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Chapter 2: Optical Components and Modules 39

2.1 KEY OPTICAL COMPONENTS……………………………………………39

2.2 OPTICAL FIBER…………………………………………………………….42
2.2.1 Optical Fibers Manufacturing and Cabling ……………………………..43
2.2.2 Special Optical Fibers…………………………………………………... 46
2.2.3 Optical Fiber Types with Respect to Transmission Properties…………. 49
2.2.4 Multicore and Few-Mode Optical Fibers………………………………. 54
2.3 THE LIGHT SOURCES ................................................................................. 56
2.3.1 Semiconductor Lasers…………………………………………………... 56
2.3.2 Light Emitting Diodes………………………………………………….. .69
2.4 OPTICAL FILTERS AND MULTIPLEXERS ............................................... 72
2.4.1 The Fabry-Perot Filters…………………………………………………. 72
2.4.2 Mach-Zehnder Filter……………………………………………………..75
2.4.3 Optical Grating Filters…………………………………………………...76
2.4.4 Tunable Optical Filters…………………………………………………..78
2.4.5 Optical Multiplexers and Demultiplexers………………………………. 80
2.5 OPTICAL MODULATORS ........................................................................... 83
2.5.1 Direct Optical Modulation……………………………………………… 84
2.5.2 External Modulation of Optical Signals………………………………... 86
2.6 OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS ................................................................................ 94
2.6.1 Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers………………………………….….. 95
2.6.2 Fiber Doped Amplifiers………………………………………………… 95
2.7 PHOTODIODES ........................................................................................... 110
2.8 PROCESSING OPTICAL COMPONENTS ................................................. 116
2.8.1 Components for Coupling, Isolation, and Adjustments of
Optical Power…………………………………………………………..117
2.8.2 Optical Switches………………………………………………………..121
2.8.3 Wavelength Converters………………………………………………...127
2.9 SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 132
PROBLEMS........................................................................................................ 132
References……………………………………………………………………… 136
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Chapter 3: Signal Propagation in Optical Fibers 141

3.1 OPTICAL FIBER LOSSES .......................................................................... 141
3.2 WAVEGUIDE THEORY OF OPTICAL FIBERS ....................................... 145
3.2.1 Electromagnetic Field and Wave Equations…………………………... 145
3.2.2 Optical Modes in Step-Index Optical Fibers………………………...... 148
3.2.3 Definition of a Single-Mode Regime…………………………………. 154
3.2.4 Modes in Grade-Index Optical Fibers………………………………… 156
3.3 SIGNAL DISPERSION IN SINGLE-MODE OPTICAL FIBERS ............... 160
3.3.1 Modal Dispersion……………………………………………………… 160
3.3.2 Chromatic Dispersion…………………………………………………..160
3.3.3 Polarization Mode Dispersion………………………………………….165
3.3.4 Self-Phase Modulation in Optical Fibers…………………………........ 171
3.4 PULSE PROPAGATION IN SINGLE-MODE OPTICAL FIBERS ............ 179
3.4.1 Single-Channel Propagation……………………………………………180
3.5 MULTICHANNEL PROPAGATION IN OPTICAL FIBERS ..................... 211
3.5.1 Cross-phase Modulation……………………………………………… 213
3.5.2 Four-Wave Mixing (FWM)………………………………………….... 214
3.5.3 Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation for Multichannel Transmission…….. 217
3.6 SIGNAL PROPAGATION IN MULTIMODE OPTICAL FIBERS ............ 218
3.6.1 Mode Coupling in Multimode Fibers…………………………………. 219
3.6.2 Mode Coupling in Curved Multimode Optical Fibers………………… 223
3.6.3 Mode Coupling in Dual-Mode Optical Fibers………………………… 225
3.7 SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 225
PROBLEMS........................................................................................................ 226
References……………………………………………………………………… 229

Chapter 4: Noise Sources and Channel Impairment 233

4.1 OPTICAL CHANNEL NOISE ..................................................................... 233
4.1.1 Mode Partition Noise………………………………………………….. 236
4.1.2 Modal Noise…………………………………………………………… 237
4.1.3 Laser Phase and Intensity Noise………………………………………. 239
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4.1.4 Quantum Shot Noise……………………………………………........... 243

4.1.5 Dark Current Noise……………………………………………………. 245
4.1.6 The Thermal Noise……………………………………………………..247
4.1.7 Spontaneous Emission Noise………………………………………….. 248
4.1.8 Beating Components of Noise in the Optical Receiver……………….. 249
4.1.9 The Cross-talk Noise…………………………………………………...252
4.2 DEFINITION OF BER, SNR, AND RECEIVER SENSITIVITY ............... 254
4.2.1 Bit Error Rate and Signal-to-Noise Ratio for IM/DD Scheme………... 255
4.2.2 Optical Receiver Sensitivity……………………………………………259
4.2.3 Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio…………………………………………. 269
4.3 SIGNAL IMPAIRMENTS ............................................................................ 270
4.3.1 The Impact of Mode Dispersion in Multimode Fibers…………………272
4.3.2 The Impact of Chromatic Dispersion…………………………..............273
4.3.3 Polarization Mode Dispersion Impact………………………………….277
4.3.4 The Impact of Nonlinear Effects on System Performance……………..279
4.3.5 The Impact of the Extinction Ratio…………………………………….287
4.3.6 The Impact of the Intensity Noise and the Mode Partition Noise……...289
4.3.7 The Impact of the Timing Jitter………………………………………...292
4.3.8 The Impact of Signal Cross-talk……………………………………… 293
4.3.9 Impact of Raman Amplification to Signal Distortion…………………. 295
4.3.10 Impact of the Accumulated Noise…………………………………… 301
4.4 OPTICAL TRANSMISSION LINK LIMITS ............................................... 306
4.4.1 Power-Budget Limited Point-to Point Lightwave Systems…………… 306
4.4.2 Bandwidth-Limited Point-to Point Lightwave Systems………………. 309
4.4.3 OSNR Evaluation in High-Speed Optical Transmission Systems……. 313
4.5 SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 314
PROBLEMS........................................................................................................ 315
References……………………………………………………………………… 319

Chapter 5: Advanced Modulation Schemes 323

5.1 SIGNAL-SPACE THEORY AND PASSBAND DIGITAL OPTICAL
TRANSMISSION ......................................................................................... 323
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5.1.1 Generic Optical Digital Communication System……………………... 323

5.1.2 Geometric Representation of Signals in Modulators and
Demodulators………………………………………………………….. 326
5.1.3 M-ary Baseband Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM)………………...331
5.1.4 Passband Digital Transmission………………………………………... 334
5.1.5 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM)…………………………... 335
5.1.6 Frequency Shift Keying (FSK)……………………………………….. 342
5.2 MULTILEVEL MODULATION SCHEMES .............................................. 343
5.2.1 I/Q and Polar Modulators……………………………………………... 343
5.2.2 M-ary PSK Transmitters………………………………………………. 347
5.2.3 Star-QAM Transmitters……………………………………………….. 350
5.2.4 Square/Cross QAM Transmitters……………………………………... 351
5.3 POLARIZATION-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING AND FOUR-
DIMENSIONAL SIGNALING…………………………………….. ……...356
5.4 SPACE-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL
HYBRID MODULATION SCHEMES…………………………………….360
5.5 OPTIMUM SIGNAL CONSTELLATION DESIGN ................................... 365
5.6 ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING (OFDM)
FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS…………………………………… 369
5.6.1 Generation of OFDM Signals by Inverse Fast Fourier Transform......... 370
5.6.2 Cyclic Extension and Windowing……………………………………...373
5.6.3 Bandwidth Efficiency of CO-OFDM…………………………………..378
5.6.4 OFDM Signal Processing and Parallel Optical Channel
Decomposition………………………………………………………… 379
5.6.5 Discrete Multitone (DMT) in Multimode Fiber Links………………... 384
5.7 MIMO OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS .................................................... 389
5.7.1 Parallel Decomposition of MIMO Optical Channels…………………. 393
5.7.2 Space-Time Coding for MIMO Optical Channels…………………….. 395
5.7.3 Polarization-Time Coding and MIMO-OFDM……………………….. 398
5.8 SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 401
PROBLEMS........................................................................................................ 401
References……………………………………………………………………… 407
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Chapter 6: Advanced Detection Schemes 413

