interactive Demo Presentations, Exhibit Hall B, Rear Exhibit Hall Regulations Poster presentations are an integral part of the technical program and offer an opportunity for lively discussion between the poster presenters and attendees. OFC has expanded its presentation modes to • All bags are subject to search. include a select number of interactive demonstrations. These featured displays can range from live soft- • Neither photography nor videotaping is permitted in the exhibit hall ware demonstrations to the showcasing of research prototypes (subsystems or devices) that form the core without the express written consent of OFC Show Management. of the related research paper. Beverages and light snacks are served during poster sessions. See page 43 for full description. Non-compliance may result in the surrendering of film and removal from the hall. Product Showcases, Expo Theater III, Exhibit Hall A Exhibitors highlight their newest developments, products and services in 30-minute presentations on the • Children under 18 are not permitted in the exhibit hall during set-up show floor. Refer to page 42 or the OFC Mobile App for presentation schedule. and teardown. Service Provider Summit, Exhibit Hall C, Expo Theater I • Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Join your colleagues for this dynamic program with topics and speakers of interest to CTOs, network architects, network designers and technologists within the service provider and carrier sector. The pro- • Strollers are not allowed on the show floor at any time. gram includes panel discussions, a keynote presentation, exhibit time and networking time. • Soliciting in the aisles or in any public spaces is not permitted. VIP Industry Leaders Networking Event: Connecting Corporate Executives, Recent • Distribution of literature is limited to exhibitors and must be done Graduates and Students, Exhibit Hall C, Rear, Tuesday, 23 March 12:00–13:30 from within the confines of their booths. This session brings together Industry Executives to share their business experience – from how they started their careers and lessons learned along the way, to using their degree in an executive position – • Smoking is only permitted in designated exterior areas of the facility. with Recent Graduates and Students. See page 13 for full description. • Alcohol is not permitted in the exhibit hall during set-up and Sponsored by tear-down.

Please refer to your OFC Buyers’ Guide and Addendum for more details on the exhibition and other activities on the show floor, including participating company information, a map of the Exhibit Hall and specific presentation schedules for many of the programs. Check the Mobile App for regular updates to show floor programming (see page 8 for details on the app).

34 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 Show Floor Programming and Schedule-at-a-Glance Sterling Perrin, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading, USA Activities Tuesday, 22 March Andrew Schmitt, Founder, Cignal Al, USA Show Floor 10:30–12:00 Panel I : State of the Industry – Panel II: Intercontinental Networks – Analyst Panel OFC START UP Pavilion Technology Opportunities in the Submarine Show floor between Exhibit Halls B and C 12:30–14:00 Panel II: Intercontinental Interconnection of Datacenters Networks – Technology Moderator: Lisa Bickford, Google, USA Open Exhibit Hall Hours Opportunities in the Submarine Interconnection of Datacenters This panel will begin with a very short primer on the Visit the OFC START UP Pavilion, which showcases undersea market. Large end-users such as Google, entrepreneurs from around the globe, who have 14:30–16:00 Panel III: The Promising Market Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook are increasingly developed innovative cutting edge optics and of 100G and Beyond Pluggable using submarine facilities for intercontinental con- photonics technologies. Devices – Talk with Experts nection of their data center networks. This panel will Wednesday, 23 March point out the fiber exhaust problems today and will 15:30–17:00 Panel IV: The Global Colocation take a look at the need for technology upgrades to Expo Theater I Programming, Exhibit Hall C Market – Are Worlds Colliding? older SLTE infrastructure. Discussions on: Thursday, 24 March • To what degree is the old style wet plant changing to new types of solutions like wavelength Market Watch 10:30–12:00 Panel V: A Rational Assessment switching? Market Watch is located on the exhibit floor, so of 400G Ethernet attendees can easily attend the sessions and tour the 12:30–14:00 Panel VI: Sanity check – Where • What new strides need to be made in restora- exhibit hall. Audience members are encouraged to are we on 25GE and 50GE? tion to ensure no part of the global economy is participate in the question and answer segments that disconnected? follow the presentations. Panel I : State of the Industry – Analyst Panel • Is undersea is optimized for 100G? Will 400G meet the distance requirement? N5 Service Provider Summit and MarketWatch Moderator: Eve Griliches, Cisco, USA Sub-Committee Chair: • In order to increase spectral efficiency, what is Eve Griliches, Cisco Systems, USA This Market Watch panel is one of the of the most the rate of migration to smaller than 50-GHz highly attended panels at OFC, where industry and spacing? Sponsored by: financial analysts give their interpretation of where the markets are going, what research they have been pre- • What about new undersea fiber? senting and what to expect for the year to come. Top trends in all markets will be presented with a focus • What percentage of subsea networks has not on specific calculate and reported market data points been upgraded to 100G, yet? that are helpful to all. Speakers: Lisa Huff, Chief Tech Analyst, Discerning Analytics, USA Ronald Kline, Research Director, Ovum, USA George Notter, Managing Director, Equity Research, Jeffries & Company, USA

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 35 Speakers: • Is it reasonable to expect that the price tag of Panel IV: The Global Colocation Market – Are a 100G pluggable can drop from about $30K Herve Fevrier, Xtera Communications, USA Worlds Colliding? several years ago to under $1K, which means Moderator: Vinay Rathore, Infinera, USA Mattias Fridström, Vice President, Technology, $10/Gbps, in a couple of years? TeliaSonera, Sweden The Global colocation market is a $26 billion market • With further improvement if the cost of a $1/ today and is estimated to grow to $43 billion in 2018 Jamie Gaudette, Sr. Manager, Transport Technology Gbps for high-speed transceivers is achievable (Synergy Research). Colocation providers come in and Architecture, Microsoft, USA in foreseeable future, what will vendor margins many flavors these days, those that focus on space look like?

