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Optical Communication Systems

Optical Communication Systems is a specialized field within photonics that employs light as the carrier medium for transmitting information through optical fibers or free space, distinguished by its use of modulated optical signals to achieve high-bandwidth, long-distance data transmission.

39.7K

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1.8M

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58.6K

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5.4K

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2017–2026

9.9K

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Optical Communications

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39.7K

Extraordinary optical transmission through sub-wavelength hole arrays

Thomas W. Ebbesen, Henri J. Lezec, H. F. Ghaemi et al. · Nature · 1998 · 7.6K citations

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Terabit free-space data transmission employing orbital angular momentum multiplexing

Jian Wang, Jeng-Yuan Yang, Irfan Fazal et al. · Nature Photonics · 2012 · 4.6K citations

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Space-division multiplexing in optical fibres

David J. Richardson, John M. Fini, L.E. Nelson · Nature Photonics · 2013 · 3.3K citations · Full text

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Fundamental analysis for visible-light communication system using LED lights

Toshihiko Komine, Masaki Nakagawa · IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics · 2004 · 3.3K citations

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Terabit-Scale Orbital Angular Momentum Mode Division Multiplexing in Fibers

Nenad Bozinovic, Yang Yue, Yongxiong Ren et al. · Science · 2013 · 2.9K citations

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Authors

58.6K

  1. AE
    Alan E. Willner

    University of Southern California, United States

    314 publications · 25.1K citations

    67

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  2. PJ
    Peter J. Winzer

    Nokia (United States), United States

    228 publications · 20.3K citations

    66

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  3. HH
    Harald Haas

    University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    206 publications · 18.1K citations

    65

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  4. AN
    Ahmed Nabih Zaki Rashed

    Menoufia University, Egypt

    115 publications · 7K citations

    60

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  5. DJ
    David J. Richardson

    University of Southampton, United Kingdom

    204 publications · 13.9K citations

    56

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Institutions

5.4K

  1. AT&T (United States)

    Bedminster, United States

    113 h-index

    2.8K publications

    152.9K citations

  2. NTT (Japan)

    Tokyo, Japan

    105 h-index

    6.8K publications

    276.2K citations

  3. Nokia (United States)

    Coppell, United States

    101 h-index

    2.6K publications

    119.6K citations

  4. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    88 h-index

    1.1K publications

    92.2K citations

  5. University of Southampton

    Southampton, United Kingdom

    78 h-index

    2K publications

    114.3K citations

  6. Alcatel Lucent (Germany)

    Stuttgart, Germany

    78 h-index

    1.6K publications

    70.3K citations

  7. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    73 h-index

    1.2K publications

    63K citations

  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    73 h-index

    908 publications

    89.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Lightwave Technology

    4.9K publications · 280K citations

    197

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  2. Optics Express

    3.2K publications · 158K citations

    151

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  3. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

    IPTEL · 3.8K publications · 146K citations

    128

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  4. Optics Letters

    1.4K publications · 70.4K citations

    113

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  5. Electronics Letters

    2K publications · 70K citations

    97

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