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This book provides detailed information on a low-cost, high-speed infrastructure to support applications and services based on 5G/6G, the Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities, and fiber-to-the-x (FTTX). The contents will serve as a ready reference for researchers, design engineers, network operators, and service providers, as well as graduating engineers interested in pursuing careers in the optical access network domain. The book is a road map for designing and developing access networks for a variety of applications, including smart cities and long-distance high-speed access networks. The book is useful for undergraduate, postgraduate, and research students, particularly in developing South-East Asian countries.
List of contents
Introduction to Future Optical Access Network (FOAN) - FOAN Access Network Subsystems - A path for Disruptive Technology Integration.- Advance Transceiver Mechanisms for FOAN.- FOAN Architectures Enabling FTTX/ 5G/6G/ IoT/Smart City Applications and Services.- Network Survivability and Security Mechanism for FOAN.
About the author
Dr. Santosh Kumar received the Ph.D. degree from Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, Dhanbad, India, in 2014. He is a former professor at Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China. He is currently a professor with the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering,
Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram, India. He has published more than 400 research articles in national and international SCI journals and conferences. His current research interests include optical fiber sensors, nanophotonics and biophotonics, waveguides, interferometers, and the Internet of Things. Till now, he has reviewed more than
2200 SCI articles. Dr. Kumar is a fellow of SPIE and a senior member of IEEE and OPTICA. He is also an associate editor of the IEEE SENSORS JOURNAL, IEEE INTERNET OF THINGS, and Biomedical Optics Express.
Dr. Abhilasha Mishra received her Ph.D. in the field of antennas from Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon, India, in 2013. She is working as an associate professor and dean (R&D and Innovation) at Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Chatrapati Sambhajinagar. She has diverse research interests spanning antenna design, microwave filters, remote sensing, optical communication networks, optimization, etc. Dr. Mishra is a prolific author, having published more than 55 research articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals and conferences. She is also recognized for her role as a peer reviewer for prestigious journals such as IEEE AP-S Transactions, Springer, and Elsevier. Her leadership extends beyond academia, as evidenced by her organization of world-renowned conferences like IEEE IAW 2013 and IEEE AEMC 2017 at MIT, Chatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. Additionally, she holds Indian Patents and Design Patents for her innovations in various fields.
Dr. Rajendraprasad A. Pagare received a Ph.D. in Next Generation Optical Access Networks from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University's Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India. He has completed his Masters in Engineering from S.G.G.S. Institute of Technology (Formally Government-Aides College of Engineering), Maharashtra, India. He has published 15 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. His areas of interest are optical communication networks, VLSI, digital system design, and electronic devices. He is a life member of the Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), India.
Dr. Carlos Marques received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Aveiro in December of 2023. After, he was awarded a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship to research at Aston University, U.K., from 2014-2016. He is a former principal researcher at i3N Laboratory Associate of the University of Aveiro and is now a full member at CICECO, Physics Department, University of Aveiro. He is currently a professor with the CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Physics Department, University of Aveiro, Portugal. He has published more than 400 research articles in international SCI journals and conferences, and he is active in international conferences organizations (IMOC2019, AOP2024, and EWOFS2027). His current research interests include optical sensors and devices, optics and photonics instrumentation, machine learning-based sensing, and the Internet of Things to be applied in biomedical, environmental, and aerospace/aeronautic fields.
