List of conference papers

  1. Vladislav Neskorniuk, Pedro J. Freire, Antonio Napoli, Bernhard Spinnler, Wolfgang Schairer, Jaroslaw E. Prilepsky, Nelson Costa, Sergei K. Turitsyn, Simplifying the Supervised Learning of Kerr Nonlinearity Compensation Algorithms by Data Augmentation, ECOC 2020

  2. Pedro J. Freire, Vladislav Neskornuik, Antonio Napoli, Bernhard Spinnler, Nelson Costa, Jaroslaw E. Prilepsky, Emilio Riccardi, Sergei K. Turitsyn, Experimental Verification of Complex-Valued Artificial Neural Network for Nonlinear Equalization in Coherent Optical Communication Systems, ECOC 2020

  3. Johan Bäck, Paul Wright, John Ambrose, Aaron Chase, Matt Jary, Fady Masoud, Neil Sugden, Gordon Wardrop, Antonio Napoli, João Pedro, Md Asif Iqbal, Andrew Lord, David Welch, CAPEX Savings Enabled by Point-to-Multipoint Coherent Pluggable Optics Using Digital Subcarrier Multiplexing in Metro Aggregation Networks, ECOC 2020

  4. R. Kraemer, F. Nakamura, H. Tsuda, Antonio Napoli, N. Calabretta, S-, C- and L-Band Photonic Integrated Wavelength Selective Switch}, ECOC 2020

  5. Bruno Correia, Rasoul Sadeghi, Emanuele Virgillito, Antonio Napoli, Nelson Costa, Joao Pedro, Vittorio Curri, Networking Performance of Power Optimized C+L+S Multiband Transmission, IEEE GLOBECOM, 2020

  6. Rasoul Sadeghi, Bruno Correia, Emanuele Virgillito, Nelson Costa, Joao Pedro, Antonio Napoli, Vittorio Curri, "Multi Bands Network Performance Assessmentfor Different System Upgrades", IPC 2020

  7. Matheus Sena, Yaonian Cui, Gerrit Fiol, Behnam Shariati, Antonio Napoli, Johannes K. Fischer, Martin Schell, Ronald Freund, Performance Evaluation of InP-based DP-IQ Modulators for Multiband Transmission Systems, ICTON 2020, invited

  8. Han Sun, Mehdi Torbatian, Mehdi Karimi, Robert Maher, Sandy Thomson, Mohsen Tehrani, Yuliang Gao, Ales Kumpera, George Soliman, Aditya Kakkar, Mohammad Osman, Ziad A. El-Sahn, Clayton Doggart, Weikun Hou, Shailesh Sutarwala, Yuejian Wu, Mohammad Reza Chitgarha, Vikrant Lal, Huan-Shang Tsai, Scott Corzine, Jiaming Zhang, John Osenbach, Sanketh Buggaveeti, Zulfikar Morbi, Miguel Iglesias Olmedo, Irene Leung, Xian Xu, Parmijit Samra, Vince Dominic, Steve Sanders, Mehrdad Ziari, Antonio Napoli, Bernhard Spinnler, Kuang-Tsan Wu, Parthiban Kandappan, "800G over 1000 km enabled by real-time DSP ASIC employing Probabilistic Shaping and DigitalSub-Carrier Multiplexing", ICTON 2020, invited

  9. N. Sambo, A. Ferrari, Antonio Napoli, N. Costa, J. Pedro, B. Sommerkorn-Krombholz, P. Castoldi, V. Curri, Beyond C-band in optical networks, ICTON 2020, invited

  10. A. D’Amico, E. London, E. Virgillito, Antonio Napoli, V. Curri, "Quality of Transmission Estimation for Planning of Disaggregated Optical Networks", ONDM 2020

  11. Emanuele Virgillito, Rasoul Sadeghi, Alessio Ferrari, Antonio Napoli, Bruno Correia, Vittorio Curri, "Network Performance Assessment with Non-Uniform Node Distribution in C+L Upgrades vs. Fiber Doubling SDM Solutions", ONDM 2020

  12. S. Barzegar, E. Virgillito, M. Ruiz, A. Ferrari, Antonio Napoli, V. Curri, L. Velasco, Soft-Failure Localization and Device Working Parameters Estimation in Disaggregated Scenarios, OFC 2020

  13. E. Virgillito, R. Sadeghi, A. Ferrari, G. Borraccini, Antonio Napoli, V. Curri, "Network Performance Assessment of C+L Upgrades vs. Fiber Doubling SDM Solutions", OFC 2020

  14. J. Tabares, J. Camilo Velasquez, Antonio Napoli, Josep Prat, "Direct Amplitude-phase modulated dual-EML 10 Gb/s optical transmitter, ECOC 2019, Dublin.

    • Abstract: We demonstrate a simple 8-ary coherent transmitter by simultaneous amplitude and phase modulation of an integrated dual-EML. Results at 10 Gb/s indicate enhanced sensitivity and narrower channel spacing compared with conventional PONs, demonstrating its feasibility for next generation access networks with low-complexity coherent transceiver

  15. Nicola Sambo, Alessio Ferrari, Antonio Napoli, Nelson Costa, João Pedro, Bernd Sommerkohrn-Krombholz, Piero Castoldi, Vittorio Curri, "Provisioning in multi-band optical networks: a C+L+S-Band use case", ECOC 2019

    • Abstract: Multi-band optical transmission promises to extend the lifetime of currently deployed networks. We propose a provisioning scheme tailored for multi-band systems. We show how it attains a considerable reduction of the blocking probability, despite GSNR penalties in C-band, achieving a fourfold increase in accommodated traffic.

