This handbook is an authoritative, comprehensive reference on optical networks, written for practitioners, researchers, and students around the world. This book provides a definitive single point of reference for all those interested to find out information about the basic technologies and approaches that are used to design and deploy optical communication networks across a vast variety of different application fields spanning from datacenters to backbone and access networks. 

The book is divided into four parts, each edited by top experts in the field. The parts include: Optical Subsystems for Transmission and Switching; Core Networks; Datacenter and Super-computer Networking; Optical Access and Wireless Networks. The contributors are leading authorities in the fields of engineering and represent academia, industry, and international government and regulatory agencies.