Silicon photonics has attracted tremendous interest from academia and industry, as the
fabrication of the silicon family of photonic devices is mostly compatible with the …

The trade-off between more user bandwidth and quality of service requirements introduces
unprecedented challenges to the next generation smart optical networks. In this regard, the …

Optical performance monitoring (OPM) is the estimation and acquisition of different physical
parameters of transmitted signals and various components of an optical network. OPM …

Publisher Summary This chapter explores optical performance monitoring (OPM) and its
potential for enabling higher stability, reconfigurability, and flexibility in a self-managed …

Reflecting changes in the field in the ten years since the publication of the first edition, The
Handbook of Photonics, Second Edition explores recent advances that have affected this …

Today's optical networks function are in a fairly static fashion and are built to operate within
well-defined specifications. This scenario is quite challenging for next generation high …

As optical networks become more complex, the need for in-line monitoring of more than just
channel wavelength, power and OSNR becomes compelling. In this paper we describe an …

A definitive goal for optical performance monitoring in an optical communications network is
to provide comprehensive signal quality information in a cost-effective manner. This paper …

Jianjun Yu, et al.,“17 Tb/s (161x114 Gb/s) PolMux-RZ-8PSK trans mission over 662 km of
ultra-low loss fiber using C-band EDFA amplification and digital coherent detection.” ECOC …

Publisher Summary This chapter reviews all-optical nonlinear signal processing devices that
relate to both chalcogenide glasses and highly nonlinear fibers, using both phase-and …