Journal of Optical Communications and Networking

Article	Citations
Two-tier PON virtualization with scheduler synchronization supporting application-level ultra-low latency in MEC based cloud-RAN, using MESH-PON	78
ZR 400  Gbit/s and 800  Gbit/s use cases, trials, deployments, and future prospects [Invited]	76
Software defined networking agent demonstration to enable configuration and management of XGS-PON architectures	58
Packet-optical transport network for future radio infrastructure	57
Reinforcement-learning-based path planning in multilayer elastic optical networks [Invited]	54
Avoid Routing Polarization for OCS-based GPU Clusters	52
Demonstration of an intensity-modulation- and coherent-detection-based 200 Gb/s PON with a 40  dB power budget over a 20  km SSMF enabled by an MLSD and many-to-one mapping-based DP-PS-PAM4	46
Operating Envelope Analysis of Cross-domain Real-time Control across Network and Edge-Computing Resources for Highly Reliable Services	45
QoT-Aware Dynamic Resource Allocation and Grooming in Multi-Band Space-Division Multiplexing Networks	42
Optical switching for data centers and advanced computing systems [Invited]	42
Scheme of carrier cooperation with coordinated scheduling for faster and lower-cost failure/disaster recovery	39
Dynamic routing and wavelength assignment in optical networks: from capacity limits to flow-based control	37
Environment-aware geometric shaping for digital FSO fronthaul networks	36
Benchmarking framework for resource allocation algorithms in multicore fiber elastic optical networks	36
Uncertainty-guided Bayesian continual learning for robust nonlinear impairment estimation in evolving optical networks	36
Physical layer encryption-based secure slicing in 5G RAN with hybrid-trusted links	36
RECCL: optimizing collective algorithms for reconfigurable optical networks	35
Optical-wireless cooperative control with optical path switching for traffic steering in Open RAN	33
Efficient statistical QoT-aware resource allocation in EONs over the C+L-band: a multi-period and low-margin perspective	33
Semi-supervised learning model synergistically utilizing labeled and unlabeled data for failure detection in optical networks	32
AutoONBench: a benchmark for large language model agents in autonomous optical networks	32
Quantum key distribution with spectral amplitude coding OCDMA for a multiple access network	31
Generalized quantum-assisted digital signature service in an SDN-controlled quantum-integrated optical network	30
DRL-enabled cooperative free-space optical communication system with an elastic optical splitter	30
SDN-enabled flexible CV-QKD for coexistence with programmable transceivers	30

Task placement and traffic interleaving for cross-datacenter LLM training over optical networks	29
Large-scale and nonblocking OXC using a hybrid of WSSs and OCSs	29
Cost-optimal network planning for converged optical X-haul in Beyond 5G networks	28
Optimal placement of multi-wavelength integrated tunable transmitters in reconfigurable optical data center interconnection networks with multi-hop routing	28
Extended network applications of coherent pluggable transceivers [Invited]	28
Capacity scaling in metro-regional aggregation networks: the multiband S-BVT	28
Quantum key distribution in optical fibers: a comprehensive design view of the overall quantum layer beyond transmission	28
Towards explainable artificial intelligence in optical networks: the use case of lightpath QoT estimation	28
ML approaches for OTDR diagnoses in passive optical networks—event detection and classification: ways for ODN branch assignment	26
Machine learning enhancement of a digital twin for wavelength division multiplexing network performance prediction leveraging quality of transmission parameter refinement	26
Hollow-Core Fibers as an Enabler for Energy-Efficient Next-Generation Optical Networks	26
Submarine integrated sensing and communication cable networks enable high-precision earthquake location estimation through linear wavefront theory: publisher’s note	26
Real-time in-service ODN monitoring based on receiver-side DSP for next-generation PONs	26
Solar-outage-based SRLG and protection in optical satellite networks	25
Hybrid 3DMA for multi-user MIMO-VLC	25
Transport SDN architecture for multi-layer transport slicing	25
Energy-efficient routing based on satellite–ground cooperation in optical satellite networks	24
On clustering coherent optics point-to-multipoint trees for cost-effective bandwidth assignment in MANs	24
Non-integer-oversampling digital signal processing for coherent passive optical networks	24
Multilayer restoration in IP-Optical networks by adjustable robust optimization and deep reinforcement learning	24
Optical fiber anomaly detection through SRS-induced spectral tilt in C+L-band transmission systems	24
