PUBLICATIONS:

In the framework of his research activity he published and presented the following works:


 


Books:
 


NOC/OC&I 2010 Proceedings - 15th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications and 5th Conference on Optical Cabling and Infrastructure, Faro-Algarve (Portugal), 8-10 June 2010, Edited by Dave Faulkner, Carmo Medeiros, Rosemund Neat, Armando Pinto, ISBN: 978-972-9341-93-9, Universidade do Algarve, 2010;

Book Chapters:
 


M. Forzati, J. Chen, M. Kantor, B. Lannoo, C. Larsen, C. Mattsson, A. Mitcsenkov, G. Parca, E. Pereira, A. Pinto, A. Teixeira, L. Wosinska, and M. Zuhdi, chapter 10, Economics of Next-Generation Networks, pp. 235-274, In: Optical Transmission: The FP7 BONE Project Experience, Editors: António Teixeira and Giorgio M. T. Beleffi, ISBN-10: 9400717660, ISBN-13: 978-9400717664, Springer, November 1, 2011;

P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, A. L. J. Teixeira, B. Neto, S. Stevan Jr., D. Sperti, F. da Rocha, M. Bernardo, J. L. Pinto, M. Fugihara, A. Rocha, and M. Facão, chapter 10, New Challenges in Raman Amplification for Fiber Communication Systems, pp. 177-208, In: Telecommunications Research Trends, Editors: Hans F. Ulrich and Ernst P. Lehrmann, ISBN: 978-1-60456-158-6, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2008;

P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, A. L. J. Teixeira, B. Neto, S. Stevan Jr., D. Sperti, F. da Rocha, M. Bernardo, J. L. Pinto, M. Fugihara, A. Rocha, and M. Facão, chapter 2, New Challenges in Raman Amplification for Fiber Communication Systems, pp. 51-81, In: Optical Fibers Research Advances, Editor: Jurgen C. Schlesinger, ISBN: 978-1-60021-866-8, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2007;


Thesis:
 


Armando Nolasco Pinto, Analysis and Optimization of Optical Communication Systems Based on Solitons, Ph.D. Thesis, Aveiro University, Portugal, 22/Dec/1999;


Patents:

C. L. Rodrigues, P. Mão-Cheia, F. P. Guiomar, A.N. Pinto, J. D. Reis, A. J. Teixeira, Método de Equalização Não-Linear do Canal Óptico no Domínio da Frequência, 105765 C, Junho, 2011;

A.N. Pinto, J. Ferreira, P. Mão-Cheia, Método e mecanismo para controlo e mitigação do efeito transitório em amplificadores ópticos de Raman com reflexão das bombas, 104930 R, December, 2009;


Papers in International Scientific Journals with Referees (ISI Journals):


Rui Manuel Morais, João Pedro, Paulo Monteiro, Armando Nolasco Pinto Impact of Node Architecture in the Power Consumption and Footprint Requirements of Optical Transport Networks, Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, Vol. 5, Issue 5, pp. 421-436, 2013;

M. Facão, M. I. Carvalho, G. Fernandes, Ana M. Rocha, A. N. Pinto, Continuous Wave Supercontinuum Generation Pumped in the Normal Group Velocity Dispersion Regime on a Highly Nonlinear Fiber, Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics , Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 959 - 966, April, 2013;

Nuno A. Silva, Armando N. Pinto, Effects of Losses and Nonlinearities on the Generation of Polarization Entangled Photons, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 1309-1317, April 15, 2013;

P. Guiomar Fernando, Jacklyn D. Reis, Andrea Carena, Gabriella Bosco, Antonio L. Teixeira, Armando N. Pinto, Experimental Demonstration of a Frequency-Domain Volterra Series Nonlinear Equalizer in Polarization-Multiplexed Transmission, Optics Express, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 276–288, January 14, 2013;

Gil M. Fernandes, Álvaro J. Almeida, Manfred Niehus, Armando N. Pinto, Theoretical Analysis of Multimodal Four-Wave Mixing in Optical Microwires, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 195-202, January 15, 2013;

N.A. Silva, A.N Pinto, Role of Absorption on the Generation of Quantum-Correlated Photon Pairs Through FWM, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, Vol. 48, No. 11, pp. 1380 - 1388, November, 2012;

L.P. Martins, A.J. Almeida, P.S. André, A.N. Pinto, Photon-pair states and violation of CHSH inequality, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 54, no. 11, pp. 2454–2461, November 2012;

A. M. Rocha, G. Fernandes, F. Domingues, M. Niehus, A. N. Pinto, M. Facão, P. S. André, Halting the Fuse Discharge Propagation Using Optical Fiber Microwires, Optics Express, vol. 20, no. 19, pp. 21083–21088, September 10, 2012;

João M. Ferreira, Rogério Nogueira, Paulo Monteiro, and Armando N. Pinto, Weighted Undepleted Pump Model for Broadband Counter-Pumped Raman Fiber Amplifiers, IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, vol. 4, no. 8, pp. 595–602, August 2012;

Álvaro J. Almeida, Nuno A. Silva, Paulo S. André, Armando N. Pinto, Four-Wave Mixing: Photon Statistics and the Impact on a Co-Propagating Quantum Signal, Optics Communications, vol. 285, no. 12, pp. 2769-2976, June 2012;

Nuno A. Silva, Álvaro J. Almeida, Armando N. Pinto, Interference in a Quantum Channel Due to Classical Four-Wave Mixing in Optical Fibers, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, vol. 48, no. 4, pp. 472-479, April 2012;

Fernando P. Guiomar, Jacklyn D. Reis, António L. Teixeira, Armando N. Pinto, Mitigation of intra-channel nonlinearities using a frequency-domain Volterra series equalizer, Optics Express, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 1360-1369, January, 2012;

Nelson J. Muga, Mário F. S. Ferreira, and Armando N. Pinto, Broadband polarization pulling using Raman amplification, Optics Express, vol. 19, no. 19, pp. 18707-18712, 2011;

Fernando P. Guiomar, Jacklyn D. Reis, António L. Teixeira, and Armando N. Pinto, Digital Post-Compensation Using Volterra Series Transfer Function, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, vol. 23, no. 19, pp. 1412 - 1414 , 2011;

Nuno A. Silva, Nelson J. Muga, Armando N. Pinto, Evolution of first-order sidebands from multiple FWM processes in HiBi optical fibers, Optics Communications, vol. 284, no. 13, pp. 3408–3415, June 15, 2011;

Nelson J. Muga, Mário F. S. Ferreira, Armando N. Pinto, QBER Estimation in QKD Systems With Polarization Encoding, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 355-361, February 1, 2011;

Rui Manuel Morais, Claunir Pavan, Armando Nolasco Pinto, and Cristina Requejo, Genetic Algorithm for the Topological Design of Survivable Optical Transport Networks, IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, vol. 3, n. 1, pp. 17-26 , January, 2011;

