Lightwave Communications and Optical Networks
A special issue of Photonics (ISSN 2304-6732).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (14 December 2018) | Viewed by 60647
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Interests: optical communications and networks; high capacity systems; quantum communications; photonic integrated circuits; optical networks field trials
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Dear Colleagues,
Lightwave communications and optical networks have played a key role in the development of the Internet and services. Nowadays, with the advent of 5G philosophy and technologies, and new concepts such as the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0, optical communications represents a reliable and consolidated infrastructure that needs to evolve in order to fulfill new requirements. Network segments are even changing dynamically and optical communications get closer to radio access. Concepts such as power consumption, flexibility, interoperability, security, adaptation, machine learning, and cloud computing will drive the evolution of network, services, business, and lifestyle.
This Special Issue of Photonics will focus on new research results and practical solutions in the field of “Lightwave Communications and Optical Networks”, and solicits contributions in, but not limited to:
- Multimode and multicore fiber and fiber amplifiers for spatial division multiplexing
- Quantum communication systems and networks
- Modelling, design, and implementation of digital signal processing for long-haul, medium- and short-range optical communication systems
- Line terminals, optical transmitter and receiver subsystems for advanced modulation formats and increased speed and/or capacity
- Optical performance monitoring techniques and subsystems
- Lab and field implementation of optical fibre transmission links and networks
- Satellite communication links
- Capacity, reach, flexibility limits of optical transmission systems and solutions to overcome the current limitations
- Machine learning for optical signal processing
- Microwave Photonics Subsystems for 5G, e.g., optical beamforming, opto-eletronic oscillators, clock distribution, photonics-based RF signal up- and down- conversion, photonics-based RF filtering
- Millimeter-wave and Terahertz photonics
- Architecture and control of data center and HPCS (High Performance Computing System)
- Control, orchestration, and management functions, as well as integration with higher layer network services
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence for advanced networking and monitoring
- Design of high connectivity contentionless node architectures, including protection and failure recovery
- Optical backhaul/fronthaul networks
- Photonics for Cloud services
- Convergence of optical and wireless networks
Guest Editor
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