Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

Article	Citations
Physical layer encryption-based secure slicing in 5G RAN with hybrid-trusted links	68
DRL-enabled cooperative free-space optical communication system with an elastic optical splitter	68
Software defined networking agent demonstration to enable configuration and management of XGS-PON architectures	59
Generalized quantum-assisted digital signature service in an SDN-controlled quantum-integrated optical network	59
Efficient statistical QoT-aware resource allocation in EONs over the C+L-band: a multi-period and low-margin perspective	47
ZR 400  Gbit/s and 800  Gbit/s use cases, trials, deployments, and future prospects [Invited]	47
Semi-supervised learning model synergistically utilizing labeled and unlabeled data for failure detection in optical networks	44
Security enhanced dynamic bandwidth allocation algorithm against degradation attacks in next generation passive optical networks	44
Two-tier PON virtualization with scheduler synchronization supporting application-level ultra-low latency in MEC based cloud-RAN, using MESH-PON	38
Reinforcement-learning-based path planning in multilayer elastic optical networks [Invited]	36
Scheme of carrier cooperation with coordinated scheduling for faster and lower-cost failure/disaster recovery	35
Large-scale and Nonblocking Hybrid OXC for Multi-fiber Optical Networks	31
Towards explainable artificial intelligence in optical networks: the use case of lightpath QoT estimation	31
RECCL: optimizing collective algorithms for reconfigurable optical networks	30
Packet-optical transport network for future radio infrastructure	30
Benchmarking framework for resource allocation algorithms in multicore fiber elastic optical networks	30
Optical switching for data centers and advanced computing systems [Invited]	28
End-to-end optimization of optical communication systems based on directly modulated lasers	28
Environment-Aware Geometric Shaping for Digital FSO Fronthaul Networks	28
On clustering coherent optics point-to-multipoint trees for cost-effective bandwidth assignment in MANs	27
Non-integer-oversampling digital signal processing for coherent passive optical networks	26
Multilayer restoration in IP-Optical networks by adjustable robust optimization and deep reinforcement learning	26
Hybrid 3DMA for multi-user MIMO-VLC	26
Quantum key distribution in optical fibers: a comprehensive design view of the overall quantum layer beyond transmission	26
Progress of all-photonic network for 6G mobile network in IOWN Global Forum	26

Optimal placement of multi-wavelength integrated tunable transmitters in reconfigurable optical data center interconnection networks with multi-hop routing	26
Optical network topology design to execute many tasks simultaneously in a disaggregated data center	26
Capacity scaling in metro-regional aggregation networks: the multiband S-BVT	26
Transport SDN architecture for multi-layer transport slicing	25
Routing problem for reducing significant outages in optical networks and its system analysis	24
Real-time in-service ODN monitoring based on receiver-side DSP for next-generation PONs	23
Optical fiber anomaly detection through SRS-induced spectral tilt in C+L-band transmission systems	23
Disaggregated optical-layer switching for optically composable disaggregated computing [Invited]	23
ML approaches for OTDR diagnoses in passive optical networks—event detection and classification: ways for ODN branch assignment	22
Building a digital twin for intelligent optical networks [Invited Tutorial]	22
Benefits of counterpropagating Raman amplification for multiband optical networks	22
Extended network applications of coherent pluggable transceivers [Invited]	22
Latitude- and time-zone-aware load balancing in optical satellite networks	22
Machine learning enhancement of a digital twin for wavelength division multiplexing network performance prediction leveraging quality of transmission parameter refinement	22
Innovation and demonstration of optical service unit-based metro-optimized OTN technologies	22
Building a digital twin of an EDFA for optical networks: a gray-box modeling approach	22
Architecture and performance evaluation of fiber-granularity routing networks with supplemental grooming by wavelength conversion	21
Benefits of flexibility in current and future IM-DD based TDM-PON [Invited]	21
Invariant convolutional neural network for robust and generalizable QoT estimation in fiber-optic networks	21
Joint RMSSA scheme and link load balancing for static SD-SCNs from model building to algorithm design	21
Power-aware high-capacity elastic optical networks	20
Mitigation of the parallel-path effect for reliable monitoring of a passive optical network using standard optical time domain reflectometry	20
Probabilistic low-margin optical-network design with multiple physical-layer parameter uncertainties	20
Multi-step migration of optical connections to minimize disruption time in flex-grid networks	20
Fully softwarized 10G-EPON by low-latency function chaining in container environments	19