6.1 DETECTION THEORY FUNDAMENTALS .............................................. 413
6.1.1 Geometric Representation of Received Signal, and Theorem of
Irrelevance…………………………………...........................................413
6.1.2 Equivalence of Euclidean, Correlation, and Matched Filter Receivers.. 418
6.1.3 Detection of Known Signal and Optimum Receiver Design………….. 422
6.1.4 Error Probability in the Receiver……………………………………… 426
6.1.5 Estimation Theory, ML Estimation, and Cramér-Rao Bound………… 435
6.2 COHERENT DETECTION OF OPTICAL SIGNALS ................................. 437
6.2.1 Coherent Optical Detection Basics……………………………………. 438
6.2.2 Optical Hybrids and Balanced Coherent Receivers…………………… 443
6.2.3 Phase, Polarization, and Intensity Noise Sources in a Coherent
Optical Detector……………………………………………………….. 446
6.2.4 Homodyne Coherent Detection………………………………………...449
6.2.5 Phase Diversity Homodyne Receivers………………………………… 449
6.2.6 Polarization Control and Polarization Diversity in
Coherent Receivers …………………………………………………….451
6.2.7 Polarization-Division Multiplexing (PDM) and Coded Modulation….. 452
6.3 OPTICAL CHANNEL EQUALIZATION ................................................... 454
6.3.1 ISI-Free Optical Transmission and Partial-Response Signaling……….454
6.3.2 Zero-Forcing Equalizers……………………………………………… 458
6.3.3 Optimum Linear Equalizer……………………………………………. 463
6.3.4 Wiener Filtering………………………………………………………. 465
6.3.5 Adaptive Equalization………………………………………………… 466
6.3.6 Decision Feedback Equalizer…………………………………………. 468
6.3.7 MLSD or Viterbi Equalizer…………………………………………… 469
6.3.8 Blind Equalization…………………………………………………….. 471
6.3.9 Volterra Series-Based Equalization…………………………………….476
6.4 DIGITAL BACKPROPAGATION .............................................................. 478
6.5 SYNCHRONIZATION ................................................................................. 481
6.6 COHERENT OPTICAL OFDM DETECTION ............................................ 486
6.6.1 DFT Window Synchronization………………………………………... 488
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6.6.2 Frequency Synchronization in Optical OFDM Systems…………….... 489

6.6.3 Phase Estimation in Optical OFDM Systems…………………………. 490
6.6.4 Channel Estimation in OFDM Systems……………………………….. 491
6.7 OPTICAL MIMO DETECTION .................................................................. 494
6.7.1 MIMO Model of Few-Mode Fibers…………………………………… 495
6.7.2 Linear and Decision-Feedback MIMO Receivers…………………….. 496
6.7.3 Space-Time Coding (STC)-Based MIMO Detection Schemes………...499
6.8 SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 503
PROBLEMS........................................................................................................ 503
References……………………………………………………………………… 509

Chapter 7: Advanced Coding Schemes 515

7.1 CHANNEL CODING PRELIMINARIES .................................................... 515
7.1.1 Channel Coding Principles………………………………………......... 516
7.1.2 Mutual Information and Channel Capacity…………………………… 519
7.1.3 Channel Coding and Information Capacity Theorems………………....521
7.2 LINEAR BLOCK CODES............................................................................ 522
7.2.1 Generator Matrix……………………………………………………… 523
7.2.2 Parity-Check Matrix…………………………………………………... 524
7.2.3 Code Distance Properties…………………………………………….... 526
7.2.4 Coding Gain…………………………………………………………….527
7.2.5 Syndrome Decoding and Standard Array………………………………528
7.2.6 Important Coding Bounds……………………………………………... 531
7.3 CYCLIC CODES .......................................................................................... 532
7.4 BOSE-CHAUDHURI-HOCQUENGHEM (BCH) CODES ......................... 538
7.5 REED-SOLOMON CODES, CONCATENATED CODES, AND
PRODUCT CODES………………………………………………………... 545
7.6 TURBO CODES ........................................................................................... 548
7.7 TURBO-PRODUCT CODES ....................................................................... 551
7.8 LOW-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK (LDPC) CODES ................................. 553
7.8.1 Quasi-Cyclic (QC) Binary LDPC Codes……………………………… 555
7.8.2 Decoding of Binary LDPC Codes and BER Performance Evaluation... 557
7.8.3 Nonbinary LDPC Codes………………………………………………..561
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7.8.4 FPGA Implementation of Decoders for Large-Girth QC-LDPC Codes.562

7.9 CODED MODULATION ............................................................................. 563
7.9.1 Multilevel Coding and Block-Interleaved Coded Modulation……….. 563
7.9.2 Polarization-Division Multiplexed Coded OFDM……………………. 569
7.9.3 Nonbinary LDPC-Coded Modulation…………………………………. 571
7.9.4 Multidimensional Coded Modulation…………………………………. 575
7.9.5 Adaptive Nonbinary LDPC-Coded Modulation………………………. 579
7.10 LDPC-CODED TURBO EQUALIZATION ............................................. 581
7.10.1 MAP Detection……………………………………………………… 581
7.10.2 Multilevel Turbo Equalization……………………………………….. 582
7.10.3 Multilevel Turbo Equalizer for I/Q Imbalance and
Polarization Offset…………………………………………………….588
7.10.4 Multilevel Turbo Equalization with Digital Back-Propagation…….. 592
7.11 SUMMARY ................................................................................................ 593
PROBLEMS........................................................................................................ 594
References……………………………………………………………………… 604

Chapter 8: Advanced Optical Networking 609

8.1 OPTICAL NETWORKING AS PART OF THE ISO MODEL ................... 609
8.1.1 ISO Model of Networking…………………………………………….. 609
8.1.2 Optical Network Definition and Role…………………………………. 612
8.1.3 Cross-Layer Interworking with Upper Layers………………………… 613
8.1.4 Electrical Client Layers………………………………………………...614
8.2 OPTICAL NETWORKING ELEMENTS .................................................... 625
8.2.1 Optical Line Terminals………………………………………………... 626
8.2.2 Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (OADM)……………………………... 627
8.2.3 Optical Interconnect Devices…………………………………………..629
8.2.4 Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexers (ROADM)………… 633
8.2.5 Optical Cross-Connect (OXC)………………………………………. 636
8.3 LIGHTPATH ROUTING IN OPTICAL NETWORKS................................ 638
8.3.1 The Lightpath Topologies and Their Impact on Wavelength Routing ...639
8.3.2 Modeling of Lightpath Topology……………………………………... 642
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8.3.3 Optimizing Multihop Network Topologies…………………………….644