  16. Johannes Karl Fischer, Pablo Wilke Berenguer, Behnam Shariati, Antonio Napoli, Erwan Pincemin, Alessio Ferrari, Vittorio Curri, Nelson Costa, João Pedro, "Optical Multi-Band Networks: Maximizing Lifetime of Deployed Fiber Infrastructure", invited, OSA APC 2019

    • Abstract: Optical multi-band networks provide an option for scaling the capacity of single-mode fiber with the continuously increasing demand. Achievable capacities are reviewed and challenges to realize them in deployed systems are highlighted.

  17. Ginni Khanna, Yaron Yoffe, Erik de Man, Eyal Wohlgemuth, Bernhard Spinnler, Stefano Calabro, Antonio Napoli, Norbert Hanik, Dan Sadot, Experimental Verification of 400G 64QAM using 4 bits DACs Enabled by Digital Resolution Enhancer, top scored paper, ECOC 2018

    • Abstract: Employing DACs with low resolution plays a significant role in reducing the transponder power consumption. We experimentally verified the benefit of a digital resolution enhancer by transmitting WDM 400G-64QAM using a 4 physical bits DAC over DCI distances.

  18. Alessio Ferrari, Antonio Napoli, Johannes K. Fischer, Nelson Costa, João Pedro, Nicola Sambo, Erwan Pincemin, Bernd Sommerkohrn-Krombholz, Vittorio Curri, "Upgrade Capacity Scenarios Enabled by Multi-band Optical Systems", CLEO Europe 2019, invited

    • Abstract: The ITU-G.652D is the most deployed optical fiber worldwide and presents a wide low-loss window with negligible water absorption peak. Multi-band systems exploit this characteristic to increase the transmission capacity. In this work, we show the optical degradation in terms of generalized signal-to-noise ratio, on different bands, resulting from successive channel upgrades until the complete low-loss window is occupied

  19. Alessio Ferrari, Antonio Napoli , Nelson Costa, Johannes K. Fischer, Joao Pedro, Wladek Forysiak, Andre Richter, Erwan Pincemin, Vittorio Curri, "Multi-band optical systems to enable ultra-high speed transmission", CLEO Europe 2019, invited

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  20. Robert Emmerich, Antonio Napoli, Vittorio Curri, Nelson Costa, Joao Pedro and Johannes Fischer, On the prospects of multi-band WDM transmission, ACP 2018, invited

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  21. Johannes K. Fischer, Mattia Cantono, Vittorio Curri, Ralf-Peter Braun, Nelson Costa, João Pedro, Erwan Pincemin , Philippe Doaré, Claude Le Bouëtté, Antonio Napoli, Maximizing the Capacity of Installed Optical Fiber Infrastructure Via Wideband Transmission, ICTON, invited, 2018

    • Abstract: Optical wideband communication systems aim at transmitting over several, if not all, of the low-loss windows of single-mode fibre, i.e. the O-, E-, S-, C-, and L-band. Recently, there has been a clear trend in the industry to support additional bands beyond C-band. While C+L-band solutions are close to commercialization and first products are emerging, the research focus is shifting to supporting also the S-band and, finally, the whole O- to L-band (resulting in a total transmission bandwidth of 365 nm). This contribution highlights the perspectives of wideband communication systems for optical networks, providing a realistic roadmap for their deployment. Particular emphasis is paid on a first analysis to estimate the maximum transmittable capacity over these systems.

  22. N. Costa, A. Napoli, T. Rahman and J. Pedro, Transponder Requirements for 600 Gb/s Data Center Interconnection, SppCom, 2018

    • Abstract: The requirements for 600 Gb/s single wavelength transmission in short links, namely data center interconnections, are assessed. It is shown that 600 Gb/s transmission is possible using available components and digital pre-emphasis

  23. J. Tabares, Antonio Napoli, V. Polo, S. Calabrò, B. Sommerkorn-Krombholz, B. Spinnler, J. Prat, Digital Pre-emphasis for 10Gb/s with Low-cost Directly Phase-Modulated Lasers for PONs, Digital Pre-emphasis for 10Gb/s with Low-cost Directly Phase-Modulated Lasers for PONs, SppCom, 2018

    • Abstract: We apply digital pre-emphasis to compensate for the frequency response non-idealities of low-cost optical transmitters. It enables transmission beyond 10Gb/s with 2/4/8-DPSK using directly modulated lasers and coherent detection for optical access.

  24. A. Napoli, N. Costa, J. K. Fischer, J. Pedro, S. Abrate, N. Calabretta, W. Forysiak, E. Pincemin, J. P. F-P. Gimenez, C. Matrakidis, G. Roelkens, V. Curri, Towards multiband optical systems, SppCom, invited, 2018

    • Abstract: Multiband transmission is a valid option to significantly increase fiber capacity and efficiently utilize the available and deployed optical fiber infrastructure. In this contribution, we evaluate its challenges and possible implementation.