B. Neto, C. Reis, R.P. Dionísio, J. M. Ferreira, J.A. Lazaro, G. Tosi-Beleffi, A.N. Pinto, R. Nogueira, A. Teixeira, J. Prat, P.S. André, Assessment and mitigation of Erbium-doped fibre amplifiers (EDFA) gain transients in hybrid wavelength division multiplexing/time division multiplexing passive optical network (WDM/TDM PON) in the presence of packet-based traffic, IET Optoelectronics, vol. 4, n. 6, pp. 219–225, 2010;

Berta Neto, João Ferreira, N. Wada, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Paulo Sérgio André, Evaluation of the effect of channel add/drop impact on power transients on the performance of a 10 Gb/s DWDM transmission system with hybrid EDFA/Raman amplification, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 52, n. 6, pp. 1225-1228, June, 2010;

Nelson J. Muga, Nuno A. Silva, Mário Ferreira, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Evolution of the Degree of Co-Polarization in High-Birefringence Fibers, Optics Communications, vol. 283, n. 10, pp. 2125 - 2132, May, 2010;

Nuno A. Silva, Nelson J. Muga, and Armando N. Pinto, Effective Nonlinear Parameter Measurement Using FWM in Optical Fibers in a Low Power Regime, IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 285-291, March, 2010;

Claunir Pavan, Rui M. Morais, José F. da Rocha, and Armando N. Pinto, Generating Realistic Optical Transport Network Topologies, IEEE/OSA Journal of Optical Communications and Networking, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 80-90, January, 2010;

João M. Ferreira, Meire C. Fugihara, and Armando N. Pinto, Transient Response and Control of Pump-Reflecting Raman Fiber Amplifiers, Fiber and Integrated Optics, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 44 - 61, January, 2010;

Nuno A. Silva, Nelson J. Muga, and Armando N. Pinto, Influence of the Stimulated Raman Scattering on the Four-Wave Mixing Process in Birefringent Fibers, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 27, no. 22 , pp. 4979-4988, November 15, 2009;

Meire C. Fugihara, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Attenuation Fitting Functions, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 51, n. 10, pp. 2294-2296, October, 2009;

Nelson J. Muga, Meire C. Fugihara, Mário F. S. Ferreira, and Armando N. Pinto, Non-Gaussian ASE Noise in Raman Amplification Systems, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 27, no. 16, pp. 3389-3398, August 15, 2009;

A. N. Pinto, G. P. Agrawal, Nonlinear Interaction Between Signal and Noise in Optical Fibers, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, July, vol. 26, n. 13, pp. 1847-1853, 2008;

M. C. Fugihara, A. N. Pinto, Low-Cost Raman Amplifier for CWDM Systems, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, vol. 50, n. 2, pp. 297-301, February 2008;

N. J. Muga, M. F. S. Ferreira, A. N. Pinto, Polarization Scattering Property of Cascaded Polarization Controllers, ETRI Journal, Vol. 29, N. 6, pp. 838-840, December 2007;

N. J. Muga, Armando N. Pinto, M. F. S. Ferreira, José R. Ferreira da Rocha,
Uniform Polarization Scattering with Fiber-Coil Based Polarization Controllers, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, November, vol. 24, n.11, pp. 3932 - 3943, Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/JLT.2006.883642, 2006;


P.S. André, Armando Pinto, J.L. Pinto, Rute A. Sá Ferreira, Sonia S. Nobre, Luís D. Carlos, P. Monteiro, Chromatic Dispersion in Ge-Doped SiO2-Based Single Mode Fibres due to Temperature Dependence of the Ultraviolet Absorption: Numerical and Experimental Results, Materials Science Forum, vol. 514-516, pp. 369-37
3, 2006;


Paulo S. André, António L. Teixeira, Armando N. Pinto, Lara P. Pellegrino, Berta B. Neto, José F Rocha, João L. Pinto, and Paulo N. Monteiro, Transmission Fibre Chromatic Dispersion Dependence on the Temperature: Implications on 40 Gbit/s Performance, ETRI Journal, vol.28, no.2, pp. 257-259, April, 2006;

Armando N. Pinto, José R. Ferreira da Rocha, Q. Lin and Govind P. Agrawal, Optical Versus Electrical Dispersion Compensation: Role of Timing Jitter, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 24, n. 1, pp.
387-395, 2006;

P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, Chromatic Dispersion Fluctuations in Optical Fibers Due to Temperature and Its Effects in High-Speed Optical Communication Systems, Optics Communications, Vol. 246, Issues 4-6 , 15 February 2005, pp. 303-311, 2005;

José F. da Rocha, Adolfo T. Cartaxo, Henrique J. da Silva, João L. Pinto, António L. Teixeira, Atílio S. Gameiro, Paulo P. Monteiro, João O. Pires, Rui S. Ribeiro, Manuel O. Violas, Armando N. Pinto, Mário N. Lima, Paulo S. André, Mário M. Freire, Artur L. Ribeiro, Carlos F. Fernandes, Jorge T. Pereira, José M. Pousa, José M. Santos, Maria T. Almeida, António R. Tavares, Rogério N. Nogueira, José S. Machado, Optical Communications Research at Institute of Telecommunications, Fiber and Integrated Optics, vol. 24, pp. 411–428, 2005; Erratum;


Mário Ferreira, Armando Pinto, Paulo André, Nelson Muga, José Machado, Rogério Nogueira, Sofia Latas, Mayra Hernandez Sousa, José Ferreira da Rocha, Polarization Mode Dispersion in High-Speed Optical Communication Systems, Fiber and Integrated Optics, vol. 24, n. 3-4, pp. 261–285, 2005;
Erratum;

P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, J. L. Pinto, T. Almeida, M. Pousa, Selective and Wavelength Transparent Optical Add - Drop Multiplexer Based on Fiber Bragg Gratings, Journal of Communications Technology and Electronics, vol. 47, n. 12, pp. 891-897, 2002, (republished in Russian in Radioteknika & Elertronika,vol. 47, n. 12, pp. 1-12, 2002);

F. Matera, P. Franco, A. Schiffini, H. Suche, R. Bauknecht, M. Gaspar, R. Corsini, A. Paoletti, F. Alberti, A. Galtarossa, A. Pizzinat, Maurice Gloanec, E. Leclerc, M. Vidmar, P. Montero, M. Violas, A. Pinto, W. Sohler, L. Lattanzi, M. Guglielmucci, S. Cascelli, E. Burr, A. J. Seeds, F. Martelli, A. D’Ottavi, G. Contestabile, F. Curti, G. Tosi-Beleffi, C. De Angelis, F. Gringoli, R. Boula-Picard, N. Michel, Experiments on 40 Gb/s transmission with wavelength conversion: results from the IST ATLAS project, Fiber and Integrated Optics, vol. 21, n. 5, pp. 371-389, 2002;

