Preliminary Programme



Wednesday, 5 February 2025

0900-0920

Opening of the Seminar and Welcome Speech
Marko Topič, Dean of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering

0920-0940

Latest achievements in optical communications
Boštjan Batagelj, UL Faculty of Electrical Engineering

0940-1000

A regulatory view on fiber networks
Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia

1015-1100

PON Diagnostic Challenges
Mitja Golja, Kontron

1115-1200

FTTH in Telekom Slovenija
Tomislav Goluža, Telekom Slovenije

1300-1415

Lunch + posters and exhibition
 

1415-1500

NextGEN PON technologies and challenges they bring
Milorad Sarić, IBIS Instruments

1515-1600

Challenges in the development of erbium fibers
Peter Lukan, Lumentum

1615-1635

Access network optimization from the perspective of electricity prices, the impact of XGS-PON on the amount of data traffic and the results of Wi-Fi 7 measurements
Gorazd Penko, T-2

1635-1700

Coherent Technology: A Revolution in IPoDWDM Networks
Pavel Praček, T-2


Thursday, 6 February 2025

0815-0900

How do optics help in radar technology?
Luka Podbregar, UL Faculty of Electrical Engineering

0915-1000

Testing Challenge of moving from 800G to 1.6T
Neil Hobbs, EXFO

1015-1100

Application of fiber optic sensor in energy industry
Andrej Souvent, Operato

1115-1135

Fiber sensing technologies for critical infrastructure monitoring
Milorad Sarić, IBIS Instruments

1135-1200

Quantum Communications
Infineon Technologies

1300-1415

Lunch + posters and exhibition
 

1415-1500

Demonstrations of quantum encryption key exchange between three countries and the European project EuroQCI
Rok Žitko, Anton Ramšak, IJS and UL Faculty of Mathematics and Physics

1515-1600

Optical couplers for the integration of quantum photonics building blocks
Miloš Ljubotina, Andraž Debevc, Marko Topič in Janez Krč, UL Faculty of Electrical Engineering

1615-1635

Injection entanglement in quantum communications
Vesna Eržen, UL Faculty of Electrical Engineering


Friday, 7 February 2025

0815-0900

How can optical technologies help artificial intelligence?
Blaž Bertalanič,
Jožef Stefan Institute

0915-1000

Optical Circuit Switching: A technology that’s come of age From lab automation to networking AI
Graeme Allott, HUBER+SUHNER Polatis

1015-1100

Microwave Photonics in Radar Technology
Mirco Scaffardi, CNIT

1115-1200

Electrical power consumptions and associated CO2 footprints associated with Optical Metro Transport Networks. Comparing different transport means, such as passive vs. active transport
Sven Krüger, HUBER+SUHNER Cube Optics AG

1215-1300

Sensitivity of fiber optic cables to acoustic vibrations
Tomáš Horváth, BTU

1400-1415

Conclusion of the Seminar
Tomi Mlinar, UL Faculty of Electrical Engineering

1415-1500

Kosilo
 

Posters

1)

Quantum radar design
Vid Vrh

2)

Phase noise measurements with an optical delay line
Andrej Lavrič

3)

Design of a quantum random number generator
Nejc Bertoncelj

4)

Radar synchronization with optical infrastructure
Luka Podbregar

5)

Optical instrument on Nemo-HD
Center odličnosti Vesolje

6)

Using a microring resonator in single-sided fiber communication
Kristjan Vuk Baliž

7)

Intersatellite optical communications
Katarina Radaković