Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

Article	Citations
Physical layer encryption-based secure slicing in 5G RAN with hybrid-trusted links	90
Large-scale and nonblocking OXC using a hybrid of WSSs and OCSs	74
Environment-aware geometric shaping for digital FSO fronthaul networks	62
Efficient statistical QoT-aware resource allocation in EONs over the C+L-band: a multi-period and low-margin perspective	61
Optical switching for data centers and advanced computing systems [Invited]	55
Cost-optimal network planning for converged optical X-haul in Beyond 5G networks	54
Scheme of carrier cooperation with coordinated scheduling for faster and lower-cost failure/disaster recovery	42
RECCL: optimizing collective algorithms for reconfigurable optical networks	41
Two-tier PON virtualization with scheduler synchronization supporting application-level ultra-low latency in MEC based cloud-RAN, using MESH-PON	40
Software defined networking agent demonstration to enable configuration and management of XGS-PON architectures	37
ZR 400  Gbit/s and 800  Gbit/s use cases, trials, deployments, and future prospects [Invited]	36
Packet-optical transport network for future radio infrastructure	36
Generalized quantum-assisted digital signature service in an SDN-controlled quantum-integrated optical network	33
Optical-wireless cooperative control with optical path switching for traffic steering in Open RAN	33
Quantum key distribution with spectral amplitude coding OCDMA for a multiple access network	33
Benchmarking framework for resource allocation algorithms in multicore fiber elastic optical networks	33
Semi-supervised learning model synergistically utilizing labeled and unlabeled data for failure detection in optical networks	32
Reinforcement-learning-based path planning in multilayer elastic optical networks [Invited]	30
DRL-enabled cooperative free-space optical communication system with an elastic optical splitter	30
Hybrid 3DMA for multi-user MIMO-VLC	30
Towards explainable artificial intelligence in optical networks: the use case of lightpath QoT estimation	30
Routing problem for reducing significant outages in optical networks and its system analysis	29
Real-time in-service ODN monitoring based on receiver-side DSP for next-generation PONs	29
Disaggregated optical-layer switching for optically composable disaggregated computing [Invited]	29
Capacity scaling in metro-regional aggregation networks: the multiband S-BVT	28

Transport SDN architecture for multi-layer transport slicing	27
Optical fiber anomaly detection through SRS-induced spectral tilt in C+L-band transmission systems	27
Non-integer-oversampling digital signal processing for coherent passive optical networks	27
Multilayer restoration in IP-Optical networks by adjustable robust optimization and deep reinforcement learning	26
ML approaches for OTDR diagnoses in passive optical networks—event detection and classification: ways for ODN branch assignment	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
Optical network topology design to execute many tasks simultaneously in a disaggregated data center	25
End-to-end optimization of optical communication systems based on directly modulated lasers	25
Spectral segmentation-based RoFSO-channel’s mixed-RF-signal demodulation technique for the outdoor-optical 6G era network	25
On clustering coherent optics point-to-multipoint trees for cost-effective bandwidth assignment in MANs	24
QoT-aware multi-constraint routing in large-scale optical networks based on contraction hierarchies and propagation chains	24
Extended network applications of coherent pluggable transceivers [Invited]	23
Building a digital twin for intelligent optical networks [Invited Tutorial]	23
Building a digital twin of an EDFA for optical networks: a gray-box modeling approach	23
Machine learning enhancement of a digital twin for wavelength division multiplexing network performance prediction leveraging quality of transmission parameter refinement	23
Progress of an all-photonic network for a 6G mobile network in the IOWN Global Forum [Invited]	23
Energy-efficient routing based on satellite–ground cooperation in optical satellite networks	22
Innovation and demonstration of optical service unit-based metro-optimized OTN technologies	22
Power-aware high-capacity elastic optical networks	21
Architecture and performance evaluation of fiber-granularity routing networks with supplemental grooming by wavelength conversion	21
Mitigation of the parallel-path effect for reliable monitoring of a passive optical network using standard optical time domain reflectometry	21
Multi-step migration of optical connections to minimize disruption time in flex-grid networks	21
Latitude- and time-zone-aware load balancing in optical satellite networks	21
Benefits of counterpropagating Raman amplification for multiband optical networks	21
Probabilistic low-margin optical-network design with multiple physical-layer parameter uncertainties	21
Benefits of flexibility in current and future IM-DD based TDM-PON [Invited]	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
Generating realistic optical topologies for techno-economic studies using MoleNetwork	19
Fully softwarized 10G-EPON by low-latency function chaining in container environments	19
On the performance of a relay assisted hybrid RF-NLOS UVC system with imperfect channel estimation	19
ReSAW: a reconfigurable and picosecond-synchronized optical data center network based on an AWGR and the WR protocol	19
Post-disaster cloud-service restoration through datacenter-carrier cooperation	19
Reinforcement learning aided geometric shaping and self-canceling coherent detection for a PAM4 FSO communication system	19
Efficient verification algorithm for topology and quality of optical fibers in optical-circuit-switched data center networks	19
