Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

Article	Citations
Large-scale and nonblocking OXC using a hybrid of WSSs and OCSs	70
Generalized quantum-assisted digital signature service in an SDN-controlled quantum-integrated optical network	67
Physical layer encryption-based secure slicing in 5G RAN with hybrid-trusted links	50
RECCL: optimizing collective algorithms for reconfigurable optical networks	47
Two-tier PON virtualization with scheduler synchronization supporting application-level ultra-low latency in MEC based cloud-RAN, using MESH-PON	46
Software defined networking agent demonstration to enable configuration and management of XGS-PON architectures	45
Reinforcement-learning-based path planning in multilayer elastic optical networks [Invited]	42
Optical switching for data centers and advanced computing systems [Invited]	38
Packet-optical transport network for future radio infrastructure	37
DRL-enabled cooperative free-space optical communication system with an elastic optical splitter	36
ZR 400  Gbit/s and 800  Gbit/s use cases, trials, deployments, and future prospects [Invited]	36
Dynamic Routing and Wavelength Assignment in Optical Networks: From Capacity Limits to Flow-Based Control	36
Scheme of carrier cooperation with coordinated scheduling for faster and lower-cost failure/disaster recovery	33
Semi-supervised learning model synergistically utilizing labeled and unlabeled data for failure detection in optical networks	33
Quantum key distribution with spectral amplitude coding OCDMA for a multiple access network	32
Efficient statistical QoT-aware resource allocation in EONs over the C+L-band: a multi-period and low-margin perspective	32
Task placement and traffic interleaving for cross-datacenter LLM training over optical networks	32
AutoONBench: a benchmark for large language model agents in autonomous optical networks	31
Environment-aware geometric shaping for digital FSO fronthaul networks	31
Cost-optimal network planning for converged optical X-haul in Beyond 5G networks	29
Optical-wireless cooperative control with optical path switching for traffic steering in Open RAN	29
(ECOC 2025) SDN-Enabled Flexible CV-QKD for Coexistence with Programmable Transceivers	28
Towards explainable artificial intelligence in optical networks: the use case of lightpath QoT estimation	27
Uncertainty-guided Bayesian continual learning for robust nonlinear impairment estimation in evolving optical networks	27
Hybrid 3DMA for multi-user MIMO-VLC	27

Demonstration of Intensity-modualtion and Coherent-detection based 200-Gb/s PON with 40-dB Power Budget over 20-km SSMF enabled by MLSD and Many-to-one mapping based DP-PS-PAM4	27
Benchmarking framework for resource allocation algorithms in multicore fiber elastic optical networks	27
Capacity scaling in metro-regional aggregation networks: the multiband S-BVT	26
Spectral segmentation-based RoFSO-channel’s mixed-RF-signal demodulation technique for the outdoor-optical 6G era network	26
Machine learning enhancement of a digital twin for wavelength division multiplexing network performance prediction leveraging quality of transmission parameter refinement	26
Optimal placement of multi-wavelength integrated tunable transmitters in reconfigurable optical data center interconnection networks with multi-hop routing	25
Quantum key distribution in optical fibers: a comprehensive design view of the overall quantum layer beyond transmission	25
Multilayer restoration in IP-Optical networks by adjustable robust optimization and deep reinforcement learning	25
Disaggregated optical-layer switching for optically composable disaggregated computing [Invited]	24
On clustering coherent optics point-to-multipoint trees for cost-effective bandwidth assignment in MANs	24
Transport SDN architecture for multi-layer transport slicing	24
Building a digital twin of an EDFA for optical networks: a gray-box modeling approach	24
Optical fiber anomaly detection through SRS-induced spectral tilt in C+L-band transmission systems	24
Non-integer-oversampling digital signal processing for coherent passive optical networks	24
Progress of an all-photonic network for a 6G mobile network in the IOWN Global Forum [Invited]	23
Building a digital twin for intelligent optical networks [Invited Tutorial]	23
Energy-efficient routing based on satellite–ground cooperation in optical satellite networks	23
Hollow-Core Fibers as an Enabler for Energy-Efficient Next-Generation Optical Networks	23
ML approaches for OTDR diagnoses in passive optical networks—event detection and classification: ways for ODN branch assignment	23
QoT-aware multi-constraint routing in large-scale optical networks based on contraction hierarchies and propagation chains	23
Real-time in-service ODN monitoring based on receiver-side DSP for next-generation PONs	22
Extended network applications of coherent pluggable transceivers [Invited]	22
Solar-outage-based SRLG and protection in optical satellite networks	22
Optical network topology design to execute many tasks simultaneously in a disaggregated data center	22
Field trial of an LLM-powered AI agent for autonomous optical networks: a full-lifecycle demonstration	22
