Introduction of spectrally and spatially flexible optical networks

TJ Xia, H Fevrier, T Wang… - IEEE Communications …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Given the introduction of coherent 100G systems has provided enough fiber capacity to meet
data traffic growth in the near term, enhancing network efficiency will be service providers' …

Optical networking trends and evolution

C Glingener - … Conference and Exposition and the National …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Optical networking trends and evolution Page 1 Optical Networking Trends and Evolution
Christoph Glingener ADVA Optical Networking, Fraunhoferstr. 9a, 82152 Martinsried, Germany …

Elastic and adaptive optical networks: possible adoption scenarios and future standardization aspects

M Jinno, T Ohara, Y Sone, A Hirano… - IEEE …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is growing recognition that we are rapidly approaching the physical capacity limit of
standard optical fiber. It is important to make better use of optical network resources to …

Spectrally and spatially flexible optical network planning and operations

D Klonidis, F Cugini, O Gerstel, M Jinno… - IEEE …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The advent of spectrally flexible (aka elastic) optical networking is widely identified as the
next generation optical network solution that permits varying bandwidth demands to be …

Elastic optical networking: Roles and benefits in beyond 100-Gb/s era

M Jinno - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Emerging technologies such as spectrally efficient multicarrier higher order modulation and
bandwidth variable wavelength selective switches have led to a change in the optical …

Optical switching in future fiber-optic networks utilizing spectral and spatial degrees of freedom

DM Marom, Y Miyamoto, DT Neilson… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Forthcoming capacity scaling requirements of optical networks and advances in optical fiber
communications beyond the omnipresent single-mode fiber operating over the conventional …

Capacity trends and limits of optical communication networks

RJ Essiambre, RW Tkach - Proceedings of the IEEE, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Since the first deployments of fiber-optic communication systems three decades ago, the
capacity carried by a single-mode optical fiber has increased by a staggering 10 000 times …

True value of flexible networks

GA Wellbrock, TJ Xia - Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2015 - opg.optica.org
True Value of Flexible Networks Page 1 M3A.1.pdf OFC 2015 © OSA 2015 True Value of Flexible
Networks Glenn A. Wellbrock and Tiejun J. Xia Verizon, 2400 N. Glenville Drive, Richardson …

Flexible technologies to increase optical network capacity

A Lord, SJ Savory, M Tornatore… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Increased global traffic puts tough requirements not just on fiber communications links but
on the entire network. This manifests itself in multiple ways, including how to optimize …

Designing transparent flexible-grid optical networks for maximum spectral efficiency

J Pedro - Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, 2017 - opg.optica.org
Higher-order modulation formats and spectral super-channels are key to maximizing
spectral efficiency (SE) in next-generation optical transport networks, thereby …