Recent Developments, Emerging Trends and Technologies for Optical Networks

Dear Colleagues,

For many years, we have been observing a continuous increase in the demand for progress in the development of telecommunications networks in order to ensure the ability to carry of more and more traffic at high speed, reliability, and energy efficiency. To meet these requirements, a lot of research is carried out in the field of optical networks and components, including fiber-optic, converged, optical wireless networks, as well as free space communication technologies.

In this Special Issue, we invite article submissions presenting recent trends and advances in the research concerning optical networking as well as photonic technologies utilized in telecommunications. Both theoretical and experimental studies related to the physical and network layers are welcome, as well as comprehensive reviews and survey papers, which cover, but are not limited to, the following topics:

• Spectrally and spatially flexible optical networks;
• Optical networks for 5G and beyond;
• Free space optics and visible light communications;
• Converged optical wireless networking;
• Optical data center interconnections;
• Passive optical networks;
• Software-defined optical networks;
• Novel node and network architectures;
• Advances in optical network modelling and optimization;
• Machine learning and data analytics techniques for optical networks;
• Quantum technologies in optical networks;
• Photonic integrated circuits;
• Passive and active components and devices;
• Novel optical fibers for future fiber optic communications;
• Coherent fiber optic communications;
• Advanced modulation and multiplexing techniques.

Prof. Dr. Mirosław Klinkowski
Prof. Dr. Tomasz Osuch
Prof. Dr. Davide Careglio
Guest Editors

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