End-to-end optimization of optical communication systems based on directly modulated lasers	22
Routing problem for reducing significant outages in optical networks and its system analysis	22
Power-aware high-capacity elastic optical networks	21
Multi-step migration of optical connections to minimize disruption time in flex-grid networks	20
Benefits of flexibility in current and future IM-DD based TDM-PON [Invited]	20
Mitigation of the parallel-path effect for reliable monitoring of a passive optical network using standard optical time domain reflectometry	20
Invariant convolutional neural network for robust and generalizable QoT estimation in fiber-optic networks	20
Joint RMSSA scheme and link load balancing for static SD-SCNs from model building to algorithm design	20
Towards Mobile Quantum Networks: A Systematic Network Architecture for Drone-based Optical Entanglement Distribution	20
Latitude- and time-zone-aware load balancing in optical satellite networks	20
Architecture and performance evaluation of fiber-granularity routing networks with supplemental grooming by wavelength conversion	20
A benchmarking framework for PON-based fronthaul network design	20
Benefits of counterpropagating Raman amplification for multiband optical networks	19
Field trial and spectral allocation analysis of transparent heterogeneous digital coherent and analog radio over fiber mmWave/sub-THz signals over a live production network	19
Planning multilayer networks under deep uncertainties: an approach based on flexibility in engineering design	19
Live demonstration of an SDN-reconfigurable, FPGA-based TxRx for an analog-IFoF/mmWave radio access network in an MNO’s infrastructure	19
Dynamic routing and resource assignment for multi-granular optical node architectures with optical grooming	19
Optical access networks—an operator view from past to future system—technologies and applications [Invited]	19
Probabilistic low-margin optical-network design with multiple physical-layer parameter uncertainties	19
SPRINT: a fast planning engine for ZR+-enabled hop-by-hop IPoWDM networks	19
Efficient verification algorithm for topology and quality of optical fibers in optical-circuit-switched data center networks	18
DRAMA-PRO+: disaster recovery algorithm with mitigation awareness for protected translucent elastic optical networks	18
Migration of elastic optical networks to the C + L-bands subject to a partial upgrade of the number of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers	18
Generating realistic optical topologies for techno-economic studies using MoleNetwork	18
Optical networking that exploits massive wavelength/spectrum and spatial parallelisms	18

The future of communications is massively parallel	18
Fully softwarized 10G-EPON by low-latency function chaining in container environments	18
Real-time demonstration of industrial protocol applications by PHY softwarization for fully virtualized access networks	18
Machine learning models for alarm classification and failure localization in optical transport networks	18
Real-time validation of downstream 50G/25G and 50G/100G flexible rate PON based on Miller encoding, NRZ, and PAM4 modulation	17
Noise-aware resource allocation with integrated key generation and consumption for CV-QKD over WDM networks	17
End-to-end service provisioning based on extended segment routing in multi-domain optical networks of F5G	17
End-to-end transport network digital twins with cloud-native SDN controllers and generative AI [Invited]	17
Cost analysis of ultrawideband transmission in optical networks	17
Reinforcement learning aided geometric shaping and self-canceling coherent detection for a PAM4 FSO communication system	17
Optical identification using physical unclonable functions	17
AROA: optical-ISL-overlap-aware anonymous path selection in optical satellite networks	17
Post-disaster cloud-service restoration through datacenter-carrier cooperation	17
ReSAW: a reconfigurable and picosecond-synchronized optical data center network based on an AWGR and the WR protocol	17
Optimization of survivable filterless optical networks exploiting digital subcarrier multiplexing	17
Introduction to the OFC 2025 Special Issue	17
Field trial of 240  km decentralized training with separation of compute and data based on PFC-assisted hitless 800G OTN	17
Toward scalable passive optically powered fronthaul networks	17
Optical switching will innovate intra data center networks [Invited Tutorial]	16
Dynamic resource allocation for multicast in SDM-EON: time-decoupled dynamic path cross talk and joint weight	16
Availability estimation of optical network links using a Bayesian model	16
ALAS-DCN: application-aware low-latency scalable data center network architecture for intra-rack and inter-rack optical packet switching	16
Iterative supervised learning approach using transceiver bit-error-rate measurements for optical line system optimization	16
Software-defined networking agent for integrating voice, data, and video services into XGS-PON architectures	16
(ECOC 2025) Pluggable Control and the role of Transport API [Invited]	16
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on Spatial Parallelism for Next-Generation High-Capacity Transport Networks	16