8.4 IMPAIRMENT AWARE ROUTING ........................................................... 652
8.4.1 Optical Performance Monitoring……………………………………… 654
8.4.2 Impairment Aware Constraints………………………………………... 657
8.5 CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF OPTICAL NETWORKS .............. 661
8.5.1 Signaling and Resource Reservation………………………………….. 661
8.5.2 Routing and Wavelength Assignment………………………………… 663
8.5.3 Fault Management and Network Restoration…………………………. 664
8.6 CONTROL PLANE FOR AN OPTICAL NETWORK ................................ 671
8.7 OPTICAL PACKET AND BURST SWITCHING ....................................... 674
8.7.1 Optical Packet Switching……………………………………………… 675
8.7.2 Optical Burst Switching……………………………………………….. 679
8.8 OPTICAL NETWORK APPLICATION SEGMENTS ................................ 681
8.8.1 Optical Access Networks……………………………………………… 681
8.8.2 Optical Metro Networks………………………………………………..689
8.8.3 Optical Core Network…………………………………………………. 690
8.8.4 Data Center Networks (DCN)………………………………………... 691
8.9 ADVANCED MUTIDIMENSIONAL AND DYNAMIC OPTICAL
NETWORKING…………………………………………………………….693
8.10 SUMMARY ................................................................................................ 698
PROBLEMS........................................................................................................ 698
References……………………………………………………………………… 703

Chapter 9: Optical Channel Capacity and Energy

Efficiency 709
9.1 CAPACITY OF CONTINUOUS CHANNELS ............................................ 709
9.2 CAPACITY OF CHANNELS WITH MEMORY………………………… 714
9.2.1 Markov Sources and Their Entropy…………………………………... 714
9.2.2 McMillan Sources and Their Entropy………………………………… 718
9.2.3 McMillan-Khinchin Model for Channel Capacity Evaluation………....718
9.3 MODELING OF SIGNAL PROPAGATION ............................................... 721
9.3.1 The Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation (NSE)………………………….. 721
9.3.2 Step-Size Selection in Split-Step Fourier Algorithms………………… 723
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9.3.3 Multichannel Propagation……………………………………………... 724

9.3.4 Propagation Equation for Polarization-Division Multiplexed Systems. 724
9.4 CALCULATION OF INFORMATION CAPACITY BY FORWARD
RECURSION OF THE BCJR ALGORITHM……………………………...725
9.5 INFORMATION CAPACITY OF SYSTEMS WITH COHERENT
DETECTION………………………………………………………………..728
9.6 CALCULATION OF CAPACITY OF OPTICAL MIMO-OFDM
SYSTEMS ………………………………………………………………….731
9.6.1 Modeling of Few-Mode Fibers in a Strong-Coupling Regime with
Mode-Dependent Loss………………………………………………… 731
9.6.2 Optical MIMO-OFDM Channel Capacity…………………………….. 732
9.7 ENERGY-EFFICIENT OPTICAL TRANSMISSION ................................. 734
9.7.1 Energy-Efficient Signal Constellation Design Based on Concepts of
Statistical Physics………………………………………………………734
9.7.2 Energy-Efficient Multidimensional Coded Modulation………………. 737
9.7.3 Energy-Efficient Photonic Devices…………………………………… 739
9.8 SUMMARY .................................................................................................. 740
PROBLEMS........................................................................................................ 740
References……………………………………………………………………… 744

Chapter 10: Engineering Tool Box 749

10.1 PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND UNITS USED IN THIS BOOK ............ 749
10.2 FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH OF THE OPTICAL SIGNAL ...... 750
10.3 STIMULATED EMISSION OF THE LIGHT ............................................ 751
10.4 BASIC PHYSICS OF SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS ........................ 753
10.5 BASIC VECTOR ANALYSIS ................................................................... 758
10.6 BESSEL FUNCTIONS ............................................................................... 760
10.7 MODULATION OF AN OPTICAL SIGNAL ............................................ 761
10.8 DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG AND ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERSION
............................................................................................................................. 762
10.9 OPTICAL RECEIVER TRANSFER FUNCTION ..................................... 764
10.10 THE Z-TRANFORM AND ITS APPLICATIONS .................................. 766
10.10.1 Bilateral z-Transform……………………………………………….. 766
10.10.2 Properties of z-Transform and Common z-Transform Pairs………...768
10.10.3 The Inversion of the z-Transform…………………………………... 769
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10.10.4 The System Function………………………………………………...770

10.11 ABSTRACT ALGEBRA BASICS ........................................................... 772
10.11.1 Concept of Groups…………………………………………………...772
10.11.2 Concept of Fields…………………………………………………… 774
10.11.3 Concept of Finite Fields…………………………………………….. 775
10.12 PULSE-POSITION MODULATION ....................................................... 777
10.13 STOKES VECTOR AND POINCARE SPHERE..................................... 779
References……………………………………………………………………… 780

ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................... 783

ABOUT THE AUTHORS ................................................................................ 791
INDEX ................................................................................................................ 793
Preface
This book aims to introduce and treat a series of advanced and emerging topics in
the field of optical communications and networking. The material is largely based
on the fifth generation of optical transmission systems and networks,
characterized by exploitation of all optical signal parameters (amplitude, phase,
frequency, and polarization) via processing in time, frequency, and space
domains. Both optical signal transmission and networking topics are treated with
equal depth, and feature a gradual introduction to more sophisticated topics.
The reader will find fundamentals about optical components and signal
generation, propagation, and detection discussed in detail in Chapters 1 to 4. A
number of advanced topics such as MIMO, OFDM, coded-modulation, LDPC-
coded turbo equalization, polarization-time coding, spatial-domain-based
modulation and coding, multidimensional signaling, optimum signal constellation
design, and digital compensation of linear and nonlinear impairments are
discussed in Chapters 5 to 7. These chapters also include description of the most
relevant post-detection techniques such as linear and adaptive equalization,
maximum-likelihood sequence detection, digital back-propagation, and Wiener
filtering. In Chapter 8, the principles of advanced optical networking are
described, including definitions of primary optical network models and network
design parameters in common topologies. In Chapter 9, optical channel capacity
computation is presented based on modeling an optical fiber as a channel with
memory, while in Chapter 10, useful tools to aid understanding of topics
associated with optical transmission systems and networks are provided.
This book is self-contained and structured to provide straightforward
guidance to readers looking to capture fundamentals and gain both theoretical and
practical knowledge that can be readily applied in research and practical
applications. Every chapter of the book has an extensive list of references, as well
as a number of exercises, all with the goal to help the reader build up the
knowledge and skills necessary for research and engineering tasks. The book is
structured in such a way that the reader can easily understand the general topic
without looking to outside literature.
The intended audience for the book are senior-year undergraduate students
and graduate students of electrical engineering, optical sciences, and physics,
research engineers and scientists, development and planning engineers, and
attendees of leading industry conferences (e.g. OFC, ECOC, CLEO, OECC). The
background knowledge necessary to study this book and fully understand the

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topics is that of a typical senior-year undergraduate engineering/science student.

