The joint Chairs say “Grüezi” and welcome you to 48th European Conference on Optical Communication in Basel, Switzerland in the heart of Europe. Dear Friends & Colleagues: Welcome to Basel!
B asel is Switzerland’s cultural capital and its oldest university city. It offers a beautiful Old Town with historic and scenic landmarks such as the market square or the river Rhine. Get the chance to experience technology, culture, and history all within walking distance from the conference centre. The European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) as one of the leading conferences on optical communication attracts scientists and researchers from across the world. Not only top universities, but also the world’s biggest and most influential companies present their astonishing breakthroughs from materials and devices to systems and networks, and their insightful visions for the future. ECOC is the key meeting place to share knowledge, exchange ideas, foster innovation and start collaborations on a global level. ECOC also features Europe’s largest exhibition in the field, where you get the chance to see the latest products, find new customers or intensify your current relationships. ECOC has a long tradition with the first meeting being held in 1974, triggered by the breakthrough experimental demonstration of optical fibres with loss below 20 dB/km in 1970 by the Corning team of Donald Keck, Robert Maurer, and Peter Schulz. ECOC took place ever since in yearly conferences, now for the 48th time. In the meantime, more than 5 billion km of fiber (33 times the distance from Earth to Sun) has been deployed. A number that gives testimony to this game changing technology that has paved the way for today’s internet and personal communications. And as the innovation continues, meetings such as the ECOC are needed to report on breakthroughs and novel applications in optics and communications. ECOC 2022 is featuring five exciting plenary speakers: • Nobel prize laureate Prof. Dr Didier Queloz on the discovery of exoplanets with optical technology • Dr Elisabetta Rugi Grond, CEO of Thales Alenia Space Switzerland, on “Optical space communications: Challenges and opportunities” • Dr David F. Welch, CIO and co-founder of Infinera on “Scenarios of future innovations in the network”
• Dr Christoph Glingener, CTO of ADVA, on optical networking: “Never say never again” • Dr Mark G. Thompson, CTO PsiQuantum on “Path to a useful quantum computer” • ECOC 2022 offers an extensive technical programme with: • 15 workshops on industry’s hottest topics • 12 symposia to give an in-depth coverage on latest trends • 77 Invited presentations delivered by experts in the field • 11 in-depth tutorials • 6 short courses • 68 Technical Sessions with 245 papers • 2 Poster Sessions with 145 papers • 4 postdeadline paper sessions with up-to- the-minute research • CLEO®/Europe Focus Meeting on novel materials, emerging devices, and quantum technology Selected highlights from the special technical programme at ECOC 2022 are: • Symposium on the history of fiber optics with the pioneers and inventors • Public workshop on green optical networks
• Workshops on fixed and mobile 5G & 6G • Workshops on future optical network technologies • Workshops on PIC technology and co- integration • Workshop & symposium on quantum communication • Workshops & symposia on the latest trends: Free space optics, THz photonics, photonic memristors, … • Short courses on: machine learning, space division multiplexing, forward error correction, modulation formats & receiver concepts, radio-over-fiber technologies, optical amplifiers • Rump session on “Megatrends or No Megatrends” inviting to a vivid controversial discussion The event will once again be a meeting place, knowledge centre, and platform to showcase the latest optical technology as innovators, thought leaders and global companies arrive in the city of Basel. We are delighted to welcome you at ECOC in Basel and hope you are enjoying the technical and social aspects of ECOC!
Juerg Leuthold ETH Zurich General Co-Chair
Christoph Harder Swissphotonics General Co-Chair
Bert Offrein IBM Research Zurich Regular Technical Programme Co-Chair
Hans Limberger EPFL Regular Technical Programme Co-Chair
Rachel Grange ETH Zurich Special Technical Programme Co-Chair
Niels Quack University of Sydney Special Technical Programme Co-Chair
Christian Bosshard Swissphotonics Local Programme Chair
Ueli Koch ETH Zurich General Manager
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