Foreword

On behalf of the IEEE Photonics Society we would like to welcome you to San Diego for the IEEE Avionics Fiber Optics and Photonics Conference (AVFOP 2011). AVFOP is the result of a 2004 government and industry consensus championing a standalone fiber optics and photonics conference dedicated to the field of avionics. This application-oriented conference is intended to provide a common international forum for leaders, researchers, engineers, technicians, logisticians, and instructors to convene and discuss all aspects of avionics fiber-optic component and systems technology and its future direction. Over the next three days you will be given the opportunity to meet with a wide range of commercial, defense, academic, and aerospace sector professionals engaged in the development and application of wideband digital and RF fiber-optic link, cable plant, and networking technologies.