Nicola Calabretta

2025

Design and Demonstration of an O-Band InP Monolithically Integrated SOA-Based Broadcast and Select Optical Space Switch

Rombouts, M. (Corresponding author), Zali, A. R., Andreou, S., Augustin, L. & Calabretta, N., 1 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 43, 7, p. 3141-3152 12 p., 10812916.

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Experimental assessments of a coherent DSCM and SOA-based WDM metro-access network architecture with enhanced flexibility and capacity

Hu, Z. (Corresponding author-nrf), van Vliet, V., Freire-Hermelo, M., Xia, S., van den Hout, M., Okonkwo, C. & Calabretta, N., 15 Feb 2025, In: Optics Letters. 50, 4, p. 1325-1328 4 p.

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perfCorrelate: Performance variability correlation framework

Giannakopoulos, P. (Corresponding author), van Knippenberg, B., Joshi, K. C., Calabretta, N. & Exarchakos, G., Sept 2025, In: Future Generation Computer Systems. 170, 14 p., 107827.

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2024

Assessment of Low Polarization Dependent Multicast and Select Switch Based on Bulk SOA for Data Center Application

Rasoulzadehzali, A. (Corresponding author), Tessema, N. M., Kleijn, S., Augustin, L. M., Stabile, R. & Calabretta, N., 15 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 42, 2, p. 780-792 13 p., 10253960.

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Data-Driven SOA Parameter Discovery and Optimization Using Bayesian Machine Learning With a Parzen Estimator Surrogate

Kraemer, R. (Corresponding author), Duzgol, O., Li, S. & Calabretta, N., 15 Jan 2024, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 42, 2, p. 721-731 11 p.

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Low-crosstalk 1×40 100 GHz spacing Cascaded Planar Echelle Gratings for Mux/Demux on 3-μm Silicon platform

Wang, Y. (Corresponding author), Harjanne, M., Bhat, S., Delrosso, G., Aalto, T. & Calabretta, N., 1 Mar 2024, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 42, 5, p. 1538-1544 7 p.

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Low Polarization Sensitive O-band SOA on InP Membrane for Advanced Photonic Integration

Feyisa, D. W. (Corresponding author), Abdi, S., van Veldhoven, R., Calabretta, N., Jiao, Y. & Stabile, R., 1 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 42, 13, p. 4531-4541 11 p., 10443924.

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Photonic WDM switches architecture for multi-band optical networks

Xia, S., Hu, Z. (Corresponding author), Rombouts, M., Santana, H., Wang, Y., Rasoulzadehzali, A., Raz, O. & Calabretta, N., 1 Aug 2024, In: Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 16, 8, p. D18-D28 10 p., 522806.

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Scalable SOA-based Banyan optical space switch on InP membrane on silicon (IMOS)

Feyisa, D. W. (Corresponding author), Abdi, S., Jiao, Y., Calabretta, N. & Stabile, R., 4 Nov 2024, In: Optics Express. 32, 23, p. 41948-41960 13 p.

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2023

A Sub-Picojoule per Bit Integrated Magneto-Optic Modulator on Silicon: Modeling and Experimental Demonstration

Rombouts, M. (Corresponding author), Karinou, F., Pintus, P., Huang, D., Bowers, J. E. & Calabretta, N., Apr 2023, In: Laser & Photonics reviews. 17, 4, 9 p., 2200799.

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Experimental demonstration of a metro area network with terabit-capable sliceable bit-rate-variable transceivers using directly modulated VCSELs and coherent detection

Fabrega, J. M. (Corresponding author), Vílchez, F. J., Svaluto Moreolo, M., Martínez, R., Quispe, A., Nadal, L., Casellas, R., Vilalta, R., Muñoz, R., Neumeyr, C., Lee, S. Y., Shin, J. U., Jung, H. D., Mariani, G., Heuvelmans, R., Gatto, A., Parolari, P., Boffi, P., Tessema, N. M. & Calabretta, N. & 2 others, Larrabeiti, D. & Fernández-Palacios, J. P., 1 Mar 2023, In: Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 15, 3, p. A103-A113

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Network traffic characteristics of hyperscale data centers in the era of cloud applications

Yan, F., Xie, C. (Corresponding author), Zhang, J., Xi, Y., Yao, Z., Liu, Y., Lin, X., Huang, J., Ce, Y., Zhang, X. & Calabretta, N., 1 Oct 2023, In: Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 15, 10, p. 736-749 14 p.

