FY 2026

Invited |
, "3.74 Exabit/s·km Transatlantic-Class C+L-Band SDM Transmission Over 8, 610 km in a 19-Core Randomly-Coupled Multicore Fiber," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 44, no. 16, pp. 7047-7056, Aug. 2026. |
Invited |
, "Five-Fold Partitioned 30 × 30 MIMO Equalization Using Mode-Group Specific Interface Quantization in 15-Mode Fiber SDM Transmission," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 44, no. 16, pp. 6942-6948, Aug. 2026. |
Invited |
, "19.2 THz S+C+L Transmission Over Field-Deployed Coupled-Core Multi-Core Fiber Enabled by Distributed Raman Amplification," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 44, no. 16, pp. 7064-7072, Aug. 2026. |
Invited |
, "Coexisting QKD and Real-Time Encrypted High-Speed Fiber-Optic Communication in Field-Deployed Multi-Core Fibers," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 44, no. 16, pp. 6894-6903, Aug. 2026. |
[1] |
, "Experimental Demonstration of a Low-Cost Petabit-per-Second SDM Network Node," OPTICS EXPRESS, vol. 8, no. 20, pp. 13894-13902, Apr. 2026. |

[46] |
, "10.33 Pb/s GMI Data-Rate S+C+L Transmission over a Standard-250 µm Coating Diameter, 6-Mode, 7-Core Fiber," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[45] |
, "Inter-core Spontaneous Raman Scattering in a 39-core 3-mode/1-mode Heterogeneous Multi-core Fiber System," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), We4-P, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
Invited |
, "Laboratory and Field Experiences Implementing and Evaluating Ultra-Wideband, Petabit per Second, Spatial-Division Multiplexing Systems - Recent Years and Future Prospects," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), We1-A1, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[43] |
, "Unrepeatered 312.5 km Transmission Over a Randomly-Coupled Multicore Fiber With Bidirectional Raman Amplification," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), We5-H4, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[42] |
, "Evaluating the Viability of O-Band Transmission on G.654.C Fibre for Long-Haul Systems," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), We4-P63, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[41] |
, "15 THz, Long-Haul, O-band, Hollow Core Fibre Transmission Supported by Wideband BDFAs," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), We3-H3, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[40] |
, "2.4 Tb/s OCS-based Intra-to-Inter Datacentre IM/DD Links Over 54-km MCF Using Sub-pJ/bit Membrane DML Arrays," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), We3-E4, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[39] |
, "423.7 + 426.5 Tb/s GMI Bi-Directional HCF Transmission," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), We2-D1, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[38] |
, "One Terahertz Full-Field Digital Back-Propagation over 3000 km," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), We4-P62, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
Invited |
, "Space Division Multiplexing for Ultra-High Capacity Optical Communications," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), We2-H1, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[36] |
, "O-band 3.2 Tb/s Kerr Microcomb Coherent Transmission for Short-Reach DCI Links," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), We4-P61, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[35] |
, "Inter-Satellite All-Optical Networks (ISAON): Hands-on Demonstration of Orbit-Aware Routing Design and WDM Ground-Emulator Control," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[34] |
, "Field Demonstration of QKD–Classical Coexistence with Real-Time Encryption over Multi-Core Fiber," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), Tu4-D3, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[33] |
, "MIMO Channel Memory Requirements for Randomly-Coupled Multicore Fiber Networks," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), Tu1-B2, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[32] |
, "172 Tb/s GMI, O-band Coherent Transmission with OSNR Optimization," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), Tu1-G5, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[31] |
, "Two-Pump Distributed Parametric Amplification of 25x 32Gbaud 16-QAM Channels over 25 km SSMF with ~20dB Gain," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), Mo4-P2, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[30] |
, "375 km, Unrepeatered Transmission Using a Erbium-Doped, Tellurite Fiber Based, 69 nm bandwidth, ROPA," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), Mo4-P58, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[29] |
, "Rayleigh Fingerprint-Based DAS over a 688-km Repeatered Link with Co-Propagating 15-Tb/s WDM Transmission," European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC2026), Mo5-A2, Malaga, Sep. 2026. |
[28] |
