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Optical communications networks are becoming increasingly important as there is a demand for high capacity links. Wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) is widely deployed in core networks to accommodate high capacity transport systems. Optical components such as optical amplifiers, tunable filters, transceivers, termination devices and addition-drop multiplexers are becoming more reliable and affordable. Access networks and metropolitan area are increasingly built with optical technologies to overcome the electronic bottleneck at the edges of the network. New components and subsystems for very high-speed optical networks offer new design options.
The work of the First International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks presents recent research results of high quality in the areas of optical communications, network components, architectures, protocols, planning, design, management and operation.