Disaggregated optical-layer switching for optically composable disaggregated computing [Invited]	24
End-to-end optimization of optical communication systems based on directly modulated lasers	23
Routing problem for reducing significant outages in optical networks and its system analysis	23
Building a digital twin for intelligent optical networks [Invited Tutorial]	23
Spectral segmentation-based RoFSO-channel’s mixed-RF-signal demodulation technique for the outdoor-optical 6G era network	23
QoT-aware multi-constraint routing in large-scale optical networks based on contraction hierarchies and propagation chains	23
Building a digital twin of an EDFA for optical networks: a gray-box modeling approach	23
Optical network topology design to execute many tasks simultaneously in a disaggregated data center	23
Progress of an all-photonic network for a 6G mobile network in the IOWN Global Forum [Invited]	23
Field trial of an LLM-powered AI agent for autonomous optical networks: a full-lifecycle demonstration	23
Benefits of flexibility in current and future IM-DD based TDM-PON [Invited]	22
Architecture and performance evaluation of fiber-granularity routing networks with supplemental grooming by wavelength conversion	22
Optical access networks—an operator view from past to future system—technologies and applications [Invited]	22
Mitigation of the parallel-path effect for reliable monitoring of a passive optical network using standard optical time domain reflectometry	22
Security-Aware Service Provisioning on Partially Encrypted Optical Transport Networks	22
Dynamic routing and resource assignment for multi-granular optical node architectures with optical grooming	21
Benchmarking framework for PON-based fronthaul network design	21
Invariant convolutional neural network for robust and generalizable QoT estimation in fiber-optic networks	21
SPRINT: a fast planning engine for ZR+-enabled hop-by-hop IPoWDM networks	21
Power-aware high-capacity elastic optical networks	21
Fully softwarized 10G-EPON by low-latency function chaining in container environments	20
Field trial of 240  km decentralized training with separation of compute and data based on PFC-assisted hitless 800G OTN	20
Latitude- and time-zone-aware load balancing in optical satellite networks	20
Multi-step migration of optical connections to minimize disruption time in flex-grid networks	20
Cost analysis of ultrawideband transmission in optical networks	20
Planning multilayer networks under deep uncertainties: an approach based on flexibility in engineering design	20
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	20
Probabilistic low-margin optical-network design with multiple physical-layer parameter uncertainties	20
Introduction to the OFC 2025 Special Issue	20

Toward mobile quantum networks: a systematic network architecture for drone-based optical entanglement distribution	20
Joint RMSSA scheme and link load balancing for static SD-SCNs from model building to algorithm design	20
The future of communications is massively parallel	19
ReSAW: a reconfigurable and picosecond-synchronized optical data center network based on an AWGR and the WR protocol	19
Physics-augmented residual neural network for launch power optimization in ultra-wideband optical transmission systems	19
DRAMA-PRO+: disaster recovery algorithm with mitigation awareness for protected translucent elastic optical networks	19
Efficient verification algorithm for topology and quality of optical fibers in optical-circuit-switched data center networks	19
Noise-aware resource allocation with integrated key generation and consumption for CV-QKD over WDM networks	19
Live demonstration of an SDN-reconfigurable, FPGA-based TxRx for an analog-IFoF/mmWave radio access network in an MNO’s infrastructure	18
Optical networking that exploits massive wavelength/spectrum and spatial parallelisms	18
Iterative supervised learning approach using transceiver bit-error-rate measurements for optical line system optimization	18
Real-time validation of downstream 50G/25G and 50G/100G flexible rate PON based on Miller encoding, NRZ, and PAM4 modulation	18
Reinforcement learning aided geometric shaping and self-canceling coherent detection for a PAM4 FSO communication system	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
ALAS-DCN: application-aware low-latency scalable data center network architecture for intra-rack and inter-rack optical packet switching	18
End-to-end transport network digital twins with cloud-native SDN controllers and generative AI [Invited]	17
Post-disaster cloud-service restoration through datacenter-carrier cooperation	17
Optical identification using physical unclonable functions	17
Toward scalable passive optically powered fronthaul networks	17
Dynamic resource allocation for multicast in SDM-EON: time-decoupled dynamic path cross talk and joint weight	17
Generating realistic optical topologies for techno-economic studies using MoleNetwork	17