Anna Pizzinat, Alessandro Schiffini, Francesco Alberti, Francesco Matera, Armando N. Pinto, Paulo Almeida, 40 Gb/s Systems on G.652 Fibers: Comparison Between Periodic and All-at-the-End Dispersion Compensation, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 20, n. 9, pp. 1673-1679, 2002;

P. S. André, J. L. Pinto, A. J. Teixeira, A. N. Pinto, T. Almeida, F. Morgado, M. Pousa, Strictly Non-Blocking All-Optical-Cross-Connect Demonstrator for WDM Wavelength Path Networks, Photonic Network Communications, vol. 4, n. 1, pp. 63-72, 2002;

A. Nolasco Pinto, Govind P. Agrawal and J. Ferreira da Rocha, Effect of Soliton Interaction on Timing Jitter in Communication Systems, IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 16, n.º 4, pp. 515-519, 1998;


Papers in International Scientific Journals with Referees (non-ISI Journals):


Fernando Guiomar, Sofia Amado, Nelson Muga, Armando Pinto, Cláudio Rodrigues, Bruno Marques, Pedro Costa, Paulo Mão-Cheia, Carla Macedo, Processamento digital adaptativo em sistemas óticos 40/100G, Saber & Fazer Telecomunicações, No. 10, pp 135-141, 2012;

Fernando Guiomar, Cláudio Rodrigues, Armando Pinto, Paulo Mão-Cheia, Transmissão e Receção Coerente a 40 Gb/s e 100 Gb/s, Saber & Fazer Telecomunicações, No. 9, pp 128-133, 2011;

Armando Pinto, Nuno Silva, Nelson Muga, Álvaro Almeida, Steven Carneiro, Luís Martins, Gil Fernandes, Manfred Niehus, Paulo André, Rogério Nogueira, João Pinto, Quantum Cryptography, University of Aveiro Research Highlights, Research@UA, pp 12-13, 2010;

Paulo André, Armando Pinto, António Teixeira, Mário lima, Rogério Nogueira, João Pinto, Ali Shahpari, Telmo Almeida, Gabriel Gonçalves, Fernando Parente, Andreia alves, Irina Carvalho, Paulo Monteiro, José Girão, João Davim, GPON in a BOX, University of Aveiro Research Highlights, Research@UA, pp 14-15, 2010;

Álvaro J. Almeida, Nuno A. Silva, Nelson J. Muga, Armando N. Pinto, Single-Photon Source Based on FWM With Adjustable Linear SOP, Revista do DETUA, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp 151-155, 2010;

V. Barbosa, A. N. Pinto, C. Lemos, R. M. Diz, N. J. Carvalho, Transponder for Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing (CWDM) Optical Communication Systems, Revista do DETUA, vol.4, n.3, pp.301-304, September, 2004;

P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, J. L. Pinto, Effect of Temperature on the Single Mode Fibers Chromatic Dispersion, Journal of Microwaves and Optoelectronics, vol. 3, n. 5, pp. 64-70, 2004;

P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, J. L. Pinto, T. Almeida, M. Pousa, Development of a 10 Gb/s Optical Soliton Source, Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 4430, pp. 388-397, 2001 (invited paper);

P. S. André, J. L. Pinto, A. N. Pinto, T. Almeida, Performance Degradations due to Crosstalk in Multiwavelength Optical Networks Using Optical Add Drop Multiplexers Based on Fibre Bragg Gratings, Revista do DETUA, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp 85-90, 2000;

J. R. A. Pinto, T. N. G. Maia, A. N. Pinto, R. Ribeiro, Characterization and Modeling of Timing Jitter in an Optical Soliton Source Based on a Gain-Switching Semiconductor Laser, Revista do DETUA, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp 78-84, 2000;

J. F. da Rocha, P. Tavares, O. Frazão, P. Monteiro, P. S. André, A. Teixeira, M. Lima, A. Nolasco Pinto, A. Gameiro, R. Ribeiro, L. Ribeiro, A. Cunha, J. L. Pinto, M. R. Ferreira, M. Pousa, Research of the Optical Communications Groups at University of Aveiro and Institute of Telecommunications – Aveiro Pole, Proceedings of SPIE, n.º 3572, pp. 515-526, 1999;

P. S. André, A. Nolasco Pinto, J. L. Pinto and J. Ferreira da Rocha, Extraction of Laser Rate Equations Parameters, Proceedings of SPIE, n.º 3572, pp. 141-146, 1999;


Papers in Conferences:

F. P. Guiomar, J. D. Reis, A. Carena, G. Bosco, A. Teixeira, A. N. Pinto, Experimental Demonstration of a Frequency-Domain Volterra Series Nonlinear Equalizer in Polarization-Multiplexed Transmission, Proc ECOC 2012 - European Conf. on Optical Communications, September 16-20, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2012;

A. J. Almeida, N. A. Silva, P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, Four-Wave Mixing: Photon Statistics and the Impact on a Co-propagating Quantum Signal, QCRYPT 2012 - 2nd Annual Conference on Quantum Cryptography - , September , Singapore, Singapore, 2012;

N. J. Muga, M. F. Ferreira, A. N. Pinto, Polarization-Dependent Gain in Raman Amplification Based All-Optical Polarization Control Schemes, Proc. ICTON 2012 - 14th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, July 2- 5, Coventry, England, 2012;

R. M. Morais, P. Monteiro, A. N. Pinto, Generating Near-Optimal Survivable Topologies, Proc. ICTON 2012 - 14th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, July 2- 5, Coventry, England, 2012;

A. J. Almeida, N. A. Silva, P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, Impact of FWM Process on the Statistics of a Co-Propagating Quantum Signal in a WDM Lightwave System, Proc. ICTON 2012 - 14th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, July 2- 5, Coventry, England, 2012;

A. N. Pinto, R. M. Morais, J. Pedro, P. Monteiro (Invited), Cost Evaluation in Optical Networks: Node Architecture and Energy Consumption, Proc. ICTON 2012 - 14th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, July 2- 5, Coventry, England, 2012;

A. N. Pinto, F. P. Guiomar (Invited), Flexible Optical Receivers, Proc. ICTON 2012 - 14th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, July 2- 5, Coventry, England, 2012;

A. J. Almeida, N. J. Muga, N. A. Silva, P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, Long-Term Time Evolution Measurements of Polarization Drift in Optical Fibers, SEON 2012 - X Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, June 27-29, Porto, Portugal, 2012;

F. P. Guiomar, A. N. Pinto, Receiver-side digital signal processing for 100-GE coherent optical transmission systems, NOC/OC&I 2012 - 17th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications/7th Conference on Optical Cabling and Infrastructure, Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain, June 20-22, 2012;