Live demonstration of an SDN-reconfigurable, FPGA-based TxRx for an analog-IFoF/mmWave radio access network in an MNO’s infrastructure	19
Reinforcement learning aided geometric shaping and self-canceling coherent detection for a PAM4 FSO communication system	19
Optical networking that exploits massive wavelength/spectrum and spatial parallelisms	19
Cost analysis of ultrawideband transmission in optical networks	18
DRAMA-PRO+: disaster recovery algorithm with mitigation awareness for protected translucent elastic optical networks	18
Intent-based networking and its application to optical networks [Invited Tutorial]	18
Simplified digital coherent-based beyond-100G optical access systems for B5G/6G [Invited]	17
Real-time validation of downstream 50G/25G and 50G/100G flexible rate PON based on Miller encoding, NRZ, and PAM4 modulation	17
ReSAW: a reconfigurable and picosecond-synchronized optical data center network based on an AWGR and the WR protocol	17
End-to-end transport network digital twins with cloud-native SDN controllers and generative AI [Invited]	17
Deterministic latency networks: the enabler of edge data center synchronous operation [Invited]	16
Migration of elastic optical networks to the C + L-bands subject to a partial upgrade of the number of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers	16
Optical identification using physical unclonable functions	16
Towards Scalable Passive Optically-Powered Fronthaul Networks [Invited, FNWF 2024]	16
Post-Disaster Cloud-Service Restoration through Datacenter-Carrier Cooperation	16
Iterative supervised learning approach using transceiver bit-error-rate measurements for optical line system optimization	16
End-to-end service provisioning based on extended segment routing in multi-domain optical networks of F5G	16
Optimization of survivable filterless optical networks exploiting digital subcarrier multiplexing	15
The future of communications is massively parallel	15
Optical switching will innovate intra data center networks [Invited Tutorial]	15
Generating realistic optical topologies for techno-economic studies using MoleNetwork	15
Real-time demonstration of industrial protocol applications by PHY softwarization for fully virtualized access networks	15
On the performance of a relay assisted hybrid RF-NLOS UVC system with imperfect channel estimation	15
Machine learning models for alarm classification and failure localization in optical transport networks	15
Availability estimation of optical network links using a Bayesian model	14

Noise-aware resource allocation with integrated key generation and consumption for CV-QKD over WDM networks	14
Coherent optics for access from P2P to P2MP [Invited]	14
Dimensioning access link capacity for time-varying traffic with mixed packet streams and circuit connections	14
Dynamic resource allocation for multicast in SDM-EON: time-decoupled dynamic path cross talk and joint weight	14
Scalability analysis of machine learning QoT estimators for a cloud-native SDN controller on a WDM over SDM network	14
Outright fit resource allocation approach for advance reservation requests in elastic optical networks	14
Dantzig–Wolfe decomposition for the design of filterless optical networks	14
Software-defined networking agent for integrating voice, data, and video services into XGS-PON architectures	14
Operation of optical spectrum as a service in disaggregated and multi-operator environments [Invited]	14
Efficient transport of enhanced CPRI fronthaul over PON [Invited]	13
Automated fiber switch with path verification enabled by an AI-powered multi-task mobile robot	13
Transceiver impairment robust and joint monitoring of PDL, DGD, and CD using frequency domain pilot tones for digital subcarrier multiplexing systems	13
On the detection, modeling, and mitigation of anomalous QoT fluctuations in optical networks	13
Network upgrade exploiting multi band: S- or E-band?	13
Graph-based conflict-free MAC protocol and conflict analysis for a two-layer ultraviolet communication network	13
Demonstration of real-time jitter-buffered architecture that collects network information for deterministic optical communication	13
What is beyond 50G: future standards of optical access networks [Invited]	13
DNN-based optical performance monitoring and its application for soft failure localization by multipoint estimation	13
In Memoriam: Jane M. Simmons, 1963–2021	13
Multi-span optical power spectrum prediction using cascaded learning with one-shot end-to-end measurement	13
Demonstration of a three-node wavelength division multiplexed hybrid quantum-classical network through multicore fiber	12
Cost-effective QKD protocol upgrading for metropolitan quantum optical networks	12
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on Spatial Parallelism for Next-Generation High-Capacity Transport Networks	12
Layout design of densest weakly coupled multi-core fibers to minimize the network blocking rate	12
Field demonstration of commercial PONs for edge-cloud-based industrial scenarios: requirements, use cases, and proofs of concept	12