Show Floor and power and define themselves as ‘Carrier Neutral’, Tim King, Sr Director, Global Subsea Product while others are beginning to offer more service Management, Level 3, USA • How can the market serve a reach distance of 2km at one end and 40/80km at the other? provider like services like Cloud Exchange/Cloud Erik Kreifeldt, Senior Analyst, Telegeography, USA Connect. • In addition to NRZ LR4, what are the strengths Andy Lumsden, Head of Network Services, Telstra and weaknesses of the PAM4 approach versus Initially driven by simple cross connects – copper and International, Hong Kong DMT? fiber, new options within the colocation data center are emerging, primarily Layer 2 cross connect switch- Panel III: The Promising Market of 100G and • Will demands of different types of data center ing. Now that content providers are entering coloca- operators be adequately accommodated? Beyond Pluggable Devices – Talk with Experts tion sites in more and more metro locations, and CDN players are establishing themselves in the same sites, Moderator: Shamim Akhtar, Apple, USA • When will a 400G pluggable be available and has the mix of the colocation site moved from the tra- how much does it cost? 100G transceivers are used for three major types of ditional ‘buyer’ – the Enterprise moving to the cloud connections: intra- and inter-datacenter, transport Speakers: – to now add a ‘sellers’ market of content/cloud/CDN client, and metro/access – all of which have improved providers within the entire connectivity site? significantly lately. Sudeep Bhoja, CTO, InPhi, USA This will be a combination of an educational panel as Photonic integration has been plodding along, and Mitch Fields, VP, Fiber Optics Products Division,Avago well as one that introduces new services like Cloud has started to play an important role in reduction Technologies, USA, Exchange/Connect and what new optical technolo- of power, footprint, and cost of the pluggable. The Kenneth Jackson, Product Marketing Director, gies like ROADMs colocation providers will need in detailed designs of the devices, however, have many Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations, USA the next few years. flavors such as: four-wave or four-fiber 28GBd NRZ, Speakers: two-wave 28GBd PAM4, single-wave 56GBd PAM4, Yves LeMaitre, President of Optical Connectivity single-wave DMT, and so on. At the same time, Business, Oclaro, USA Robert Keys, CTO, BTI Systems, USA there are various form factors to be considered as Matt Traverso, TMG Engineering, Cisco, USA well including QSFP, CFP4, SFP+, and even as pas- Phill Lawson-Shanks, Chief Solutins Architect, sive ports on boards directly. This panel of industry EdgeConneX, USA experts will strive to determine the potential winning Rao Lingampalli, Senior Manager, Optical Network technology from the wide variety of options as well as Architecture Equinix,USA answer the following questions: Hunter Newby, Allied Fiber, USA John Sarkis, NTT America, USA Mark Thiele, EVP Ecosystem Evangelis, SUPERNAP, USA

36 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 Panel V: A Rational Assessment of 400G Panel VI: Sanity check – Where are we on Service Provider Summit Ethernet 25GE and 50GE? The Service Provider Summit is open to all

Moderator: Julie Eng, Finisar, USA Moderator: Daryl Inniss, Director New Business Show Floor Development, OFS, USA Conference Attendees and Exhibits Pass Plus This panel takes a close look at the current archi- Attendees! tecture, economics, applications and uncertainties In July 2014, as a cost-cutting measure, Microsoft surrounding 400G Ethernet. Work to define a 400 spearheaded the effort to push 25G and 50G devices Service Provider Summit is located on the exhibit Gbit/s Ethernet standard is well under way and vari- for server connections within the data center. The floor, so attendees can easily attend the sessions and ous 400GbE optical architectures are being debated. first products are supposedly expected in early 2016. tour the exhibit hall. Audience members are encour- While solutions to make 400GbE work are on the Some of the questions addressed in this panel will aged to participate in the question and answer seg- horizon from a technical perspective, the declining include: ments that follow the presentations. costs of 100GbE present those in pursuit of this faster N5 Service Provider Summit and MarketWatch • What is a realistic timeframe for commercial technology with a moving target for commercial suc- Sub-Committee Chair: availability of components and when will they cess. This panel seeks to examine the possible techni- be actually used in networks? Eve Griliches, Cisco Systems, USA cal approaches and realistic timelines for successful introduction of 400GbE in volume, or discuss niche • What percentage of these connections will be Sponsored by: applications that provide this nascent technology with copper versus optical? a foothold for significant production. This panel is aimed to answer the following questions: • What will be the key use cases for both data rates? What will be the impact on 10G/40G • When will 400GE be available for deployment? markets? Schedule-at-a-Glance • What are, if any, deployment issues with • How much progress on standards is the IEEE electrical, optical and mechanical interfaces? Is making? Wednesday, 23 March mechanically and electrically interchangeable product critical? • Where is the business case for the rest of the 10:00–10:30 Coffee Break Sponsored by Juniper vendors? If it turns out that 400GE is not around Networks • What are the deployment scenarios, architec- the corner in terms of significant deployment, is Network tures and use cases in cloud data centers? 10:30–11:00 Keynote Presentation there really a necessity for 50GE? Function Virtualization – Hype or • Where are we at with 400G Ethernet Speakers: Reality? standardization? Samuel Liu, Director of PLM , Nokia, USA 11:00–12:30 Panel I: Vertically Integrated • What are the alternatives – Flex Ethernet? And Siddharth Sheth, VP, Networking BU,InPhi, USA WDM Platforms vs. Open Line Systems when will Flex Ethernet ‘cost in’? Rob Stone, Technical Director,Broadcom, USA 12:30–13:30 Networking Lunch Sponsored by Speakers: Rang-Chen(Ryan) Yu, Molex, USA Juniper Networks Chris Cole, Finisar, USA 13:30–15:00 Panel II: Optical Layer Flexibility Scott Kipp, Director of Engineering, Brocade, USA with Next Generation ROADMs 15:00–15:30 Coffee Break Sponsored by Juniper Networks

