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Optics in the City of Light


13,000 attendees expected, there is plenty for them to do: visitors can choose from more than 1,150 technical and business presentations from the academic conference and the show floor programming. Hot topics for this year include optical communications as the foundation for 5G, the Internet of Tings, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. Occupying more than 340,000 square feet of


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exhibit space, OFC 2017 will also feature 600 exhibits, including more than 100+ California- based companies: Broadcom, Intel, Kaiam, Lumentum, Mellanox, Oclaro and more. Technologies on display include network and test equipment, optical transport systems and optical component, fibre cables and speciality fibre manufacturers. In the following pages, selected exhibitors highlight what they will be talking about at the event. www.ofcconference.org


he Optical Fiber Communications (OFC) Conference returns to Los Angeles Convention Centre on 19–23 March 2017. With more than


SHOW PREVIEW OFC 2017


APEX Technologies (booth 3146), a manufacturer of ultra-high resolution optical spectrum analysers (OSA), will display updated versions of its star products: including a compact high-resolution OSA, top-performance ultra-high resolution OSA and optical complex spectrum analyser (OCSA). By using robust and smart internal and external mechanics, the new analysers are extremely reliable, the company claims. Furthermore, with faster new electronic and new optical designs, the OSAs can provide not only high resolution, but also fast sweep, to satisfy customers’ requirements in C-, L- and O-band applications. Te detailed spectrum and temporal information offered by APEX Technologies’ products opens the door to characterisation of a wide variety of photonic devices, like lasers, combs, advanced modulation formats, sensors and other components. www.apex-t.com


Diamond USA (booth 2710) will highlight its exclusive Power Solution (PS) connectors, which are designed for applications carrying up to 3W optical power over singlemode fibre. Diamond can terminate a wide variety of cable and fibre types using industry standard connectors like E-2000, F-3000, or SC, FC, ST, and MPO. Te company also offers its range of PS connectors with different expanded beam technologies to suit the final application. Also on display from Diamond will be its


multi-fibre interconnect assemblies. Te DiaFlex contains a Diamond multi-fibre connector for 12 fibres (24 upon request). A special feature of the


new DiaFlex fan-out connection is the fibre whips can be removed and replaced via a divider connector system. Tis provides greater flexibility in the installation of fibre-optic networks. www.diamond-fo.com


Coriant (booth 1715) will discuss how now, more than ever, innovation at the transport layer is critical to transformation as the ongoing explosion of video and the growing dominance of hyperscale cloud traffic intensify the opex and capex challenges faced by network operators around the world. Coriant is excited to be taking part in OFC 2017, where it will showcase the latest innovations in its portfolio and how they are redefining open, multi-layer transport from the network edge to the optical core. Highlights include the new Coriant Groove Open Line System (OLS). Tis latest product complements the company’s portfolio of packet-optical networking and data centre


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