Guest Editorial: Multi-Band Optical Networks

Nicola Sambo, Vittorio Curri, Gangxiang Shen, Mattia Cantono, Joao Pedro, and Erwan Pincemin

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3360-3363 (2022)  View: PDF

On-Chip Waveguide Amplifiers for Multi-Band Optical Communications: A Review and Challenge

Zhenshi Chen, Lei Wan, Shecheng Gao, Kun Zhu, Mingjie Zhang, Yan Li, Xiangxin Huang, and Zhaohui Li

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3364-3373 (2022)  View: PDF

PPLN-Based Optical Parametric Amplification for Wideband WDM Transmission

Shimpei Shimizu, Takayuki Kobayashi, Takushi Kazama, Takeshi Umeki, Masanori Nakamura, Koji Enbutsu, Takahiro Kashiwazaki, Ryoichi Kasahara, Kei Watanabe, and Yutaka Miyamoto

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3374-3384 (2022)  View: PDF

Challenges and Enabling Technologies for Multi-Band WDM Optical Networks

Ning Deng, Liangjia Zong, Hengyun Jiang, Yuhua Duan, and Kai Zhang

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3385-3394 (2022)  View: PDF

DSP-Based Link Tomography for Amplifier Gain Estimation and Anomaly Detection in C+L-Band Systems

Matheus Sena, Robert Emmerich, Behnam Shariati, Caio Santos, Antonio Napoli, Johannes K. Fischer, and Ronald Freund

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3395-3405 (2022)  View: PDF

Solving for Scalability From Multi-Band to Multi-Rail Core Networks

Rene Schmogrow

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3406-3414 (2022)  View: PDF

Optical Layer Impairments and Their Mitigation in C+L+S+E+O Multi-Band Optical Networks With G.652 and Loss-Minimized G.654 Fibers

Chengliang Zhang, Xiang Liu, Junjie Li, Anxu Zhang, Hao Liu, Lipeng Feng, Kai Lv, Shenghui Liao, Zeshan Chang, and Jian Zhang

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3415-3424 (2022)  View: PDF

Multi-Band Operation of Flat-Top Supercontinuum Laser Sources With Programmable Repetition Rate up to 50 GHz

Minje Song, Hyunjong Choi, Gyudong Choi, Sang-Pil Han, Seungyoung Lim, Taehyun Lee, and Minhyup Song

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3425-3431 (2022)  View: PDF

Ultrawide-band Low Polarization Sensitivity 3-µm SOI Arrayed Waveguide Gratings

Yu Wang, Srivathsa Bhat, Netsanet Tessema, Rafael Kraemer, Antonio Napoli, Giovanni Delrosso, and Nicola Calabretta

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3432-3441 (2022)  View: PDF

Survivable Routing, Spectrum, Core and Band Assignment in Multi-Band Space Division Multiplexing Elastic Optical Networks

Zhihuan Luo, Shan Yin, Ligang Zhao, Zhenhao Wang, Wenchao Zhang, Liyou Jiang, and Shanguo Huang

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3442-3455 (2022)  View: PDF

SNR Re-Verification-Based Routing, Band, Modulation, and Spectrum Assignment in Hybrid C-C+L Optical Networks

Qiuyan Yao, Hui Yang, Bowen Bao, Jie Zhang, Hanning Wang, Dawei Ge, Sheng Liu, Dong Wang, Yunbo Li, Dechao Zhang, and Han Li

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3456-3469 (2022)  View: PDF

Characterization, Monitoring, and Mitigation of the I/Q Imbalance in Standard C-Band Transceivers in Multi-Band Systems

Gabriele Di Rosa, Robert Emmerich, Matheus Sena, Johannes K. Fischer, Colja Schubert, Ronald Freund, and André Richter

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3470-3478 (2022)  View: PDF

SDN-Enabled Multi-Band S-BVT Within Disaggregated Optical Networks

Laia Nadal, Michela Svaluto Moreolo, Josep M. Fàbrega, and F. Javier Vílchez

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3479-3485 (2022)  View: PDF

Transparent vs Translucent Multi-Band Optical Networking: Capacity and Energy Analyses

Rasoul Sadeghi, Bruno Correia, André Souza, Nelson Costa, João Pedro, Antonio Napoli, and Vittorio Curri

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3486-3498 (2022)  View: PDF

Scalable and Disaggregated GGN Approximation Applied to a C+L+S Optical Network

Andrea D’Amico, Bruno Correia, Elliot London, Emanuele Virgillito, Giacomo Borraccini, Antonio Napoli, and Vittorio Curri

J. Lightwave Technol. 40(11), 3499-3511 (2022)  View: PDF