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 37 Keynote Presentation More and more requests for an open transport plat- and newer applications of next generation ROADMs. form are coming from both traditional and alterna- Interesting aspects investigated will be the potential Network Function Virtualization tive service providers. The purpose is to deliver fully enablement of new services, which will benefit both – Hype or Reality? interoperable network functions such as an open line networking service providers and their customers. Margaret Chiosi, Distinguished system, programmable ROADMs, transponders and The panel will provide comprehensive answers to the Network Architect at AT&T, AT&T, pluggables. The notion is that such open architec- following questions: tures would entice even more competition and take USA • For incumbent service providers, how to will full advantage of the economy of scale to lower the you leverage the opportunities of SDN optical Show Floor Talk will focus on the realities and cost per bit. Given such a low price of pluggable transport? current challenges of implement- interfaces, for example 10G SFP+, is it realistic to ing Software Defined Networks expect that the industry can deliver further price • Which types of applications will be benefit first through virtualization and control technologies, the breaks. with the introduction of flexible optics? current state of standards and open source as well as AT&T’s progression to an SDN enabled cloud for 75% This panel will discuss the pros and cons of each • How soon can networks recognize new efficien- of the targeted network by 2020. approach and seek to understand which of these two cies delivered by these new features such as business and network implementation strategies will reliable traffic restoration, spectrum defragmen- Margaret Chiosi, Distinguished Network Architect eventually prevail and why, or if they will coexist over tation, and fast capacity re-allocation? AT&T Labs, has been involved in data networking for a longer period of time. What incentive will systems 30+ years. Margaret’s current focus is on implement- vendors have to differentiate? • Will flex grid and superchannels have an impact ing AT&T’s User Defined Network Cloud (UDNC) on reconfigurable architectures? which is based on SDN and Virtualization building Speakers: Speakers: blocks. She has led large organizations responsible Tom Issenhuth, Optical Network Architect, Microsoft, from concept through development and deployment USA Vinayak Dangui, Google, USA of emerging global network services, development of data networking equipment, and strategic direc- Shoukei Kobayashi, Senior Research Engineer, NTT, Mitsunori Fukutoku, NTT, Japan tion for data services and products. Margaret was one Japan Jeff Jockman, Director - Transport Strategy & of the key members in the creation of the ETSI ISG Bikash Koley, Distinguished Engineer & Director, Development, CenturyLink, USA – Network Virtualization Forum as well as the Linux Network Architecture and Engineering, Google, USA Foundation Open Platform for NFV, OPNFV. Andrew Lord, Core Optical Transport,BT Exact, John Paggi, AT&T, USA United Kingdom Panel I: Vertically Integrated WDM Platforms Glenn Wellbrock, Verizon, USA Dan Marom, Associate Professor, Applied Physics vs. Open Line Systems Department, Hebrew University, Israel Moderator: Zeljko Bulut, Coriant, USA Panel II: Optical Layer Flexibility with Next Glenn Wellbrock, Verizon, USA The measure of the competitiveness in optical trans- Generation ROADMs port has always been the cost per bit transported. Moderator: Tiejun J. Xia, Verizon Communications The vertical integration strategy has been seen as the Inc., USA single path to deliver on that objective. As a result, over the last several years we have witnessed a rise in The next generation ROADMs which support color- innovative technology and components in this space. less, directionless, and even contention-less func- Although vertical integration has great potential, tions, have begun to be deployed in service providers end users were not always getting the cost benefits networks. With this advancement it makes a lot of anticipated, as the insourcing increasingly has led to sense to introduce an SDN type of control to form technology fragmentation and numerous proprietary an orchestration layer to manage all of the network solutions that no longer profit from economies of resources. This panel of carriers will explore the vast scale.

38 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 Expo Theater II Programming, Exhibit Hall B CEI-56G – Signal Integrity to the Forefront Customer Voice: Benefits in Deploying a Session Organized by the OIF Metro IP Transit Architecture Moderator: Nathan Tracy, OIF Technical Committee Sponsored by: Sponsored Commercial Session Show Floor Chair, TE Connectivity, USA Presenter: Panelists: To Be Determined Tom Palkert, OIF Physical & Link Layer Working Group Vice Chair – Electrical, USA COBO – What It Is and Why You Should Care? Schedule at-a-Glance David Stauffer, OIF Physical & Link Layer Working Session organized by the Consortium for On-Board Tuesday, 22 March Group Chair, Kandou Bus., USA Optics (COBO) Moderator: Jeff Demain, Strategic Marketing Director, 10:30–11:30 CEI-56G - Signal Integrity to the Silicon Photonics Solutions, Intel, USA Forefront Carrier Grade SDN Session Organized by the Open Networking 11:30–13:00 Carrier Grade SDN Panelists Foundation (ONF) 14:00–15:00 Optical Integration with DC & Brad Booth, Principal Architect, Azure Networking, Cloud Hyper Scale Growth Presenters: Microsoft, USA Sponsored Commercial Session Marc Cohn, ONF Market Area Director, Senior Vice Yannick Lize, Director of Product Development, 15:00-16:00 Multilayer SDN Programmability, President, ClearPath Networks, USA Silicon Photonics Solutions Group, Intel, USA Automation and Analytics Lyndon Ong, Chair of the ONF Open Transport Jeffrey Maki, Distinguished Engineer II, Juniper Sponsored Commercial Session Working Group, Ciena Fellow, USA Networks, USA 16:00-17:00 Customer Voice: Benefits in Christophe Metivier, VP Manufacturing and Platform Deploying a Metro IP Transit Optical Integration with DC & Cloud Hyper Engineering, Arista Networks, USA Architecture Scale Growth Sponsored Commercial Session (Sponsored Commercial Session) System Disaggregation in Next-Generation Wednesday, 23 March Presenter: Transport Networks 10:30–12:00 COBO - What It Is and Why Amit Bhardwaj, Director of Product Management, Session organized by the IEEE Cloud Initiative Should You Care? Juniper Networks, USA Moderator: Loukas Paraschis, Senior Architect, Cisco 12:30–14:00 System Disaggregation in Next- System, USA Generation Transport Networks Multilayer SDN Programmability, Automation Panelists: 14:30–15:30 The State of Ethernet Optics and Analytics Bikash Koley, Distinguished Engineer & Director, 16:00–17:00 Ethernet Fiber Optic Cabling Sponsored Commercial Session Network Architecture and Engineering, Google, USA Trends Presenter: Peter Löthberg, Network Architect, Deutsche Thursday, 24 March Colby Barth, Distinguished Engineer, Juniper Telekom, Germany 10:00–13:00 POF Symposium Networks, USA Hans-Juergen Schmidtke, Director of Engineering, 13:30–14:30 IoT Industrial Deployment Facebook, USA Amy E. Wheelus, AVP – D2.0 Technology Realization, AT&T, USA

