In this prolog, we have offered an inkling of some of the driving issues in the quest for high
data rates in optical communications lines. The tutorial covers the vast area of R&D in …

Optical networks are undergoing significant changes, fueled by the exponential growth of
traffic due to multimedia services and by the increased uncertainty in predicting the sources …

Emerging technologies such as spectrally efficient multicarrier higher order modulation and
bandwidth variable wavelength selective switches have led to a change in the optical …

There is a growing awareness that the utilized bandwidth of deployed optical fiber is rapidly
approaching its maximum limit. Given the possibility for such capacity crunch, the research …

getting work done. Just as “it doesn't compute” was current jargon 20 years ago when
computers first massively entered our lives, the fact that the man on the street throws around …

The traffic carried by core optical networks as well as the per-channel interface rates
required by IP routers are growing at a remarkable pace year after year. This trend is due to …

Optical Networking Best Practices Handbook presents optical networking in a very
comprehensive way for nonengineers needing to understand the fundamentals of fiber, high …

The rapid growth in communications and internet has changed our way of life, and our
requirement for communication bandwidth. Optical networks can enable us to meet the …

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 …

Historically, network technology has largely been “one size fits all”; for example, a transmitter
card generates a single data rate with a specified optical reach. The flexible approaches …