New book chapter available now!

Dr Filipe Marques Ferreira, Senior Research Fellow on the TRANSNET Programme (UCL based), has a chapter featured in a new book entitled 'Optical Communication Systems: Limits and Possibilities'. 

The chapter, on "Spatial multiplexing: Modelling", considers some of the solutions to a potentially critical scenario of capacity crunch in the face of an ever increasing demand for broadband. 

On having a chapter featured in the book, Filipe states: "I’m thrilled to share my experience on the modelling of high capacity spatial multiplexing systems through this publication. The book is an exceptional tool for anyone considering the development of optical communication systems challenging the limit imposed by fibre nonlinearities".

The book is available to purchase via CRC press. Published by Jenny Stanford Publishing. 

'Optical Communication Systems: Limits and Possibilities' blurb:
Telecommunications have underpinned social interaction and economic activity since the 19th century and have been increasingly reliant on optical fibers since their initial commercial deployment by BT in 1983. Today, mobile phone networks, data centers, and broadband services that facilitate our entertainment, commerce, and increasingly health provision are built on hidden optical fiber networks. However, recently it emerged that the fiber network is beginning to fill up, leading to the talk of a capacity crunch where the capacity still grows but struggles to keep up with the increasing demand. This book, featuring contributions by the suppliers of widely deployed simulation software and academic authors, illustrates the origins of the limited performance of an optical fiber from the engineering, physics, and information theoretic viewpoints. Solutions are then discussed by pioneers in each of the respective fields, with near-term solutions discussed by industrially based authors, and more speculative high-potential solutions discussed by leading academic groups.