  25. Antonio Napoli, N. Calabretta, J. K. Fischer, N. Costa, S. Abrate, J. Pedro, V. Lopez, V. Curri, D. Zibar, E. Pincemin, S. Grot, G. Roelkens, C. Matrakidis , W. Forysiak, Perspectives of Multi-band Optical Communication Systems, OECC, invited, 2018

    • Abstract: In this paper, we discuss the state-of-the-art of components and technology to enable multi-band transmission over single mode fibers (SMFs). A full overview on the most relevant challenges is provided.

  26. J. K. Fischer, M. Cantono, V. Curri, R.-P. Braun, N. Costa, J. Pedro, E. Pincemin, P. Doaré, C. Le Bouëtté, Antonio Napoli, Maximizing the Capacity of Installed Optical Fiber Infrastructure Via Wideband Transmission, ICTON, invited, 2018

    • Abstract: Optical wideband communication systems aim at transmitting over several, if not all, of the low-loss windows of single-mode fibre, i.e. the O-, E-, S-, C-, and L-band. Recently, there has been a clear trend in the industry to support additional bands beyond C-band. While C+L-band solutions are close to commercialization and first products are emerging, the research focus is shifting to supporting also the S-band and, finally, the whole O- to L-band (resulting in a total transmission bandwidth of 365 nm). This contribution highlights the perspectives of wideband communication systems for optical networks, providing a realistic roadmap for their deployment. Particular emphasis is paid on a first analysis to estimate the maximum transmittable capacity over these systems.

  27. A. Napoli and J. Pedro, Getting the Most from Currently Deployed Optical Fibre Infrastructure, Fiber Systems online, 2017

    • Abstract: Once dark fiber resources are exhausted, the most favorable economical solution would be to develop the required photonic components to extend the fiber bandwidth, rather than to immediately deploy new cables, and additionally light up several parallel fiber systems.

  28. T. Rahman, B. Spinnler, S. Calabro, E. De Man, Antonio Napoli, B. Sommerkorn-Krombholz, A. M. J. Koonen, C. M. Okonkwo, H. de Waardt, "Flexible Data-rate and Reach Transmission Employing Hybrid Modulation and Scrambled Coherent Superposition, ECOC 2017

    • Abstract: Subcarrier multiplexing hybrid QAM combined with coherent superposition is proposed to achieve flexibility in spectral efficiency (SE) and reach. Experimental evaluation over SSMF shows scalable SE from 4.9 to 1.2 bit/s/Hz with maximum reach from 2000 to 15500 km, respectively.

  29. G. Khanna, T. Rahman, E. de Man, E. Riccardi, A. Pagano, A. Chiado Piat, B. Spinnler, S. Calabro, D. Rafique, U Feiste, H. de Waardt, B. Sommerkorn-Krombholz, T. Drenski, M. Bohn, Antonio Napoli, N. Hanik, "Comparison of Single Carrier 200G 4QAM, 8QAM and 16QAM in a WDM Field Trial Demonstration over 612 km SSMF ", ECOC, 2016.

    • Abstract: We present results of a field trial carried on Telecom Italia EDFA-only legacy link with 0.3 dB/km average fiber attenuation. Single carrier 200G WDM DP-4QAM, DP-8QAM and DP-16QAM were successfully transmitted with system margin of 4.1 dB, 4.3 dB and 2.6 dB respectively.

  30. Antonio Napoli, Talha Rahman, Ginni Khanna, Pablo Wilke Berenguer, Bernhard Spinnler, Stefano Calabrò, Johannes K. Fischer, Marc Bohn, "Digital Pre-Distortion Techniques for Next Generation Bandwidth Variable Transponders", invited, OSA SppCom, 2016

    • Abstract: Next generation bandwidth variable transponders require digital pre-compensation techniques (DPC) to generate high order high symbol rate modulation formats. In this invited paper, we revise recently proposed DPC techniques for optical transponders.

  31. Arnold Mattheus, Matthias Gunkel, Antonio Napoli, Gert Grammel "Black Link versus Cutting Edge Transceivers: A Comparison for Next Generation WDM optical Networks", invited, OFC, 2016

  32. Antonio Napoli, Stefano Calabro, Danish Rafique, Robert Palmer, Bernhard Spinnler, Marc Bohn "Adaptive Digital Pre-Emphasis for High Speed Digital Analogue Converters", pp. Th2A.36, OFC, 2016

  33. T. Rahman, D. Rafique, B. Spinnler, M. Bohn, Antonio Napoli, C. M. Okonkwo, Huug de Waardt, "Digital Subcarrier Multiplexed Hybrid QAM for Data-rate Flexibility and ROADM Filtering Tolerance", OFC, 2016

  34. T. Rahman, D. Rafique, B. Spinnler, M. Bohn, Antonio Napoli, C. M. Okonkwo, Huug de Waardt, "38.4Tb/s Transmission of Single-Carrier Serial Line-Rate 400Gb/s PM-64QAM over 328km for Metro and Data Center Interconnect Applications", OFC, 2016

  35. D. Rafique, T. Rahman, B. Spinnler, E. Pincemin, S. Calabro, E. de Man, U. Feiste, J. Slovak, Antonio Napoli, C. Le Bouette, J. Jauffrit, S. Bordais, G. Khanna, N. Hanik, C. Okonkwo, M. Kuschnerov, A. Koonen, C. Dourthe, B. Raguenes, T. Drenski, B. Sommerkorn-Krombholz, H. de Waardt, and M. Bohn, "Multi-Flex Field Trial over 762km of G.652 SSMF Using Programmable Modulation Formats up to 64QAM", OFC, 2016

  36. O. Gonzalez de Dios, R. Casellas, F. Paolucci, Antonio Napoli et al., "First Demonstration of Multi-vendor and Multi-domain EON with S-BVT and Control Interoperability over Pan-European Testbed", PDP paper, ECOC, 2015

    • Abstract: The operation of multi-domain and multi-vendor EONs can be achieved by interoperable Sliceable Bandwidth Variable Transponders, a GMPLS / BGP-LS-based control plane and a planningtool. This paper reports the first full demonstration and validation this end-to-end architecture.