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 39 The State of Ethernet Optics GaN LEDs for Gigabit Data Communication over Expo Theater III Programming, Exhibit Hall A Session organized by the Ethernet Alliance POF, Juri Vinogradov, POF-Application Center, Moderator: Scott Kipp, Ethernet Alliance President, TH-Nuernberg, Germany Principal Hardware Engineer, Brocade, USA Schedule-at-a-Glance Graded‐Index POF in Active Optical Cables and Panelists: Other Applications, Whitney White, Co-Founder, Tuesday, 22 March Board Member, President & CTO, Chromis 10:15–10:45 Product Showcase - Evolution of Chris Cole, Director, Transceiver Engineer, Finisar, Fiberoptics, Inc., USA the Cloud Edge, Huawei USA USA

Show Floor POF Sensors for Aircraft Engine Monitoring, 11:00–12:30 Start-up Pavilion Presentations Brad Smith, Director of Marketing, LinkX Team, Joseba Zubia, Professor, University of the Basque 12:45–14:45 Next Generation Data Center Mellanox, USA Country, UPV/EHU, Spain Optics (see page 13 for details) Ethernet Fiber Optic Cabling Trends IoT Industrial Deployment 14:45-15:45 Transport SDN - Getting Down to Business Session organized by the Ethernet Alliance Session organized by the IEEE Cloud Initiative Moderator: Doug Coleman, Manager of Technology Organizer: Latif Ladid, IPv6 Forum President, 16:00–17:00 The LSO Progress Report: Multi- Standards, Corning, USA Moderators: Roberto Minerva, IEEE Internet of Things Operator Carrier Ethernet Service Panelists: Initiative Chair, Telecom Italia, Italy Orchestration from Months to Doug Zuckerman, IEEE BigData Initiative Steering Minutes Paul Kolesar, Engineering Fellow, CommScope, USA Committee, Applied Communication Sciences, USA Wednesday, 23 March Brett Lane, Director of Technology, Panduit, USA Presenters: 10:15–10:45 Product Showcase - PON Products Greg McSorley, Technical Business Development Internet of Things and Big Data for Giga Access, Futurewei Manager, Amphenol, USA Mahmoud Daneshmand, IEEE Big Data Initiative Technologies Co., Ltd., UK Standards Leader, Industry Professor, Stevens Institute 11:00–12:00 Launching and Getting Funding POF Symposium of Technology, USA for Start-up Companies: A Fireside Session organized by the Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Chat with Drew Perkins The Impact of IoT on ISPs and the Telecom World Organization (POFTO) Roberto Minerva, IEEE IoT Initiative Chair, Telecom 12:00–12:30 Product Showcase - The vision Organizer and Program Chair: Italia, Italy of the Virtuoso Platform-Based Hui Pan, Chief Economist Plastic Optical Fiber Trade Design Flow for Electronic / Organization (POFTO) & Information Gatekeepers, Application Scenarios in Internet of Things Photonic ICsTLE, Cadence, Inc., USA Geoff Mulligan, Chair, ISPO Alliance, USA Lumerical, and Phoenix BV Keynote: Security and Privacy Challenges in EU IoT Projects 12:30–13:00 Product Showcase - Jabil AOC Antonio Skarmeta, University of Murcia, Spain Advanced POF Technology for 8K Era, Yasuhiro Technologies, USA Koike, Director, Keio Photonics Research Institute and 13:00–13:30 Product Showcase - FlexE and Professor, Keio University, Japan Flexible Optical Transport with All Programmable FPGAS, Xilinx, USA Presenters: 13:30–14:00 Product Showcase - Realize Boeing Commercial Airplanes Fiber Optic Beyond 100G (B100G) Evolution- Applications of POF in Commercial Deployment with Xilinx All Aircraft, T. Kien Truong, Technical Fellow - Avionics & Programmable Muxponder Fiber Optics, The Boeing Company, USA Subsystems, Xilinx, USA