Real-time burst-mode digital signal processing for passive optical networks	15
Progress of Very High Speed PON in ITU-T [Invited]	15
Automated fiber switch with path verification enabled by an AI-powered multi-task mobile robot	15
Transceiver impairment robust and joint monitoring of PDL, DGD, and CD using frequency domain pilot tones for digital subcarrier multiplexing systems	15
Operation of optical spectrum as a service in disaggregated and multi-operator environments [Invited]	15
Task scheduling strategy for mitigating cold start impact in serverless edge computing optical networks	15
Demonstration of real-time jitter-buffered architecture that collects network information for deterministic optical communication	15
What is beyond 50G: future standards of optical access networks [Invited]	15
Efficient transport of enhanced CPRI fronthaul over PON [Invited]	15
Deep reinforcement learning for energy-efficient RMSA in IPoWDM networks with coherent ZR+ transceivers [Invited]	15
Multi-span optical power spectrum prediction using cascaded learning with one-shot end-to-end measurement	15
Graph-based conflict-free MAC protocol and conflict analysis for a two-layer ultraviolet communication network	15
DNN-based optical performance monitoring and its application for soft failure localization by multipoint estimation	15
Network upgrade exploiting multi band: S- or E-band?	14
On the detection, modeling, and mitigation of anomalous QoT fluctuations in optical networks	14
DSP-enhanced radio-over-fiber technologies for 5G-and-beyond wired-wireless convergence: publisher’s note	14
Enabling real-time optical networks as distributed sensors via open-source telemetry architecture	14
Coherent optics for access from P2P to P2MP [Invited]	14
Empowering network management with a multi-agent LLM architecture	14
DNN distributed inference offloading scheme based on transfer reinforcement learning in metro optical networks	14
Two-stage machine learning for modulation-robust soft-failure detection and localization in optical fiber transmission links	14
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on the Impact of Photonic Technologies on Future Optical Networks	14
Ultraviolet random access collaborative networking protocol based on time division multiple access	14
Enabling extended access aggregation with light-trees and point-to-multipoint coherent transceivers	13
Verifiable Post-Quantum authentication for QKD relays without public key infrastructure	13
Load-balancing routing algorithms for service congestion avoidance in LEO optical satellite networks	13
Introduction to the OFC 2022 Special Issue	13
User and resource allocation in latency constrained Xhaul via reinforcement learning	13
Cost-effective QKD protocol upgrading for metropolitan quantum optical networks	13
Forthcoming optical x-haul infrastructure supporting 6G mobile network requirements	13
On the design of efficient fiber-wireless architectures to enable multigigabit visible light communication	13
Traffic-aware and physically constrained optical network growth techniques	13
Design, prototyping, and polarity management of all-port flipped 19-core fiber splitters for broadcast-and-select-type spatial cross-connects	13
Demonstration of a three-node wavelength division multiplexed hybrid quantum-classical network through multicore fiber	13
Layout design of densest weakly coupled multi-core fibers to minimize the network blocking rate	13
Field demonstration of commercial PONs for edge-cloud-based industrial scenarios: requirements, use cases, and proofs of concept	13
Optimizing telemetry forwarding for distributed failure recovery in packet-optical networks	13
Connectivity analysis and user access design of ground-to-air ultraviolet communication networks	13
Polarity management of multicore fiber-based optical devices in unidirectional and bidirectional spatial channel networks	13
Topology Bench: systematic graph-based benchmarking for core optical networks	12
Pre- and post-processing techniques for reinforcement-learning-based routing and spectrum assignment in elastic optical networks	12
Local and global optimization methods for optical line control based on quality of transmission	12
Data augmentation to improve performance of neural networks for failure management in optical networks	12
DSP-based inter-channel interference monitoring in flexible wavelength-routed networks	12
Sample-distribution-matching-based transfer learning for QoT estimation in optical networks	12
Near-real-time 6G service operation enabled by distributed intelligence and in-band telemetry	12
Raman amplifier design and launch power optimization in multi-band optical systems	12
Mapping-finding input-parameter refinement paradigm for a dynamic multiband optical network digital twin: the Raman amplifier modeling case	12
Space optical communication system for space optical networks and deep space exploration	12
SkipNet: an adaptive neural network equalization algorithm for future passive optical networking	12
50 ms optical-layer failure recovery via fast-switching wavelength-selective switches and segment-based shared protection	12