This book is well-suited for mixed undergraduate/graduate-level courses,
containing a large range of problems with varying degrees of difficulty. The
subject of the book is not limited to any particular geographical region or any
specific transmission and networking scenario.
We are very grateful to numerous colleagues from both industry and
academia for the useful discussions we have had in the past and for their helpful
suggestions and comments. We would like also to extend personal thanks and
deep gratitude to our families for their unconditional support and understanding.
Chapter 1
Introduction to Optical Communications

This chapter describes the role of optical networking in our information society
and explains the key technologies that serve as foundations of packet-based
optical networking. Historical perspective and significance of the fifth generation
of optical systems and networks, as well as the outline for future direction, are
also presented. Finally, a classification and basic concept of advanced optical
systems and networks will be introduced.
We defined the fifth generation of optical transmission systems and networks
by several distinct features listed later. Some of them, such as multilevel
modulation format or coherent detection schemes, were already in place several
decades ago, but with no real traction since they could not be implemented in an
efficient and practical manner. The other ones, such as OFDM, MIMO, and LDPC
coding, have been effectively used in wireless communications for some time
now, and have found a way to serve as enablers of advanced optical transmission
and networking. We also consider high-speed digital signal processing to be an
essential part and enabler of both optical transmission and optical networking.
There are multiple degrees of freedom with respect to spectral arrangement,
spatial multiplexing in an optical fiber, and advanced coded modulation that can
be utilized in design of high-capacity optical transmission systems, as well as in
realization of the multidimensional and elastic optical network architecture.
We assume that the fifth generation of optical networking is a part of an
integral networking scheme in which Ethernet and IP/MPLS technologies serve as
client layers that interwork with an optical layer in the process of delivery of data
packets through network cloud to a variety of end users. With that respect, 100-Gb
Ethernet serves as one of the identifiers of the fifth generation.
Our definition and classification of optical transmission systems and networks
with respect to historical perspective may be different than those from some other
authors since we consider that both transmission and networking aspects and
enabling technologies are mutually interrelated and will be treated as such
throughout of this book. The purpose of the material discussed in this book is to
provide both the fundamental information and the advanced topics that
characterize the fifth generation and beyond.

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1.1 THE ROLE OF OPTICAL NETWORKING

The beginning of the second decade of the twenty-first century is characterized by

paradigm shift in the overall meaning of information society. We are now in the
era where communications are possible whenever and wherever they are needed,
with a number of entities exchanging a different kind of information among them.

1.1.1 The Need for Connectivity and Capacity

Any information exchange in the network is characterized by a data flow, so a

number of flows can occur simultaneously. Each of the information flows in the
network is characterized by speed or the bandwidth and the quality of
transmission. The growing need for the bandwidth and connectivity is driven by
demand from both residential and business users, as well as from the scientific
community asking for infrastructure that would support large-scale data transport
and information exchange. The bandwidth requirements are mainly driven by IP
traffic, which now includes video services, such as IPTV, videoconference, and
streaming applications. In addition, telemedicine, social networking, and
transaction-intensive Web 2.0+ applications all require a massive deployment of
various network elements, such as IP routers, carrier Ethernet switches, or dense
wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) terminals and switches. An
information network is increasingly becoming a cloud of information flows
connecting different participants, as illustrated in Figure 1.1.

Figure 1.1 Super/cloud

Information Computing
Video Conference Infrastructure
(business ,government)

Video Metro optical network

Metro optical network
Conference

Access optical Core optical

Mobile business 3G/4G/4G+ network network Web Server
office Base Station Data center

Access optical network

Hosted Business
Appl. (Storage, VoIP,
IPTV IP Phone
Residential Access Remote medical Security)
(Home Networks) Mobile connection (Image processing)

IPTV/VoD Center

Figure 1.1 High-speed networking.

Since the Internet became the synonym of the information era, there have
been a numerous efforts to make it comprehensive and affordable. Carrier-grade
Ethernet became both the transport and networking engine of the IP traffic loaded
by various applications mentioned above. We can expect that the bandwidth
 Introduction to Optical Communications 3

requirements in the second decade of this century will be ranging from 100 Mb/s
to 1 Gb/s for residential access users, 10 Gb/s to 40 Gb/s for the majority of
business users, and 100 Gb/s to 1 Tb/s for some institutions, such as government
agencies or major research labs.
The bandwidth requirements are the cause for the rapid growth of Internet
traffic over past decade, and that growth has been exponential. The annual IP
traffic is now measured by exabytes. The prediction is that by 2015 the total IP
traffic in the United States alone will be around 1,000 exabytes per year, which is
equal to 1 zettabyte, and then a count will begin towards the yottabyte (1024
bytes). The network architecture that supports IP traffic is structured to
accommodate packet transport over optical bandwidth pipes [1–7]. The question is
how to provide enough bandwidth for all users, while dealing with different
granularities, quality of services, and energy constraints.
There is wide consensus today that Ethernet technology will remain to be the
best option for high-speed statistical bandwidth sharing. Different Ethernet
networking speeds (10M/100M/1G/10G) were successfully introduced over the
past two decades. That hierarchy was extended by the introduction of 40 GbE
(stands for Ethernet at 40 Gb/s speed) and 100 GbE in 2010. The expectation is
that Ethernet speed will reach 1 Tb/s by 2015 or so. The next stop after 1 Tb/s
would likely be 4 Tb/s followed by 10 Tb/s.

1.1.2 Optical Networking and Lightpaths

In terms of the ownership, networks and transmission systems symbolized by

clouds in Figure 1.1 can either belong to private enterprises or be owned by
telecommunication carriers. The ownership can be related either to networking
equipment and infrastructure associated with a specified network topology or to a
logical entity known as virtual private network that resides within the physical
network topology. We can recognize several segments within the structure from
Figure 1.1, all with respect to the size of the area that they cover. The central part
of this structure is a long-haul core network interconnecting big cities or major
communication hubs by high-capacity optical fiber links. At the same time, the
connections between major hubs on different continents have been done through
submarine optical transmission links. The core network is a generic name, but
very often it is referred to as either a wide area network (WAN) if belongs to an
enterprise, or as the interchange carrier (IXC) public network if operated by
telecommunication carriers. The nodes in a core network are known as central
offices, although the terms POP (point of presence) or hubs are also used. The
distance between nodes in a core network can range anywhere from several
hundred to several thousand kilometers. As an example, the distance between
nodes in core networks of major North American telecom carriers or major cable
companies is much longer than the distance between core network nodes of major
carriers in Europe or network nodes of major carriers in Asia.
4 Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks

On the other hand, WAN networks are for private use, owned and operated by
big corporations. Typical examples of such networks are networks of major
ASP/ISP (application/Internet service providers), where network nodes coincide
with the data centers, while connections are established between these data
centers. A majority of other corporations still use the services provided by telecom
carriers by implementing their private networking within the carriers’ network
infrastructure. Since there is the emulation of one network within the other, logical
connections that serve corporations are known as virtual private networks (VPNs).
The second part of the overall optical network structure is known as the edge
network, which is deployed within a smaller geographical area, such as a
metropolitan area, or a smaller geographic region. The distance between the nodes
connected by optical fiber links in edge networks ranges from tens to a few
hundred kilometers. The edge network is often recognized as a metropolitan area
network (MAN) if owned by an enterprise or as a local exchange carrier (LEC) if
operated by telecommunication carriers.
Finally, the access network is a peripheral part of the overall network related
to the last-mile access and bandwidth distribution to individual end users, which
could be enterprises, government agencies, medical institutions, scientific labs, or
residential customers. Two examples of the access networks are an enterprise
local area network (LAN), and a distribution network that connects the carrier’s
central office location with individual users. The distance between two nodes in
an access network usually ranges from several hundred meters to several
kilometers.
As we can see from Figure 1.1, application providers and big processing
centers may have access to any of the segments mentioned above. We can expect
that in the future the network will be a unified information cloud with various
participants, each having specified access to it. Accordingly, there is constant
transformation of logical network structure to comply with business models of
various service providers, as well as with the service requirements of various end-
users. Some of these business models include ownership either of the entire
network (infrastructure, equipment, network management) or of some portion
needed for delivering IP-based services to customers. The other models are based
on leasing network infrastructure from a third party or on performing a bandwidth
brokerage in carrier hotels. The ownership of the network includes responsibility
for network planning and traffic engineering, while leasing and brokering are
more related to service delivery and billing arrangements, often related to a
service layer agreement (SLA).
The possible way that end users will communicate with a specified amount of
bandwidth and with specified services is illustrated in Figure 1.2, which presents a
high-level scheme of cloud computing. The cloud computing concept relates to
delivery of both computing and storage capacity as services to a number of end
users. Individual end users can access cloud-based applications through a Web
browser or mobile applications. In a cloud computing scheme we can have the
following: (1) infrastructure as a service, (2) platform as a service, and (3)
 Introduction to Optical Communications 5

