High-speed Optical Fiber Communication
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732). This special issue belongs to the section "Optical Communication and Network".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: High-precision measurement; High-rate optical fiber communication system; All-optical signal processing; High-frequency signal processing; Microwave Photonics; Fiber Optic Sensing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid development of data-intensive applications, cloud computing, and 5G/6G networks has placed unprecedented demands on optical communication systems. High-speed optical fiber communication has emerged as a cornerstone technology, enabling ultra-high data rates, long transmission distances, and low latency. This Special Issue aims to present recent advances in high-speed optical transmission technologies, including innovative modulation formats, advanced digital signal processing, coherent detection schemes, and photonic integration. Emphasis will also be placed on enabling components such as high-speed lasers, modulators, photodetectors, and amplifiers, as well as system-level design and performance optimization. We welcome original research articles that explore theoretical breakthroughs, experimental demonstrations, and novel applications, contributing to the evolution of next-generation optical communication networks. We also welcome detailed review papers summarising the current state of the art and discussing new directions, raising open questions, or provoking challenging discussions. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
High-speed optical fiber communication;
All-optical signal processing;
Modulation formats and coding techniques;
Coherent communication systems;
Optical transceivers;
Wavelength division multiplexing;
High-speed optoelectronic devices;
Optical amplifiers and noise mitigation;
Fiber networks;
Optical fibers;
Optical devices and detectors;
Fiber optic sensing;
Ultrafast laser sources;
Nonlinear effects in optical fibers;
Machine learning for optical communication.
Dr. Hao Luo
Dr. Jing Xu
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Optical Fibers
- optical fiber communication
- Laser Optics
- Optical Sensors
- Measurement
- Integrated Optics
- Nonlinear Optics
- Optoelectronics.
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