Abstract

Coherent optics is being re-designed to future proof access networks using point-to-point and point-to-multi-point systems. Coherent optics’ higher speeds and link budgets provide significant deployment flexibility. Here, its access optimized components, coherent access architectures, operations, and service implication benefits are discussed.

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Charting the future of optical access networks: an operator’s perspective [Invited]

Jun Shan Wey, Denis A. Khotimsky, Mark T. Watts, and Rajesh Yadav
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 15(7) C1-C8 (2023)

Tree-determination, routing, and spectrum assignment using point-to-multipoint coherent optics

Pablo Pavon-Marino, Nina Skorin-Kapov, and Antonio Napoli
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 15(7) C29-C40 (2023)

Optical access solutions in support of 5G and beyond [Invited]

Philippe Chanclou, Gaël Simon, Fabienne Saliou, Minqi Wang, and André Bolloré
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 15(7) C48-C53 (2023)

Multi-period planning in metro-aggregation networks exploiting point-to-multipoint coherent transceivers

Mohammad Mohammad Hosseini, João Pedro, Antonio Napoli, Nelson Costa, Jaroslaw E. Prilepsky, and Sergei K. Turitsyn
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 15(3) 155-162 (2023)

Machine learning enhanced next-generation optical access networks—challenges and emerging solutions [Invited Tutorial]

Elaine Wong, Sourav Mondal, and Lihua Ruan
J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 15(2) A49-A62 (2023)