Hollow Core Fiber for Data Center Interconnect: How to Deploy and Test HCF
April 1st, 2026
1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT / 10:00 AM PT / 6:00 PM GMT
Duration: 1 hour
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Summary
Hollow core fiber’s (HCF) extreme-low-latency capabilities make it an ideal medium for data center interconnect (DCI) and artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Heralded by some as the future of high-speed optical networking’s physical layer, HCF has proven its capabilities in some of today’s most demanding connection environments.
But along with HCF’s advantages come complexities in the deployment and testing of optical connections that use hollow core fiber. Join us for this instructive webinar, during which VIAVI Solutions’ data center expert Charlene Roux delivers how-to information on deploying and testing links that include hollow core fiber. Charlene describes why HCF has risen in popularity and the benefits it delivers as a high-speed low-latency medium. She also explains how hollow core fibers differ from solid core fibers, and the practical implications of these differences to installers and technicians. Charlene then details the specific tools and techniques required to test HCF links.
This tutorial-style session, featuring the tools needed for accurate HCF testing, delivers insights and practices that can be put to use in the field right away.
Speaker
Charlène Roux
Global Market Development Manager - Hyperscale Data Centers
VIAVI
Charlene Roux has over 15 years of expertise in fiber optics. She has held multiple positions in VIAVI ranging from product manager (responsible for a large global fiber portfolio) to recently leading go-to-market and strategic activities for the Hyperscale and Data Center market. She focuses on driving real value to customers, digging deep in researching new technologies and leveraging them to solve specific customer problems and create new opportunities to grow and scale businesses
Moderator
Patrick McLaughlin
Chief Editor
Cabling Installation & Maintenance
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