Opportunities and challenges of C+ L transmission systems

M Cantono, R Schmogrow, M Newland… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
C+ L open line systems represent a cost-effective way to scale backbone network capacity.
In this article, we review challenges and opportunities for C+ L line systems stemming from …

Spatial channel network (SCN): opportunities and challenges of introducing spatial bypass toward the massive SDM era

M Jinno - Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, 2019 - opg.optica.org
Considering middle-term predictions of the need for commercial 10-Tb/s optical interfaces
working in 1-P b/s optical transport systems by 2024 and recalling the introduction of the …

Assessment on the achievable throughput of multi-band ITU-T G. 652. D fiber transmission systems

A Ferrari, A Napoli, JK Fischer, N Costa… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Fiber-optic multi-band transmission (MBT) aims at exploiting the low-loss spectral windows
of single-mode fibers (SMFs) for data transport, expanding by the available bandwidth of C …

The GN-model of fiber non-linear propagation and its applications

P Poggiolini, G Bosco, A Carena, V Curri… - Journal of lightwave …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Several approximate non-linear fiber propagation models have been proposed over the
years. Recent re-consideration and extension of earlier modeling efforts has led to the …

GNPy: an open source application for physical layer aware open optical networks

A Ferrari, M Filer, K Balasubramanian, Y Yin… - Journal of Optical …, 2020 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we describe the validation of GNPy. GNPy is an open source application that
approaches the optical layer according to a disaggregated paradigm, and its core engine is …

Power control strategies and network performance assessment for C+ L+ S multiband optical transport

B Correia, R Sadeghi, E Virgillito, A Napoli… - Journal of Optical …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Spatial-division multiplexing (SDM) and band-division multiplexing (BDM) have emerged as
solutions to expand the capacity of existing C-band wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) …

On the interplay of nonlinear interference generation with stimulated Raman scattering for QoT estimation

M Cantono, D Pilori, A Ferrari… - Journal of Lightwave …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To effectively operate multivendor disaggregated networks, the performance of the physical
layer needs to be assessed by a quality-of transmission estimator (QoT-E) delivering quick …

Performance limits in optical communications due to fiber nonlinearity

AD Ellis, ME McCarthy, MAZ Al Khateeb… - Advances in Optics …, 2017 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we review the historical evolution of predictions of the performance of optical
communication systems. We will describe how such predictions were made from the outset …

Machine learning regression for QoT estimation of unestablished lightpaths

M Ibrahimi, H Abdollahi, C Rottondi, A Giusti… - Journal of Optical …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Estimating the quality of transmission (QoT) of a candidate lightpath prior to its establishment
is of pivotal importance for effective decision making in resource allocation for optical …

Elastic all-optical networks: A new paradigm enabled by the physical layer. how to optimize network performances?

V Curri, M Cantono, R Gaudino - Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2017 - opg.optica.org
A new era for optical networks has been started by the development of transceivers based
on digital signal processing and operating multilevel modulation formats with coherent and …