A. J. Almeida, N. A. Silva, P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, Experimental characterization of the photon statistics of four-wave mixing photon source, NOC/OC&I 2012 - 17th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications/7th Conference on Optical Cabling and Infrastructure, Vilanova i la Geltru, Spain, June 20-22, 2012;

Armando N. Pinto, Álvaro J. Almeida, Nuno A. Silva, Nelson J. Muga, and Luís M. Martins, Engineering Quantum Communication Systems, Photonics Europe 2012, paper 8440-11, Brussels, Belgium, April 16-19, 2012 (full paper published in Proc. of SPIE Vol. 8440, Quantum Optics II, edited by Thomas Durt, Victor N. Zadkov, pp. 84400B-1 - 84400B-13, 2012);

G. Fernandes, M. Facão, M. I. Carvalho, S. Rodrigues, J. Heidarialamdarloo, A. N. Pinto, M. F. Ferreira, Continuous wave supercontinuum generation aided by a weaker pulse laser, Photonics Europe 2012, paper 8434-38, Brussels, Belgium, April 16-19, 2012 (full paper published in Proc. of SPIE Vol. 8434, Nonlinear Optics and Applications VI, edited by Benjamin J. Eggleton, Alexander L. Gaeta, Neil G. Broderick, pp. 843413-1 - 843413-9, 2012);

G. Fernandes, M. Niehus, C. A. F. Marques, R. Nogeira, Armando N. Pinto, Acousto-Optic Tunable Mode Coupler, Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC), poster JTh2A.2, Los Angeles, CA, USA, March 4-8, 2012;

F.P. Guiomar, J.D. Reis, A.L. Teixeira, A.N. Pinto, Mitigation of Intra-Channel Nonlinearites Using a Frequency-Domain Volterra Series Equalizer, 37th European Conference and Exposition on Optical Communications (ECOC), OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optical Society of America, 2011), paper Tu.6.B.1, Geneve, Switzerland, September 18-22, 2011;

R.M. Morais, C. Pavan, R. F. Rocha, A.N. Pinto, Estimating Extra Capacity for Dedicated Protection in Mesh Optical Transport Networks, NOC/OC&I 2011 - 16th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications/6th Conference on Optical Cabling and Infrastructure, NOC/OC&I 2011 Proceedings pp. 165-168, Newcastle, United Kingdom, July 20-22, 2011;

A.M. Rocha, G. Fernandes, F. Domingues, A.N. Pinto, M. Facão, P.S. André, Fiber Fuse Effect propagation Break Using Optical Fiber Taper, Proc. OECC 2011 - 16th Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, pp. 606-607, July 4-8, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2011;

Álvaro J. Almeida, Luís M. Martins, Nuno A. Silva, Nelson J. Muga, and Armando N. Pinto, Correlated Photon-Pair Generation in a Highly Nonlinear Fiber Using Spontaneous FWM, Proc. of SEON 2011 - IX Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, 1st of July, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Aveiro, Portugal, ISBN: 978-989-97345-0-0, 2011;

Gil G. Fernandes, Álvaro J. Almeida, and Armando N. Pinto, Nonlinear Phase and Parametric Gain in Optical Fiber Microwires, Proc. of SEON 2011 - IX Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, 1st of July, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Aveiro, Portugal, ISBN: 978-989-97345-0-0, 2011;

João M. Ferreira, Rogério Nogueira, Paulo Monteiro and Armando N. Pinto, A Simplified Gain Model for Broadband Counter-Pumped RFAs, Proc. of SEON 2011 - IX Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, 1st of July, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Aveiro, Portugal, ISBN: 978-989-97345-0-0, 2011;

Somayeh Ziaie, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Analysis and Consideration CapEx Model for PON Technology using Single and Cascaded Splitter Schemes, Proc. of SEON 2011 - IX Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, 1st of July, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Aveiro, Portugal, ISBN: 978-989-97345-0-0, 2011;

A.N. Pinto, C. Pavan, R.M. Morais, A.R. Correia (Invited), Cost Evaluation in Optical Networks, Proc. ICTON 2011 - 13th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, June 26- 30, Stockholm, Sweden, 2011;

Nelson J. Muga, Álvaro J. Almeida, Mário F. Ferreira, and Armando N. Pinto, Optimization of Polarization Control Schemes for QKD systems, AOP 2011 - International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, May 3-7, Braga, Portugal, 2011, published in "International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics", editor Manuel F. Costa, Proceedings of SPIE, vol.º 8001, pp. 80013N-1 - 80013N-5, 2011;

Álvaro J. Almeida, Nuno A. Silva, Nelson J. Muga, and Armando N. Pinto, Single-Photon Source Using Stimulated FWM in Optical Fibers for Quantum Communication, AOP 2011 - International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, May 3-7, Braga, Portugal, 2011, published in "International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics", editor Manuel F. Costa, Proceedings of SPIE, vol.º 8001, pp. 80013W-1 - 80013W-7, 2011;

Gil Fernandes, Álvaro J. Almeida, Manfred Niehus, and Armando N. Pinto, Measurement of the Diameter of an Optical Fiber Microwire using Stimulated Four-Wave Mixing, AOP 2011 - International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, May 3-7, Braga, Portugal, 2011;

Armando N. Pinto, Álvaro J. Almeida, Nuno A. Silva, Nelson J. Muga, and Luís M. Martins, Optical Quantum Communications: An Experimental Approach, AOP 2011 - International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, May 3-7, Braga, Portugal, 2011 published in "International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics", editor Manuel F. Costa, Proceedings of SPIE, vol.º 8001, pp. 80011M-1 - 80011M-8, 2011;

Rui Manuel Morais, Claunir Pavan, Armando N. Pinto, Estimating the Energy Consumption in Survivable Optical Transport Networks, Proc. CONFTELE 2011 - 8th Conference on Telecommunications, April 27-29, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011;

Nelson Muga, Álvaro Almeida, Mário Ferreira, Armando N. Pinto, Critical Issues in Polarization Encoded Quantum Key Distribution Systems, Proc. CONFTELE 2011 - 8th Conference on Telecommunications, April 27-29, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011;

João Ferreira, Rogério Nogueira, Paulo Monteiro, Armando N. Pinto, Raman Amplifier Undepleted Pump Model Customization to Include Pump-to-Pump Interactions, Proc. CONFTELE 2011 - 8th Conference on Telecommunications, April 27-29, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011;

Álvaro Almeida, Steven Carneiro, Nuno Silva, Nelson Muga, Armando N. Pinto, Polarization-Entangled Photon Pairs Using Spontaneous Four-Wave Mixing in a Fiber Loop, Proc. CONFTELE 2011 - 8th Conference on Telecommunications, April 27-29, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011;