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Parallel Photonic Convolutional Processing On-chip with Cross-connect Architecture and Cyclic AWGs

Shi, B. (Corresponding author), Calabretta, N. & Stabile, R., 1 Mar 2023, In: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 29, 2, 10 p., 7400310.

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Photonic Integrated Multicast Switch-based Optical Wireless Data Center Network

Zhang, S., Kraemer, R., Xue, X. (Corresponding author), Tessema, N. M., Freire Santana, H., Tangdiongga, E. & Calabretta, N., 1 Jul 2023, In: Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 15, 7, p. C54-C62

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2022

Compact 8×8 SOA-Based Optical WDM Space Switch in Generic InP Technology

Feyisa, D. W. (Corresponding author), Shi, B., Kraemer, R., Calabretta, N. & Stabile, R., 1 Oct 2022, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 40, 19, p. 6331-6338 8 p., 9852300.

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DACON: A reconfigurable application-centric optical network for disaggregated data center infrastructures [Invited]

Guo, X., Xue, X. (Corresponding author), Yan, F., Pan, B., Exarchakos, G. & Calabretta, N., 1 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 14, 1, p. A69-A80 12 p.

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Design and Analysis of Novel O-Band Low Polarization Sensitive SOA Co-Integrated With Passive Waveguides for Optical Systems

Rasoulzadehzali, A. (Corresponding author), Stabile, R. & Calabretta, N., Oct 2022, In: IEEE Photonics Journal. 14, 5, 10 p., 8451110.

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Design and Fabrication of Low Polarization Dependent Bulk SOA Co-Integrated with Passive Waveguides for Optical Network Systems

Rasoulzadehzali, A. (Corresponding author), Kleijn, S., Augustin, L., Tessema, N. M., Prifti, K., Stabile, R. & Calabretta, N., 15 Feb 2022, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 40, 4, p. 1083-1091 9 p., 9616381.

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Emulation and modelling of semiconductor optical amplifier-based all-optical photonic integrated deep neural network with arbitrary depth

Shi, B. (Corresponding author), Calabretta, N. & Stabile, R., 2 Sept 2022, In: Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering. 2, 3, 16 p., 034010.

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Flow-controlled and Clock-distributed Optical Switch and Control System

Xue, X., Pan, B. (Corresponding author), Guo, X. & Calabretta, N., 1 May 2022, In: IEEE Transactions on Communications. 70, 5, p. 3310-3319 10 p.

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HFOS _L: hyper scale fast optical switch-based data center network with L-level sub-network

Khani, E., Hessabi, S. (Corresponding author), Koohi, S., Yan, F. & Calabretta, N., Jul 2022, In: Telecommunication Systems. 80, 3, p. 397-411 15 p.

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Impact of SOA-Based Add-Drop Switch Nodes on High-Capacity Multicarrier Transmission for Metro-Access Networks

Rapisarda, M. (Corresponding author), Gatto, A., Parolari, P., Tessema, N., Prifti, K., Calabretta, N., Neumeyr, C. & Boffi, P., 15 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 40, 14, p. 4492-4501 10 p., 9756297.

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InP photonic integrated multi-layer neural networks: Architecture and performance analysis

Shi, B. (Corresponding author), Calabretta, N. & Stabile, R., 13 Jan 2022, In: APL Photonics. 7, 1, 12 p., 010801.

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Low-Latency Optical Wireless Data-Center Networks Using Nanoseconds Semiconductor-Based Wavelength Selectors and Arrayed Waveguide Grating Router

Zhang, S. (Corresponding author), Xue, X., Tangdiongga, E. & Calabretta, N., Mar 2022, In: Photonics. 9, 3, 13 p., 203.

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Nanosecond optical switching and control system for data center networks

Xue, X. (Corresponding author) & Calabretta, N., 26 Apr 2022, In: Nature Communications. 13, 1, 8 p., 2257.