  37. Talha Rahman, F. Fresi, Antonio Napoli, G. Meloni, L. Potí, N. Sambo, D. Rafique, M. Nölle, C. Schubert, C. M. Okonkwo , H. de Waardt, M. Bohn, "Experimental Comparison of 1.28 Tb/s Nyquist WDM vs. Time-Frequency Packing", Photonics in Switching, 2015

  38. Antonio Napoli, T. Rahman, G. Meloni, J. Pedro, F. Cugini, F. Fresi, N. Sambo, D. Rafique, M. Bohn, L. Potí, "Towards DSP Technology Interoperability for Next Generation Metro / Regional Optical Networks", Photonics in Switching, 2015

  39. T. Rahman, D. Rafique, B. Spinnler, E. Pincemin, C. Le Bouette, J. Jauffrit, S. Calabro, E. de Man, S. Bordais, U. Feiste, J. Slovak, Antonio Napoli, G. Khanna, N. Hanik, C. Andre, C. Okonkwo, M. Kuschnerov, A. Koonen, C. Dourthe, B. Raguenes, B. Sommerkorn-Krombholz, M. Bohn, H. de Waardt, "Record Field Demonstration of C-band Multi-Terabit 16QAM, 32QAM and 64QAM over 762km of SSMF", PDP paper, OECC 2015

    • Abstract: We demonstrate a record 38.4Tb/s 64QAM C - band transmission over 762km of field deployed SSMF fiber, connecting Lyon and Marseille, France, employing hybrid EDFA - Raman amplification and achieve a spectral efficiency of 8b/s/Hz. Furthermore, we demonstrate, for the first time to our knowledge, flexi - rate transmission over the same commercial link, using quad - carrier 1Tb/s 16QAM (24.0 Tb/s), 1Tb/s 32QAM (32.0 Tb/s) and 1.2Tb/s 64QAM (38.4 Tb/s)

  40. Talha Rahman, Danish Rafique, Bernhard Spinnler, Antonio Napoli, and Huug de Waardt, "32 × 1Tb/s C-band Transmission over 1000km employing Three Subcarriers PM-64QAM for Regional Applications", ECOC 2015

  41. Pablo Wilke Berenguer, Talha Rahman, Antonio Napoli, Markus Nölle, Colja Schubert, Johannes Karl Fischer, "Nonlinear Digital Pre-Distortion of Transmitter Components", ECOC 2015

  42. T. Rahman, A. Lobato, D. Rafique, Antonio Napoli, M. Bohn, C. M. Okonkwo, A.M.J. Koonen, H. de Waardt, "Long-haul WDM transmission of 1 Tb/s superchannel", ICTON 2015, invited, Budapest

  43. E. Riccardi, A. Pagano, E. Hugues-Salas, G. Zervas, D. Simeonidou, M. Bohn, Antonio Napoli, D. Rafique, A. D’Errico, N. Sambo, P. Castoldi, T. Rahman, M. Svaluto Moreolo, J. M. Fabrega, M. Gunkel, "Sliceable bandwidth variable transponder: the IDEALIST vision", EuCNC 2015, Paris

  44. P. Layec, A. Dupas, M. Nölle, J. K. Fischer, C. Schubert, J. M. Fabrega, M. Svaluto Moreolo, N. Sambo, G. Meloni, F. Fresi, Antonio Napoli, D. Rafique, M. Bohn, A. D’Errico, T. Rahman, E. Hugues-Salas, Y. Yan, S. Yan, G. Zervas, D. Simeonidou, A. Stavdas, C.Matrakidis, T. Orphanoudakis, "IDEALIST data plane solutions for elastic optical networks", EuCNC 2015, Paris

  45. E. Riccardi, A. Pagano, E. Hugues-Salas, G. Zervas, D. Simeonidou, A. D’Errico, M. Bohn, Antonio Napoli, D. Rafique, M. Nölle, J. Fischer, N. Sambo, P. Castoldi, T. Rahman, M. Svaluto Moreolo, J. M. Fabrega, M. Gunkel, A. Lord, J. Palacios, "Sliceable Bandwidth Variable Transponders for Elastic Optical Networks: the IDEALIST vision", Fotonica 2015

  46. Antonio Napoli, Danish Rafique, Maxim Kuschnerov, Bernhard Spinnler, Vincent A. J. M. Sleiffer, Janis Surof, and Marc Bohn, "Low-Complexity Pre-Emphasis Technique for Next Generation Optical Transceiver", OECC 2015

    • Abstract: We experimentally verified the effectiveness of a novel pre-emphasis technique to compensate limited DAC bandwidth. A gain larger than 1dB/0.1nm OSNR at the 7%-FEC limit has been experimentally verified from 8 up to 32QAM

  47. Danish Rafique, Antonio Napoli, and Bernhard Spinnler, "Intra Super-channel Nonlinearity Mitigation in Uniform and Non-uniform Links Employing Pre-dispersed Spectral Inversion", OECC 2015

    • Abstract: Pre-dispersed spectral inversion enables ∼2.7dB, ∼2.3dB, and ∼1.6dB improvements for SSMF, LAPSCF, and TWC based uniform fiber links, respectively. Non-uniform links employing 50% mixing (worst-case) enable ∼1.3dB and ∼0.5dB improvements for SSMF/LAPSCF and SSMF/TWC fiber-mixes.

