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 ICTON 2009 11th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks
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The National Institute of Telecommunications, Warsaw, Poland, together with the Instituto de Telecomunicacoes and University of Aveiro, and the IEEE/LEOS Poland Chapter are pleased to announce the 11th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON 2009 which will be kindly hosted by University of Azores, City of Ponta Delgada, São Miguel Island, June 28 – July 2, 2009. ICTON 2009 is receiving technical co-sponsorship by the IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society.

São Miguel Island, known as "The Green Island", is the largest and most populated island of the Azores. The Ponta Delgada Airport receives daily flights from Lisbon and has direct weekly flights to major European and American cities.

The scope of the Conference is concentrated on the applications of transparent and all-optical technologies in broadband telecommunication networks, systems, and components, and includes:

  • Digital All-Optical Networks
  • Ultra-dense Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
  • Ultra-fast Optical Time Domain Multiplexing
  • Next Generation Networking
  • Optical switching & routing (WAOR)
  • Optical Packet Networks & Services
  • Optical memories and data storage
  • Quality of Service issues
  • Optical transparency & network scalability
  • Network reliability & availability (RONEXT)
  • Wireless & Optical Networking (GOWN)
  • Radio-over-fibre transmission
  • Analogue transmission systems
  • Broadband metro and access networks
  • Industry and Standardisation
  • Photonic Band-Gap structures (ESPC)
  • Photonic crystal fibres
  • Nonlinear & active PBG devices
  • Nanoscale & ultrafast photonics (NAON)
  • VCSELs and other novel light sources
  • Microresonators & Photonic Molecules
  • New fibre types, Plastic fibres
  • Novel glasses
  • New transmission windows
  • Polarisation Mode Dispersion
  • Photonic component integration (PICAW)
  • Modelling of optical systems and components
  • Network planning and design tools
  • Non-conventional optical communications
  • Other relevant topics

Dead Lines:

Submission:  April 15, 2009

4 pages (Word+pdf) for Poster/Oral to icton@itl.waw.pl

Notification of Acceptance: May 5, 2009

Post Dead line (Relevant new results): June 2, 2009

Ambitious technical and social programs and friendly relations are traditional ICTON goals. We are looking forward to the pleasure of welcoming you once again, this time in Azores. June 2009!

Marian Marciniak
Conference Organiser

Antonio Teixeira
ICTON 2009 General Chairman

          IT - Aveiro 2009