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World-Class Optical Networking and Communications Event, OFC 2015, Concludes in Los Angeles
The 2015 OFC
Conference and Exposition concluded today at the Los Angeles
Convention Center with 560 exhibitors, more than 1,100 presentations and
12,375 attendees from around the world. Marking a multi-year growth
pattern, the exhibit floor grew 10 percent to 106,700 square feet year
over year. Conference and exhibition programming provided attendees with
valuable insights into the latest optical communications research (near-
and long-term) and technology from more than a dozen topical areas (i.e.
bandwidth demand, 100G/400G network design and optimization, 1 terabit
(Tb) and beyond optical networking, and wavelength agile access
networks). OFC 2015 took place 22-26 March at the Los Angeles Convention
Center in Los Angeles, California, USA.
In celebration of the International Year of Light, OFC hosted "Light the Future: A Community Outreach Event" in the exhibit hall at the Los Angeles Convention Center. This program featured light-focused demonstrations by university chapter members of The Optical Society and IEEE Photonics Society for local Los Angeles high school students and Girl Scouts of the USA. (Photo: Business Wire)
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Exhibiting companies made news with more than 100 news announcements
highlighting technical advancements in 100G coherent modules, optical
transceivers for data centers, and software-based solutions. This year's
conference offered the insider's perspective on society's continued
progression to constant connectedness and the Internet of Things, such
as smart appliances and mobile apps. The diversity of the technical
sessions indicated the convergence of the traditional telecom service
providers and the data center. Exhibiting companies also provided
technology insights through their participation in show floor
programming with topics such as software defined networking, integrated
photonics and intra-data center interconnects that encompass the
complete landscape of optical convergence and network evolution.
"Each year, I look forward to OFC, as it's the place to come if you're
working in optical fiber communication," said Seb Savory of UCL, United
Kingdom and 2015 General Chair. "Not only can you catch up with the
technical community and the latest research, but you can also see the
industry trends and emerging technologies demonstrated on the exhibit
floor."
Kathy Tse, AT&T (News - Alert) and 2015 and 2016 OFC General Chair, added, "OFC is the
oneconference where I can learn about groundbreaking research from
respected experts from academia and industry and to understand the
latest business news and trends. This year we saw groups from around the
world announcing the latest results in SDN, NFV, and silicon photonics,
among others. I'm excited to keep this year's momentum going as we head
to Anaheim for 2016."
Clint Schow, IBM (News - Alert) T.J. Watson Research Center and 2015 General Chair,
said, "Organizing a successful OFC conference each year is an enormous
task that is under-taken by many volunteers. The high quality of the OFC
program is a direct result of the efforts of the technical program
chairs, subcommittee chairs and committee members. We would like to
thank these volunteers for making it possible for OFC to continue as the
foremost optical communications conference."
Light the Future: A Community Outreach Event
In celebration of the International
Year of Light, OFC hosted "Light the Future: A Community Outreach
Event" today, Thursday, 26 March, in the exhibit hall at the Los Angeles
Convention Center. This program featured light-focused demonstrations by
university chapter members of The Optical Society and IEEE Photonics
Society for local Los Angeles high school students and Girl Scouts of
the USA. More than 100 students meet with representatives of the optics
and photonics industry. The students also toured the exhibition floor.
Participating volunteers and chapters include:
Spectrobox; The Colors of Light University of California,
Irvine, USA The Optical Society Student Chapter Demonstration:
Students will present a kit that they designed specifically for their
own youth education outreach efforts. This kit provides lessons on the
colors that make up white light as well as how light can be mixed as
well as split.
Slinky Spring, Magic Balls, Color Mix Box (News - Alert) and Guiding Light University
of Aveiro, Portugal The Optical Society Student Chapter Demonstration:
Students will conduct four demonstrations in the wave-like properties of
light, transparency, how wavelengths interact and light propagation.
Telecommunications, EM Spectrum (News - Alert) and Lenses, Optical Illusions,
Mirrors and Reflections, Music Transmission University of
Southampton, UK The Optical Society Student Chapter Demonstrations:
Interactive topics to include optical illusions, holograms and
telecommunications.
Music Transmission/Amplitude Modulation IEEE Photonics
Society Demonstrations: Volunteers will use an
interactive display to allow students to transmit sound from their
smartphones with laser technology. A photodetector will capture the
laser beam light and act as the receiver.
Solar Aid/Unite to Light IEEE Photonics Society Raising
Awareness: Volunteers will how they are able to grow the efforts
of Solar Aid and Unite to Light to bring access to safe, clean solar
lights to Africa.
In addition to the demonstrations, all students will receive an International
Year of Light "LIGHT BLOX" kit which features several optics-based
projects which can be easily recreated at home or in the classroom.
Next year's OFC will be held in Anaheim, California, USA, 20 - 24 March
2016, at the Anaheim Convention Center. More than 80 percent of the
exhibition space has been sold.
About OFC
OFC is
the largest global conference and exposition for optical communications
and networking professionals. For more than 40 years, The Optical Fiber
Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC)
has drawn attendees from all corners of the globe to meet and greet,
teach and learn, make connections and move business forward. OFC
includes dynamic business programming, an exposition of more than 560
companies, and high impact peer-reviewed research that, combined,
showcase the trends and pulse of the entire optical networking and
communications industry. For more information, visit ofcconference.org.
OFC is managed by The Optical Society (OSA) and co-sponsored by OSA, the
IEEE Communications (News - Alert) Society (IEEE/ComSoc), and the IEEE Photonics
Society.
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