ICOCN 2014 will address cutting-edge research in the areas ranging from optical devices, subsystems, to networks. There are three tracks including Track 1: Optical networks Optical network and node architecture design Optical networks with heterogeneous/mixed traffic Optical network planning and resource optimization Network protection and restoration, traffic grooming, multicast Elastic optical path and flexible grid networks Optical network control, management, performance monitoring Software-defined networking Data center networking, optical interconnection networks Energy efficient networking Optical network virtualization Optical switching and network elements Optical access networks, passive optical networks Hybrid fiber wireless networks, radio-on-fiber systems Optical network services All optical networks Optical network security Optical network testbeds and demonstrations Track 2: Optical transmission subsystems and techniques New/improved algorithms or methods for modeling transmission systems WDM and high-speed transmission systems Modelling and experiments on the system impact of fiber propagation effects (nonlinear effects, PDL, PMD, mode coupling, etc.) Free-space optical digital transmission systems Design, performance and control of network elements and nodes Advanced modulation and detection schemes for enhancing transmission performance Digital signal processing and algorithms for optical transceivers Algorithms and subsystems for realizing forward error correction Signal Processing, Algorithms and Subsystems for Optical Performance Monitoring Subsystems based on photonic integrated circuits Algorithms and subsystems for achieving high spectrum and energy efficiency Subsystems and digital signal processing for space-division multiplexing Track 3: Photonic devices and integration Lasers (including external cavity lasers) Modulators Detectors and receivers Semiconductor optical amplifiers Wavelength converters Nonlinear devices Semiconductor-based switches (and optical burst switching devices) Optoelectronic hybrid and monolithic integration Wavelength-, polarization-, and space-division filters, muxes, demuxes, equalizers, and interleavers Optical devices for dispersion or other distortion compensation Photonic crystal, ring resonator, grating, and other nano-optic devices Waveguide and other novel materials, simulations, and theory Free-space or MEMS optical devices Integrated devices containing passive silicon, silica, polymer, or other dielectric planar lightwave circuits Integrated devices for interconnects Plasmonic waveguides, devices, and switches