Enabling extended access aggregation with light-trees and point-to-multipoint coherent transceivers	12
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on the Impact of Photonic Technologies on Future Optical Networks	12
Ultraviolet random access collaborative networking protocol based on time division multiple access	12
DSP-enhanced radio-over-fiber technologies for 5G-and-beyond wired-wireless convergence: publisher’s note	12
Connectivity analysis and user access design of ground-to-air ultraviolet communication networks	11
DNN distributed inference offloading scheme based on transfer reinforcement learning in metro optical networks	11
On the design of efficient fiber-wireless architectures to enable multigigabit visible light communication	11
Design, prototyping, and polarity management of all-port flipped 19-core fiber splitters for broadcast-and-select-type spatial cross-connects	11
Raman amplifier design and launch power optimization in multi-band optical systems	11
Traffic-aware and physically constrained optical network growth techniques	11
SkipNet: an adaptive neural network equalization algorithm for future passive optical networking	11
Scalability of integer linear programming path computation for functional block-based disaggregation supporting a flexible grid mechanism [Invited]	11
User and resource allocation in latency constrained Xhaul via reinforcement learning	11
Local and global optimization methods for optical line control based on quality of transmission	11
Pre- and post-processing techniques for reinforcement-learning-based routing and spectrum assignment in elastic optical networks	11
Performance investigation on disaggregated artificial intelligence data centers beyond rack scale with optical switching	11
Optimizing telemetry forwarding for distributed failure recovery in packet-optical networks	11
Space optical communication system for space optical networks and deep space exploration	11
Load-balancing routing algorithms for service congestion avoidance in LEO optical satellite networks	11
Near-real-time 6G service operation enabled by distributed intelligence and in-band telemetry	11
Sample-distribution-matching-based transfer learning for QoT estimation in optical networks	11
Introduction to the OFC 2022 Special Issue	11
Polarity management of multicore fiber-based optical devices in unidirectional and bidirectional spatial channel networks	11
Quality-aware resource provisioning for multiband elastic optical networks: a deep-learning-assisted approach	10
Experimental dataset for developing and testing ML models in optical communication systems	10
Experimental demonstration of a multi-core fiber seeded comb optical network (MCF-SCON)	10
Experimental evaluation of an SDN controller for open optical-circuit-switched networks	10
Performance trade-offs in reconfigurable networks for HPC	10
DSP-based inter-channel interference monitoring in flexible wavelength-routed networks	10
Potential failure cause identification for optical networks using deep learning with an attention mechanism	10
Modeling and analysis of coherent metro + PON converged networks for ultra-high speed applications	10
Hybrid radio-over-fiber transport system to support heterogeneous indoor mobile network environments	10
Coherent passive optical network: applications, technologies, and specification development [Invited Tutorial]	10
Data augmentation to improve performance of neural networks for failure management in optical networks	10
Mapping-finding input-parameter refinement paradigm for a dynamic multiband optical network digital twin: the Raman amplifier modeling case	10
AI/ML-as-a-Service for optical network automation: use cases and challenges [Invited]	10
Fast WDM provisioning with minimal probing: the first field experiments for DC exchanges	10
Multilayer protection-at-lightpath for reliable slicing with isolation in optical metro-aggregation networks	10
Bidirectional colorless WDM-PON RoF system with large spurious free dynamic range	10
Topology Bench: systematic graph-based benchmarking for core optical networks	10
Scaling wavelength selective switches for multi-band and space-division-multiplexed networks	10
Photonic Gateway accommodating all types of wavelength paths for digital-coherent and IM-DD user terminals in all-photonic metro-access converged networks	10
In-network stable radix sorter using many FPGAs with high-bandwidth photonics [Invited]	9
Holographic viewpoint rotation prediction-based resource-efficient holographic-type communication service provision in an EON-enabled NG-RAN	9
100  Gbps quantum-secured and O-RAN-enabled programmable optical transport network for 5G fronthaul	9
Beyond 100G three-dimensional flexible coherent PON with time, frequency, and power resource-allocation capabilities	9
(OFC 2025) Optical Home LAN innovations to meet past, current and future needs	9
Ultra-high-capacity band and space division multiplexing backbone EONs: multi-core versus multi-fiber	9
Real-time optical-wireless cooperative switching on wireless quality degradation for end-to-end video delay guarantee	9