  48. Danish Rafique, Antonio Napoli, Talha Rahman, "Beyond 100G Flex-Grid Network Upgrades: On the Traffic Allocation Strategies", OECC 2015

    • Abstract: We report on fiber nonlinearities based traffic allocation strategies, supporting 240Gb/s and 480Gb/s PM-16QAM channel upgrades, and show that, for both high and low dispersion fibers, homogenous and heterogeneous traffic allocation enables comparable transmission performance.

  49. Talha Rahman, Chigo Okonkwo, Huug de Waardt, Danish Rafique, Antonio Napoli, Bernhard Spinnler, "1.28Tb/s Long-haul Superchannel Transmission Employing EDFA-Raman Amplification", OECC 2015

    • Abstract: A long-haul transmission of 1.28Tb/s quad-subcarrier PM-16QAM based superchannel (5.0bit/s/Hz) employing EDFA only/ EDFA-Raman amplification schemes is reported. Maximum recorded reach is 3,000km/ 2,050km and 3,350km/2,250km without and with DBP for LAPSCF/ SSMF, respectively

  50. Talha Rahman, Chigo Okonkwo, Huug de Waardt, Danish Rafique, Antonio Napoli, Bernhard Spinnler, "Nonlinear Performance of 200Gb/s, 400Gb/s and 1Tb/s PM-16QAM Superchannels in Dynamic WDM Traffic Scenario", OECC 2015

    • Abstract: We experimentally evaluate flex-grid network up-grade scenarios, employing variable data rates and modulation formats and show that optical channel power should be assigned with knowledge of existing neighboring traffic to achieve best performance in WDM transmission.

  51. M. Gunkel, A. Mattheus, Antonio Napoli, G. Meloni, F. Fresi, Talha Rahman, " Elastic Black Link for Future Vendor Independent Optical Networks", invited, OFC 2015

    • Abstract: We review the status of Black Link standardization activities, prospects and challenges on possible elastic-optical extensions, and report on the latest experimental achievements on DSP technology compatibility for next generation 1.28 Tb/s PM-16QAM super-channel.

  52. Antonio Napoli , M. M. Mezghanni, D. Rafique, V. A. J. M. Sleiffer, T. Rahman, B. Spinnler, S. Calabrò, M. Bohn, "Novel DAC digital pre-emphasis algorithm for next-generation flexible optical transponders", OFC 2015

    • Abstract: We present a novel digital pre-emphasis algorithm based on the mean-square-error. We numerically demonstrate a significant increase of the maximum transmittable symbol rate for 4- up to 64QAM and experimentally, a ∼ 0.7dBQ-gain for 40GBaud-16QAM.

  53. Antonio Napoli , M. M. Mezghanni, D. Rafique, V. A. J. M. Sleiffer, B. Spinnler, M. Bohn, "Novel digital pre-distortion techniques for low-extinction ratio Mach-Zehnder modulators", OFC 2015

    • Abstract: A novel digital pre-distortion technique for low-extinction ratio modulators is presented. Penalty-free transmission in back-to-back system configuration is reported for 16- and 64QAM at 32GBaud with modulator extinction ratios as low as 14dB.

  54. T. Rahman, D. Rafique, Antonio Napoli, E. de Man, M. Kuschnerov, B. Spinnler, M. Bohn, C.M. Okonkwo, H. de Waardt, "FEC Overhead Optimization for Long-Haul Transmission of PM-16QAM based 400Gb/s Superchannel", ECOC 2014

  55. T. Rahman, D. Rafique, Antonio Napoli, E. de Man, M. Kuschnerov, B. Spinnler, M. Bohn, C.M. Okonkwo, H. de Waardt, "Long-Haul Terabit Transmission (2272km) Employing Digitally Pre-distorted Quad-carrier PM-16QAM Super-channel", ECOC 2014

  56. T. Rahman, Antonio Napoli, D. Rafique, E. de Man, M. Bohn, C.M. Okonkwo, H. de Waardt, "Mitigation of Filtering Penalties in Optical Nodes using Optical Spectral Shaping", ECOC 2014

  57. Antonio Napoli and Juan P. F.-P. Gimenez, "IDEALIST: Technology enablers for spectral elastic optical networks,", EuCNC, Italy, 2014

  58. Antonio Napoli, M. Nölle, D. Rafique, J. K. Fischer, B. Spinnler, T. Rahman, M. M. Mezghanni, and M. Bohn, "On the next generation bandwidth variable transponders for future flexible optical systems", EuCNC, Italy, 2014

  59. Antonio Napoli , C.-Y. Lin, D. Rafique, V. Sleiffer, B. Spinnler, M. Kuschnerov, B. Schmauss, "Latest achievements on digital back propagation", ITG, Workshop, Berlin, 2014