Performance investigation on disaggregated artificial intelligence data centers beyond rack scale with optical switching	12
Fast WDM provisioning with minimal probing: the first field experiments for DC exchanges	11
Modeling and analysis of coherent metro + PON converged networks for ultra-high speed applications	11

Hybrid quantum-classical computing mechanism for QoT-aware dynamic routing, modulation, and spectrum allocation in a multi-band flexible optical network	11
Coherent passive optical network: applications, technologies, and specification development [Invited Tutorial]	11
Applications of the OCATA time domain digital twin: from QoT estimation to failure management	11
Protection against failure of machine-learning-based QoT prediction	11
Quality-aware resource provisioning for multiband elastic optical networks: a deep-learning-assisted approach	11
Scaling wavelength selective switches for multi-band and space-division-multiplexed networks	11
AI/ML-as-a-Service for optical network automation: use cases and challenges [Invited]	11
Real-time optical-wireless cooperative switching on wireless quality degradation for end-to-end video delay guarantee	11
In-network stable radix sorter using many FPGAs with high-bandwidth photonics [Invited]	11
Robust GSNR Estimation in Dynamic C+L Band Optical Networks: Benchmarking DNN and Edge-GAT under Adversarial Attacks	11
Beyond 100G three-dimensional flexible coherent PON with time, frequency, and power resource-allocation capabilities	11
Experimental dataset for developing and testing ML models in optical communication systems	11
Experimental evaluation of an SDN controller for open optical-circuit-switched networks	11
(ECOC 2025) Multi-Tech Sensing In-Field Demonstration on Terrestrial Optical Data Network	11
Hybrid radio-over-fiber transport system to support heterogeneous indoor mobile network environments	11
Improving the accuracy of QoT estimation with insertion loss distribution evaluation for C + L band transmission systems	11
Holographic viewpoint rotation prediction-based resource-efficient holographic-type communication service provision in an EON-enabled NG-RAN	11
100  Gbps quantum-secured and O-RAN-enabled programmable optical transport network for 5G fronthaul	11
Experimental demonstration of a multi-core fiber seeded comb optical network (MCF-SCON)	11
Photonic Gateway accommodating all types of wavelength paths for digital-coherent and IM-DD user terminals in all-photonic metro-access converged networks	11
Data transfer method combining erasure coding and cumulative decoding-status feedback: demonstration on an optical packet-switching network testbed	10
Demonstration of an SDN-enabled, resilient, rate-adaptable hybrid fiber/outdoor FSO/mmWave transport for a 6G X-haul architecture	10
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on Intelligent Networks at the Edge	10
Power over fiber in radio access networks: 5G and beyond	10
Demonstration of continuous multiple access with homodyne and image-rejection heterodyne coherent receivers using directly modulated laser transmitters	10
Ultra-high-capacity band and space division multiplexing backbone EONs: multi-core versus multi-fiber	10
HHON: a hierarchical hybrid optical network for data centers with Non-planar FSO shortcuts	10
Optical Home LAN innovations to meet past, current, and future needs [Invited]	10
OECS: a deep convolutional neural network accelerator based on a 3D hybrid optical-electrical NoC	10
Photonic device programmability in support of autonomous optical networks	10
Probabilistic path computation and frequency assignment to mitigate spectral fragmentation in elastic optical networks	10
Introduction to the ECOC 2023 Special Edition	10
Experimental demonstration of a metro area network with terabit-capable sliceable bit-rate-variable transceivers using directly modulated VCSELs and coherent detection	10
Flexible-queue-management-based bandwidth allocation in higher-speed PONs	10
Time-aware deterministic bandwidth allocation scheme in TDM-PON for time-sensitive industrial flows	10
Robust traffic grooming and infrastructure placement in OTN-over-DWDM networks	10
Optical access networks to support future 5G and 6G mobile networks [Invited]	10
Real-time orchestration of QoS-aware end-to-end slices across a converged Metro and Access network exploiting burst-mode technology	10
Photonic WDM switches architecture for multi-band optical networks	10
Fiber-based photonic integrated sensing and communication: enabling technologies and key challenges	10
Cost-effective and reliable multi-period optical network planning comparing capacity and topology upgrades	10
Cost-effective network capacity upgrade by heterogeneous wavelength division multiplexing density with bandwidth-variable virtual direct links	10
A broadcast-and-select ROADM architecture to support linear hub-ended trees using point-to-multipoint coherent transceivers [Invited]	10
Reliable and efficient RAR-based distributed model training in computing power network	10
Optimized design of horseshoe-and-spur filterless networks leveraging point-to-multipoint coherent pluggable transceivers	10