software (application) as a service. Cloud computing as concept is designed to

allow enterprises to obtain and run specific applications faster an in more
manageable manner, while information technology (IT) resources can be adjusted
to satisfy dynamic business demands.

Servers

Application
(monitoring, collaboration, content, finance)
Smartphones
Platform Laptops
(object storage, database, run time, identity)

Infrastructure
(compute, network, file storage)

Tablets
Desktops

Figure 1.2 Cloud computing networking concept.

The importance of network intelligence in future networks can be further

outlined by software-defined networking (SDN), which is concept in which
control is decoupled from hardware and transferred to a specific software
application. The SDN has an essential impact on the way that a packet travels
through the network since its trajectory and attributes will not be determined by
embedded software (firmware) in the switching node. Instead, separate software
can be used to shape traffic in a centralized manner. Network administrator can
determine switching rules by putting and removing priorities on specific traffic
(bandwidth flows). This concept goes together with cloud computing architecture
since traffic loads can be managed in a flexible and more efficient manner.
The physical network topology that best supports traffic demand is generally
different in different segments of the optical networking structure shown in Figure
1.1. It could vary from the mesh (deployed mostly in the core networks), to ring
(deployed mainly in in metro areas), to a star topology deployed in an access
networks to enable efficient statistical multiplexing and bandwidth distribution. At
the same time, submarine optical links, whose length could be up to tens of
thousands of kilometers and more, have a point-to-point character. From the
optical transmission perspective, the optical network configuration enables an
end-to-end connection through the optical signal flow, which can be referred as
the lightpath. Each lightpath is related to the physical layer of the optical network
and takes into account the optical signal properties, characteristics of deployed
6 Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks

optical elements (fibers, lasers, amplifiers) along the path, the impact of the
networking topology, and the type of service that is requested. Each service has
the source and destination node and can be either point-to point or broadcast
nature. Any connection is associated with quality of services (QoS) requirements,
which is then related to each individual lightpath.

Submarine Optical Core Network Optical Access

System Optical Metro Network Network

Figure 1.3 Lightpaths in optical network.

The term lightpath means that an optical signal propagates between the source
and destination without experiencing any opto-electrical-opto (O-E-O)
conversion. Several examples of the lightpaths across topologies discussed above
are presented in the Figure 1.3. In general, the lightpaths differ in lengths and
information capacity that is carried along. As an example, the lightwave path in a
submarine transmission system can be several thousand kilometers long while
carrying information capacity measured by tens of terabits. On the other hand, a
typical lightpath within the metro area is measured by tens of kilometers while
carrying the information capacity measured by gigabits. It is also important to
mention that lightpath is usually associated with a single optical channel (single
optical carrier wavelength), which means that several lightpaths can be established
in parallel between the source and destination
The lightpath length is one of the most important variables from a
transmission perspective, since most of impairments have an accumulating effect
proportional that length. The lightpath, as an optical connection between two
distinct locations, is realized by assigning a dedicated optical channel between
them. The lightpaths are propagating through an optical fiber within a single (in
single-mode optical fibers) or multiple spatial modes (in multimode optical
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 two kinds of, ii. 196
Antecedents of, ii. 187 n. 1
Carmina Burana (Goliardic poetry), ii. 203, 217-19 and n.
Development of, stages in, ii. 187
Leonine hexameters, ii. 199 and n. 3
Metrical composition, ii. 187 seqq.;
elegiac verse, ii. 190-2 and n. 1;
hexameters, ii. 192;
Sapphics, ii. 192-3 and n. 1
Modi, ii. 215-16
Rhyme, development of, ii. 195, 206

Law:
Barbarian, Latin codes of, ii. 244 seqq.
Barbaric conception of, ii. 245, 248-9
Breviarium, see under Roman law
Canon, see Canon law
English, principles of, i. 141-2
Grammar in relation to, ii. 121
Lombard codes, i. 115; ii. 242, 246, 248, 253;
Concordia, ii. 259
Natural:
Gratian on, ii. 268-9
Jus gentium in relation to, ii. 234 and n., 268
Occam on, ii. 519
Sacraments of, ii. 74 and n. 1
Supremacy of, ii. 269, 279
Roman, see Roman law
Salic, ii. 245-6
Territorial basis of, i. 123; ii. 247
Tribal basis of, i. 123; ii. 245-7
Visigothic codification of, in Spain, i. 118

Leander, Bp. of Seville, i. 118 n. 1

Légonais, Chrétien, ii. 230 and n. 2

Leo, Brother, Speculum perfectionis by, ii. 183-4

Leo I. (the Great), Pope, i. 113, 116

Leo IX., Pope, i. 243

Leon, Sir Guy de, i. 552-3

Leon, Sir Hervé de, i. 552-3

Leowigild, i. 117 n. 2, 118 n. 1

Lerins monastery, i. 195

Lewis, Lord, of Spain, i. 552-3

Liberal arts, see Seven Liberal Arts

Liutgard of Tongern, i. 463-5

Liutprand, Bp. of Cremona i. 256-7; ii. 161 n. 1

Liutprand, King of Lombards, i. 115-16

Logic (See also Dialectic):

Albertus Magnus on, ii. 313-15, 504, 506
Aristotelian, mediaeval apprehension of, ii. 329 (See also Aristotle
—Organon)
Bacon’s attitude toward, ii. 505
Gerbert’s preoccupation with, i. 282, 289, 292
Grammar in relation to, ii. 127 seqq., 333-4;
in Abaelard’s work, ii. 346
Importance of, in Middle Ages, i. 236; ii. 297
Nature of, ii. 333;
schoolmen’s views on, ii. 313-15, 333
Occam’s ie s on ii 522
 Occam’s views on, ii. 522
Patristic attitude toward, i. 71
Raban’s view of, i. 222
Scholastic classification of, ii. 313 seqq.
Scholastic decay in relation to, ii. 523
Second stage of mediaeval development represented by, ii. 332-4
Specialisation of, in 12th cent., ii. 119
Theology in relation to, ii. 340 n., 346
Twofold interpretation of, ii. 333
Universals, problem of, ii. 339 seqq.;
Abaelard’s treatment of, ii. 342, 348

Lombard, Peter, estimate of, ii. 370;

Gratian compared with, ii. 270;
Bacon’s attitude toward, ii. 497;
Books of Sentences by, i. 17, 18; ii. 134, 370;
method of the work, ii. 306;
Aquinas’ Summa contrasted with it, ii. 307-10;
its classification scheme, ii. 322-4;
Bonaventura’s commentary on it, ii. 408