Nuno Silva, Álvaro Almeida, Armando N. Pinto, Statistical Characterization of a Single-Photon Source Based on Stimulated FWM in Optical Fibers, Proc. CONFTELE 2011 - 8th Conference on Telecommunications, April 27-29, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011;

João Davim, Somayeh Ziaie, Armando Pinto, CAPEX model for PON technology using single and cascaded splitter schemes, Proc. CONFTELE 2011 - 8th Conference on Telecommunications, April 27-29, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011;

Fernando Guiomar, Armando N. Pinto, Optimizing the Nonlinear Operator in Backward Propagation, Proc. CONFTELE 2011 - 8th Conference on Telecommunications, April 27-29, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011;

Manfred Niehus, Gil Fernandes, Armando Pinto, Dispersion engineered high index contrast silica microfibers, Proc. CONFTELE 2011 - 8th Conference on Telecommunications, April 27-29, Lisbon, Portugal, 2011;

João P. Davim, Armando N. Pinto, CAPEX Model for PON Technology, INTERNET/ACCESS 2010 - The Second International Conference on Evolving Internet and The First International Conference on Access Networks, Services and Technologies, Proceedings pp. 192-196, Valencia, Spain, September 20-25, 2010;

Fernando P. Guiomar, Armando N. Pinto, Backward Propagation Algorithms for Digital Post-Compensation of Fiber Impairments, Proc. BONE Master and BONE-TIGER2 joint Summer School 2010, pp. 58-60, Budapest, Hungary, September 6-7, 2010;

Armando N. Pinto, Claunir Pavan, Rui M. Morais, Dimensioning optical networks: A practical approach (Invited), Proc. ICTON 2010 - 12th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, June 27- July 1, Munich, Germany 2010;

Nelson J. Muga, Nuno A. Silva, Mário F. S. Ferreira, Armando N. Pinto, Generalized analysis of the polarization evolution in high-birefringence fibers, Proc. ICTON 2010 - 12th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, June 27- July 1, Munich, Germany 2010;

Álvaro Almeida, Steven R. Carneiro, Nuno A. Silva, Nelson J. Muga, Armando N. Pinto, Time coincidence of entangled photon pairs using spontaneous four-wave mixing in a fiber loop, Proc. SEON 2010 - VIII Symposium On Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, June 25, Porto, Portugal, 2010;

Álvaro Almeida, Nuno A. Silva, Nelson J. Muga, Armando N. Pinto, Fiber-Optical Communication System Using Polarization-encoding Photons, NOC/OC&I 2010 - 15th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications/5th Conference on Optical Cabling and Infrastructure, NOC/OC&I 2010 Proceedings pp. 127-132, Faro, Portugal, June 8-10, 2010;

Nelson J. Muga, Nuno A. Silva, Mário F. Ferreira, Armando N. Pinto, Relative State-of-Polarization in High-Birefringence Fibers, NOC/OC&I 2010 - 15th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications/5th Conference on Optical Cabling and Infrastructure, NOC/OC&I 2010 Proceedings pp. 121-126, Faro, Portugal, June 8-10, 2010;

Gil G. Martins Fernandes, Manfred Niehus, Armando N. Pinto, Fabrication and Optical Characterization of Tapered Optical Fibers, NOC/OC&I 2010 - 15th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications/5th Conference on Optical Cabling and Infrastructure, NOC/OC&I 2010 Proceedings pp. 57-62, Faro, Portugal, June 8-10, 2010;

Claunir Pavan, Rui M. Morais, Armando N. Pinto, Estimation of CapEx in Survivable Optical Transport Networks, NOC/OC&I 2010 - 15th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications/5th Conference on Optical Cabling and Infrastructure, NOC/OC&I 2010 Proceedings pp. 263-268, Faro, Portugal, June 8-10, 2010;

Nuno A. Silva, Nelson J. Muga, Armando N. Pinto, Measurement of the Effective Nonlinear Parameter Using FWM in Random Polarization Optical Fibers, NOC/OC&I 2010 - 15th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications/5th Conference on Optical Cabling and Infrastructure, NOC/OC&I 2010 Proceedings pp. 185-190, Faro, Portugal, June 8-10, 2010;

Rui M. Morais, Claunir Pavan, Armando N. Pinto, Equipment and Energy Related Costs in Survivable Optical Transport Networks, NOC/OC&I 2010 - 15th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications/5th Conference on Optical Cabling and Infrastructure, NOC/OC&I 2010 Proceedings pp. 99-104, Faro, Portugal, June 8-10, 2010;

João M. Ferreira, Meire C. Fugihara, Armando N. Pinto, Energy Efficient Raman Fiber Amplifiers Suitable for Dynamic Optical Networks, NOC/OC&I 2010 - 15th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications/5th Conference on Optical Cabling and Infrastructure, NOC/OC&I 2010 Proceedings pp. 111-116, Faro, Portugal, June 8-10, 2010;

Fernando Guiomar, Armando N. Pinto, Impairment Compensation of a Single-Channel NRZ-QPSK Optical System through Digital Backward Propagation, NOC/OC&I 2010 - 15th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications/5th Conference on Optical Cabling and Infrastructure, NOC/OC&I 2010 Proceedings pp. 197-202, Faro, Portugal, June 8-10, 2010;

Manfred Niehus, Gil G. Martins Fernandes, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Design of a Tunable Single Photon Interferometer Based on Modal Engineered Tapered Optical Fibers, SPIE Photonics Europe 2010, Session 3: Quantum Optics III, Brussels, Belgium, 12 - 16 April 2010 (published in Quantum Optics, edited by Victor N. Zadkov, Thomas Durt, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 7727, 77270E, pp. 1-14, 2010 SPIE, CCC code: 0277-786X/10/$18, doi: 10.1117/12.855058);

Manfred Niehus, Gil G. Martins Fernandes, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Towards passive and active single photon devices based on mode engineered & evanescently coupled tapered optical fibers, 450th WE-HERAEUS Seminar “Mixed States of Light and Matter”, February 7 - 10, Bad Honnef, Germany, 2010;

Rui Manuel Morais, Claunir Pavan, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Cristina Requejo, Genetic Algorithm for the Design of Survivable Optical Transport Networks: Operators Comparison, Proceedings of the IO 2009 - 14º Congresso da APDIO, pp. 123-130, September 7-9, Lisboa, Portugal, 2009;

Claunir Pavan, Rui Manuel Morais, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Impact of the Traffic Model on the Restoration Coefficient in Optical Transport Networks, Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Decision Support for Telecommunications and Information Society - DSTIS, September 4-7, Coimbra, Portugal, 2009;