, "Evaluation of Mode-Dependent Raman Gain in Field-Deployed Multi-Mode Fibers with Distributed Amplification," Photonics in Switching and Computing, ThP1-A2.5, Valencia, Sep. 2026. |
[27] |
, "In-Service EDFA Anomaly Localization Using 256-Ary B-Modulation," Photonics in Switching and Computing, Valencia, Sep. 2026. |
[26] |
, "316 Gb/s, DML-Based, Raman-Amplified, Short-Reach O-Band Optical Interconnect," Photonics in Switching and Computing, WeP1-B1.3, Valencia, Sep. 2026. |
Invited |
, "Ultra-High-Capacity SDM Transmission and Switching based on Randomly-Coupled Multicore Fibers," Photonics in Switching and Computing, WeP1-A2.1 , Valencia, Sep. 2026. |
[24] |
, "Attenuation and return loss of random mated single-mode weakly coupled 4-core rectangular ferrule multi-fibre connectors," International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), Aug. 2026. |
Post Deadline |
, "First Coherent Mode-Division Multiplexed Transmission at 1 μm Over Standard G.652 Fibre," Advanced Photonics Congress, JTh3A.3, Long Beach, Jul. 2026. |
Invited |
, "SRS in deployed coupled.core multi-core fibers: Characterization and transmission," International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON 2026), Th.A4.3, Prague, Jul. 2026. |
Invited |
, "Long Haul Transmission Using High Mode-count FMFs," IEEE Summer Topicals, WB1.2, Tulum, Jul. 2026. |
Invited |
, "Phase-coherent transmission of wavelength- and space-division multiplexed channels with CW-seeded parametric optical frequency combs," IEEE Summer Topicals, WB2.1, Tulum, Jul. 2026. |
Invited |
, "Characterization of Stimulated and Spontaneous Raman Scattering in Deployed Multi-Mode Fibers," IEEE Summer Topicals, TuB1.3, Tulum, Jul. 2026. |
Invited |
, "Ultra-High-Capacity Long-Distance Transmission in a 19-Core Randomly-Coupled Multicore Fiber," IEEE Summer Topicals, TuB1.2, Jul. 2026. |
[17] |
, "Distributed Fiber-Optic Acoustic Sensing in a 14-span, 688-km Link with EDFA-Based Bidirectional Repeaters," IEEE Summer Topicals, TuG2.3, Tulum, Jul. 2026. |
Invited |
, "Characterization and Comparison of Lithium Niobate Dual-Polarization In-Phase Quadrature Modulators for Transmission Systems from O- to U-Band," IEEE Summer Topicals, TuB1.4, Tulum, Jul. 2026. |
Invited |
, "Characterization and Comparison of Lithium Niobate Dual-Polarization In-Phase Quadrature Modulators for Transmission Systems from O- to U-Band," IEEE Summer Topicals, TuB1.4, Tulum, Jul. 2026. |
[14] |
, "Demonstration of Rate-Adaptive, Multi-Rate Quality-of-Transmission Estimation in Inter Satellite All Optical Networks," Opto-electronics and Communications Conference (OECC2026), Busan, Jul. 2026. |
[13] |
, "Optical Characteristics of SC-Type End-Capped Hollow-Core Fiber Connector," Opto-electronics and Communications Conference (OECC2026), Busan, Jul. 2026. |
[12] |
, "Inter-core Spontaneous Raman Scattering in Multi-band Multi-core Fiber Optical Systems," Opto-electronics and Communications Conference (OECC2026), Tu3B-3, Busan, Jun. 2026. |
Invited |
, "Resilience Enhancement of Optical Networks via Collaborative Resource and Data Sharing," Opto-electronics and Communications Conference (OECC2026), Tu1C-3, Busan, Jun. 2026. |
Invited |
, "Distributed Acoustic Sensing and High-Capacity Transmission over EDFA-Repeatered Links," Italian Conference on Optics and Photonics (ICOP2026), W1A.1, L'Aquila, Jun. 2026. |
Invited |
, "S+C+L-Band Transmission over a Field-Deployed Coupled-Core Multi-Core Fiber," Italian Conference on Optics and Photonics (ICOP2026), T2C.2, L'Aquila, Jun. 2026. |
[8] |
, "High-Capacity Transmission over Flexible Heterogeneous Multimode Systems Enabled by Simplified MIMO Approaches," Italian Conference on Optics and Photonics (ICOP2026), T2C.3, L'Aquila, Jun. 2026. |
[7] |
, "Mode-Resolved Raman Gain Profiling of a Multimode Fiber," Italian Conference on Optics and Photonics (ICOP2026), T2C.4, L'Aquila, Jun. 2026. |
[6] |
, "Field Demonstration of Real-time Encryption Coexisting with QKD-Classical over Multi-Core Fiber," Italian Conference on Optics and Photonics (ICOP2026), T3B.25, L'Aquila, Jun. 2026. |
Invited |
, "400 nm O- to U-band characterization of dual-polarization lithium-niobate in-phase quadrature modulators," Italian Conference on Optics and Photonics (ICOP2026), T1C.1, L'Aauila, Jun. 2026. |
[4] |
, "Multicore Fiber Crosstalk with Longitudinally Varying Mode Coupling Coefficient," Italian Conference on Optics and Photonics (ICOP2026), L'Aquila, Jun. 2026. |
[3] |
, "A quest for capacity: SDM and beyond," Italian Conference on Optics and Photonics (ICOP2026), L'Aquila, Jun. 2026. |
[2] |
, "On the Spectral Efficiency of Spatial Division Multiplexing Systems Beyond the C and L Bands," IEEE Communication Theory Workshop, pp. PS1-20, Sao Miguel, May 2026. |
Keynote |
, "The Role of Ultra-Wideband and Spatial Division Multiplexing in Evolving Fiber Networks," International Conference on Optical Network Design and Modelling, Munich, May 2026. |