8th Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and Their Applications (WSOF)

The 8th International Workshop on Specialty Optical Fibers and Their Applications (WSOF) is a technical workshop and exhibition focused on advances and innovations in the field of specialty optical fibers and their applications. Following in the foot-steps of the seven previous workshops, WSOF-2025 brings together students and researchers from academia and industry, to present and discuss the latest research and advances in specialty optical fiber technology in a small and familiar setting that affords one-on-one opportunities for technical discussions and fellowship. The workshop will offer keynote, tutorial, and invited talks along with contributed and poster papers; lab tours and a commercial exhibit.

Mark 7 – 10 April 2025 in your calendar. We are looking forward to meet you at WSOF in Prague!

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Venue

Clarion Congress Hotel Prague

Topics

  • Advances and new developments in specialty fibers
  • Photonic crystal fibers, microstructured fibers
  • Fiber sensors
  • Fiber lasers
  • Non-silica fibers, nonlinear optics
  • Special fiber components and applications

General Chair

Pavel Peterka, Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Czechia

Technical Chair

Kyriacos Kalli, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
John Ballato, Clemson University, USA

Exhibit Chair

Alexis Mendez, MCH Engineering LLC, USA

Platinum sponsor

SG Controls manufactures tools for optical fiber production, including fiber optic draw towers for high-volume production and R&D, MCVD systems for preform production, proof test equipment, and rewind systems. Their equipment features corrosion-proof gas delivery, vapor delivery control, preform diameter control, and integrated process knowledge for repeatable MCVD process control.   

Fiber Optic Center provides consulting for fiber process development and manufacturing to specialty optical preform and fiber manufacturers. Our experts, Richard Tumminelli and Larry Donalds, offer support throughout, including post-installation and troubleshooting. We partner with SG Controls to supply top-quality optical fiber process development and manufacturing equipment.

Gold sponsors

Nextrom is the leading global supplier of production technologies for optical fiber and fiber optic cables. Our core competencies include solutions for optical glass making, fiber drawing, fiber coating, ribbon making, proof testing and fiber optic cable production. Our technology is used for producing telecom- and specialty preforms and fibers.

Silver sponsors

Founded 1982, Fibercore is a leading innovator, designer and manufacturer of specialty fiber serving customers across the world. Products include specialty fiber for the Aerospace, Defence, Telecommunications, Oil and Gas, Energy, Medical and Fiber Laser industries – the business is a global market leader. The company’s operations are headquartered in Fibercore House, a custom built Southampton based facility, in the UK.

Optogear offers equipment and technologies for optical fiber manufacturing. Our products enable superior quality fiber optic products made by the world leading companies of the industry. Modern industrial design, close co-operation with our worldwide partner network and attention to customer feedback ensure excellent usability and exceptional performance of our products.

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