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Infinera at OFC 2023

Turbo-charge Your Network

Join Infinera at OFC 2023 as we showcase the industry's best optical systems and engines that help operators cost-effectively scale their core, metro, and access networks, and a suite of open automation solutions that enable seamless and efficient multi-vendor operations.

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High-end Coherent Engines


Simply the best optical engine available on the market
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Coherent Pluggable Engines


Industry-leading and game-changing coherent pluggable solutions
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Open Optical
Platforms


Industry's most flexible multi-application compact modular platform
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Open Optical
Automation


Cloud-based modular solutions for the operation of open optical networks

Infinera at OFC - Speakers and Presenters

Below is a list of Infinera thought leaders addressing a broad range of industry trends and technologies at the OFC 2023 conference.

Sunday, March 5, 2023

Conference


1:00 p.m. -
3:30 p.m. PST
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Workshop S1E - Room 7AB - Organizer

Is it really game over for the quest to approach fiber capacity limits?

David Millar — Principal DSP Engineer

Conference


1:00 p.m. -
3:30 p.m. PST
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Workshops S1E- Room 7AB - Panelist

Is it really game over for the quest to approach fiber capacity limits?

Robert Maher — CTO, Optical Modules & Coherent Solutions

Conference


1:00 p.m. -
3:30 p.m. PST
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Workshops - Room 6C - Panelist

Smart Pluggable Coherent Optics: Is it the End of Layered IP Over DWDM?

Steven Hand — Office of Innovation, Advanced Network Architecture and Solutions

Conference


4:00 p.m. -
6:30 p.m. PST
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Workshops - Room 8 - Speaker

Slow and Wide Versus Fast and Narrow: How Do We Make our Datacenters Green?

Dave Welch, Ph.D. — Founder and Chief Innovation Officer

Monday, March 6, 2023

Conference


8:00 a.m. -
8:30 a.m. PST
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Track N3: Architectures and Software-Defined Control for Metro and Core Networks

Flexible Survivability in Multi-Band Next-Generation Optical Transport Networks

António Eira — Systems Design Engineer

Optica Forum


9:00 a.m. -
10:15 a.m. PST
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Optica Executive Forum - Moderator

Where is the Coherent Edge?

Tim Doiron — VP, Solution Marketing

Optica Forum


9:00 a.m. -
10:15 a.m. PST
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Optica Executive Forum - Speaker

Where is the Coherent Edge?

Robert Maher — CTO, Optical Modules & Coherent Solutions

Conference


1:30 p.m. -
5:30 p.m. PST
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Short Course: SC393: Digital Signal Processing for Coherent Optical Transceivers

Digital Signal Processing for Coherent Optical Transceivers

Chris Fludger — Head of DSP Development

Conference


2:00 p.m. PST
Demo Zone M3Z.15

Self-Calibrating Transponder Using Intelligent DSP Metrics for Efficient Optical Networks

— Hao, Su, Ashwin Gumaste, Bernhard Spinnler, Juraj Slovak, Sharfuddin Syed, and Harald Bock

Conference


5:45 p.m. -
6:00 p.m. PST
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Track N3: Architectures and Software-Defined Control for Metro and Core Networks

On the Impact of Fault-Induced Power Transients in Wideband Optical Networks

André Souza — Systems Design Engineer

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Show Floor


12:15 p.m. -
12:45 p.m. PST
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EXPO HALL: EXPO THEATER III

How innovations in coherent optical engines can deliver substantial value to telecom networks

Azmina Somani — SVP Engineering, Optical Modules and Coherent Solutions

Show Floor


12:15 p.m. -
12:45 p.m. PST
Rob Maher Portrait
EXPO HALL: EXPO THEATER III

How innovations in coherent optical engines can deliver substantial value to telecom networks

Robert Maher — CTO, Optical Modules & Coherent Solutions

Show Floor


2:00 p.m. -
3:30 p.m. PST
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expo Hall: Expo Theater I

800G / 128GBaud Pluggable Coherent - Key Technologies and Applications

Ron Johnson — SVP, General Manager Optical Systems

Conference


2:00 p.m. -
2:30 p.m. PST
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S3: Transmission Systems

Promising DSP Techniques to Increase Long Haul Transmission Capacity

Domanic Lavery — Systems Design Engineer

Conference


2:00 p.m. -
2:15 p.m. PST
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Track N3: Architectures and Software-Defined Control for Metro and Core Networks

Optimal Line-Rates for IP-Over-DWDM in Metro and Core Networks: Comparison of ZR+ and Xponder Architectures

Ashwin Gumaste — Distinguished Engineer

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Conference


8:00 a.m. -
8:30 a.m. PST
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Track S2: Transmission Subsystems

DSP Design for Point-to-Multipoint Transmission

Thomas Duthel — Director, DSP Development

Show Floor


12:20 p.m. -
12:50 p.m. PST
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EXPO HALL: EXPO THEATER III

With growing bandwidth demand driving innovative optical technologies, what is the impact on network architectures today and tomorrow?

Tim Doiron — VP, Solution Marketing

Show Floor


12:20 p.m. -
12:50 p.m. PST
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EXPO HALL: EXPO THEATER III

With growing bandwidth demand driving innovative optical technologies, what is the impact on network architectures today and tomorrow?

Julia Larikova — VP, Product Management

Conference


2:00 p.m. -
2:15 p.m. PST
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Coherent Pluggables and Field Trials

Real-Time Point-to-Multipoint for Coherent Optical Broadcast and Aggregation

Amir Rashidinejad — R&D Optical Engineer

Conference


3:30 p.m. -
4:00 p.m. PST
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Track S1: Digital subsystems and systems for data centers

Monolithically Integrated InP-Based Transceiver Photonic ICs for 800G Solutions

Vikrant Lal — Fellow, Optical Modules Group

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Conference


10:30 a.m. PST
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N3: Architecture and software-defined control for metro and core networks

Reinforcement Learning for Provisioning OTN Leased Lines

Ashwin Gumaste — Distinguished Engineer

Show Floor


2:45 p.m. -
3:45 p.m. PST
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EXPO HALL: EXPO THEATER II

F5G Update: The Second Release of Use Cases and Demonstrations

Dave Welch, Ph.D. — Founder and Chief Innovation Officer
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Record-setting 800G Transmission in the Windstream Network

Windstream discusses 800G technology and economics and the completion of a live network trial that successfully achieved 800G single-wavelength transmission over 730 km.

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