Abstract Space division multiplexing (SDM) is a promising optical network solution with the
scaling potential to overcome the possible capacity crunch problem in backbone networks …

As traffic volumes carried by optical networks continue to grow by tens of percent year over
year, we are rapidly approaching the capacity limit of the conventional communication band …

Elastic optical networks (EONs) are considered to be one of the promising future networks
for spectrum flexibility. In conventional wavelength-division multiplexing networks, routing …

Application of few-mode transmission (FMT) in transport optical network is currently under
scrutiny, especially for metro networks, where shorter distances and pressing traffic increase …

Spatially integrated switching architectures have been recently investigated in an attempt to
provide switching capability for networks based on spatial division multiplexing (SDM) fibers …

Abstract Space Division Multiplexing (SDM) appears as a promising solution to overcome
the capacity limits of single-mode optical fibers. In Flex-Grid/SDM optical networks, nodes …

In this work, efficient routing, spectrum, and core allocation (RSCA) techniques are proposed
for spatial division multiplexed (SDM) elastic optical networks (EONs) utilizing multicore …

In this work, we compare the performance of several space division multiplexing (SDM)
network realizations utilizing different types of transmission media. In this regard, we first …

In today's optical networks, the capacity supported by a single optical fiber is far higher than
the demand between source–destination pairs. Thus, to take advantage of the installed …

In space division multiplexing (SDM) systems, the spatial dimensions can be divided into
one or several group (s). Spatial dimensions in the same group can be jointly switched …