Optical networking special issue based on selected IEEE ICOCN 2015 papers

The 14th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks—IEEE ICOCN 2015 (http://icocn2015. nuaa.edu.cn/Default.asp)—was held in Nanjing during July 3–5, 2015. IEEE ICOCN aims to provide a premier opportunity for professionals, experts, engineers, scientists, and industrial people worldwide in the field of research, development and applications of photonics to share and exchange their experience. IEEE ICOCN 2015 included four technical tracks: (1) photonic devices and integration, (2) optical networks and transmission systems, (3) microwave photonics and analog optical systems, and (4) fiber optics, fiber devices and optical sensing. IEEE ICOCN 2015 was a 3-day event organized by Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Najing University and Najing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and was technically sponsored by IEEE Photonics Society. The conference was also supported by KEYSIGHT Technologies, ROHDE & SCHWARZ, Jiangsu Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing Society of Optical Communications and Photonic Technology, Luster LightTech Group, and Conquer Company. We accepted more than 217 papers by the authors from more than 18 countries and regions, among which 70 are invited talks. All the papers were carefully reviewed by more