  60. Antonio Napoli, M. M. Mezghanni, D. Rafique, B. Spinnler, M. Kuschnerov„ "Simplified digital pre-distortion techniques for high?speed DAC", ITG, Workshop, Berlin, 2014

  61. M. Nölle, F. Frey, R. Elschner, C. Schmidt-Langhorst, Antonio Napoli and C. Schubert, "Performance Comparison of Different 8QAM Constellations for the Use in Flexible Optical Networks", OFC 2014

  62. Antonio Napoli, D. Rafique, B. Spinnler, M. Kuschnerov, M. Nölle, and Marc Bohn, "Performance Dependence of Single-Carrier Digital Back-Propagation on Fiber Types and Data Rates", OFC 2014

    • Abstract: We extensively compare the performance of single-carrier digital back-propagation applied to different modulation formats and data-rates when different fiber types are considered in an ultra dense WDM system

  63. D. Rafique, T. Rahman, Antonio Napoli, S. Calabrò, and B. Spinnler, "FEC Overhead and Fiber Nonlinearity Mitigation: Performance and Power Consumption Tradeoffs", OFC 2014

  64. D. Rafique, T. Rahman, Antonio Napoli, and B. Spinnler, "Dynamics of Intra Super-channel Fiber Nonlinearity Compensation in Flex-grid Optical Networks", OFC 2014

  65. C-Y. Lin, Antonio Napoli, B. Spinnler, V. Sleiffer, D. Rafique, M. Kuschnerov, M. Bohn, and B. Schmauss, "Adaptive Digital Back-Propagation for Optical Communication Systems", OFC 2014

    • Abstract: We propose an adaptive digital back-propagation method (A-DBP) to self-determine unknown fiber nonlinear coefficient gamma. Performance is experimentally verified with 10×224-Gb/s POLMUX-16QAM over 656km. Optimal DBP performance, without knowledge of gamma, is obtained by A-DBP

  66. Lobato, A.; Ferreira, F.; Rabe, J.; Inan, B.; Adhikari, S.; Kuschnerov, M.; Antonio Napoli; Spinnler, B.; Lankl, B., "Mode-Dependent-Loss Mitigation for Mode-Division Multiplexed Systems", in Advanced Photonics Congress, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2013, invited

  67. A. Lobato, F. Ferreira, J. Rabe, B. Inan, S. Adhikari, M. Kuschnerov, Antonio Napoli, B. Spinnler, B. Lankl, "Mode-Dependent Loss Mitigation for Mode-division Multiplexed Systems", ICTON 2013, invited

  68. Marc Bohn, Antonio Napoli, Antonio D’Errico, Giuseppe Ferraris, Matthias Gunkel, Felipe Jimenez, Patricia Layec, George Zervas, Noberto Amaya, Dimitra Simeonidou, Johannes Karl Fischer, Markus Nölle, Colja Schubert, Nicola Sambo, Filippo Cugini, Piero Castoldi, Michela Svaluto Moreolo, Josep M. Fabrega, Chigo Okonkwo, Huug de Waardt, "Elastic Optical Networks: the Vision of the ICT Project IDEALIST", FUNEMS 2013

  69. M. Kuschnerov, O. Agazzi, Antonio Napoli, V.A.J.M. Sleiffer, S. Calabrò, V. Veljanovski, M. Herrmann, J. Slovak, C. Hofer, U. Bauer, T. Rieger, P. Voois, N. Swenson, M. Bohn, "Advances in Signal Processing", invited, ECOC, 2012

  70. A. Diaz, Antonio Napoli, S. Adhikari, Z. Maalej, A. Lobato, M. Kuschnerov and J. Prat, "Analysis of back-propagation and RF pilot-tone based nonlinearity compensation for a 9x224Gbps POLMUX-16QAM system", OFC 2012

  71. Z. Maalej, Antonio Napoli, V. Sleiffer, M. Kuschnerov, B. Spinnler, N. Hanik, "Reduced complexity back-propagation for optical communication systems", OFC 2012

  72. Z. Maalej, V. Sleiffer, E. Timmers, Antonio Napoli, M. Kuschnerov, B. Spinnler, N. Hanik, "Reduced complexity for back-propagation method algorithm", IEEE LEOS 2011

  73. A. Diaz, Z.Maalej, A. Lobato, S. Adhikari, E. Timmers, Antonio Napoli, M. Kuschnerov, B. Spinnler, J. Prat, "Comparison of single carrier and OFDM with back-propagation and RF pilot tone for a 9x224Gb/s POLMUX-16QAM system", IEEE LEOS 2011

  74. Z. Maalej, E. Timmers, V. Sleiffer, Antonio Napoli, M. Kuschnerov, B. Spinnler, N. Hanik, "SPM compensation for next-generation 400-Gbps systems by means of advanced back-propagation", ACP 2011

  75. A. Lobato, M. Kuschnerov, A. Diaz, Antonio Napoli, B. Spinnler, B. Lankl, "Performance Comparison of Single Carrier and OFDM in Coherent Optical Long-Haul Communication Systems", ACP 2011. The paper was awarded of the prize as best studen paper

  76. A. Lobato, M. Kuschnerov, A. Diaz, Antonio Napoli, B. Spinnler, B. Lankl, "Impact of Narrow Optical Filtering on 200-Gbit/s DP-16-QAM Long-Haul Optical Transmission", IEEE Summer Tropicals, 2011