Storage-assisted optical upstream transport scheme for task offloading in multi-access edge computing	9
Optical access networks to support future 5G and 6G mobile networks [Invited]	9
Photonic WDM switches architecture for multi-band optical networks	9
Scheduled lightpath demand provisioning in fiber space division multiplexing optical networks	9
Digital-twin-assisted meta learning for soft-failure localization in ROADM-based optical networks	9
Applications of the OCATA time domain digital twin: from QoT estimation to failure management	9

Blockchain-based trust management collaborative system for transport multi-stakeholder scenarios	9
Real-time orchestration of QoS-aware end-to-end slices across a converged Metro and Access network exploiting burst-mode technology	9
Protection against failure of machine-learning-based QoT prediction	9
Improving the accuracy of QoT estimation with insertion loss distribution evaluation for C + L band transmission systems	9
Photonic device programmability in support of autonomous optical networks	9
Optimized design of horseshoe-and-spur filterless networks leveraging point-to-multipoint coherent pluggable transceivers	9
Robust traffic grooming and infrastructure placement in OTN-over-DWDM networks	9
DACON: a reconfigurable application-centric optical network for disaggregated data center infrastructures [Invited]	8
Development and verification of an on-board integrated optics scheme for a 50G/10G combo PON system	8
Demonstration of continuous multiple access with homodyne and image-rejection heterodyne coherent receivers using directly modulated laser transmitters	8
Quantum network security dependent on the connection density between trusted nodes	8
Cost-effective and reliable multi-period optical network planning comparing capacity and topology upgrades	8
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on Intelligent Networks at the Edge	8
Comparative study for evaluating the cost efficiency of 5G Ethernet mobile fronthaul networks	8
Demonstration of an SDN-enabled, resilient, rate-adaptable hybrid fiber/outdoor FSO/mmWave transport for a 6G X-haul architecture	8
Simplified coherent optical network units for very-high-speed passive optical networks	8
Power over fiber in radio access networks: 5G and beyond	8
Flexible-queue-management-based bandwidth allocation in higher-speed PONs	8
Reliable and efficient RAR-based distributed model training in computing power network	8
Advanced architectures for high-performance quantum networking	8
Time-aware deterministic bandwidth allocation scheme in TDM-PON for time-sensitive industrial flows	8
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on Advances in Multi-Band Optical Networks	8
Probabilistic path computation and frequency assignment to mitigate spectral fragmentation in elastic optical networks	8
Introduction to the ONDM 2021 special issue	8
Practical methods for allocating and assessing resources in flexgrid networks	8
100-km entanglement distribution with coexisting quantum and classical signals in a single fiber	8
A broadcast-and-select ROADM architecture to support linear hub-ended trees using point-to-multipoint coherent transceivers [Invited]	8
Introduction to the ECOC 2023 Special Edition	8
Cost-effective network capacity upgrade by heterogeneous wavelength division multiplexing density with bandwidth-variable virtual direct links	8
Data transfer method combining erasure coding and cumulative decoding-status feedback: demonstration on an optical packet-switching network testbed	8
Toward higher-radix switches with co-packaged optics for improved network locality in data center and HPC networks [Invited]	8
Achieving QoS for bursty uRLLC applications over passive optical networks	8
OECS: a deep convolutional neural network accelerator based on a 3D hybrid optical-electrical NoC	8
Mapping-varied modulation with labeling optimization for secure transmission in mode-division-multiplexed fiber-optic systems	8
Overview of SDN control of multiband over SDM optical networks with physical layer impairments [Invited Tutorial]	8
Experimental evaluation of low-latency features in optical access networks and home gateways	8
Evolutionary neuron-level transfer learning for QoT estimation in optical networks	8
Experimental demonstration of a metro area network with terabit-capable sliceable bit-rate-variable transceivers using directly modulated VCSELs and coherent detection	8
Decentralized key distribution versus on-demand relaying for QKD networks	7
Machine-learning-based impairment-aware dynamic RMSCA in multi-core elastic optical networks	7
Higher-speed PONs based on data center technology and optics [Invited]	7
Adaptive TFDM coherent PON: a flexible architecture with variable modulation formats and baud rates for next-generation optical access networks	7
Suspect fault screen assisted graph aggregation network for intra-/inter-node failure localization in ROADM-based optical networks	7
ML-assisted QoT estimation: a dataset collection and data visualization for dataset quality evaluation	7
Cluster-based unsupervised method for eavesdropping detection and localization in WDM systems	7
