Recently, optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing technology has attracted
intensive research interest because spectrum-sliced elastic optical networks (EONs) can be …

Optical networks generate a vast amount of diagnostic, control, and performance monitoring
data. When information is extracted from these data, reconfigurable network elements and …

This paper serves to highlight the gains in SNR margin and/or data capacity that can be
achieved through a proper optimization of the transceiver parameters, for example, launch …

We investigate the optimization of routing, modulation format adaptation, spectral and
launch power assignment as a means of improving the utilization of limited network …

In this paper, we study the joint resource allocation in flexible-grid networks based on a
nonlinear physical layer impairment model. An optimization problem is formulated to assign …

Flexible grid optical networks allow an efficient utilization of spectrum resources using 12.5-
GHz frequency slot multiples instead of a fixed spacing, introducing however spectrum …

Higher-order modulation formats and spectral super-channels are key to maximizing
spectral efficiency (SE) in next-generation optical transport networks, thereby …

Elastic Optical Networking enables efficient use of spectral resources at the cost of a large
parameter space which needs to be optimized to maximize transmission bandwidth. By …

The few-mode fiber nonlinearity has been well modeled by an additive Gaussian Noise (GN)
source. The available GN models in Mode Division Multiplexing–Wavelength Division …

Optical network optimization involves an algorithm and a physical layer model (PLM) to
estimate the quality of transmission of connections while examining candidate optimization …