C. Pavan, R. M. Morais, A. N. Pinto, Quantifying the Restoration Capacity in Optical Mesh Networks, NGI 2009 - 5th Conference on Next Generation Internet Networks, July 1-3, Aveiro, Portugal, session T2:Optimization of Network Design and Resources, 2009;

N. J. Muga, M. C. Fugihara, M. F. S. Ferreira, and A. N. Pinto, Non-White Noise Generation Method for ASE Noise Simulation in Systems with Raman Amplification, ICTON 2009 - 11th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, June 28 - July 2, session SWP WG3 VIII - Amplifiers, 2009;

Álvaro J. Almeida, Gil G. Fernandes and Armando N. Pinto, Single-Photon Source With Adjustable Linear SOP, Proc. SEON 2009 - VII Symposium On Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, June 26, Amadora, Portugal, 2009;

A. N. Pinto, C. Pavan, and R. M. Morais, A Statistical Model for CAPEX Fast Calculation in Optical Transport Networks (invited), ICTON 2009 - 11th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, June 28 - July 2, session MARS II, 2009;

Claunir Pavan, Rui Manuel Morais, and Armando Nolasco Pinto, Fast Calculation of CapEx in Optical Multilayer Networks, NOC 2009 - 14th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications, Valladolid, Spain, June 10 - 12, session Multilayer Networks (1/2): Techno-economics, pp. 325-332, 2009;

Nuno A. Silva, Nelson J. Muga, Armando N. Pinto, Single-Photon Generation, Conftele 2009 - 7th Conference on Telecommunications, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, May 3 - 5, session Materials and Devices Quantum Effects, pp. 419-422, 2009;

João M. Ferreira, Meire C. Fugihara, Armando N. Pinto, Analysis of a Pump Reflecting Raman Fiber Amplifier, Conftele 2009 - 7th Conference on Telecommunications, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, May 3 - 5, session Optical Communication Systems II, pp. 355-358, 2009;

Nelson J. Muga, Meire C. Fugihara, Mário F. S. Ferreir, Armando Nolasco Pinto, ASE Noise Simulation in Raman Amplification Systems, Conftele 2009 - 7th Conference on Telecommunications, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, May 3 - 5, session Optical Communication Systems I, pp. 347-350, 2009;

C. Pavan, R. M. Morais, A. N. Pinto, Estimating CapEx in Optical Multilayer Networks, Conftele 2009 - 7th Conference on Telecommunications, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, May 3 - 5, pp. 335-338, 2009;

R. M. Morais, C. Pavan, C. Requejo, A. N. Pinto, Design of Survivable Optical Networks with Minimum CAPEX, Conftele 2009 - 7th Conference on Telecommunications, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, May 3 - 5, session Networking I, pp. 307-310, 2009;

M. C. Fugihara, Armando N. Pinto, Low-Cost L-Band Raman Amplifier for CWDM Systems, 2008 IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, Acapulco, Mexico, July 21 - 23 July, session ME2, pp. 143-144, 2008;

Armando N. Pinto, Nuno A. Silva, Quantum Optical Communication Systems, SEON'08, VI Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, Porto, Portugal, pp. 111-114, June 20, 2008;

João M. Ferreira, Armando N. Pinto, Dynamic behavior of a Pump Reflecting Raman Amplifier, SEON'08, VI Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, Porto, Portugal, pp. 129-130, June 20, 2008;

Nelson J. Muga, Meire C. Fugihara, Mário F. S. Ferreira, and Armando N. Pinto, Modeling of ASE Noise in Broadband Systems with Raman Amplification, SEON'08, VI Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, Porto, Portugal, pp. 129-130, June 20, 2008;

Claunir Pavan, Rui Manuel Morais, Abel Ricardo Correia, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Assessment of an Expectation Model for the Dimensioning Problem in Optical Networks, SEON'08, VI Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, Porto, Portugal, pp. 129-130, June 20, 2008;

Claunir Pavan, Rui M. Morais, Abel R. Correia, Armando N. Pinto, The Impact of the Mean Nodal Degree on Optical Networks, Photonics North 2008, Montreal, Canada, June 2-4, 2008 (also published in Proc. of SPIE V. 7099, 709910, 2008);

C. Pavan, R. M. Morais, A. R. Correia, A. N. Pinto, Dimensioning of Optical Networks with Incomplete Information, AICT 2008 - The Fourth Advanced International Conference on Telecommunications, June 8-13, Athens, Greece, 2008;

Armando N. Pinto, Govind P. Agrawal, Loss of Quantum Information Due to the Kerr Effect in Optical Fibers, ICQI 2007, The International Conference on Quantum Information, Paper IFG4, Rochester, New York, USA, June 13-15, 2007;

P.S. André, A. N. Pinto, A.T. Teixeira, B. Neto, S. Junior, R. F. Rocha, M.C. Fugihara, Raman amplification using incoherent pump sources, ICTON 2007, Proc. International Conf. on Transparent Optical Networks, Paper Tu.C1.2, Rome, Italy, pp. 136-139, June 1-5, 2007.

Armando N. Pinto, and Govind P. Agrawal, Noise-Induced Spectral Shifts in Pseudo-Linear Fiber-Optic Communication Systems, CLEO 2007 - Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Session: Advanced Modulation Formats - Paper CMH6, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, May 6-11, 2007;

Meire C. Fugihara, Micaela Bernardo, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Sergio Stevan Jr, Hypolito J. Kalinowski, Raman Amplifier Numerical Model
, Conftele 2007, 6th Conference on Telecommunications, Peniche, Portugal, May 9-11, Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Telecommunications, pp. 533 - 536, ISBN: 978-989-8109-00-2, 2007;

Nelson J. Muga, Armando N. Pinto, Mário F. Ferreira, Polarization Controller: Angles Configuration and Scattering Properties, Conftele 2007, 6th Conference on Telecommunications, Peniche, Portugal, May 9-11, Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Telecommunications, pp. 243 - 246, ISBN: 978-989-8109-00-2, 2007;

Claunir Pavan, Abel R. P. Correia, Armando Nolasco Pinto, A Statistical Model for the Average Number of Hops in Optical Networks
, Conftele 2007, 6th Conference on Telecommunications, Peniche, Portugal, May 9-11, Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Telecommunications, pp. 465 - 467, ISBN: 978-989-8109-00-2, 2007;

Paulo Antunes, P. S. André, Armando Nolasco Pinto, A Simple and Inexpensive Single-Photon Source by Means of Four-Wave-Mixing and Attenuation
, Conftele 2007, 6th Conference on Telecommunications, Peniche, Portugal, May 9-11, Proceedings of the 6th Conference on Telecommunications, pp. 255 - 257, ISBN: 978-989-8109-00-2, 2007;

