Conference Topics
The 2026 International Academic Conference on Optical Communication and Photonic Network Technology is the premier forum for the presentation of new advances and research results in the fields of Optical Communications, Photonics and Optical Networks. The conference will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists in the domain of interest from around the world.
Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:
Topic One: High-Speed Optical Transmission Technologies
Terabit/s coherent optical transmission
Mode division multiplexing technologies
Space division multiplexing technologies
High-speed optical modulation (PAM4/QAM/OFDM)
Advanced channel coding
Optical digital signal processing
Visible light communication (VLC)
Free-space optical (FSO) communication
Atmospheric laser communication
Short-reach optical interconnects for data centers
Short-reach optical interconnects for HPC
Short-reach optical interconnects for chip-to-chip optical I/O
Optical nonlinearity mitigation
Chromatic dispersion compensation
Long-haul transmission performance optimization
Ultra-high-speed optical interfaces
Optical backplanes
Next-generation optical transmission systems
Topic Three: Next-Generation Photonic Networks
5G/6G optical access networks
PON technology evolution
10G/50G/100G PON key technologies
Software-defined optical networks (SDON)
Optical network slicing
Intelligent optical network orchestration
Optical switching technologies
ROADM technologies
Elastic optical networks (EON)
Reconfigurable optical network architectures
Edge computing over optical networks
Low-latency optical network design
Energy-efficient optical networks
Metro-core optical networks
Long-haul backbone optical transmission
Optical network performance optimization
AI-enabled optical network management
Optical network fault detection
Intelligent optical network routing
Optical network security
Topic Two: Integrated & Silicon Photonics
Silicon photonic chips
Photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
Heterogeneous photonic integration
High-speed optical modulators
High-performance photodetectors
On-chip optical amplifiers
Passive photonic devices
Thin-film lithium niobate photonics
Silicon nitride photonics
Emerging integrated photonic platforms
On-chip light sources
Optical filters
Optical couplers
Optical splitters
Reconfigurable photonic components
Photonic packaging
Fiber-chip coupling
Wafer-scale testing of photonic devices
Photonic device reliability
Neuromorphic photonics
Programmable photonic chips
Photonic computing for communication
Topic Four: Specialized Optical Communication Systems
Quantum key distribution (QKD) over optical fibers
Quantum-secure optical communication
Underwater optical communication
Deep-space and satellite optical links
Aerospace optical communication
Distributed fiber sensing for network monitoring
Optical communication network status detection
Reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers
Dynamic optical networking technologies
High-power optical communication devices
Optical communication anti-interference
Harsh environment optical communication
Automotive optical communication
Industrial internet optical links
Special scenario optical communication systems