Advanced 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: 25 May 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: optical fiber communication; optical vortex beam and structured light
Interests: optical fiber communication; silicon photonics; laser communication; narrow linewidth laser
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Optical fiber communication, the backbone of the global information infrastructure, continues to evolve rapidly to meet exponentially growing bandwidth demands. While traditional single-mode fiber systems are near their fundamental capacity limits, novel paradigms like space-division multiplexing (SDM) using multi-core and multi-mode fibers, advanced modulation formats, and sophisticated digital signal processing (DSP) techniques are unlocking unprecedented data rates and spectral efficiencies. Concurrently, innovations in fiber design, optical amplification, photonic integration, and intelligent network management are pushing performance boundaries even further.
This Special Issue aims to capture the latest breakthroughs and emerging trends shaping the future of high-capacity, long-haul, and access networks.
We invite original research papers and reviews addressing key advancements and challenges. Topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Design and fabrication of novel optical fibers (multi-core, multi-mode, hollow-core, rare-earth-doped, and other specialty fibers).
- Space-Division Multiplexing (SDM) systems and components.
- Advanced modulation and coding techniques.
- Coherent detection and DSP algorithms.
- High-capacity transmission experiments.
- Optical amplifiers (SDM amplifiers, Raman, wideband EDFA).
- Photonic integrated circuits for transceivers and switching.
- Free-space optical/fiber hybrid links.
- Intelligent optical networks and performance monitoring.
- Next-generation PON and access network technologies.
- Fiber lasers and modulators.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Yize Liang
Dr. Fang Wei
Dr. Weijie Ren
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- optical fibers
- space-division multiplexing
- coherent detection
- digital signal processing
- intelligent optical networks
- advanced modulation formats
- high-capacity optical communication
- optical amplifiers
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