Toward scalable passive optically powered fronthaul networks	19
Iterative supervised learning approach using transceiver bit-error-rate measurements for optical line system optimization	19
Live demonstration of an SDN-reconfigurable, FPGA-based TxRx for an analog-IFoF/mmWave radio access network in an MNO’s infrastructure	19
End-to-end service provisioning based on extended segment routing in multi-domain optical networks of F5G	19
DRAMA-PRO+: disaster recovery algorithm with mitigation awareness for protected translucent elastic optical networks	19
Real-time demonstration of industrial protocol applications by PHY softwarization for fully virtualized access networks	18
Optical networking that exploits massive wavelength/spectrum and spatial parallelisms	18
Optimization of survivable filterless optical networks exploiting digital subcarrier multiplexing	18
End-to-end transport network digital twins with cloud-native SDN controllers and generative AI [Invited]	18
Cost analysis of ultrawideband transmission in optical networks	18
Real-time validation of downstream 50G/25G and 50G/100G flexible rate PON based on Miller encoding, NRZ, and PAM4 modulation	17
Optical switching will innovate intra data center networks [Invited Tutorial]	17
Noise-aware resource allocation with integrated key generation and consumption for CV-QKD over WDM networks	17
Optical identification using physical unclonable functions	17

Migration of elastic optical networks to the C + L-bands subject to a partial upgrade of the number of erbium-doped fiber amplifiers	17
Machine learning models for alarm classification and failure localization in optical transport networks	17
Dynamic resource allocation for multicast in SDM-EON: time-decoupled dynamic path cross talk and joint weight	17
Availability estimation of optical network links using a Bayesian model	16
The future of communications is massively parallel	16
Software-defined networking agent for integrating voice, data, and video services into XGS-PON architectures	16
(OFC 2025) Optimizing Energy Efficiency in Optical Transport Networks through Autonomous AI-assisted Control Operations [Invited]	15
Graph-based conflict-free MAC protocol and conflict analysis for a two-layer ultraviolet communication network	15
Network upgrade exploiting multi band: S- or E-band?	15
Outright fit resource allocation approach for advance reservation requests in elastic optical networks	15
On the detection, modeling, and mitigation of anomalous QoT fluctuations in optical networks	15
DNN-based optical performance monitoring and its application for soft failure localization by multipoint estimation	15
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on Spatial Parallelism for Next-Generation High-Capacity Transport Networks	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
Scalability analysis of machine learning QoT estimators for a cloud-native SDN controller on a WDM over SDM network	14
Transceiver impairment robust and joint monitoring of PDL, DGD, and CD using frequency domain pilot tones for digital subcarrier multiplexing systems	14
Automated fiber switch with path verification enabled by an AI-powered multi-task mobile robot	14
(OFC 2025) The Progress of Very High Speed PON in ITU-T (Invited)	14
Layout design of densest weakly coupled multi-core fibers to minimize the network blocking rate	14
DNN distributed inference offloading scheme based on transfer reinforcement learning in metro optical networks	14
Real-time burst-mode digital signal processing for passive optical networks	14
Operation of optical spectrum as a service in disaggregated and multi-operator environments [Invited]	14
Coherent optics for access from P2P to P2MP [Invited]	14
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on the Impact of Photonic Technologies on Future Optical Networks	14
Field demonstration of commercial PONs for edge-cloud-based industrial scenarios: requirements, use cases, and proofs of concept	14
Forthcoming optical x-haul infrastructure supporting 6G mobile network requirements	14
Multi-span optical power spectrum prediction using cascaded learning with one-shot end-to-end measurement	14
What is beyond 50G: future standards of optical access networks [Invited]	14
Efficient transport of enhanced CPRI fronthaul over PON [Invited]	14
DSP-enhanced radio-over-fiber technologies for 5G-and-beyond wired-wireless convergence: publisher’s note	14
Enabling extended access aggregation with light-trees and point-to-multipoint coherent transceivers	14
Cost-effective QKD protocol upgrading for metropolitan quantum optical networks	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
Near-real-time 6G service operation enabled by distributed intelligence and in-band telemetry	13
Performance investigation on disaggregated artificial intelligence data centers beyond rack scale with optical switching	13
Introduction to the OFC 2022 Special Issue	13
Demonstration of a three-node wavelength division multiplexed hybrid quantum-classical network through multicore fiber	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
50 ms optical-layer failure recovery via fast-switching wavelength-selective switches and segment-based shared protection	13
Ultraviolet random access collaborative networking protocol based on time division multiple access	13
On the design of efficient fiber-wireless architectures to enable multigigabit visible light communication	13
Load-balancing routing algorithms for service congestion avoidance in LEO optical satellite networks	13
Local and global optimization methods for optical line control based on quality of transmission	13
Raman amplifier design and launch power optimization in multi-band optical systems	13
User and resource allocation in latency constrained Xhaul via reinforcement learning	12
Mapping-finding input-parameter refinement paradigm for a dynamic multiband optical network digital twin: the Raman amplifier modeling case	12