40 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 14:00–14:30 Product Showcase - Achieving Transport SDN – Getting Down to Business Chongjin Xie, Chief Optical Architect Network, 400G and Beyond Compact NRZ- Session organized by the OIF Alibaba Group, USA Moderator: Dave Brown, Director, Optical Networking based Applications, ColorChip, Show Floor Israel Product Marketing, Nokia; Board Member and Vice Understanding Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio President of Marketing, Optical Internetworking Larry Johnson, Director & Founder, The Light Brigade, 14:30–15:00 Product Showcase - The Role Forum (OIF), USA USA of Machine Learning, AI and Optimization in Orchestration Panelists: in SDN/NFV Networks, Aria Lyndon Ong, OIF Market Awareness & Education Product Showcases Networks, UK Co-Chair-Networking, Ciena, USA Expo Theater III, Exhibit Hall A 15:00–15:30 Product Showcase - Next-Gen Jonathan Sadler, OIF Technical Committee Vice Chair, Exhibitors highlight their newest developments, prod- Digital Phase LCoS Product Coriant, USA ucts and services in 30-minute presentations on the (1.2” 4K Backplane) Plan for show floor. Refer to the OFC Buyers’ Guide and OFC WSS Application, Jasper Display Vishnu Shukla, Carrier Working Group Chair for the Mobile App for presentation updates. Company, Taiwan Optical Interworking Forum, USA 15:30–16:00 Product Showcase - Integration Evolution of the Cloud Edge of 40 1×12 Wavelength Selective The LSO Progress Report: Multi-Operator Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 10:15–10:45 Switches into a Compact Module Carrier Ethernet Service Orchestration from Using a Single Digital LCOS Dr. Sean Long, Director, PLM for Transmission Months to Minutes Network, Huawei USA, USA Device, ROADmap, UK Session organized by the MEF 16:00–17:00 Understanding Back Reflectance Presenter: Abel Tong, Sr. Director, Solutions Cloud and datacenter is changing the architecture Marketing, & MEF Member, Ciena, USA of the network. The evolution of the cloud edge Thursday, 24 March becomes more and more important for the efficient 10:15–10:45 Product Showcase - Embracing Launching and Getting Funding for Start- new services support. This presentation will review Huawei’s latest cloud edge solution offerings. T-SDN to Build up Transport Open up Companies: A Fireside Chat with Drew Ecosystem, Huawei USA Perkins 11:00-12:30 Impact of Mega Data Centers on PON products for Giga Access the Industry Supply Chain Drew Perkins, Serial Entrepreneur, USA Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 10:15–10:45 13:00–14:00 Understanding Optical Signal-to- Dr. Frank J. Effenberger, Vice President of Access Noise Ratio Understanding Back Reflectance R&D, Futurewei Technologies Co., Ltd., UK Presenter: Larry Johnson, Director & Founder, The Light Brigade, USA On the requirement of the 4KTV and HDTV ultra- broadband services, Huawei released the new Giga Impact of Mega Data Centers on the Industry access platform MA5800 and 10G PON ONT ter- minal. MA5800 support concurrent 16,000 4K users Supply Chain online with no blocking, support virtualized OLT to Moderator: Vladimir Kozlov, Founder and CEO of satisfy different services requirement (residential, busi- LightCounting Market Research, USA ness and mobile haul). Panelists: Osa Mok, CMO, Innolight, China Yuval Bachar, Principal Engineer, Global Infrastructure Architecture and Strategy, LinkedIn, USA

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 41 Cadence, Lumerical, and PhoeniX Software Achieving 400G and Beyond Compact NRZ- Integration of 40 1×12 Wavelength Selective present: The vision of the Virtuoso Platform- based Applications Switches into a Compact Module Using a Based Design Flow for Electronic /Photonic Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 14:00–14:30 Single Digital LCOS Device ICsTLE Yigal Ezra, CEO, ColorChip, Israel Wednesday, 24 March 2015, 15:00–15:30 Wednesday, 23 March 2015, 12:00–12:30 The presentation will discuss ColorChip’s unique Brian Robertson, Lead Technologist, ROADmap, UK Gilles S.C. Lamant, Distinguished Engineer, Cadence, approach to addressing Data Centers require- Roadmap Systems presents an innovative module USA ments for cost effective $/Gbps through NRZ-based allowing up to 40 independent 1×12 Wavelength Show Floor This presentation outlines the vision of the Virtuoso solutions achieved via a cutting-edge modulator Selective Switches (WSSs) to operate with a single Platform-Based Design Flow for Electronic /Photonic incorporated with ColorChip SystemOnGlass™ - a 4K digital LCoS device. Crosstalk suppression uses a ICs that improves productivity by enhancing the hybrid, multilane, Photonic Integrated Circuit. This combination of novel hardware and hologram optimi- Virtuoso environment with photonic integrated circuit groundbreaking technique facilitates the realization of zation techniques. This flexible module can also be layout and simulation capabilities. cost-effective, high density and scalable hyper-scale reconfigured as a 12×12 WSS. single-mode, pluggable transceivers and OEMs. Product Showcase Embracing T-SDN to Build up Transport Open Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 12:30–13:00 The Role of Machine Learning, AI and Ecosystem Optimization in Orchestration in SDN/NFV Thursday, 24 March 2016, 10:15–10:45 Jabil AOC Technologies, USA Networks Dr. Young Lee, Technical Director, Network Wednesday, 24 March 2015, 14:30–15:00 FlexE and Flexible Optical Transport with All Architecture of SDN, Huawei USA Dr. Jay Perrett, Chief Technology Officer, Aria Programmable FPGAS Transport networks are now facing challenges from Networks, UK Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 13:00–13:30 the evolution of DCI, 5G Transport and 4K/8K video Faisal Dada, Wired Solutions Architect, Xilinx, USA A key role of the orchestration function is optimiza- technologies in the ICT era. Huawei’s T-SDN solution tion. The industry is rapidly coming to share our opin- aims at building up transport network in an open FlexE is an OIF standard to carry flexible Ethernet ion that machine learning and AI is a key enabler to environment, which enables horizontal interoperation rates. This presentation will explore FlexE enabled that function. Our view of orchestration is extensible among vendors and industry verticals for transport applications like data center interconnect and OTN to the optical layers and a full multilayer domain. This innovations. switching in light of next generation dynamic trans- presentation shows how all these fit together. port systems. Next-Gen Digital Phase LCoS Product (1.2” Realize Beyond 100G (B100G) Deployment 4K Backplane) Plan for WSS Application with Xilinx All Programmable Muxponder Wednesday, 24 March 2015, 15:00–15:30 Subsystems Mike Stover, Vice President, Marketing and Wednesday, 23 March 2016, 13:30–14:00 Engineering, Jasper Display Company, Taiwan David Yeh, Sr. OTN Product Marketing Manager, Jasper Display Corp. (JDC), a leading designer of Xilinx, USA SLM (Spatial Light Modulators) and has the next Beyond 100G and bandwidth-on-demand are two generation digital phase LCoS product plan (1.2” emerging requirements in optical transport networks. 4K Backplane) for WSS application. Jasper Display’s This presentation will uncover how Xilinx’s 400G digital LCoS has precise control of multi-level phase OTUCn Muxponder Subsystem enables fast deploy- modulation which in turn helps to increase opti- ment of one 400G, two 200G or one to four 100G cal efficiency and to obtain better noise control in optical transmissions with future upgradability to sup- ROADM. port flexible OTN and flexible Ethernet. Please refer to your OFC Buyers’ Guide and Addendum for more details on the exhibition and other activities on the show floor, including participating company information, a map of the Exhibit Hall and specific presentation schedules for many of the programs. Check the Mobile App for regular updates to show floor programming (see page 8 for details on the app).

