The scope of the conference includes but is not limited to the following topics related specifically to optical devices, systems, and networks:

• Advances in optical network modelling and optimization
• Routing and spectrum assignment in fixed and flex-grid optical networks
• Optical network availability, resilience, survivability, security and privacy
• Multi-layer (e.g., IP over optical) networking
• Quantum technologies and Quantum Internet
• Optical networks exploiting photonic integrated circuits
• Visible light communications and networks
• Optical and wireless network convergence, including radio-over-fibre access networks
• Optical networks in 5G and beyond: backhaul, midhaul and fronthaul networking
• Novel and multidimensional optical network architectures
• Multi-mode/few-modes/multi-core optical spatial division multiplexed (SDM) networks
• Novel optical node designs including disaggregation and open optical line systems
• Optical networks in support of intra-/inter-data centre connectivity and cloud/edge computing
• Optical network control, management and orchestration including SDN and NFV solutions
• Slicing, service chaining, virtualization and multi-tenancy techniques
• Orchestration and control of IT and network resources in optical data-centre networks
• Novel network telemetry and real-time monitoring technologies for optical networks
• Energy efficiency
• Impact of the hollow fibre revolution in network design
• Optical networking in support of vertical industries
• Field trials and interoperability demonstrations
• Techno-economic studies
• Zero-touch network and service management
• Network function acceleration
• In-network computing