Performance trade-offs in reconfigurable networks for HPC	12
Sample-distribution-matching-based transfer learning for QoT estimation in optical networks	12
Modeling and analysis of coherent metro + PON converged networks for ultra-high speed applications	12
Pre- and post-processing techniques for reinforcement-learning-based routing and spectrum assignment in elastic optical networks	12
Polarity management of multicore fiber-based optical devices in unidirectional and bidirectional spatial channel networks	12
Topology Bench: systematic graph-based benchmarking for core optical networks	12
Space optical communication system for space optical networks and deep space exploration	12
DSP-based inter-channel interference monitoring in flexible wavelength-routed networks	12
Scalability of integer linear programming path computation for functional block-based disaggregation supporting a flexible grid mechanism [Invited]	12
Data augmentation to improve performance of neural networks for failure management in optical networks	12
SkipNet: an adaptive neural network equalization algorithm for future passive optical networking	12
Scaling wavelength selective switches for multi-band and space-division-multiplexed networks	12
Bidirectional colorless WDM-PON RoF system with large spurious free dynamic range	11
Coherent passive optical network: applications, technologies, and specification development [Invited Tutorial]	11
Experimental evaluation of an SDN controller for open optical-circuit-switched networks	11
Experimental dataset for developing and testing ML models in optical communication systems	11
Optical Home LAN innovations to meet past, current, and future needs [Invited]	11
Holographic viewpoint rotation prediction-based resource-efficient holographic-type communication service provision in an EON-enabled NG-RAN	11
Protection against failure of machine-learning-based QoT prediction	11
Multilayer protection-at-lightpath for reliable slicing with isolation in optical metro-aggregation networks	11
Hybrid radio-over-fiber transport system to support heterogeneous indoor mobile network environments	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
Hybrid quantum-classical computing mechanism for QoT-aware dynamic routing, modulation, and spectrum allocation in a multi-band flexible optical network	11
Real-time optical-wireless cooperative switching on wireless quality degradation for end-to-end video delay guarantee	11
Storage-assisted optical upstream transport scheme for task offloading in multi-access edge computing	11
Quality-aware resource provisioning for multiband elastic optical networks: a deep-learning-assisted approach	11
Improving the accuracy of QoT estimation with insertion loss distribution evaluation for C + L band transmission systems	11
Fast WDM provisioning with minimal probing: the first field experiments for DC exchanges	11
In-network stable radix sorter using many FPGAs with high-bandwidth photonics [Invited]	11
Photonic WDM switches architecture for multi-band optical networks	11

Applications of the OCATA time domain digital twin: from QoT estimation to failure management	11
AI/ML-as-a-Service for optical network automation: use cases and challenges [Invited]	11
Potential failure cause identification for optical networks using deep learning with an attention mechanism	11
Beyond 100G three-dimensional flexible coherent PON with time, frequency, and power resource-allocation capabilities	10
Digital-twin-assisted meta learning for soft-failure localization in ROADM-based optical networks	10
Real-time orchestration of QoS-aware end-to-end slices across a converged Metro and Access network exploiting burst-mode technology	10
Photonic device programmability in support of autonomous optical networks	10
Introduction to the ECOC 2023 Special Edition	10
Demonstration of continuous multiple access with homodyne and image-rejection heterodyne coherent receivers using directly modulated laser transmitters	10
OECS: a deep convolutional neural network accelerator based on a 3D hybrid optical-electrical NoC	10
Cost-effective network capacity upgrade by heterogeneous wavelength division multiplexing density with bandwidth-variable virtual direct links	10
Optical access networks to support future 5G and 6G mobile networks [Invited]	10
Scheduled lightpath demand provisioning in fiber space division multiplexing optical networks	10
Optimized design of horseshoe-and-spur filterless networks leveraging point-to-multipoint coherent pluggable transceivers	10
Demonstration of an SDN-enabled, resilient, rate-adaptable hybrid fiber/outdoor FSO/mmWave transport for a 6G X-haul architecture	10
Data transfer method combining erasure coding and cumulative decoding-status feedback: demonstration on an optical packet-switching network testbed	10
Toward higher-radix switches with co-packaged optics for improved network locality in data center and HPC networks [Invited]	10
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on Intelligent Networks at the Edge	10
Probabilistic path computation and frequency assignment to mitigate spectral fragmentation in elastic optical networks	10
Ultra-high-capacity band and space division multiplexing backbone EONs: multi-core versus multi-fiber	10
Blockchain-based trust management collaborative system for transport multi-stakeholder scenarios	10
Robust traffic grooming and infrastructure placement in OTN-over-DWDM networks	10
100  Gbps quantum-secured and O-RAN-enabled programmable optical transport network for 5G fronthaul	10
Power over fiber in radio access networks: 5G and beyond	10
A broadcast-and-select ROADM architecture to support linear hub-ended trees using point-to-multipoint coherent transceivers [Invited]	10
Introduction to the ONDM 2021 special issue	10