PCSN 2016 - 5th Colloquium on Photonic Communications Systems and Networks

Rapid advances in optical technologies have been an impetus for deploying photonics in access, storage, backbone and grid networks, hence realizing the long standing quest for transporting data at multi-terabit rates. In particular, long-haul domains have seen significant induction of advanced dense wavelength-division multiplexing technology, while coarse WDM technologies have steadily permeated into the more focused metro/regional and edge domains. A complementary advancement has been the development of next generation SONET/SDH grooming technologies. Challenges today are the advanced functions that photonics may complement rather than just replacing electronics. This colloquium on Photonic Communication Systems and Networks seeks to showcase the latest developments in key open areas of optical communication networks and emergent service paradigms.