Optical Fiber Telecommunications VIII
- 8th Edition - June 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editor: Alan Willner
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 3 8 0 4 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 4 3 8 0 5 - 9
Optical Fiber Telecommunications VIII is the latest instalment in a prestigious series that has chronicled the advancements in lightwave communications since its inception in 1979.… Read more
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Optical Fiber Telecommunications VIII is the latest instalment in a prestigious series that has chronicled the advancements in lightwave communications since its inception in 1979. This book is meticulously designed for engineers and scientists who are engaged in the cutting-edge research and development of optical communication systems and components. It serves as an invaluable resource for professionals and graduate students alike, offering comprehensive insights into the latest technological advancements. The book is also an ideal reference for R&D engineers, managers, optical systems implementers, university researchers, network operators, and investors who are keen on understanding the current trends and future directions in the field. The book is structured to cover significant developments in the optical communications landscape over the past seven years, with contributions from leading experts in academia and industry. The chapters are expected to provide authoritative and detailed discussions on various topics, such as low-loss hollow-core fibers, photonic integrated circuits, quantum communications, and THz communication links. The inclusion of innovative subjects like digital twins for optical networks and the integration of optical technologies into the 6G wireless standard highlights the book's forward-looking approach. As the demand for data capacity and bandwidth continues to surge, Optical Fiber Telecommunications VIII captures the rich and varied technical innovations that are shaping the future of global communications infrastructure.
• A new edition of a highly renowned book that has presented the advances in Lightwave communications since 1979, written by leading authorities from both academia and industry, ensuring that the content is both authoritative and cutting-edge.
• Comprehensive Coverage on a wide array of topics, from low-loss hollow-core fibers to quantum communication systems and THz communication links.
• Covers both device/subsystem technologies as well as system/network technologies
• An invaluable resource for R&D engineers, managers, network operators and university researchers
• Comprehensive Coverage on a wide array of topics, from low-loss hollow-core fibers to quantum communication systems and THz communication links.
• Covers both device/subsystem technologies as well as system/network technologies
• An invaluable resource for R&D engineers, managers, network operators and university researchers
R&D engineers and managers, optical systems implementers, university researchers and students, network operators, and investors.
A. Devices/Subsystems Technologies
1. Low-loss and low-nonlinearity hollow-core fibers using nanostructures
2. Co-packaging of low-power, high-speed electrical & optical devices
3. Photonic integrated circuits using heterogeneous materials
4. Capabilities of worldwide foundries for advanced photonics integrated circuits (Si, and beyond Si)
5. Thin-film lithium niobate for high-speed and low-power modulators
6. Programmable optical circuits (e.g., Mach-Zehnder arrays)
7. Photonic integrated circuits for quantum communications
8. Devices for space-division-multiplexing (e.g., multiplexers, mode converters, fibers, waveguides)
9. On-chip optical amplifiers
B. System and Network Technologies
10. Digital twins for optical networks
11. Multi-band fiber transmission systems (including O band)
12. Quantum communication systems
13. Classical satellite communication networks (including radiation hardening)
14. Underwater optical communication systems
15. THz communication links enabled by optical technologies
16. Sensing using transmission fibers (e.g., earthquakes)
17. Optical technologies being incorporated into the 6G wireless standard
18. High-speed optical access networks (e.g., coherent PON)
19. Implementing machine learning to enhance performance of optical networks
1. Low-loss and low-nonlinearity hollow-core fibers using nanostructures
2. Co-packaging of low-power, high-speed electrical & optical devices
3. Photonic integrated circuits using heterogeneous materials
4. Capabilities of worldwide foundries for advanced photonics integrated circuits (Si, and beyond Si)
5. Thin-film lithium niobate for high-speed and low-power modulators
6. Programmable optical circuits (e.g., Mach-Zehnder arrays)
7. Photonic integrated circuits for quantum communications
8. Devices for space-division-multiplexing (e.g., multiplexers, mode converters, fibers, waveguides)
9. On-chip optical amplifiers
B. System and Network Technologies
10. Digital twins for optical networks
11. Multi-band fiber transmission systems (including O band)
12. Quantum communication systems
13. Classical satellite communication networks (including radiation hardening)
14. Underwater optical communication systems
15. THz communication links enabled by optical technologies
16. Sensing using transmission fibers (e.g., earthquakes)
17. Optical technologies being incorporated into the 6G wireless standard
18. High-speed optical access networks (e.g., coherent PON)
19. Implementing machine learning to enhance performance of optical networks
- Edition: 8
- Latest edition
- Published: June 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Alan Willner
Alan E. Willner received a PhD from Columbia University, as well as a BA and an Honorary Degree from Yeshiva University. He worked at AT&T Bell Labs and Bellcore, and is currently the Steven & Kathryn Sample Chair in Engineering at the University of Southern California. He is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering and international fellow of the UK Royal Academy of Engineering. He received the IEEE Sumner Award; Presidential Faculty Fellows Award from the White House; SPIE President’s Award; Bush, Fulbright, Guggenheim, and Packard Fellowships; OSA Forman Award; and Egleston Medal from Columbia Engineering Alumni Association. He was Co-chair of the US National Academies’ study on Optics & Photonics; President of The Optical Society and the IEEE Photonics Society; and Editor-in-Chief of Optics Letters and Journal of Lightwave Technology.
Affiliations and expertise
Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, Viterbi School of Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA