Optical Communications Group

This research group is part of the Signal Theory and Communications Department. The key research lines of the Optical Communications Group are related with Photonic Technologies and High-Speed Networking, with results on Optical transmission at high bit rates (SDH at 2.5 Gbps), multigigabit sources and receivers, access techniques (such as CDMA Management and control methods for photonic networks), optical wavelength domain transport networks (WDM, HDWDM, SCM) including wavelength stabilizing and monitoring, transparent optical network architectures based on wavelength routing and reuse, and add/drop multiplexers, and operation, administration and maintenance (OAM) for optical networks in accordance to telecommunication management network (TMN).

Main researchers: Gabriel Junyent Giralt and Jesus Roldan.

Participation in European R&D projects:

• Integrated Opto-Electronics towards the Coherent Multichannel IBCN (R1027, 1988-90).
• Management of Photonic Systems and Networks, MEPHISTO (AC209, 1996-1999).
• Management of Optical Networks, MOON (AC231, 1996-1998).