Presents state-of-the-art results on optical communications

Enables the reader to explore different aspects of optical systems

Addresses error connection techniques

Alberto Paradisi is the Vice President Research and Development at CPqD. He has vast R&D experience, coordination and management in Electrical Engineering, Innovation Management with special focus on Telecom Systems. His main activities are in the following areas: modeling and simulation of optical devices and sub-systems, data networks and traffic engineering, WDM (Wavelength Division Multiplexed) optical transmission systems, erbium-doped fiber amplification and Raman-type amplification, optical routing technology, performance monitoring of WDM optical networks, ASON/GMPLS control plans, digital processing of optical systems, passive optical networking, OTN networks and advanced Ethernet networks, protection and restoration of optical networks.

Andrea Chiuchiarelli is a senior researcher at CPqD, in the Division of Optical Technologies. His main areas of interest are Optical Communication Systems, Coherent Optical Technologies and High-Capacity Optical Data Center Interconnect.

Rafael Carvalho Figueiredo is a researcher at CPqD, in Optical Technologies Division. His current areas of interest include optical amplification, high-speed optical communications, optical switching, and semiconductor optical amplifiers.