Paulo Antunes, P. S. André, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Single-Photon Source by Means of Four-Wave Mixing Inside a Dispersion-Shifted Optical Fiber, to be presented in FIO'06 - Frontiers in Optics 2006, The 90th Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Session: Advanced Transmission and Quantum Communications - FMJ3, Rochester, New York, USA, October 8-12, 2006;


Armando Nolasco Pinto, Timing Jitter in Optical Communication Systems, FIO'06 - Frontiers in Optics 2006, The 90th Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Session: Advanced Transmission and Impairments - FMD4, Rochester, New York, USA, October 8-12, 2006;


Meire C. Fugihara, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Raman Amplification Applied to CWDM Systems, in FIO'06 - Frontiers in Optics 2006, The 90th Optical Society of America Annual Meeting, Session: Photonic Posters - JSuA55, Rochester, New York, USA, October 8-12, 2006;

Claunir Pavan, Abel Ricardo Pereira Correia, Armando Nolasco Pinto, A Graph Problem in the Context of Optical Networks Dimensioning, MTPT'06, 3rd International Workshop on Mathematical Techniques and Problems in Telecommunications, September 4-8, Leiria, Portugal, 2006;

Meire C. Fugihara, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Raman Amplification in CWDM Systems with Low Power Pumps, SEON'06, IV Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, Porto, Portugal, pp. 75-76, June 16, 2006;

Paulo Antunes, Paulo S. B. André, Armando N. Pinto, Simplified Model for a Single-Photon Detector Module, SEON'06, IV Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, Porto, Portugal, pp. 87-88, June 16, 2006;

Nelson J. Muga, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Mario F. S. Ferreira, Geometric Interpretation of Waveplate-Induced Polarization Transformation in Stokes Space, SEON'06, IV Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, Porto, Portugal, pp. 77-78, June 16, 2006;

Abel R. P. Correia, Claunir Pavan, Armando Nolasco Pinto, A Probabilistic Model for the Demands on Link on Mesh Optical Networks, SEON'06, IV Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks and Sensors, Porto, Portugal, pp. 43-44, June 16, 2006;

P.S. Andre, A. T. Teixeira, A. N. Pinto, J. L. Pinto, R. F. Rocha; Temperature effects on the chromatic dispersion of standard single mode optical fibres, Proc European Conf. on Networks and Optical Communications - NOC, London , United Kingdom , July , 2005;

Nelson Muga, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Mário Ferreira, Efeitos Estocásticos da Polarização em Fibras Ópticas, Física’05 - Física para o Séc. XXI - 14ª Conferência Nacional de Física, session 10 - Óptica e Electrónica, paper OE 19, Porto, Portugal, December 2-3, pp. 307-308, 2005;

Nefi J. Carvalho, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Cost Impact on the Scalability of Optical Transport Networks – A Case Study, III Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks, SEON'05, Procedings pp. 66-69, Aveiro, Portugal, 27th June, 2005;

P. S. André, A. Pinto, J. L. Pinto,
Temperature dependence of GeO2 doped Silica absorption bands and its consequence on the characteristics of optical fibres, XII Portuguese Materials Society Meeting and III International Materials Symposium, Materiais'05, Procedings pp. 19, Aveiro, Portugal, March 20-23, 2005;

J.E.S. Machado, L.M.R. Teixeira, M.A.M. Madureira, J.M. Santos, P.M. Monteiro, A. N. Pinto, M. Violas, Dynamic Electronic Dispersion Compensation for Efficient Micro & Millimetre Wave Optical Transceivers, Photonic Signal Processing for Defence Applications (European WORKSHOP in the frame of network of excelence NEFERTITI, IST-2001-32786), Roma, Italy, March 17th-18th 2005;

J.E.S. Machado, A. Pinto, M.A.M. Madureira, N. Muga, J.M. Santos, P.M. Monteiro, M. Violas, Electronic Equalization of PMD – Numerical Results, Conftele'05, 6-8 April, Tomar, Portugal, 2005;


J.E.S. Machado, A. Pinto, Algorithm for Accurate Numerical Eye Opening Evaluation,
Conftele'05, 6-8 April, Tomar, Portugal, 2005;

Nelson Muga, Armando Pinto and Mário Ferreira, The development of a PMD Emulator,
Conftele'05, 6-8 April, Tomar, Portugal, 2005;

Meire C. Fugihara, Armando Pinto, The Use of Raman Amplification to Increase the Reach of Short Undersea Optical Systems,
Conftele'05, 6-8 April, Tomar, Portugal, 2005;

R. N. Nogueira, A. N. Pinto, P.S. André, A. L. Teixeira, J. R. F. da Rocha and J. L. Pinto, All-fiber tunable dispersion and polarization mode dispersion compensator based on enhanced thermal tuning,
Conftele'05, 6-8 April, Tomar, Portugal, 2005;

V. Barbosa, A. N. Pinto, C. Lemos, R. M. Diz, Transponder for Coarse WDM Optical Communication Systems, SEON 2004 - II Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks, Porto, Portugal, 2004

J. E. S. Machado, A. N. Pinto, J. M. Santos, P. M. Monteiro, M. Violas, L. M. R. Teixeira, Transversal Filter Model for High Bit Rate Optical Channel Equalization, SEON 2004 - II Symposium on Enabling Optical Networks, Porto, Portugal, 2004

F. Matera, P. Franco, A. Schiffini, H. Suche, R. Bauknecht, M. Gaspar, R. Corsini, A. Paoletti, F. Albert, A. Galtarossa, A. Pizzinat, Maurice Gloanec, E. Leclerc, M. Vidmar, P. Montero, M. Violas, A. Pinto, W. Sohler, L. Lattanzi, M. Guglielmucci, S. Cascelli, E. Burr, A. J. Seeds, F. Martelli, G. Contestabile, F. Curti, G. Tosi-Beleffi, R. Boula-Picard, N. Michel, Towards transport networks based on 40 Gbit/s transmission: results from the IST ATLAS project, 5th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2003, Warsaw, Poland, June 29 - July 3, 2003 (invited paper);

P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, Implications of Temperature in the Chromatic Dispersion: Consequences on High Speed Optical Networks Performance, The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE Lasers & Electro-Optics Society, LEOS’03, Tucson, USA, 2003

P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, J. L. Pinto, Effect of Temperature on the Single Mode Fibers Chromatic Dispersion, SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, IMOC'03, Foz do Iguazu, Brazil, 2003;

Meire C. Fugihara, Armando N. Pinto, A Comparative Study of EDFAs and DRAs in Dispersion Compensation Modules for Long-Haul Optical Communication Systems, 4th Conference on Telecommunications, pp 355-358, Confetele'03, Aveiro, Portugal, June, 2003;

Sandra Fernandes, Armando N. Pinto, Paulo Andre, Meire Fugihara, Pulse Broadening Due to Higher Order Dispersion, 4th Conference on Telecommunications, pp 391-394, Confetele'03, Aveiro, Portugal, June, 2003;

