The OSA Advanced Photonics Congress, comprised of eight topical
meetings, addresses the many aspects of photonic device research and
development and their use in networks. Integrated photonic circuits and stand-alone components such as switches
and modulators in silicon, lll-V, graphene and polymer material systems
are covered, as well as nano-photonic and quantum devices and concepts.
Novel materials such as metamaterials, plasmonics, and other specially
designed materials and their potential use in devices are examined as
well as advances in materials with optical gain, nonlinear optical
materials, novel optical glasses and crystals and ceramics. The latest uses of photonics for sensors such as fiber sensors, for
light sources, and for data transfer are examined. The latest advances
in optical interconnects, switching technologies, signal processing and
network virtualization are also presentation topics.