Multi-wavelength transponders for high-capacity optical networks: a physical-layer-aware network planning study	7
Multi-entity cooperation platform facilitating network-cloud recovery	7
Real-time capable, low-latency upstream scheduling in multi-tenant, SLA compliant TWDM PON	7
Performance analysis of an L-ary PPM MISO ground-to-satellite free-space laser link with an APD-based receiver over a Málaga turbulence channel in the presence of beam wander	7
Multiple attention mechanisms-driven component fault location in optical networks with network-wide monitoring data	7
Comparison and optimization of different routing methods for meshed QKD networks using trusted nodes	7
PCA-assisted clustering approaches for soft-failure detection in optical networks	7
Outage probability analysis of a vertical underwater wireless optical link subject to oceanic turbulence and pointing errors	7
Characterization of the optical spectrum as a service	7
Faulty branch identification in passive optical networks using machine learning	7
Design and deployment of optical x-haul for 5G, 6G, and beyond: progress and challenges [Invited]	7
Amplified radio-over-fiber system linearization using recurrent neural networks	7
FLCS-PON—an opportunistic 100  Gbit/s flexible PON prototype with probabilistic shaping and soft-input FEC: operator trial and ODN case studies	7
Reinforcement learning based complex-valued space-time MIMO 2D-LSTM nonlinear equalizer for photonics-assisted THz indoor optical wireless access network	7
Prediction-model-assisted reinforcement learning algorithm for handover decision-making in hybrid LiFi and WiFi networks	7
Interpreting multi-objective reinforcement learning for routing and wavelength assignment in optical networks	7
In-service virtualized central unit live migration with real-time network cooperative control	6
SDN-enabled path computation element for autonomous multi-band optical transport networks	6
Longitudinal power profile monitoring telemetry enabling self-healing optical networks	6
TRA: an efficient dynamic resource assignment algorithm for MCF-based SS-FONs	6
Real-time batch processing at a GPU-based edge with a passive optical network	6
Link load prediction in an optical network with restoration mechanisms	6
Advanced optical transceiver and switching solutions for next-generation optical networks	6
Multi-protocol updating for seamless key negotiation in quantum metropolitan networks	6
Enhancing secret key distribution through advanced color modulation in visible light communication	6
Peer-to-peer disaggregated telemetry for autonomic machine-learning-driven transceiver operation	6
Confidentiality-preserving machine learning algorithms for soft-failure detection in optical communication networks	6
Throughput optimization in hybrid C-C+L-band elastic optical networks enabled by hybrid modulation and wavelength/modulation conversion	6
Deep-reinforcement-learning-based RMSCA for space division multiplexing networks with multi-core fibers [Invited Tutorial]	6
Experimental investigation on the fundamental physical-layer capabilities for converged metro–access architectures using coherent transceivers	6
100G fine-granularity flexible-rate passive optical networks based on discrete multi-tone with PAPR optimization	6
Delay-aware and resource-efficient service function chain mapping in inter-datacenter elastic optical networks	6
Resource-efficient and QoS guaranteed 5G RAN slice migration in elastic metro aggregation networks using heuristic-assisted deep reinforcement learning	6
Machine learning aided optimization for balanced resource allocations in SDM-EONs	6
QoT estimation using EGN-assisted machine learning for multi-period network planning	6
Topology configuration scheme for accelerating coflows in a hyper-FleX-LION	6
Building operator-centric digital twins for optical transport networks: from data models to real applications	5
Introduction to the ECOC 2022 Special Edition	5
Network-aware compute and memory allocation in optically composable data centers with deep reinforcement learning and graph neural networks	5
Intelligent learning-based routing algorithm for optical network-on-chips	5
Incremental Planning with Dual-Fiber Distributed Raman Amplification in (C+L+S) Networks	5
Covert fault detection with imbalanced data using an improved autoencoder for optical networks	5
Principle and strategy of using probabilistic shaping in a flexible coherent passive optical network without optical amplifiers	5
Tree-determination, routing, and spectrum assignment using point-to-multipoint coherent optics	5
Deep learning-based real-time analysis of lightpath optical constellations [Invited]	5
Power-consumption analysis for different IPoWDM network architectures with ZR/ZR+ and long-haul muxponders	5
PON going beyond FTTH [Invited Tutorial]	5
Machine learning-assisted nonlinear-impairment-aware proactive defragmentation forC+Lband elastic optical networks	5
Introduction to the OFC 2024 Special Issue	5
OCATA: a deep-learning-based digital twin for the optical time domain	5