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Nanosecond photonic integrated multicast switch for low-latency optical wireless data center networks

Zhang, S., Tessema, N. M., Freire Santana, H., Kraemer, R., Xue, X. (Corresponding author), Tangdiongga, E. & Calabretta, N., 15 Aug 2022, In: Optics Letters. 47, 16, p. 4247-4250 4 p.

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Polarization-insensitive 40-channel 100-GHz spacing fold-back planar echelle grating Mux/Demux for photonic integrated wavelength-selective switches

Wang, Y. (Corresponding author) & Calabretta, N., 15 Oct 2022, In: Optics Letters. 47, 20, p. 5268-5271 4 p.

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Precise Time Distribution and Synchronization for Low Latency Slotted Optical Metro-Access Networks

Pan, B., Xue, X. (Corresponding author), Guo, X. & Calabretta, N., 15 Apr 2022, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 40, 8, p. 2244-2253 10 p.

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Synergistic Switch Control Enabled Optical Data Center Networks

Xue, X. (Corresponding author) & Calabretta, N., 1 Mar 2022, In: IEEE Communications Magazine. 60, 3, p. 62-67 6 p.

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Ultrawide-band Low Polarization Sensitivity 3-µm SOI Arrayed Waveguide Gratings

Wang, Y. (Corresponding author), Bhat, S. P., Tessema, N. M., Kraemer, R., Napoli, A., Delrosso, G. & Calabretta, N., 1 Jun 2022, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 40, 11, p. 3432-3441 10 p., 9760169.

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2021

Automatically reconfigurable optical data center network with dynamic bandwidth allocation

Xue, X. (Corresponding author), Prifti, K., Pan, B., Chen, S., Guo, X., Yan, F., Zhang, S., Wang, Y., Xie, C. & Calabretta, N., Nov 2021, In: Journal of Optics. 23, 11, 10 p., 114003.

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Experimental Assessment of Automatic Optical Metro Edge Computing Network for Beyond 5G Applications and Network Service Composition

Pan, B. (Corresponding author), Yan, F., Guo, X. & Calabretta, N., 15 May 2021, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 39, 10, p. 3004-3010 7 p., 9373896.

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Experimental Assessments of SDN-enabled Optical Polling Flow Control for Contention Resolution in Optical DCNs

Xue, X., Wang, F., Chen, S., Yan, F. (Corresponding author), Pan, B., Prifti, K., Guo, X., Zhang, S., Xie, C. & Calabretta, N., 1 May 2021, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 39, 9, p. 2652-2660 9 p., 9286537.

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Feasibility Study of Optical Wireless Technology in Data Center Network

Zhang, S. (Corresponding author), Xue, X., Yan, F., Pan, B., Guo, X., Mekonnen, K. A., Tangdiongga, E. & Calabretta, N., 1 Aug 2021, In: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 33, 15, p. 773-776 4 p., 9475458.

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Highly-Efficient Switch Migration for Controller Load Balancing in Elastic Optical Inter-Datacenter Networks

Liu, Y., Gu, H. (Corresponding author), Yan, F. & Calabretta, N., Sept 2021, In: IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications. 39, 9, p. 2748-2761 14 p., 9376772.

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Multi-Band Photonic Integrated Wavelength Selective Switch

Magalhães Gomes Kraemer, R. (Corresponding author), Nakamura, F., van den Hout, M., van der Heide, S., Okonkwo, C. M., Tsuda, H., Napoli, A. & Calabretta, N., 1 Oct 2021, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 39, 19, p. 6023-6032 10 p.

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On the performance investigation of a fast optical switches based optical high performance computing infrastructure

Yan, F. (Corresponding author), Meyer, H., Yuan, C., Xue, X., Pan, B., Guo, X., Calabretta, N. & Xie, C., 24 Oct 2021, In: Computer Networks. 198, 9 p., 108349.

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Performance analysis of a 1024-port Hipoλaos OPS in DCN, HPC, and 5G fronthauling Ethernet applications

Terzenidis, N. (Corresponding author), Giamougiannis, G., Tsakyridis, A., Spasopoulos, D., Yan, F., Calabretta, N., Vagionas, C. & Pleros, N., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 13, 7, p. 182-192 11 p., 9436772.

