From an algorithmic perspective, planning and operating optical networks falls in the broad
category of network optimization problems. We give a short introduction on algorithmic …

We are currently facing two major challenges for the development of future photonic
networks: scalability and cost/energy efficiency. The process of evaluating the impact on the …

The distance an optical signal can travel, before its quality degrades to a level that requires
3R-regeneration, is called the optical reach. In a translucent optical network, if an optical …

Core and aggregation optical networks are remarkably static, despite the emerging dynamic
capabilities of the individual optical devices. This stems from the inability to address optical …

We study strategies for relaxing physical layer constraints in flexible transparent optical
transport networks through traffic engineering as well as through impairment-aware traffic …

In a dynamically reconfigurable wide-area translucent network, the pre-deployment of
regenerators at few sites has its advantages due to the increased system optimization and …

A novel FSS-Backed reflectarray unit cell is introduced to design a dual-band X/Ku
Reflectarray Antenna (RA). A Ku-band RA based on this FSS-Backed cell element is …

The large capacity of WDM optical networks facilitates the transportation of impressive
volumes of traffic, which make survivability schemes that can reroute traffic upon a failure in …

Translucent optical networks have emerged as potential yet feasible candidates to bridge
the gap between the opaque and transparent network architectures. By allowing electrical …

Optical packet switching (OPS) is a very promising technology for the next generation data
transfer due to the very large bandwidth of the optical fiber. The success of the OPS relies …