22nd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON 2020 and 12th Sub-Wavelength Photonics Conference SWP 2020 and 2nd Conference on Advanced Fibre Lasers and Coherent Sources (AFLaser) and 2nd International Conference on Dielectric Photonic Devices and Systems Beyond Visible (D-Photon 2020)   Bari, Italy, July 19-23, 2020* (*dates to be confirmed – see below Covid-19 outbreak note)

Co-located with:

• NEW! 1^st Workshop on Progress in Nonlinear Photonics and Applications (PNPA)
  
• NEW! 1^st Workshop on Photonic Technologies for Future Sustainable High-Capacity Metro Networks (PhotoMAN)
  
• NEW! 1^st Workshop on SDN-NFV Challenges and Solutions (SDN-NFV)
  
• NEW! 1^st Workshop on Softwarization and Virtualization of Optical Access Networks (OptSoft)
• NEW! 1^st Workshop on Microstructured optical fibers (MOF)
  
• 2^nd Workshop on Integration of Optical and Satellite Communication Systems into 5G Edge Networks (OSCto5G)
• 2^nd Workshop on Quantum Communications (QC)
• 2^nd Workshop on Multi-band Open Optical Networks (MOON)
  
• 2^nd Workshop on Machine Learning for Optical Communications (MALOC)
• 2^nd DFG MARIE workshop on THz Photonics (TP)
  
• 3^rd Workshop on Optical Microscopy Techniques (OMT)
• 4^thWorkshop on Novel Optical Amplifiers (NOA)
• 4^th Workshop on Label-Free Super-Resolution and Sensing (LFSRS)
• 4^th Workshop on High Capacity SDM-WDM Optical Networking (SDM-WDM)
• 4^th Workshop on Flexible and High-Capacity Optical Networks (Flex-ON)
• 5^th Workshop on Fiber-Wireless Network Technologies and Architectures towards 5G and Beyond (FiWiN5G)
• 5^th Workshop on Quantum Photonics (QPhot)
• 5^th Workshop on Multi-Layer Network Orchestration (NetOrch)
• 6^th Workshop on Technology for Data Center Interconnects (DACINT)
• 6^th Workshop on Datacenter Networks (DCN)
• 6^th Workshop on 5G Transport Networks (5GT)
• 7^th Workshop on Big Data Analytics and Network Optimization (BigNeO − former NeO)
• 10^th Anniversary Workshop on Green Optical Communications (GOC)
  
• 10^th Anniversary Special Session on Microwave Photonics (MWP)
• 11^th Workshop on Communication in Transportation Systems (CTS)
• 12^th Workshop on Broadband Access (former ACCORDANCE)
• 13^th Special Session on Market in Telecommunications (MARS)
• 15^th Nanophotonics for All-Optical Networking Workshop (NAON)
• 15^th Special Session on Photonic Atoms & Molecules (PAM – former Microresonators and Photonic Molecules, MPM)
• 15^th Special Session on Novel Glasses for photonic devices
• 16^th Reliability Issues in Next Generation Optical Networks Workshop (RONEXT)
• 16^th Optical Wireless Workshop (OWW – former Free-Space Optics Session)
• 16^th Photonic Integrated Components & Applications Workshop (PICAW)
• 17^th Global Optical & Wireless Networking Seminar (GOWN)
• 19^th European Symposium on Photonic Crystals (ESPC)
• 19^th Workshop on All-Optical Routing (WAOR)
  

The National Institute of Telecommunications, former Department of Transmission and Optical Technologies in Warsaw, together with the Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettrica e dell’Informazione - Politecnico di Bari, and the IEEE Photonics Poland Chapter are pleased to announce the 22nd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON 2020 in Bari, Italy, July 19-23, 2020. Organized with the co-sponsorship of Società Italiana di Ottica e Fotonica (SIOF), the European Optical Society (EOS) Italian Branch. Technical co-sponsorship by the IEEE Photonics Society is foreseen.

Being the capital of Puglia province, Bari is filled with historical sites and cultural events, with its emblematic attractions: Cathedral of St. Sabinus, Basilica of Saint Nicholas, Teatro Petruzzelli and Teatro Margherita di Bari just to list few examples. Bari is easily reachable by plane, the airport of Bari-Palese is just 10 km of the city centre. UNESCO World Heritage Site Alberobello is just a stone's throw away!

The scope of the Conference and co-located events is focused on the applications of transparent and all-optical technologies in telecommunications, computing, sensing, and novel applications. Conference topics include:

Authors are cordially invited to submit their contributions (recommended length 4 pages in MS Word accompanied by a PDF version) for Regular and Poster Sessions to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by March 31, 2020.

The authors will be notified on the acceptance by April 30, 2020. Post-deadline papers with hot results can be submitted till June 1, 2020.

We are looking forward to offer a warm welcome to all of you for the 22^nd edition of the ICTON Conference. Traditionally, an ambitious technical programme will be accompanied by an attractive set of social events!

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Dear ICTON 2020 participant, since on 18 May the Italian Presidency of Ministry Council confirmed the banning of conferences and social events such as number of other severe Covid-19 restrictions, is now apparent that neither in July nor (almost surely) in autumn the Conference can be held. Therefore, we started to evaluate a possible remote on-line version of the conference, hopefully by maintaining the dates. Strongly reduced registration fees and other options pertaining the new remote on-line version will be offered to authors, participants, sponsors. The already registered participants can require the fee restitution if not interested or a compensation.  Therefore, we kindly ask you to wait few days for your registration/payment. In case of remote conference confirmation, in few days all the authors will be better informed about this possibility and a proper and more precise advisement on web site will be published as soon as possible. Please excuse this inconvenient.

ICTON 2020 Organising Team