42 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 Interactive Demonstrations Thursday, 24 March 10:00–12:00 The interactive demo presentation is a new type of W2A.45 • Network Function Virtualization in presentation that complements oral/poster presenta- Software Defined Optical Transport Networks, Show Floor tion. This new trial aims at enhancing interactions Yongli Zhao1, Yajie Li1, Rui Tian1, Wei Wang1, Jie between presenters and audience by allowing oral Zhang1, Yuefeng Ji1, Xinbo Wang2; 1Beijing Univ of and/or poster presenters to showcase table-top Posts & Telecom, China; 2Univ. of California, USA. live demonstration of actual devices and/or system W4D.1 • Simultaneous all-optical transparent softwares. The interactive demo presentations are phase multiplexing/de-multiplexing based on FWM co-located with poster presentations. This year, we in a HNLF, Yu-Hsiang Wen1, Jia-Wei Ho1, Kai-Ming feature the presentations as listed in the following: Feng1,2; 1National Tsing Hua Univ. (NTHU), Inst. of Photonics Technologies, Taiwan; 2National Tsing Hua Wednesday, 23 March 10:00–12:00 Univ. (NTHU), Inst. of Communications Engineering, M3F.2 • A New Factory Splice-On Fiber Taiwan. Optic Connector with High Performance and Th1E.2 • Transponder Pool Planning for Reliability by Machine Automation, David Chen1, Wavelength on Demand Services, Weisheng Xie1, Steve Zimmel2, Yu Lu2, Erik Gronvall2; 1Verizon Qingya She1, Kirsten Rundberget1; 1Fujitsu Network Communications Inc, USA; 2CommScope,Inc., USA. Communications, USA. W3E.3 • High Peak-Power, Narrow Linewidth, 1.5 Th1I.3 • Demonstration of a Real-Time 25- Gb/s μm Fiber Gas Source Generation by Stimulated TDM-PON System with 25- Gb/s Downstream Raman Scattering of Ethane, Yubin Chen1, Zefeng Based on Optical Duobinary and 10-Gb/s Burst- Wang1, Bo Gu1, Jianqiu Cao1, Qisheng Lu1, Fei Yu2, Mode Upstream Based on NRZ, Shengping Li1, Jonathan C. Knight2; 1College of Opoelectronic Zhicheng Ye1, Ning Cheng2, Xiang Liu2; 1Huawei Science and Engineering, National Univ. of Defense Technology Co. LTD, China; 2Huawei R&D USA, Technology, China; 2Centre for Photonics and Futurewei Technologies,USA. Photonic Materials, Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Bath, UK. Th1I.4 • 28-Gb/s/λ TDM-PON with Narrow Filter Compensation and Enhanced FEC Supporting 31.5 W4E.5 • Integrated Ultra-Low-Loss Silicon Nitride dB Link Loss Budget after 20-km Downstream Waveguide Coil for Optical Gyroscopes, Sarat Transmission in the C-band, Tao Minghui1, Lei Zhou1, Gundavarapu1, Taran Huffman1, Michael Belt1, Renan Shuchang Yao1, Ding Zou2, Shengping Li1, Huafeng Moreira1, John Bowers1, Daniel Blumenthal1; 1Univ. of Lin1, Xiang Liu2; 1Advance Optical Access Network California, Santa Barbara, USA. Research Center, Huawei Technologies, China; 2 Th3E.5 • Mode Selective 10-Mode Multiplexer Huawei US R&D Center, USA. based on Multi-Plane Light Conversion, Guillaume Labroille1, Pu Jian1, Nicolas Barré1, Bertrand Denolle1, Jean-François Morizur1; 1CAILabs, France.

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 43 Technical Program and Steering Committees

