Guest EditorialUltra Wideband WDM Systems

Antonio Napoli, Johannes Karl Fischer, Shu Namiki, Mark M. Filer, and Vittorio Curri

J. Lightwave Technol. 38(5), 998-1001 (2020)  View: PDF

Wavelength-Division Demultiplexing Enhanced by Silicon-Photonic Tunable Filters in Ultra-Wideband Optical-Path Networks

Yojiro Mori, Eiji Honda, Ryuta Shiraki, Keijiro Suzuki, Hiroyuki Matsuura, Hitoshi Kawashima, Shu Namiki, Kazuhiro Ikeda, and Ken-Ichi Sato

J. Lightwave Technol. 38(5), 1002-1009 (2020)  View: PDF

Hollow Silica Photonic Crystal Fiber Guiding 101 Orbital Angular Momentum Modes Without Phase Distortion in C+L Band

Seongjin Hong, Yong Soo Lee, Hyucksu Choi, Chai Quan, Yan Li, Soeun Kim, and Kyunghwan Oh

J. Lightwave Technol. 38(5), 1010-1018 (2020)  View: PDF

On Numerical Simulations of Ultra-Wideband Long-Haul Optical Communication Systems

Paolo Serena, Chiara Lasagni, Simone Musetti, and Alberto Bononi

J. Lightwave Technol. 38(5), 1019-1031 (2020)  View: PDF

Effect of Channel Launch Power on Fill Margin in C+L Band Elastic Optical Networks

Abhijit Mitra, Daniel Semrau, Nishant Gahlawat, Anand Srivastava, Polina Bayvel, and Andrew Lord

J. Lightwave Technol. 38(5), 1032-1040 (2020)  View: PDF

Band-Division vs. Space-Division Multiplexing: A Network Performance Statistical Assessment

Alessio Ferrari, Emanuele Virgillito, and Vittorio Curri

J. Lightwave Technol. 38(5), 1041-1049 (2020)  View: PDF

Opportunities and Challenges of C+L Transmission Systems

Mattia Cantono, Rene Schmogrow, Matt Newland, Vijay Vusirikala, and Tad Hofmeister

J. Lightwave Technol. 38(5), 1050-1060 (2020)  View: PDF

A Study on the Effect of Ultra-Wide Band WDM on Optical Transmission Systems

Seiji Okamoto, Kyo Minoguchi, Fukutaro Hamaoka, Kengo Horikoshi, Asuka Matsushita, Masanori Nakamura, Etsushi Yamazaki, and Yoshiaki Kisaka

J. Lightwave Technol. 38(5), 1061-1070 (2020)  View: PDF

Recent Advances in 100+nm Ultra-Wideband Fiber-Optic Transmission Systems Using Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

Jeremie Renaudier, Aymeric Arnould, Amirhossein Ghazisaeidi, Dylan Le Gac, Patrick Brindel, Elie Awwad, Mathilde Makhsiyan, Karim Mekhazni, Fabrice Blache, Aurelien Boutin, Laurent Letteron, Yann Frignac, Nick Fontaine, David Neilson, and Mohand Achouche

J. Lightwave Technol. 38(5), 1071-1079 (2020)  View: PDF

Optimized Design and Challenges for C&L Band Optical Line Systems

Victor Lopez, Benyuan Zhu, Daniela Moniz, Nelson Costa, Joao Pedro, Xian Xu, Ales Kumpera, Lee Dardis, Jeff Rahn, and Steve Sanders

J. Lightwave Technol. 38(5), 1080-1091 (2020)  View: PDF