Recent Advances in Optical Network and Communication
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Communication and Network".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 18 July 2025 | Viewed by 176
Special Issue Editors
Interests: optical network planning; wireless–optical convergence (5G/6G); optimization; software-defined networks; quantum networks
Interests: telecommunications; future internet; optical communications/networking; quantum networks; resource allocation; network planning; network survivability; optimization; computational/artificial intelligence
Interests: optical networks; metropolitan networks; access networks
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is dedicated to presenting innovative research findings and practical advancements in the area of “Optical Networks and Communications”: as global connectivity demands continue to grow exponentially, optical technologies have become indispensable to addressing the challenges of bandwidth scalability, network reliability, and service quality in modern communication networks.
This Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive platform for researchers and practitioners to share knowledge, explore emerging trends, and propose solutions to critical challenges in optical networks and communications. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Optical network resource allocation schemes and algorithms;
- The design and evaluation of optical network architectures;
- Protection, restoration, and resiliency mechanisms in optical networks;
- Optical switching technologies;
- High-capacity data center interconnections;
- Fiber-to-the-x (FTTx) and optical access networks;
- The convergence of optical, mobile, and wireless networks (5G/6G);
- Free-space optical communications and applications;
- Elastic optical networks and spectral efficiency optimization;
- Failure detection, monitoring, and recovery in optical systems;
- Energy-efficient optical network designs;
- Optical security and network defense strategies;
- The integration of optical technologies with grid and cloud computing;
- Advances in radio-over-fiber systems;
- Emerging paradigms for optical and wireless convergence;
- Quantum communications over optical infrastructure;
- Joint optical communications and sensing.
We invite original research papers, reviews, and case studies that advance the state of the art in these domains. Contributions showcasing experimental implementations, theoretical advancements, simulation studies, and real-world deployments are highly encouraged.
We look forward to receiving your submissions to drive forward innovation in the rapidly evolving field of optical networks and communications.
Dr. Karcius Day Rosário Assis
Dr. Raul Camelo de Andrade Almeida Júnior
Dr. Luiz Henrique Bonani
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- optical network planning
- optical network communications
- wireless–optical convergence (5G/6G)
- optical switching technologies
- quantum communications over fiber
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