General Chairs Jochen Bernhard Schroeder, Royal Melbourne Institute Rogerio Nunes Nogueira, Instituto De Telecomunicacoes, Christopher R. Doerr, Acacia Communications, Inc., USA of Technology, Australia Portugal Ken-ichi Sato, Nagoya University, Japan Hiroyuki Tsuda, Keio University, Japan Yasutake Ohishi, Toyota Technological Institute, Japan Kathleen Tse, AT&T, USA Karsten K. Rottwitt, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, OFC D3: Active Optical Devices and Photonic Denmark Integrated Circuits Radan Slavik, University of Southampton, UK Program Chairs Daniel Kuchta, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, USA, Martin Birk, AT&T Labs, USA Subcommittee Chair Track S: Photonic Systems and Subsystems Xiang Liu, Huawei Technologies, USA Markus Amann, Technische Universität Munchen, David J. Richardson, University of Southampton, UK Germany OFC S1: Advances in Deployable Transmission D1: Advances in Deployable Optical Larry A. Coldren, University of California Santa Barbara, Subsystems and Systems USA Components, Fibers and Field Installation Po Dong, Nokia Bell Labs, USA Joerg-Peter Elbers, ADVA Optical Networking SE, Equipment Chen Jin, Chinese Acad Sci Inst of Semiconductor, China Germany, Subcommittee Chair Kazuhiko Kurata, NEC Corporation, Japan Marc Bohn, Coriant GmbH & Co. KG, Germany Michael Larson, Lumentum, USA Christopher Cole, Finisar Corporation, USA Track D: Optical Components, Devices and Jonas Geyer, Acacia Communications, Inc., USA Fiber Anders Gosta Larsson, Chalmers Tekniska Hogskola, Sweden Tom Issenhuth, Microsoft, USA Thomas Schrans, Rockley Photonics, USA Noriaki Kaneda, Bell Labs, USA Committees OFC D1: Advances in Deployable Optical Beck Mason, Oclaro, USA Components, Fibers and Field Installation Andreas Steffan, Finisar Corporation, Germany Takuo Tanemura, University of Tokyo, Japan Lynn E. Nelson, AT&T Labs, USA Equipment Gary Nicholl, Cisco Systems, Inc., Canada Robert Lingle, OFS, USA, Subcommittee Chair OFC D4: Fiber and Propagation Physics Han Henry Sun, Infinera Corporation, Canada Rich Baca, Commscope, Inc., USA Kunimasa Saitoh, Hokkaido University, Japan, Masahito Tomizawa, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Dirk Breuer, T-Nova Deutsche Telekom, Germany Subcommittee Chair Corp, Japan Jose Manuel Castro, Panduit Corp, USA Shahraam Afshar, University of Adelaide, Australia OFC S2: Optical and Photonic Subsystems Nitin K. Goel, Facebook Inc., USA Scott R. Bickham, Corning Incorporated, USA Shin Kamei, NTT Phoptonics Laboratories, Japan Marianne Bigot, Prysmian Group, France Inuk Kang, LGS Innovations LLC, USA, Subcommittee Jonathan King, Finisar, USA Andrea Galtarossa, Universita degli Studi di Padova, Italy Chair Jiang Li, Yangtze Optical Fibre & Cable Co, China Kazuhide Nakajima, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Jose Azana, INRS-Energie Materiaux et Telecom, Canada Haruki Ogoshi, Furukawa Electric, Japan Corp, Japan Nicola Calabretta, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Daniel L. Peterson, Verizon Communications Inc., USA Testuya Nakanishi, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, Netherlands Michael Sprenger, CableLabs, USA Japan Tsuyoshi Konishi, Osaka University, Japan Yongpeng Zhao, Luster Lightech Corp., China Francesco Poletti, University of Southampton, UK Ping Piu Kuo, University of California, San Diego, USA Stojan Radic, University of California, San Diego, USA Ju Han Lee, University of Seoul, South Korea OFC D2: Passive Optical Devices for Switching and Oleg V. Sinkin, TE SubCom, USA Colin J. McKinstrie, Applied Communication Sciences, Filtering Thierry F. Taunay, OFS Laboratories, USA USA Takashi Saida, NTT Corporation, Japan, Subcommittee David T. Neilson, Nokia Bell Labs, USA Chair OFC D5: Fiber-Optic and Waveguide Devices and Leif Katsuo Oxenlowe, DTU Fotonik, Denmark Mark D. Feuer, CUNY College of Staten Island, USA Sensors Michael Vasilyev, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Piero Gambini, STMicroelectronics, Italy Peter M. Krummrich, Technische Universitaet Dortmund, Naoya Wada, NICT, Japan Benjamin Giles Lee, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, Germany, Subcommittee Chair USA Maxim A. Bolshtyansky, TE SubCom, USA Guo-Qiang Lo, Institute of Microelectronics, Singapore Camille-Sophie Bres, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Dan M. Marom, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Lausanne, Switzerland Sylvie Menezo, CEA-LETI, France Nicolas K. Fontaine, Nokia Bell Labs, USA Graham T. Reed, University of Southampton, UK Tetsuya Haruna, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, Japan Roland Ryf, Nokia, USA Victor I. Kopp, Chiral Photonics Inc, USA

