Introduction -- The Evolution of Optical Transport Networks -- Part A: Optical Subsystems for Transmission and Switching -- Optical fiber and cables -- Optical amplifiers -- Optical transponders -- Optical transponder components -- Digital signal processing for optical transceivers -- Forward Error Correction for optical transponders -- Optical node architectures -- Fiber Nonlinearity and Optical System Performance -- Space-division multiplexing -- Part B: Core Networks -- Carrier network architectures and resiliency -- Standards for optical transport networks -- Routing and wavelength (spectrum) assignment -- Traffic grooming -- Dynamic control of optical networks -- Cross-layer design -- Optical network virtualization -- Metro networks architectures -- Energy efficiency in optical networks -- Packet- and burst-switched optical network architectures -- Part C: Datacenter and Super-Computer Networking -- Evolving requirements and trends of datacenters networks -- Evolving requirements and trends of HPC -- Intra-Datacenter network architectures -- System aspects for optical interconnect transceivers -- Optical switching for Data Center Networks -- Part D: Optical Access and Wireless Networks -- Introduction to Optical Access Networks -- Current TDM PONs -- Emerging PONs -- Advanced PON Architectures -- Long-reach PON and access/metro integration -- Digital optical front-haul technologies and architectures -- Analog optical front-haul technologies and architectures -- Optical networking for 5G and fiber-wireless convergence -- Free-space optical links for communication networks -- Visible Light Communications -- Optical communications for avionics and autonomous vehicles.

This handbook is an authoritative, comprehensive reference on optical networks, the backbone of today’s communication and information society. The book reviews the many underlying technologies that enable the global optical communications infrastructure, but also explains current research trends targeted towards continued capacity scaling and enhanced networking flexibility in support of an unabated traffic growth fueled by ever-emerging new applications. The book is divided into four parts: Optical Subsystems for Transmission and Switching, Core Networks, Datacenter and Super-Computer Networking, and Optical Access and Wireless Networks. Each chapter is written by world-renown experts that represent academia, industry, and international government and regulatory agencies. Every chapter provides a complete picture of its field, from entry-level information to a snapshot of the respective state-of-the-art technologies to emerging research trends, providing something useful for the novice who wants to get familiar with the field to the expert who wants to get a concise view of future trends.