Lombards:
Italian kingdom of (6th cent.), i. 115-16
Italian influence on, i. 7, 249
Law codes of, see under Law

Louis of Bavaria, Emp., ii. 518

Louis I. (the Pious), King of France, i. 233, 239, 359;

false capitularies ascribed to, ii. 270

Louis VI. (the Fat), King of France, i. 304-5, 394, 400; ii. 62;
Hildebert’s letter on encroachments of, ii. 140, 172

Louis IX. (the Saint), King of France, Geoffrey’s Vita of, i. 539-42;
Joinville’s Histoire of, i. 542-9;
Testament of i 540 n 1
 Testament of, i. 540 n. 1;
otherwise mentioned, i. 476, 507-9, 515

Love, Aquinas on distinguishing definitions of, ii. 475-6

Love, chivalric:
Antique conception of love contrasted with, i. 575
Chansons de geste as concerned with, i. 564
Code of, by Andrew the Chaplain, i. 575-6
Dante’s exposition of, ii. 555-6
Estimate of, mediaeval, i. 568, 570
Literature of, see Chivalry—Literature
Marriage in relation to, i. 571 and n. 2
Minnelieder as depicting, ii. 30
Nature of, i. 572-5, 582-7
Stories exemplifying—Tristan, i. 577 seqq.;
Lancelot, 582 seqq.

Love, spiritual:
Aquinas’ discussion of, ii. 472-3, 476
Bernard of Clairvaux as exemplifying, i. 394 seqq.

Lupus, Servatus, Abbot of Ferrières, i. 215;

ii. 113

Luxeuil, i. 175-7

Lyons:
Diet of the “Three Gauls” at, i. 30
Law studies at, ii. 250

Macrobius, Saturnalia of, ii. 116 and n. 4

Magic, i. 46-8; ii. 500 and n. 1

Majol s Abbot of Cl n i 359

Majolus, Abbot of Cluny, i. 359

Manichaeism, i. 49; ii. 44, 283

Manny, Sir Walter, i. 552-4

Mapes (Map), Walter, i. 475, 567; ii. 219 n.

Marie, Countess, de Champagne, i. 566, 573, 576

Marie de France, i. 566, 567, 573;

Eliduc by, i. 571 n. 2

Marinus (hermit), i. 373

Marozia, i. 242

Marriage:
Christian attitude toward, ii. 8;
ecclesiastical view, ii. 529
Feudalism as affecting, i. 571, 586
German view of, ii. 30

Marsilius of Padua, ii. 277 n. 2

Martin, St., of Tours, i. 334;

Life of, i. 52 and n., 84, 85 n. 2, 86

Martyrs:
Mediaeval view of, i. 483
Patristic attitude toward, i. 86

Mary, St., of Ognies, i. 462-3;

nature of visions of, i. 459

Massilia, i. 26
Mathematics:
Bacon’s views on, ii. 499-500
Gerbert’s proficiency in, i. 282, 288

Mathew Paris cited, ii. 487

Matthew of Vendome, Ars versificatoria by, ii. 190 and n. 5

Maurus, Rabanus, see Rabanus

Mayors of the palace, i. 240

Mechthild of Magdeburg, i. 20, 345; ii. 365;

Book of, i. 465 and n. 2-70

Mediaeval thought:
Abstractions, genius for, ii. 280
Characteristics of, i. 13
Commentaries characteristic of, ii. 390, 553 n. 4
Conflict inherent in, i. 22; ii. 293-4
Deference of, toward the past, i. 13; ii. 534
Emotionalizing by, of patristic Christianity, i. 345
Metalogics rather than metaphysics the final stage of, ii. 337
Moulding forces of, i. 3, 5, 12; ii. 293-4
Orthodox character of, ii. 283 and n.
Political theorizing, ii. 275 seqq.
Problems of, origins of, ii. 294-5
Restatement and rearrangement of antique matter the work of, i.
13-15, 224, 237, 292, 342; ii. 297, 329, 341:
Culmination of third stage in, ii. 394
Emotional transformations of the antique, i. 18 seqq.
Intellectual transformations of the antique, i. 14 seqq.
Salvation the main interest of, i. 58-9, 334; ii. 296-7, 300
Scholasticism, see that heading
Superstitions accepted by, i. 487
S mbolism the g eat infl ence in ii 43 102 365
 Symbolism the great influence in, ii. 43, 102, 365
Three stages of, ii. 329 seqq.
Ultimate intellectual interests of, ii. 287 seqq.

Medicine:
Relics used in, i. 299
Smattering of, included in Arts course, ii. 250
Study of—in Italy, i. 250 and n. 4, 251; ii. 383 n.
at Chartres, i. 299; ii. 372

Mendicant Orders, see Dominican and Franciscan

Merovingian Kingdom:
Character of, i. 208
Church under, i. 194
Extent of, i. 210 n. 3
German conquests of, i. 121, 138

Merovingian period:
Barbarism of, i. 9
Continuity of, with Carolingian, i. 210-12
King’s law in, ii. 247

Merovingians, estimate of, i. 195

Metaphor distinguished from allegory, ii. 41 n. (See also Symbolism)

Metaphysics:
Final stage of mediaeval development represented by, ii. 335-7
Logic, mediaeval, in relation to, ii. 334
Theology dissociated from, by Duns, ii. 510, 516, 517

Michelangelo quoted, ii. 113

Middle Ages (See also Mediaeval thought):

Beginning of, i. 6
E t emes cha acte istic of i 355
 Extremes characteristic of, i. 355

Milan, lawyers in, ii. 251 n. 2

Miles, signification of word, i. 525-6 and n. 2

Minnelieder, ii. 28-31

Minorites, i. 430 (See also Franciscan Order)

Miracles (See also Irrationality):

Devil, concerned with, i. 488 seqq.
Nostre Dame, Miracles de, i. 491-2
Patristic attitude toward, i. 85-6, 100, 182
Roman Empire aided by, belief as to, ii. 536
Salimbene’s instance of, i. 516
Universal acceptance of, i. 74, 182
Vitae sanctorum in regard to, i. 85 and n. 2

Mithraism, i. 49

Modena (Mutina), i. 24

Modi, ii. 215-16

Monasteries:
Immunities granted to, i. 523 and n.
Regula of, meaning of, ii. 62

Monasticism (For particular Monasteries, Orders, etc., see their

names):
Abuses of, i. 357-8; Rigaud’s Register quoted, i. 477-481
Benedictine rule:
Adoption of—in England, i. 184;
among the Franks, i. 199, 201;
generally, i. 358
Papal app o al of i 335
 Papal approval of, i. 335
Cassiodorus a pioneer in literary functions of, i. 94
General mediaeval view regarding, i. 472; ii. 529
Ideal v. actual, i. 355
Ireland, in, i. 135 n. 1
Lament over deprivations of, ii. 218-19
Modifications of, by St. Francis, i. 366
Motives of, i. 357
Nature of, i. 336-7
Nuns, see Women—monastic life
Origin of, i. 335
Pagan literature condemned by, i. 260
Popularity of, in 5th and 6th centuries, i. 195-6
Poverty—of monks, i. 365;
of Orders, i. 366, 425, 430
Reforms of, i. 358 seqq.
Schools, monastic, in Italy, i. 250 n. 2
Sex-relations as regarded by, i. 338
Studies of, in 6th cent., i. 94, 95
Subordinate monasteries, supervision of, i. 361
Uncloistered, see Dominican and Franciscan
Vita activa accepted by, i. 363-6
Vita contemplativa, see that title
Women vilified by devotees of, i. 354 n., 521 n. 2, 532, 533; ii.
58