44 OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 OFC S3: Radio-over-Fiber, Microwave Photonics, Track N: Networks, Applications and Access OFC N4: Optical Access Networks and Fixed- and Free-Space and Analog Applications mobile Convergence Leif Johansson, Freedom Photonics, LLC, USA, OFC N1: Advances in Deployable Networks from Peter Vetter, Nokia, USA, Subcommittee Chair Subcommittee Chair Access to Core and Applications Ning Cheng, Huawei Technologies NA Co Ltd, USA Hwan Seok Chung, ETRI, South Korea Gabriella Cincotti, Universita degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy Michel Belanger, Ciena/Nortel, Canada, Subcommittee Richard DeSalvo, Harris Corporation, USA Denis Khotimsky, Verizon Communications Inc, USA Chair Tetsuya Kawanishi, National Inst. of Information & Comm Susumu Kinoshita, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan Jean-Luc Auge, Orange Labs, Tech, Japan Domanic Lavery, University College London, UK Fred Bartholf, Comcast Corporation, USA Christina Lim, University of Melbourne, Australia Chang-Hee Lee, Korea Advanced Inst of Science & Tech, Jiajia Chen, Kungliga Tekniska Hogskolan, Sweden Paul James Matthews, Northrop Grumman Corp, USA South Korea Herve Fevrier, Xtera Communications, Inc., USA Jason Dwight McKinney, US Naval Research Laboratory, David Piehler, Fields and Waves, USA Sorin Tibuleac, ADVA Optical Networking, USA USA Fabienne Saliou, Orange Labs, France Werner Weiershausen, Deutsche Telekom AG Idelfonso Tafur Monroy, Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Ken-Ichi Suzuki, NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories, Germany Denmark Labs., Japan Sheryl L. Woodward, AT&T Labs, USA Anna Pizzinat, Orange Labs Networks, France Jianming Tang, Bangor University, UK Richard Younce, Coriant GmbH & Co. KG, USA Jianping Yao, University of Ottawa, Canada Jun Shan Wey, LightNotes Consulting, USA Committees Changyuan Yu, National University of Singapore, OFC N2: Dynamic Software Controlled and Singapore OFC N5: Service Provider Summit and Market Multilayer Networks Watch Hans-Juergen Schmidtke, Facebook, USA, OFC S4: Digital Electronic Subsystems and Eve Griliches, Cisco Systems, USA, Subcommittee Chair Subcommittee Chair Transceivers Shamim Akhtar, Apple Inc., USA Nabil Bitar, Verizon, USA Gernot Goeger, Huawei, Germany, Subcommittee Chair Lisa Bickford, Google, USA Nicola Ciulli, Nextworks, Italy Gabriella Bosco, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Zeljko Bulut, Coriant GmbH & Co. KG, USA Vinayak Dangui, Google, USA Neil Guerrero Gonzalez, Tyndall National Institute - Frank Chang, Inphi Corporation, USA Sergi Figuerola, i2CAT Foundation, Spain University of College Cork, Ireland Lisa A. Huff, Discerning Analytics, USA Oscar Gonzalez de dios, Telefonica, Spain Pontus Johannisson, Chalmers University of Technology, Vinay Rathore, Infinera Corporation, USA Hiroaki Harai, National Inst. of Information & Comm Sweden Ian Redpath, Ovum, Canada Tech, Japan Takayuki Kobayashi, NTT Access Network Service Andrew Schmitt, Cignal Al, USA Mazen Khaddam, Cox Communications, Inc., USA Systems Laboratories, Japan Tiejun J. Xia, Verizon Communications Inc., USA Nic Leymann , Deutsche Telekom AG Laboratories, Alan Pak Tao Lau, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Germany ______Hong Kong ______Chris Liou, Infinera Corporation, USA David Millar, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, USA Sebastian Randel, Nokia Bell Labs, USA OFC N3: Network Architectures, Techno-Economics OFC DSN6: Optical Devices, Subsystems, and Andre Richter, VPIphotonics, Germany and Design Tradeoffs Networks for Datacom and Computercom Colja Schubert, Fraunhofer Inst Nachricht Heinrich-Hertz, Georgios Spyros Zervas, University of Bristol, UK, George C. Papen, University of California, San Diego, Germany Subcommittee Chair USA, Subcommittee Chair Zhenning Tao, Fujitsu R&D Center, China Maite Brandt-Pearce, University of Virginia, USA Nathan Farrington, Rockley Photonics, USA Qunbi Zhuge, Ciena Canada, Canada; McGill University, Filippo Cugini, CNIT, Italy Marco Fiorentino, Hewlett Packard Labs, USA Canada Masahiko Jinno, Kagawa University, Japan Ashok V. Krishnamoorthy, Oracle Corporation, USA Ken Morito, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan OFC S5: Digital Transmission Systems Ron Johnson, Cisco Systems, Inc., USA Victor Lopez, Telefonica I+D, Spain Thelinh Nguyen, Finisar Corporation, USA Fabrizio Forghieri, Cisco Systems, Inc., Italy, Adel A. M. Saleh, University of California Santa Barbara, Subcommittee Chair Darli Mello, University of Campinas, Brazil João Pedro, Coriant Portugal, Portugal USA Cristian Antonelli, Universita degli Studi dell’Aquila, Italy Anna Tzanakaki, University of Bristol, UK Andrea Carena, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Massimo Tornatore, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Noboru Yoshikane, KDDI R&D Laboratories, Japan Ryohei Urata, Google, USA Milorad Cvijetic, University of Arizona, USA Guohui Wang, Facebook Inc., USA Dmitri Foursa, TE SubCom, USA Ian H. White, University of Cambridge, UK Takeshi Hoshida, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Japan Chongjin Xie, Alibaba Group, USA Robert Killey, University College London, UK Chandrasekhar Sethumadhavan, Nokia Bell Labs, USA Takashi Sugihara, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Japan Zhuhong Zhang, Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, Canada Benyuan Zhu, OFS Laboratories, USA

OFC 2016 • 20–24 March 2016 45 OFC Steering Committee Ex-Officio Neal Bergano, TE SubCom, USA IEEE/Communications Society Martin Birk, AT&T Labs, USA Thank you to all the Loudon Blair, Ciena Corp., USA, Chair Gabriella Bosco, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Vincent Chan, MIT, USA Chris Doerr, Acacia Communications, Inc., USA OFC Committee Members Robert Doverspike, Network Evolution Strategies, LLC, Joerg-Peter Elbers, ADVA Optical Networking SE, for contributing so many hours USA Germany Ori Gerstel, Sedona Systems, Israel Xiang Liu, Huawei Technologies, USA to maintain OFC’s high IEEE/Photonics Society Andrew Lord, BT Labs, UK technical quality standards. Shu Namiki, AIST, Japan Ekaterina Golovchenko, Tyco Telecommunications, USA David Richardson, University of Southampton, UK David Plant, McGill Univ., Canada Ken-ichi Sato, Nagoya University, Japan Seb Savory, University of Cambridge, UK Laurent Schares, IBM TJ Watson Research Center, USA Atul K. Srivastava, NTT Electronics Corporation, USA Peter Winzer, Nokia Bell Labs, Alcatel Lucent, USA The Optical Society (OSA) E. Bert Basch, Verizon, USA Edmund Murphy, Lumentum, USA Clint Schow, University of California Santa Barbara, USA Kathleen Tse, AT&T, USA Committees

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