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Alma universitas studiorum parmensis A.D. 962 - Università di Parma Alma universitas studiorum parmensis A.D. 962 - Università di Parma
Department of
Engineering and Architecture
Università degli Studi di Parma

Fiber-optic Communications lab (OPTIKLAB)

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The main activities focus on the theoretical modeling of fiber-optic propagation and its related effects. The most active research areas are about:

  • modeling nonlinear effects in fiber optics
  • numerical analysis of optical communication systems
  • capacity optimization of communication systems
  • approximated models for performance evaluation

Current research topics are:

  • capacity optimization of power-constrained submarine links
  • monitoring of fiber-optic performance/anomalies through digital signal processing at the coherent receiver
  • nonlinear effects in space-division multiplexing (multi-fiber and multicore-multimode fibers)
  • Raman nonlinear effects in multi-band communications on single-mode fibers

Contact person: Prof. Paolo Serena paolo.serena@unipr.it

Recent Research Projects

  • 2019-22: Project “Optimization of submarine open cables” (funding agency: Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) )
  • 2017-22: Project “Digital twin and capacity optimization in nonlinear optical transmission” (funding agency:  Nokia Bell-Labs France)
  • 2020-23: National project “Fiber-optic infrastructure for research on space-division multiplexed transmission” (FIRST) (funding agency:  Italian Minsitry of Research, PRIN 2017 programme  http://prin2017first.univaq.it/)

Selected publications

  1. P. Serena, C. Lasagni, A. Bononi, C. Antonelli, and A. Mecozzi, "The Ergodic GN Model for Space-Division Multiplexing with Strong Mode Coupling," top-scored paper, J. Lightw. Technol., early access, Mar. 2022.
  2. A. Bononi, P. Serena, J.-C. Antona, “A State-Variable Approach to Submarine Links Capacity Optimization,” J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 39, no. 18, pp. 5753-5765, Sep. 2021.
  3. A. Bononi, J.-C. Antona, P. Serena, A. Carbo-Meseguer, and C. Lasagni, "The Generalized Droop Model for Submarine Fiber-optic Systems," invited paper, IEEE J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 39, no. 16, pp. 5248-5257, Aug. 2021.
  4. C. Lasagni, P. Serena, and A. Bononi, "Modeling Nonlinear Interference With Sparse Raman-tilt Equalization," IEEE J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 39, no. 15, pp. 4980-4989, Aug. 2021.
  5. P. Serena, A. Carbo-Meseguer, F. Poli, A. Bononi, and J.-C. Antona, "Scaling properties of guided acoustic-wave Brillouin scattering in single-mode fibers," Opt. Express, vol. 29, no. 10, pp. 15528-15540, May 2021.
  6. P. Serena, C. Lasagni, and A. Bononi, "The Enhanced Gaussian Noise Model extended to Polarization-dependent Loss," IEEE J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 38, no. 20, pp. 5685-5694, Oct. 2020.
  7. A. Bononi, R. Dar, M. Secondini, P. Serena and P. Poggiolini, "Fiber Nonlinearity and Optical System Performance,'' in Springer Handbook of Optical Networks, Part A: Optical Subsystems for Transmission and Switching, pp. 287-351, Springer, June 2020 (ISBN 978-3-030-16249-8)
  8. A. Bononi, J.-C. Antona, M. Lonardi, A. Carbo-Meseguer, and P. Serena, "The Generalized Droop Formula for Low Signal to Noise Ratio Optical Links," IEEE J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 38, no. 8, pp. 2201-2213, Apr. 2020.
  9. P. Serena, C. Lasagni, S. Musetti, and A. Bononi "On Numerical Simulations of Ultra-Wideband Long-Haul Optical Communication Systems," IEEE J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 1019-1031, Mar. 2020.
  10. G. Guerra, M. Lonardi, A. Galtarossa, L. A. Rusch, A. Bononi and L. Palmieri, "Analysis of modal coupling due to birefringence and ellipticity in strongly guiding ring-core OAM fibers,'' OSA Opt. Express, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 8308-8326, Mar. 2019.
  11. S. Musetti, P. Serena, and A. Bononi "On the Accuracy of Split-Step Fourier Simulations for Wideband Nonlinear Optical Communications,'' IEEE J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 36, no. 23, pp. 5669-5677, Dec. 2018.
  12. A. Bononi, P. Serena, A. Morea, and G. Picchi, "Regeneration Savings in Flexible Optical Networks with a New Load-aware Reach Maximization," invited paper, Opt. Switch. Netw. (2016), pp. 123-134. (recipient of the 2016 Fabio Neri best paper award).
  13. P. Serena, “Nonlinear signal-noise interaction in optical links with nonlinear equalization,” invited paper, J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 34, no. 6, pp. 1476–1483, Mar. 2016.
  14. N. Rossi, P. Serena, and A. Bononi, "Symbol-Rate Dependence of Dominant Nonlinearity and Reach in Coherent WDM Links,'' IEEE J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 33, no. 14, pp. 3132-3143, Jul. 2015.
  15. P. Serena, and A. Bononi, "A Time-domain Extended Gaussian Noise Model," invited paper, IEEE J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 1459--1472, Apr. 2015
  16. N. Rossi, P. Serena, and A. Bononi, "Stratified-Sampling Estimation of PDL-Induced Outage Probability in Nonlinear Coherent Systems," IEEE J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 32, no. 24, pp. 4303--4309, Dec. 2014.
  17. N. Rossi, P. Serena , and A. Bononi , "Polarization Dependent Loss Impact on Coherent Optical Systems in Presence of Fiber Nonlinearity,'' IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 26, no. 4, pp. 334--337, Jan. 2014.
  18. A. Bononi,O. Beucher, and P. Serena, "Single- and cross-channel nonlinear interference in the Gaussian Noise model with rectangular spectra," OSA Opt. Express, vol. 21, no. 26, pp. 32254--32268, Dec. 2013.
  19. P. Serena, and A. Bononi, "An Alternative Approach to the Gaussian Noise Model and its System Implications," IEEE J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 31, no. 22, pp. 3489--3499, Nov. 2013.
  20. L. Beygi, N. V. Irukulapati, E. Agrell, P. Johannisson, M. Karlsson, H. Wymeersch, P. Serena, and A. Bononi, "On nonlinearly-induced noise in single-channel optical links with digital backpropagation," OSA Opt. Express, vol. 21, no. 22, pp. 26376--26386, Nov. 2013.
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