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QoS-aware data center network reconfiguration method based on deep reinforcement learning

Guo, X. (Corresponding author), Yan, F., Xue, X., Pan, B., Exarchakos, G. & Calabretta, N., May 2021, In: Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 13, 5, p. 94-107 14 p., 9375634.

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Ultra-wide band (O to L) photonic integrated polymer cross-bar switch matrix

Wang, Y. (Corresponding author), Shin, J.-U., Tessema, N., van den Hout, M., van der Heide, S., Okonkwo, C., Jung, H.-D. & Calabretta, N., 1 Nov 2021, In: Optics Letters. 46, 21, p. 5324-5327 4 p.

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2020

Assessment on the Achievable Throughput of Multi-Band ITU-T G.652.D Fiber Transmission Systems

Ferrari, A. (Corresponding author), Napoli, A., Fischer, J. K., Costa, N., D'Amico, A., Pedro, J., Forysiak, W., Pincemin, E., Lord, A., Stavdas, A., Gimenez, J. P. F. P., Roelkens, G., Calabretta, N., Abrate, S., Sommerkorn-Krombholz, B. & Curri, V., 15 Aug 2020, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 38, 16, p. 4279-4291 13 p., 9076329.

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Deep neural network through an InP SOA-based photonic integrated cross-connect

Shi, B. (Corresponding author), Calabretta, N. & Stabile, R., 1 Jan 2020, In: IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 26, 1, 11 p., 8859353.

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Demonstration of SDN-Enabled Hybrid Polling Algorithm for Packet Contention Resolution in Optical Data Center Network

Wang, F., Liu, B., Xue, X. (Corresponding author), Zhang, L., Yan, F., Magalhaes, E., Zhang, Q., Xin, X. & Calabretta, N., 15 Jun 2020, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 38, 12, p. 3296-3304 9 p., 9015983.

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Load balance algorithm for an OPSquare datacenter network under real application traffic

Yan, F., Xue, X. (Corresponding author), Guo, X., Pan, B., Wang, J., Zhang, S., Khani, E., Guelbenzu, G. & Calabretta, N., Aug 2020, In: Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 12, 8, p. 239-250 12 p., 9132990.

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Lossless photonic integrated add-drop switch node for metro-access networks

Prifti, K. (Corresponding author), Xue, X., Tessema, N., Stabile, R. & Calabretta, N., 1 Apr 2020, In: IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 32, 7, p. 387-390 4 p., 9007400.

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Numerical simulation of an InP photonic integrated cross-connect for deep neural networks on chip

Shi, B. (Corresponding author), Calabretta, N. & Stabile, R., 9 Jan 2020, In: Applied Sciences. 10, 2, 15 p., 474.

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RDON: A rack-scale disaggregated data center network based on a distributed fast optical switch

Guo, X., Yan, F. (Corresponding author), Wang, J., Exarchakos, G., Peng, Y., Xue, X., Pan, B. & Calabretta, N., Aug 2020, In: Journal of Optical Communications and Networking. 12, 8, p. 251-263 13 p., 9132989.

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ROTOS: A Reconfigurable and Cost-Effective Architecture for High-Performance Optical Data Center Networks

Xue, X., Yan, F. (Corresponding author), Prifti, K., Wang, F., Pan, B., Guo, X., Zhang, S. & Calabretta, N., 1 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 38, 13, p. 3485-3494 10 p., 9119111.

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SDN-controlled and orchestrated OPSquare DCN enabling automatic network slicing with differentiated QoS provisioning

Xue, X. (Corresponding author), Wang, F., Agraz, F., Pagès, A., Pan, B., Yan, F., Guo, X., Spadaro, S. & Calabretta, N., 15 Mar 2020, In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 38, 6, p. 1103-1112 10 p., 8955836.

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SDN enabled flexible optical data center network with dynamic bandwidth allocation based on photonic integrated wavelength selective switch

Xue, X. (Corresponding author), Nakamura, F., Prifti, K., Pan, B., Yan, F., Wang, F., Guo, X., Tsuda, H. & Calabretta, N., 16 Mar 2020, In: Optics Express. 28, 6, p. 8949-8958 10 p.

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