Real-time demonstration of industrial protocol applications by PHY softwarization for fully virtualized access networks	17
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on Spatial Parallelism for Next-Generation High-Capacity Transport Networks	17
AROA: optical-ISL-overlap-aware anonymous path selection in optical satellite networks	17
Pluggable control and the role of Transport API [Invited Tutorial]	17
Optical switching will innovate intra data center networks [Invited Tutorial]	17
Automated fiber switch with path verification enabled by an AI-powered multi-task mobile robot	17
Task scheduling strategy for mitigating cold start impact in serverless edge computing optical networks	16
Efficient transport of enhanced CPRI fronthaul over PON [Invited]	16
Multi-span optical power spectrum prediction using cascaded learning with one-shot end-to-end measurement	16
Graph-based conflict-free MAC protocol and conflict analysis for a two-layer ultraviolet communication network	16
Enabling real-time optical networks as distributed sensors via open-source telemetry architecture	16
Operation of optical spectrum as a service in disaggregated and multi-operator environments [Invited]	16
Coherent optics for access from P2P to P2MP [Invited]	16
Deep reinforcement learning for energy-efficient RMSA in IPoWDM networks with coherent ZR+ transceivers [Invited]	16
Real-time burst-mode digital signal processing for passive optical networks	16
Transceiver impairment robust and joint monitoring of PDL, DGD, and CD using frequency domain pilot tones for digital subcarrier multiplexing systems	16
Demonstration of real-time jitter-buffered architecture that collects network information for deterministic optical communication	16
On the detection, modeling, and mitigation of anomalous QoT fluctuations in optical networks	16
Empowering network management with a multi-agent LLM architecture	16
Progress of Very High Speed PON in ITU-T [Invited]	15
Introduction to the JOCN Special Issue on the Impact of Photonic Technologies on Future Optical Networks	15
Two-stage machine learning for modulation-robust soft-failure detection and localization in optical fiber transmission links	15
Availability estimation of optical network links using a Bayesian model	15
Verifiable Post-Quantum authentication for QKD relays without public key infrastructure	15
Polarization Tracking and Active Compensation Using Classical Headers in Quantum Wrapper Networking	15
Software-defined networking agent for integrating voice, data, and video services into XGS-PON architectures	15
DNN-based optical performance monitoring and its application for soft failure localization by multipoint estimation	15
DSP-enhanced radio-over-fiber technologies for 5G-and-beyond wired-wireless convergence: publisher’s note	15
What is beyond 50G: future standards of optical access networks [Invited]	15
Network upgrade exploiting multi band: S- or E-band?	15
HiTi Graph Model–Based Routing Algorithm for Fast Path Recovery in Large-Scale Optical Networks	14
Cost-effective QKD protocol upgrading for metropolitan quantum optical networks	14
Forthcoming optical x-haul infrastructure supporting 6G mobile network requirements	14
Load-balancing routing algorithms for service congestion avoidance in LEO optical satellite networks	14
Demonstration of a three-node wavelength division multiplexed hybrid quantum-classical network through multicore fiber	14
Field demonstration of commercial PONs for edge-cloud-based industrial scenarios: requirements, use cases, and proofs of concept	14
DNN distributed inference offloading scheme based on transfer reinforcement learning in metro optical networks	14
Ultraviolet random access collaborative networking protocol based on time division multiple access	14
Layout design of densest weakly coupled multi-core fibers to minimize the network blocking rate	14
Enabling extended access aggregation with light-trees and point-to-multipoint coherent transceivers	14
Introduction to the OFC 2022 Special Issue	14
Sample-distribution-matching-based transfer learning for QoT estimation in optical networks	13
Pre- and post-processing techniques for reinforcement-learning-based routing and spectrum assignment in elastic optical networks	13
SkipNet: an adaptive neural network equalization algorithm for future passive optical networking	13
Mapping-finding input-parameter refinement paradigm for a dynamic multiband optical network digital twin: the Raman amplifier modeling case	13
Design, prototyping, and polarity management of all-port flipped 19-core fiber splitters for broadcast-and-select-type spatial cross-connects	13
On the design of efficient fiber-wireless architectures to enable multigigabit visible light communication	13
Raman amplifier design and launch power optimization in multi-band optical systems	13