Scheduled lightpath demand provisioning in fiber space division multiplexing optical networks	10
Digital-twin-assisted meta learning for soft-failure localization in ROADM-based optical networks	10
Blockchain-based trust management collaborative system for transport multi-stakeholder scenarios	10
GNPy as a benchmark for open and disaggregated optical networks	10
Evolutionary neuron-level transfer learning for QoT estimation in optical networks	9
Proposal and feasibility study of a converged all-optical intra-/inter-data-center network with external laser sources to distribute optical carriers to coherent transceivers	9
Eavesdropping exposure model and energy-efficient survivable routing based on extended OISLs in optical satellite networks	9
Practical methods for allocating and assessing resources in flexgrid networks	9
Design and deployment of optical x-haul for 5G, 6G, and beyond: progress and challenges [Invited]	9
Experimental evaluation of low-latency features in optical access networks and home gateways	9
200G coherent TFDMA PON with flexible subcarrier reception based on a low-cost ONU [Invited]	9
Overview of SDN control of multiband over SDM optical networks with physical layer impairments [Invited Tutorial]	9
Simplified coherent optical network units for very-high-speed passive optical networks	9
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on Advances in Multi-Band Optical Networks	9
Multi-entity cooperation platform facilitating network-cloud recovery	9
ITU-T G.681: the first distributed fiber optic sensing standard for in-service terrestrial optical networks	9
Nanosecond-level optical switching for flexible and resilient fronthaul networks	9
Accurate vibration recognition enabled by synergistic sensing based on both phase and SOP for stable IM-DD optical interconnects	9
100-km entanglement distribution with coexisting quantum and classical signals in a single fiber	9
Real-time capable, low-latency upstream scheduling in multi-tenant, SLA compliant TWDM PON	9
Development and verification of an on-board integrated optics scheme for a 50G/10G combo PON system	9
Amplified radio-over-fiber system linearization using recurrent neural networks	8
Faulty branch identification in passive optical networks using machine learning	8
Multiple attention mechanisms-driven component fault location in optical networks with network-wide monitoring data	8
Prediction-model-assisted reinforcement learning algorithm for handover decision-making in hybrid LiFi and WiFi networks	8
Comparison and optimization of different routing methods for meshed QKD networks using trusted nodes	8
Suspect fault screen assisted graph aggregation network for intra-/inter-node failure localization in ROADM-based optical networks	8
Expertise-guided LLM agent for autonomous optical power optimization in field-deployed optical networks	8
Simplified coherent TDM-PON in upstream burst-mode detection with enhanced DC leakage tolerance	8
Machine-learning-based impairment-aware dynamic RMSCA in multi-core elastic optical networks	8
Decentralized key distribution versus on-demand relaying for QKD networks	8
Quantum network security dependent on the connection density between trusted nodes	8
Minimal-hardware colorless-directionless ROADM based on a single multi-input-port-WSS with joint switching	8
PCA-assisted clustering approaches for soft-failure detection in optical networks	8
Integrated Optical-Electrical Planning for Latency- Deterministic Services in IPoWDM-based Metro Networks	8
(ECOC 2025) Scalable and Energy-Efficient Deployment of Fully Virtualized 10 Gb/s OLTs on Multi-Node GPU Servers	8
Mapping-varied modulation with labeling optimization for secure transmission in mode-division-multiplexed fiber-optic systems	8
Higher-speed PONs based on data center technology and optics [Invited]	8
Comparative study for evaluating the cost efficiency of 5G Ethernet mobile fronthaul networks	8
Leveraging deployed telecom cables for distributed fiber sensing topologies and applications	8
Dynamic, low-latency metro-access network architecture for time-sensitive applications using SOA-based optical switching and supervisory channel FPGA control	8
Multi-wavelength transponders for high-capacity optical networks: a physical-layer-aware network planning study	8
Multi-source fiber event identification under uncertain conditions in DAS-enabled intelligent optical networks	8
SDN-controlled open RAN X-haul with point-to-multipoint transceivers on a horseshoe network	7
10.24  Tb/s passive optical network physical layer security based on multi-dimensional non-uniform segmentation scrambling with annular embedded neurons	7
Integrated secure communication and sensing based on simultaneous chaotic encryption and vibration detection with an RE-LFM signal	7
Dynamic network-aware soft failure localization using machine learning in optical networks	7
Friend-or-Foe Identification Access Control Protocol Based on Spatio-Temporal Signal Modality Trust Assessment Using Wireless Ultraviolet Light	7
Multi-protocol updating for seamless key negotiation in quantum metropolitan networks	7
Peer-to-peer disaggregated telemetry for autonomic machine-learning-driven transceiver operation	7