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Optical Fiber and Optical Communication

A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Optoelectronics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 August 2024) | Viewed by 3691

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Khan Ihtesham

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Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Corso Castelfidardo, 39, 10129 Torino TO, Italy
Interests: software-defined optical networks; machine learning techniques; optical communication; photonic networks; network automation
Dr. Paulo P. Monteiro

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Instituto de Telecomunicações and Departamento de Electrónica, Telecomunicações e Informática, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
Interests: optical communication networks; microwave photonic; electronic subsystems
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The scope of this Special Issue is concentrated on cutting-edge research in established areas of Optical Fiber and Optical Communication. The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:

  1. Multi-band (MB) optical transmission and switching.
  2. Optical Xhaul for 5G and beyond.
  3. Optical Communication exploiting photonic integrated circuits.
  4. Multi-mode/few-modes/multi-core optical spatial division multiplexed (SDM) networks.
  5. Optical network control, management, and orchestration, including SDN and NFV solutions.
  6. Slicing, service chaining, virtualization, and multi-tenancy techniques.
  7. Novel network telemetry and real-time monitoring technologies for optical communication.
  8. Impact of the hollow fiber revolution on optical network design.
  9. Techno-economic studies.
  10. Energy efficiency.
  11. Optical sensing.
  12. Data-center networking.
  13. Internet of Things.
  14. Cloud/edge computing.
  15. Open and disaggregated optical networks.
  16. Free Space Optics.
  17. Natural disaster management using optical communication.
  18. Network telemetry real-time monitoring.
  19. Visible Light Communications.
  20. Artificial intelligence/machine learning-assisted optical communication.
  21. Quantum technologies and Quantum computing.

Dr. Khan Ihtesham
Dr. Paulo Monteiro
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • multi-band
  • machine learning
  • slicing
  • sensing
  • software-defined networks
  • quantum computing
  • photonic integrated circuits
  • energy efficiency
  • hollow fiber
  • spatial division multiplexed

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The Research on Large-Mode-Area Anti-Bending, Polarization-Insensitive, and Non-Resonant Optical Fibers
by Dinghao Zhou, Jingkai Zhou, Yuhang Du, Ruizhe Zhang and Hui Zou
Electronics 2024, 13(10), 1916; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics13101916 - 14 May 2024
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In this paper, we propose a novel type of hollow-core anti-resonance fiber (HC-ARF). The cladding region of this fiber is formed by a combination of nested tubes and U-shaped tubes, and the centrally symmetric arrangement significantly reduces sensitivity to polarization. The influence of [...] Read more.
In this paper, we propose a novel type of hollow-core anti-resonance fiber (HC-ARF). The cladding region of this fiber is formed by a combination of nested tubes and U-shaped tubes, and the centrally symmetric arrangement significantly reduces sensitivity to polarization. The influence of parameters on the performance of the designed HC-ARF LMA is analyzed by a finite element algorithm. The simulation results demonstrate that the designed structure achieves a large mode area of 3180 µm2, bending loss of 2 × 10−2 dB/km, and confinement loss of 5 × 10−3 dB/km at a wavelength of 1064 nm. Similarly, at a wavelength of 1550 nm, the large mode area, bending loss, and confinement loss are 3180 µm2, 1.4 × 10−2 dB/km, and 4 × 10−2 dB/km, respectively. These results indicate unprecedentedly large mode areas and ultra-low losses compared to previous studies. Within the bending radius under consideration, the bending loss remains below 1.35 × 10−2 dB/km. Furthermore, by increasing the fiber radius, the large mode area can reach an extraordinary 6250 µm2. The proposed device exhibits excellent mode area and outstanding polarization insensitivity, along with favorable bending performance. We believe that the designed fiber holds promising applications in high-power miniaturized fiber lasers, fiber amplifiers, and various high-power fiber communication systems, and it can be applied in sensors that require polarization insensitivity and better bending performance. Full article
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Optical Frequency Comb Generator Employing Two Cascaded Frequency Modulators and Mach–Zehnder Modulator
by Ujjwal and Rajkishor Kumar
Electronics 2023, 12(13), 2762; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12132762 - 21 Jun 2023
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Optical frequency combs (OFCs) are extensively used in spectroscopy, range finding, metrology, and optical communications. In this paper, we propose a novel technique to achieve a flat OFC by serially cascading two frequency modulators (FMs) followed by a single-drive Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM). The [...] Read more.
Optical frequency combs (OFCs) are extensively used in spectroscopy, range finding, metrology, and optical communications. In this paper, we propose a novel technique to achieve a flat OFC by serially cascading two frequency modulators (FMs) followed by a single-drive Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM). The modulators are driven by a sinusoidal RF signal of frequencies fm, fm2, and 2 fm GHz, respectively. With our proposed approach (fm), an optical spectrum of 71 subcarriers spaced at 4 GHz is realized within a power fluctuation of ∼2 dB. The proposed method is also tested for fm = 16 GHz, showing that this approach can work in all scenarios with lower power fluctuations. In addition, we also studied the impact of the phase of the RF signal on the power variation of the OFC spectrum. A theoretical investigation of the ultra-flat spectrum generated by cascaded FMs and MZM is conducted, and the results of simulations support the findings. The simulation results demonstrate good performance, allowing for the application of our proposed approach in next-generation optical networks. Full article
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