Near-real-time 6G service operation enabled by distributed intelligence and in-band telemetry	13
50 ms optical-layer failure recovery via fast-switching wavelength-selective switches and segment-based shared protection	13
Traffic-aware and physically constrained optical network growth techniques	13
Topology Bench: systematic graph-based benchmarking for core optical networks	13
User and resource allocation in latency constrained Xhaul via reinforcement learning	13
Data augmentation to improve performance of neural networks for failure management in optical networks	13
Local and global optimization methods for optical line control based on quality of transmission	13
Performance investigation on disaggregated artificial intelligence data centers beyond rack scale with optical switching	13
Connectivity analysis and user access design of ground-to-air ultraviolet communication networks	13
Fast WDM provisioning with minimal probing: the first field experiments for DC exchanges	12
Space optical communication system for space optical networks and deep space exploration	12

Photonic Gateway accommodating all types of wavelength paths for digital-coherent and IM-DD user terminals in all-photonic metro-access converged networks	12
DSP-based inter-channel interference monitoring in flexible wavelength-routed networks	12
Modeling and analysis of coherent metro + PON converged networks for ultra-high speed applications	12
Scaling wavelength selective switches for multi-band and space-division-multiplexed networks	12
Improving the accuracy of QoT estimation with insertion loss distribution evaluation for C + L band transmission systems	12
Experimental evaluation of an SDN controller for open optical-circuit-switched networks	12
Optimizing telemetry forwarding for distributed failure recovery in packet-optical networks	12
Multi-tech sensing in-field demonstration on terrestrial optical data networks	12
Hybrid radio-over-fiber transport system to support heterogeneous indoor mobile network environments	12
AI/ML-as-a-Service for optical network automation: use cases and challenges [Invited]	12
Real-time optical-wireless cooperative switching on wireless quality degradation for end-to-end video delay guarantee	12
Quality-aware resource provisioning for multiband elastic optical networks: a deep-learning-assisted approach	12
Polarity management of multicore fiber-based optical devices in unidirectional and bidirectional spatial channel networks	12
Hybrid quantum-classical computing mechanism for QoT-aware dynamic routing, modulation, and spectrum allocation in a multi-band flexible optical network	12
Experimental demonstration of a multi-core fiber seeded comb optical network (MCF-SCON)	12
Coherent passive optical network: applications, technologies, and specification development [Invited Tutorial]	12
Experimental dataset for developing and testing ML models in optical communication systems	12
Robust GSNR estimation in dynamic C + L-band optical networks: benchmarking a DNN and an Edge-GAT under adversarial attacks	11
Single-wavelength converged IM-DD/coherent PON for heterogeneous ONU coexistence using a broadband MZM and bias optimization	11
Holographic viewpoint rotation prediction-based resource-efficient holographic-type communication service provision in an EON-enabled NG-RAN	11
Scheduled lightpath demand provisioning in fiber space division multiplexing optical networks	11
Blockchain-based trust management collaborative system for transport multi-stakeholder scenarios	11
Photonic device programmability in support of autonomous optical networks	11
Optical access networks to support future 5G and 6G mobile networks [Invited]	11
GNPy as a benchmark for open and disaggregated optical networks	11
100  Gbps quantum-secured and O-RAN-enabled programmable optical transport network for 5G fronthaul	11
Optical Home LAN innovations to meet past, current, and future needs [Invited]	11
Fiber-based photonic integrated sensing and communication: enabling technologies and key challenges	11
HHON: a hierarchical hybrid optical network for data centers with Non-planar FSO shortcuts	11
Photonic WDM switches architecture for multi-band optical networks	11
Optimized design of horseshoe-and-spur filterless networks leveraging point-to-multipoint coherent pluggable transceivers	11
Real-time orchestration of QoS-aware end-to-end slices across a converged Metro and Access network exploiting burst-mode technology	11
Beyond 100G three-dimensional flexible coherent PON with time, frequency, and power resource-allocation capabilities	11
Digital-twin-assisted meta learning for soft-failure localization in ROADM-based optical networks	11
Robust traffic grooming and infrastructure placement in OTN-over-DWDM networks	11
Applications of the OCATA time domain digital twin: from QoT estimation to failure management	11