The design of application-specific integrated circuits (ASIC) is at the core of modern ultra-
high-speed transponders employing advanced digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms …

A paradigm shift in optical communication networks is proposed, with the introduction of a
new ecosystem of devices and components with the capability of transforming current point …

Next-generation optical communication systems will continue to push the (bandwidth·
distance) product towards its physical limit. To address this enormous demand, the usage of …

In wavelength-switched optical networks (WSONs), quality of transmission (QoT) has to be
guaranteed during lightpath provisioning. In multibit-rate WSONs, this task is complicated by …

With the ever-increasing traffic demands, the infrastructure of current 10 Gbit/s optical
network needs to be enhanced. The legacy infrastructure can be enhanced not only by …

The evolution of optical technologies is driving the introduction of multirate optical networks
exploiting advanced transmission techniques and efficient switching devices. In the short …

For decades, optical networks have provided larger bandwidths than could be utilized, but
with the increasing growth of the global Internet traffic demand, new optical transmission …

POLMUX-QPSK modulation and coherent detection: The challenge of long-haul 100G
transmission Page 1 POLMUX-QPSK modulation and coherent detection: the challenge of …

Today's optical wavelength division multiplexing backbone networks need to support traffic
demands with very diverse capacity requirements. Recent studies have shown how to …

In mixed line rates elastic optical networks, different line rate signals can coexist on the
same fiber. As different line rates coexist in the same fiber, the impairments, especially the …