Montanists, 332

Monte Cassino, i. 250 n. 2, 252-3

Montfort, Countess of, i. 552-4

Moorish conquest of Spain, i. 9, 118

Morimond monastery, i. 362

Mosaics i 345 7
Mosaics, i. 345-7

Music:
Arithmetic in relation to, ii. 291
Chartres studies in, i. 299
Poetry and, interaction of, ii. 195-6, 201-2
Scholastic classification of, ii. 313

Mysticism:
Hugo’s strain of, ii. 361-3
Nature of, i. 443 n. 1; ii. 363 and n. 4
Symbolism as expressing, see Symbolism

Narbo, i. 26

Narbonensis, see Provincia

Narbonne, law studies at, ii. 250

Natural history and science, see Physical science

Nemorarius, Jordanus, ii. 501

Neo-Platonism:
Arabian versions of Aristotle touched with, ii. 389
Augustinian, i. 55; ii. 403
Christianity compared with, i. 51;
Patristic habit of mind compared, ii. 295
Ecstasy as regarded by, i. 331
Metaphysics so named by, ii. 336
Pseudo-Dionysian, i. 54 and n. 1
Tenets and nature of, i. 41-9;
a mediatorial system, i. 50, 54, 57-8, 70
Trinity of, ii. 355

Ne st ia i 200 209 239

Neustria, i. 200, 209, 239

Nibelungenlied, i. 145-6, 148-9, 152, 193, 203 n. 2; ii. 220

Nicholas II., Pope, i. 243 n. 2

Nicholas III., Pope, i. 504

Nicholas IV., Pope (Jerome of Ascoli), ii. 491

Nicholas, St., sequence for festival of, ii. 213-15

Nicolas of Damascus, ii. 427

Nilus, St., Abbot of Crypta-Ferrata, i. 374 n.

Nithard, Count, i. 234-5

Nominalism, i. 303

Norbert, ii. 344

Normandy, Norse occupation of, i. 153

Norsemen (Scandinavians, Vikings):

Characteristics of, i. 138, 154-5
Continental and insular holdings of, i. 153
Eddic poems of, i. 154-5 and n. 3
Irish harassed by, i. 133-4;
later relations, i. 152 n. 3
Jumièges cloister sacked by, ii. 201
Metal-working among, i. 152 n. 3
Ravages by, in 8th and 9th centuries, i. 152-3
Sagas of, i. 155 seqq.
Settling down of, i. 240

Notke i 308 9 and n 1 seq ences of ii 201 2

Notker, i. 308-9 and n. 1; sequences of, ii. 201-2

Numbers, symbolic phantasies regarding, i. 72 and nn. 1, 2; ii. 49 n.

3

Oberon, fairy king, i. 564 and n.

Occam, William of, career of, ii. 518;

estimate of his work, ii. 522-3;
attitude toward Duns, ii. 518 seqq.;
on faith and reason, ii. 519;
on Universals, ii. 520-1

Odilo, Abbot of Cluny, i. 294-5, 359;

Jotsaldus’ biography of, quoted, i. 295-6

Odo, Abbot of Cluny, i. 343 and n. 3, 359;

Epitome by, of Gregory’s Moralia, i. 16 n. 4; ii. 161 and n. 2;
Latin style of Collationes, ii. 161-2

Odo of Tournai, ii. 340 n.

Odoacer, i. 114, 145

Olaf, St., i. 156, 160-1

Olaf Tryggvason, King, i. 156, 161-2

Old French:
Formation of, ii. 155
Latin as studied by speakers of, ii. 123
Poetry, ii. 222, 225 seqq.

Ontology, see Metaphysics

O deal t ial b i 232 3 and n 1

Ordeal, trial by, i. 232-3 and n. 1

Ordericus Vitalis, i. 525;

Historia ecclesiastica by, ii. 176-8

Organon, see under Aristotle

Origen, estimate of, i. 51, 62-3;

on Canticles, i. 333; ii. 369;
De principiis, i. 68;
otherwise mentioned, i. 53, 76, 80, 87, 104, 411; ii. 64

Orleans School:
Classical studies at, ii. 119 n. 2, 127
Law studies at, ii. 250
Rivalry of, with Chartres, ii. 119 n. 2

Orosius, i. 82 and n. 1, 188

Ostrogoths, i. 7, 113, 114-15, 120

Otfrid the Frank, i. 203-4, 308

Other world:
Irish beliefs as to, i. 131 and n. 2
Voyages to, mediaeval narratives of, i. 444 n. 1

Othloh, i. 315;
visions of, i. 443;
Book concerning the Temptations of a certain Monk, i. 316-23

Otric, i. 289-91

Otto I. (the Great), Emp., i. 241-3, 256-7, 309

Otto II., Emp., i. 243, 282-3, 289

Otto III., Emp., i. 243, 283, 284;
Modus Ottinc in honour of, ii. 215-216

Otto IV. (of Brunswick), Emp., i. 417; ii. 32-3

Otwin, Bp. of Hildesheim, i. 312

Ovid, Ars amatoria of, i. 574-5;

mediaeval allegorizing of, and of Metamorphoses, ii. 230

Oxford University:
Characteristics of, ii. 388-9
Curriculum at, ii. 387-8
Foundation of, ii. 380, 386-7
Franciscan fame at, ii. 400
Greek studies at, ii. 120, 391, 487

Palladius, Bp., i. 172

Pandects, see under Roman law

Papacy (See also Church and Popes):

Ascendancy of, over prelacy, i. 304
Character of, ii. 32
Denunciations against, i. 475; ii. 34-5, 218
Empire’s relations with:
Concordat of Worms, i. 245 n. 4
Conflict (11th cent.), i. 244;
(12th cent.), i. 245 n. 4; ii. 273;
(13th cent.), ii. 33, 34-5;
(14th cent.), ii. 518;
allegory as a weapon in, ii. 60
Recognition of ecclesiastical authority, ii. 265-7, 272-3
Reforms by Otto I., i. 243
G ego VII ’s claims fo i 245 ii 274
 Gregory VII.’s claims for, i. 245; ii. 274
Mendicant Orders’ relations with, ii. 398, 509
Nepotism of, i. 504-5, 511
Schisms of popes and anti-popes, i. 264
Temporal power of, rise of, i. 116;
claims advanced, i. 245;
realized, ii. 274, 276-7

Papinian cited, ii. 235

Paraclete oratory:
Abaelard at, ii. 10, 344
Heloïse at, ii. 10 seqq.