  77. C. Hebebrand, Antonio Napoli, A. Bianciotto, S. Calabrò, B. Spinnler and W. Rosenkranz, "Digital Clock Recovery with Adaptive Loop Gain to Overcome Channel Impairments in CP-QPSK Receivers", ECOC 2010

  78. M. Kuschnerov, K. Piyawanno, M. S. Alfiad, B. Spinnler, Antonio Napoli, and B. Lankl, "Low Complexity Soft Differential Decoding of QPSK for Forward Error Correction in Coherent Optic Receivers", ECOC 2010

  79. M. Kuschnerov, K. Piyawanno, M. S. Alfiad, B. Spinnler, Antonio Napoli, and B. Lankl, "DGD-tolerant Timing Recovery for Coherent Receivers", OECC 2010

  80. M. Kuschnerov, K. Piyawanno, M. Chouayakh, B. Spinnler, M. S. Alfiad, Antonio Napoli, B. Lankl, "On the Mitigation of Polarization-Dependent Loss In Coherent Systems", SPPCom Topical Meeting, Karlsruhe, 2010

  81. C. Hebebrand, Antonio Napoli, A. Bianciotto, S. Calabrò, B. Spinnler and W. Rosenkranz, "Clock Recovery with DGD-tolerant Phase Detector for CP-QPSK Receivers", SPPCom Topical Meeting, Karlsruhe, 2010

  82. M. S. Alfiad, D. van den Borne, T. Wuth, S. L. Jansen, M. Kuschnerov, V. Veljanovski, Antonio Napoli, H. de Waardt, "Long-haul optical transmission using 100-Gb/s polarization-multiplexed QPSK, IEEE Photonics Society Topical Meeting on "Polarization Division Multiplexed Optical Transmission Systems", Cancun, Mexico, July 19-21, 2010, invited

  83. M. Kuschnerov, K. Piyawanno, B. Spinnler, M. S. Alfiad, Antonio Napoli, B. Lankl, "Data-Aided vs. Blind Single-Carrier Coherent Receivers", OFC 2010, invited

  84. M. Kuschnerov, K. Piyawanno, E. De Man, M. Chouayakh, B. Spinnler, M. S. Alfiad, Antonio Napoli, B. Lankl, "Data-Aided Single-Carrier Coherent Receivers". IEEE Photonics Society Annual Meeting 2009, invited

  85. M. S. Alfiad, D. van den Borne, T. Wuth, S. L. Jansen, M. Kuschnerov, Antonio Napoli, H. de Waardt, "FFE, DFE and MLSE Equalizers in Advanced Modulation Format Systems". IEEE Photonics Society Annual Meeting 09, invited

  86. M. S. Alfiad, D. van den Borne, T. Wuth, S. L. Jansen, M. Kuschnerov, V. Veljanovski, Antonio Napoli, H. de Waardt, "Compensation of FBG-induced Phase Ripple Enabled by Coherent Detection and Digital Signal Processing", ECOC 2009, Vienna, Austria

  87. D. Zibar, A. Bianciotto, Z. Wang, Antonio Napoli and B. Spinnler, "Analysis and Dimensioning of Fully Digital Clock Recovery for 112 Gb/s Coherent Polmux QPSK Systems Employing Digital Coherent Detection", ECOC 2009, Vienna, Austria.

  88. C. Hebebrand, W. Rosenkranz, A. Bianciotto, Antonio Napoli und B. Spinnler, "Taktrückgewinnung in kohärenten QPSK Empfängern mit Polarisationsmultiplex", ITG 2009, Erlangen, Germany.

  89. M. Kuschnerov, F.N. Hauske, K. Piyawanno, B. Spinnler, Antonio Napoli, B. Lankl, "Adaptive Chromatic Dispersion Equalization for Single-Carrier Coherent Receivers", ITG 2009, Erlangen, Germany.

  90. M. S. Alfiad, D. v. d. Borne, S. L. Jansen, T. Wuth, M. Kuschnerov, G. Grosso, Antonio Napoli, H. de Waardt, "111Gb/s POLMUX-RZ-DQPSK Transmission over LEAF: Optical versus Electrical Dispersion Compensation", OFC 2009, San Diego, USA.This paper was awarded with the position in the Corning Outstanding Student Paper Award competition.

  91. K. Piyawanno, M. Kuschnerov, F.N. Hauske, M. S. Alfiad, B. Spinnler, Antonio Napoli, H. de Waardt and B. Lank, "Polarization Coupled Carrier Phase Estimation for Coherent Polarization Multiplexed QPSK with OOK-neighbours", OFC 2009, San Diego, USA. This paper was selected among the first fifteen papers in the Corning Outstanding Student Paper Award competition.

