ICTON 2026

International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks

Call for Contributions

26th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON 2026

and

16th Sub-Wavelength Photonics Conference (SWP)

and

6th Conference on Advanced Fibre Lasers and Coherent Sources (AFLaser)

Prague, Czech Republic, July 12-16, 2026

Co-located with:

23^rd European Symposium on Photonic Crystals (ESPC)
23^rd Workshop on All-Optical Routing (WAOR)
21^st Global Optical & Wireless Networking Seminar (GOWN)
20^th Anniversary Optical Wireless Workshop (OWW)
20^th Anniversary Photonic Integrated Components & Applications Workshop (PICAW)
20^th Anniversary Reliability Issues in Next Generation Optical Networks Workshop (RONEXT)
19^th Nanophotonics for All-Optical Networking Workshop (NAON)
19^th Workshop on Photonic Microresonators and Resonant Devices (PMRD)
19^th Special Session on Novel Glasses for photonic devices
16^th Workshop on Broadband Access and Edge Networking
15^th Anniversary Workshop on Communication in Transportation Systems (CTS)
14^th Workshop on Green Optical Communications (GOC)
14^th Special Session on Microwave Photonics (MWP)
11^th Workshop on 6G Network Operation (6GNeO)
10^th Anniversary Workshop on Technology for Data Center Interconnects (DACINT)
10^th Anniversary Workshop on Data Center Networks (DCN)
10^th Anniversary Workshop on 5G Transport Networks (5GT)
9^th Workshop on Fiber-Wireless Network Technologies and Architectures towards 5G and Beyond (FiWiN5G)
9^th Workshop on Quantum Photonics (QPhot)
9^th Workshop on Multi-Layer Network Orchestration (NetOrch)
8^th Workshop on Novel Optical Amplifiers (NOA)
8^th Workshop on Super-Resolution Imaging and Sensing (SRIS)
8^th Workshop on High Capacity SDM-WDM Optical Networking (SDM-WDM)
8^th Workshop on Flexible and High-Capacity Optical Networks (Flex-ON)
7^th Workshop on Optical Microscopy Techniques (OMT)
6^th Workshop on Integration of Optical and Satellite Communication Systems into 5G Edge Networks (OSCto5G)
6^th Workshop on Quantum Communications (QC)
6^th Workshop on Multi-band Open Optical Networks (MOON)
6^th Workshop on Machine Learning for Optical Communications (MALOC)
6^th Workshop on THz Photonics (THzPho)
5^th Anniversary Workshop on Progress in Nonlinear Photonics and Applications (PNPA)
5^th Anniversary Workshop on Innovative Photonic Technologies for the Future High Capacity Metro Network (PhotoMAN)
5^th Anniversary Workshop on SDN-NFV Challenges and Solutions (SDN-NFV)
5^th Anniversary Workshop on Softwarization and Virtualization of Optical Access Networks (OptSoft)
5^th Anniversary Workshop on Microstructured Optical Fibers (MOF)
4^th Special Session on Space-Division Multiplexing for High-Capacity Transmission (SDM)
4^th Workshop ‘Women in telecommunication and optical networks: Highlighting diverse voices in optical networks’ (WeInTel)
4^th Workshop on Enabling technologies toward 6G Networks (TECHto6G)
3^rd Special Session on Novel Optical Fiber Sensing Techniques (NOFSeT)
3^rd Special Session on Aerospace Photonics
3^rd ICTON Demo Zone
2^nd Workshop on Photonic Metasurfaces
2^nd Workshop on Trustworthiness and Physical Layer Security (TPLS)
NEW! EWOC final conference on optical-wireless convergence for future 6G networks

The National Institute of Telecommunications, Optical Communications Group in Warsaw, Poland, together with the Institute of Photonics and Electronics, Czech Academy of Sciences, and the IEEE Photonics Society Poland Chapter are pleased to announce the 26^th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks ICTON 2026 in Prague, Czech Republic, July 12-16, 2026. Technical co-sponsorship by the IEEE Photonics Society is foreseen.

Being the capital of Czech Republic, Prague is filled with historical sites and cultural events. Prague is one of the most attractive cities in Europe, with a number of interesting sites to visit. Prague is easily reachable by plane, Václav Havel Airport Prague is just around the corner!

ICTON 2026 will be held as an in-person-only meeting.

The scope of the Conference and co-located events is focused on the applications of transparent and all-optical technologies in telecommunications, computing, sensing, imaging, and quantum applications. Conference topics include but are not limited to:

Photonics, Nanophotonics
Molecular photonics, Biophotonics
Nonlinear optics
Digital all-optical networks
Ultra-dense wavelength-division multiplexing
Ultra-fast optical time domain multiplexing
Next generation networking
Optical switching and routing
Optical packet networks and services
Optical memories and data storage
Optical transparency and network scalability
Network reliability and availability
Wireless and optical convergence
Free-space optical communications
Radio-over-Fibre transmission
Broadband metro and access networks
Microwave Photonics
Terahertz Photonics
Photonic band-gap structures
Photonic crystal fibres
Optical sensing, Fibre sensing
Nonlinear and active PBG devices
Nanoscale and ultrafast photonics
Photonic microresonators
Quantum photonics
Quantum communications
VCSELs and other novel light sources
Fibre lasers
High power lasers
Novel glasses and photonic materials
New transmission windows
Polarisation Mode Dispersion
Photonic component integration
Network planning and design tools
Big data analytics and network optimization
Non-conventional optical communications
Sub-wavelength photonic devices
Communication in transportation systems
Optical microscopy and nanoscopy techniques and applications
Optical inspection of transparent samples: quantitative phase imaging
3D optical imaging and display
Polarization-resolved optical microscopy
Image processing
Space communications
Label-free super-resolution and sensing
5G to 6G communications
Merging of optical and microwave technologies
Programmable photonics
Other relevant topics

Authors are cordially invited to submit their contributions preferably in the traditional ICTON style, or alternatively in the standard IEEE conference style (recommended length four A4 pages in editable MS Word or LaTeX file accompanied by a PDF version) for Regular and Poster Sessions to marian.marciniak@ieee.org by March 31, 2026.

The authors will be notified on the acceptance by April 30, 2026. Post-deadline papers with hot results may be submitted till June 1, 2026.

The full camera-ready IEEE-Xplore compliant papers will be requested also by June 1, 2026.

Students, PhD students and young scientists are especially encouraged to contribute and/or to participate.

We are looking forward to offer a warm welcome to all of you for the 26th Edition of the ICTON Conference, this time in the exciting city of Prague. Traditionally, an ambitious technical programme will be accompanied by an attractive selection of social events!

Pavel Peterka (General Chair)
Jiři Čtyroký (Honorary Chair)
Trevor Benson (ICTON Scientific Committee Honorary Chairman)
Michał Murawski (IEEE Photonics Society Poland Chapter Chairman)
Crina Cojocaru (Student Participation Chair)
Marian Marciniak (ICTON Originator)