Paradise:
Dante’s Paradiso, see under Dante
Hildegard’s visions of, i. 455-6

Paris:
Schools:
Growth of, ii. 380
Notre Dame and St. Geneviève, ii. 383
St. Victor, ii. 61-3, 143, 383
University:
Aristotle prohibited at, ii. 391-2
Authorities on, ii. 381 n.
Bacon at, ii. 488
Bonaventura at, ii. 403
Curriculum at, ii. 387-8
Dominicans and Franciscans at, ii. 399
Prominence of, in philosophy and theology, ii. 283, 378-9
Rise, constitution, and struggles of, ii. 119-20, 383-6
Viking sieges of, i. 153

Parma, i. 497, 505-6

Pa si al
Parsival:
Chrétien’s version of, i. 567, 588-9
Wolfram’s version of, i. 12 n., 571 n. 2, 589-613; ii. 29

Paschal controversy, see Eucharistic

Paschasius, Radbertus, Abbot of Corbie i. 215, 225-7

Patrick, St., i. 172-3

Patristic thought and doctrine (See also Greek thought, patristic, and
Latin Fathers):
Abaelard’s attitude toward, ii. 305
Achievement of exponents of, i. 86-7
Bacon’s attitude toward, ii. 492
Completeness of schemes presented by, ii. 394
Emotion as synthesized by, i. 340-2
Intellectual rather than emotional, i. 343-4;
emotionalizing of, by mediaeval thinkers, i. 345
Latin medium of, i. 5
Logic as regarded by, i. 71
Mediaeval attitude toward, i. 16
Miracle accepted by, i. 51-3, 85-6
Natural knowledge as treated by, i. 61 seqq., 72-3, 76-7, 99; ii.
393
Pagan philosophy permeating exponents of, i. 33-4, 58, 61
Philosophy as classified by, ii. 312
Rearrangement of, undertaken in Carolingian period, i. 224, 237
Symbolism of, see under Symbolism

Paulinus of Aquileia, i. 215

Paulinus, St., of Nola, i. 86, 126 n. 2

Paulus—on jus, ii. 237:

Sententiae of, ii. 243
Paulus, St., i. 84, 86

Paulus Diaconus, i. 214-15, 252

Pavia, law school at, ii. 251, 259

Pedro, Don, of Castille, i. 554-5

Pelagians, i. 225

Pelagius, i. 172 n.

Peripatetic School, i. 38-9

(See also Aristotle)

Peter, Bro., of Apulia, i. 512-14

Peter, disciple of St. Francis, i. 426

Peter Damiani, see Damiani

Peter of Blois, ii. 133-4

Peter of Ebulo, ii. 190

Peter of Maharncuria, ii. 502-4

Peter of Pisa, i. 214

Peter the Venerable, Abbot of Cluny, i. 360;

letter of, to Heloïse, ii. 25-7

Petrarch, ii. 188, 219

Petrus Riga, Aurora of, ii. 127

Philip VI., King of France, i. 551

Philip Augustus, King of France, ii. 33

Philip Hohenstauffen, Duke of Suabia, i. 481; ii. 32, 33

Philo, i. 37, 231;

allegorizing of, ii. 42, 364

Philosophy:
Division of, schemes of, ii. 312 seqq.
End of:
Abaelard’s and Hugo’s views on, ii. 352, 361
John of Salisbury on, ii. 375

Philosophy, antique:
Divine source of, Bacon’s view as to, ii. 507 n. 2
“First” (Aristotelian), ii. 335
Position of, in Roman Empire (3rd-6th cent.), i. 34 (See also Greek
thought)

Philosophy, Arabian, ii. 389-90, 400-1

Philosophy, scholastic:
Completeness of, in Aquinas, ii. 395
Divisions of, ii. 312 seqq.
Importance of, as intellectual interest, ii. 287-8
Physical sciences included in, see Physical science
Theology as the end of (Abaelard’s and Hugo’s view), ii. 352, 361
Theology distinguished from, ii. 284, 288;
by Aquinas, ii. 290, 311;
by Bonaventura, ii. 410 and n.;
considered as superior to, by Aquinas, ii. 289-90, 292;
dominated by (Bacon’s contention), ii. 496;
dissociated from, by Duns and Occam, ii. 510, 517, 519
Physical science:
Albertus Magnus’ attitude toward, ii. 423;
his works on, ii. 425-9
Bacon’s predilection for, ii. 486-7
Classifications of, ii. 312 seqq.
Experimental science or method, ii. 502-8
Mediaeval attitude toward, i. 300
Oxford school of, ii. 389
Patristic attitude toward, i. 63, 66-7, 72-3, 76-7, 99; ii. 393
Theology as subserved by, ii. 67, 111, 289, 486, 492, 496, 500,
530;
denial of the theory—by Duns, ii. 510;
by Occam, ii. 519-20

Physiologus, i. 76-7 and n., 300; ii. 83

Pippin of Heristal, i. 208-9; ii. 197

Pippin of Neustria, i. 115, 200, 209, 210 and n. 1; ii. 273

Pippin, son of Charlemagne, ii. 197

Placentia (Piacenza), i. 24

Placentinus, ii. 261-2

Plato, supra-rationalism of, i. 42;

allegorizing by, i. 36; ii. 364;
doctrine of ideas, i. 35; ii. 339-340;
Aquinas on this doctrine, ii. 455, 465;
Augustine of Hippo as influenced by, ii. 403;
“salvation” suggestion in, ii. 296 n. 2;
Republic, i. 36;
Timaeus, i. 35-6, 291; ii. 64, 69, 118, 348, 370, 372, 377

Platonism
Platonism:
Alanus’ Anticlaudianus, in, ii. 100 n. 2
Augustinian, i. 55
Nature of, i. 35-6, 57, 59
Philosophy as classified by, ii. 312

Pliny the Elder, Historia naturalis by, i. 39-40, 75

Plotinus, estimate of, i. 43, 45;

personal affinity of Augustine with, i. 55-7;
philosophic system of, i. 42-6, 50, 51;
Enneads of, i. 55;
otherwise mentioned, i. 50, 51; ii. 64

Plutarch, i. 44

Poetry, mediaeval:
Carmina Burana (Goliardic poetry), ii. 203, 217-19 and n.
Chivalric, see Chivalry—Literature
Hymns, see that heading
Italian, of 11th cent., i. 251 seqq.; ii. 186
Latin, see Latin verse
Modi, ii. 215-16
Music and, interaction of, ii. 195-6, 201-2
Old High German, ii. 194
Popular verse, see sub-headings Carmina and Modi; also
Vernacular
Prosody, Alexander de Villa-Dei on, ii. 126
Vernacular:
Germanic, Norse, and Anglo-Saxon, ii. 220-1
Romance, ii. 221-3, 225 seqq.

Pontigny monastery, i. 362

Poor of Lyons (Waldenses), i. 364, 365 n.; ii. 34

Popes (See also Papac and fo pa tic la popes see thei names)
Popes (See also Papacy; and for particular popes see their names):
Avignon, at, ii. 510
Decretals of, see under Canon law
Degradation of (10th cent.), i. 242
Election of, freed from lay control, i. 243 n. 2

Popular rights, growth of, in 12th cent., i. 305

Porphyry, i. 42, 44-7, 50, 51, 56; ii. 295;

Isagoge (Introduction to the Categories of Aristotle), i. 45, 92,
102; ii. 312, 314 n., 333, 339

Preaching Friars, see Dominican Order

Predestination, Gottschalk’s controversy as to, i. 224-5, 227-8

Priscianus, i. 71; ii. 119 n. 2;

Institutiones grammaticae of (Priscianus major and minor), ii. 124-
5

Prosper of Aquitaine, i. 106 n. 1

Provençal literature, i. 571; ii. 168;

Alba (aube) poetry, i. 20, 571; ii. 30

Provincia (Narbonensis):
Antique, the, in relation to, before Middle Ages, i. 9
Latinization of, i. 26-7 and n. 1
Ligurian inhabitants of, i. 126
Teutonic invasion of, i. 125

Prudentius, ii. 63;

Psychomachia of, ii. 102-4

Pseudo-Callisthenes, Life and Deeds of Alexander by, ii. 224, 225,

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