  92. M. Kuschnerov, F.N. Hauske, K. Piyawanno, B. Spinnler, Antonio Napoli, B. Lankl, "Adaptive Chromatic Dispersion Equalization for Non-Dispersion Managed Coherent Systems", OFC 2009, San Diego, USA

  93. M. S. Alfiad, D. van den Borne, T. Wuth, M. Kuschnerov, B. Lankl, C. Weiske, E. de Man, Antonio Napoli, H. de Waardt, "111 Gb/s POLMUX-RZ-DQPSK Transmission over 1140 km of SSMF with 10.7 Gb/s NRZ-OOK Neighbours", ECOC 2008, Bruxelles, Belgium

  94. M. S. Alfiad, D. van den Borne, T. Wuth, M. Kuschnerov, B. Lankl, C. Weiske, E. de Man, Antonio Napoli, H. de Waardt, "Effect of Carrier Phase Estimation for 111Gbit/s POLMUX-RZ-DQPSK Equalization in Presence of 10.7Gbit/s OOK Neighbours", invited, LEOS summer school 2008, Acapulco, Mexico

  95. M. S. Alfiad, D. v.d Borne, F. Hauske, Antonio Napoli, B. Lankl, T. Koonen, H. de Waardt, "Dispersion Tolerant 21.4-Gb/s DQPSK Using Simplified Gaussian Joint-Symbol MLSE", OFC 2008, San Diego, USA

  96. M. S. Alfiad, D. van den Borne, Antonio Napoli, F. N. Hauske, A. M. J. Koonen, H. de Waardt, "A 10.7-Gb/s DPSK Receiver with 4000-ps/nm Dispersion Tolerance Using a Shortened MZDI and 4-State MLSE", invited, OFC 2008, San Diego, USA.This paper was awarded with the position in the Corning Outstanding Student Paper Award competition.

  97. M. S. Alfiad, D. van den Borne, F. Hauske, Antonio Napoli, A.M.J. Koonen, H. de Waardt, "Robust detection of 10.7 Gb/s DPSK using joint decision maximum likelihood sequence estimation", ECOC 2007, Berlin, Germany

  98. J. Prat, M. Omeia, M. Santos, Antonio Napoli, "Electronic Distortion Equalization for Dispersion-Limited Radio-over-Fiber Systems", International Conference on Telecommunications, ICT 2006, Madeira, May 2006

  99. Antonio Napoli, S. Savory, B. Thomsen, V. Curri, P. Poggiolini, P. Bayvel and R. Killey, "Limits of Maximum-Likelihood Sequence Estimation in Chromatic Dispersion Limited Systems", OFC 2006

  100. S. Savory, Antonio Napoli, B. Thomsen, P. Bayvel and R. Killey, "Robust Optical System using Maximum-Likelihood Sequence Estimators", IEE meeting, 2005, London, Uk

  101. Antonio Napoli, V. Curri, P. Poggiolini, P. Watts, R. Killey, S. Savory and J. Prat, "Implementation of MLSE equalizer in OptSimand evaluation of its performance", Conference on Simulation Tools for Research and Education in Optical Networks, STREON 2005, Universitè de Ernst, France, October, 2005

  102. J. Prat, Antonio Napoli, M.C. Santos, M. Omella, P. Poggiolini, "Non-linear EE to enhance the compensation capabilities of linear EE", Workshop on Mitigating Linear and Non-Linear Optical Transmission Impairments by Electronic Means, ECOC 2005, Glasgow, Scotland

  103. J. Prat, Antonio Napoli, J.M. Genè, M. Omella, P. Poggiolini, V. Curri, "Square Root Strategy: a Novel Method to Linearize an Optical Communication System with Electronic Equalizers", ECOC 2005, Glasgow, Scotland

  104. J. Prat, Antonio Napoli, J. M. Genè, V. Curri, P. Poggiolini, "Optical Receiver Linearization: a new method to exploit the properties of linear electronic equalization", München, Germany, CLEO Europe 2005, June 2005

  105. Antonio Napoli, J. Prat, J. M. Genè, V. Curri, P. Poggiolini, "Extinction Ratio Strategy: a new method to exploit the use of Electronic Equalization in Dispersion-Limited Systems", München, Germany, CLEO Europe 2005, June 2005

  106. Antonio Napoli, V. Curri, P. Poggiolini, J. Prat, J. M. Genè, "Tecniche di linearizzazione di sistemi di trasmissione IM-DD per migliorare i benefici della equalizzazione elettronica ", Trani, Italy, Fotonica 2005, May 2005

  107. Antonio Napoli, J. Prat, M. Omella, J. M. Genè, V. Curri, and P. Poggiolini, "Novel Techniques to linearize an IM-DD transmission systems in order to better exploit linear Electronic Equalization",Aveiro, Portugal, E-Photon/ONe Workshop, February 2005

  108. Antonio Napoli, J. Prat, J. M. Genè, V. Curri, and P. Poggiolini, "Simple Linearization Techniques of IM-DD transmission systems to exploit the benefit of Electronic Equalization", Aveiro, Portugal, E-Photon/ONe Winter School, February 2005

  109. Antonio Napoli, V. Curri, R. Gaudino, "Performance of electronic equalization applied to innovative transmission techniques", Tyrrenian Workshop Pisa, Italy, 2004

  110. Antonio Napoli, V. Curri, R. Gaudino, A. Nespola, "Advantages of using the electronic equalization together with innovative modulation formats in dispersion-limited systems", IEEE LEOS 2004 Annual Meeting, Puerto Rico

  111. Antonio Napoli, V. Curri, R. Gaudino, "Impact of electronic equalization on advanced modulation formats in dispersion-limited systems", ECOC 2004, Stockholm, Sweden

  112. M. Strasser, P. J. Winzer, Antonio Napoli, "Emulating ETDM receivers by OTDM receivers for high speed system measurements", IEEE LEOS 2002, Annual Meeting, Glasgow, Scotland