F. Matera, P. Franco, A. Schiffini, H. Suche, R. Bauknecht, M. Gaspar, R. Corsini, A. Paoletti, F. Alberti, A. Galtarossa, A. Pizzinat, M. Gloanec, E. Leclerc, M. Vidmar, P. Monteiro, M. Violas, A. Pinto, W. Sohler, L. Lattanzi, M. Guglielmucci, S. Cascelli, E. Burr, A. J. Seeds, F. Martelli, G. Contestabile, F. Curti, G. Tosi-Beleffi, R. Boula-Picard, N. Michel, Advanced Infraestructure for Photonics Networks - State of the Art and Prospects (IST ATLAS), Conference on Optical Network Design & Modelling, ONDM2003, Budapeste, Hungria, February, 2003;

A. Nolasco Pinto, Comparison Between Lumped and Distributed Amplification in High-Bit Rates Optical Communication Systems, OSA Annual Meeting 2002, OSA'02, Orlando, Florida, USA, September 29 - October 3, 2002;

A. Nolasco Pinto, Paulo Almeida J. Ferreira da Rocha, Intra-Channel Nonlinear Effects in High Speed Optical Communication Systems, OSA Annual Meeting 2001, OSA'01, Long Beach, California, USA, October 14-18, 2001;

A. Nolasco Pinto, Paulo Almeida, and José Ferreira da Rocha, Intra-Channel Nonlinear Effects in Dispersion Compensated DWDM Optical Networks, IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meeting Series 2001, Copper Mountain, USA, 2001;

P. S. André, A. Nolasco Pinto, J. L. Pinto, Teresa Almeida, M. Pousa, Tunable Transparent and Cost Effective Optical Add-drop Multiplexer based on Fiber Bragg Grating for DWDM Networks, IEEE/LEOS Summer Topical Meeting Series 2001, Copper Mountain, USA, 2001;

P. S. André, A. J. Teixeira, T. Almeida, A. Nolasco Pinto, J. L. Pinto, F. Morgado and M. Pousa, Optical Cross–Connect Routing Node Demonstrator for DWDM Wavelength Path Networks, 6th Annual European Conference on Networks & Optical Communications, NOC2001, Ipswich, UK, 2001;

P.S. André, J. Pinto, A. N. Pinto, J. L. Pinto, T. Almeida,F. Morgado and M. Pousa, Strictly Non-Blocking Optical Path Cross – Connect System for DWDM Wavelength Path Networks , Orlando, USA, The 5th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, SCI2001, 2001;

A. Nolasco Pinto, Paulo Almeida, and José Ferreira da Rocha, Nonlinear intra-channel effects in dispersion-managed data transmission systems, NLGW'01, Clearwater, USA, 2001;

A. Nolasco Pinto, Paulo Almeida, and José Ferreira da Rocha, Intra-Channel Nonlinear Effects in Dispersion Compensated High Speed Optical Communication Systems, Confetele'01, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 2001;

P. S. André, A. Nolasco Pinto, J. L. Pinto, T. Almeida and M. Pousa, Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer Based on Fiber Bragg Gratings for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing Networks, Confetele'01, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 2001;

Paulo Almeida and A. Nolasco Pinto, Impairments on 40 Gbit/s per Channel WDM Optical System with Wavelength Conversion, Confetele'01, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 2001;

P. S. André, J. Pinto, A. J. Teixeira, T. Almeida, A. Nolasco Pinto, J. L. Pinto, F. Morgado and M. Pousa, Strictly Non-Blocking Optical Cross-Connect for WDM Wavelength Path Networks, Confetele'01, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 2001;

Jorge R. A. Pinto, Tiago N. G. Maia, A. Nolasco Pinto, Rui S. Ribeiro, Timing Jitter in an Optical Soliton Source Based on a Gain- Switching Semiconductor Laser, Confetele'01, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 2001;

Rogério Nogueira, A. Nolasco Pinto, J. Ferreira da Rocha and J. Lemos Pinto, Homodyne Crosstalk Optimization in Cascaded OADMs by Polarization Control, Confetele'01, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 2001;

Rogério Nogueira, Jorge Pinto, A. Nolasco Pinto, J. Ferreira da Rocha and J. Lemos Pinto, Optical Test Platform for High Bit Rate DWDM Systems, Confetele'01, Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 2001;

A. Nolasco Pinto, A New Generation of Optical Receivers Based on Adaptive Detection, OSA’00, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, October 22-26, 2000;

P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, J. L. Pinto, T. Almeida, M. Pousa, Selective Wavelength Transparent Optical Add - Drop Multiplexer Based on Fibre Bragg Gratings, ICTON 2000, pp. 15, Gdansk, Poland, 2000;

P.S. André, A. N. Pinto, J. L. Pinto, Optical Communications on the Physics Teaching, Physics Teaching in Engineering Education – PTEE 2000, Conference Proceedings pp. 6, Budapest, Hungry, 2000;

P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, J. L. Pinto, T. Almeida and M. Pousa, Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer Based on Fibre Bragg Gratings for the ITU WDM Systems, VI Optical Spain Meeting, Medina Del Campo, Spain, 2000;

P. S. André, A. N. Pinto, J. L. Pinto, T. Almeida and M. Pousa, Development of a 10 Gb/s Optical Soliton Source, ROMOPTO 2000, Bucharest, Romania, Setember 2000, proceedings pp. 10;

A. Nolasco Pinto, P. S. André, J. L. Pinto and F. da Rocha, Short Optical Pulses Generation by Gain Switching of a DFB Laser Diode, Confetele'99, Sesimbra, Portugal, proceedings pp. 182-184, 1999;

A. Nolasco Pinto, P. S. André, J. L. Pinto and F. da Rocha, Bit-Error Rate Evaluation in Soliton Systems, Confetele'99, Sesimbra, Portugal, proceeding pp. 177-181, 1999;

P. S. André, A. Nolasco Pinto, J. L. Pinto and F. da Rocha, Extraction of DFB Laser Rate Equations Parameters for Optical Simulation Purposes, Confetele'99, Sesimbra, Portugal, proceedings pp. 561-564, 1999;

P. S. André, A. Nolasco Pinto, J. L. Pinto and J. Ferreira da Rocha, Extraction of Laser Rate Equations Parameters, III RIAO OPTILAS'98, Cartagena das Indias, Colombia, proceedings pp. 41, 1998;

P. S. André, A. Nolasco Pinto, J. L. Pinto and J. Ferreira da Rocha, Characterization and Modeling of a DFB Laser for Optical Communications Purposes, Física’98, Maia, Portugal, proceedings pp. 631, 1998;

A. Nolasco Pinto, P. S. André, J. L. Pinto and J. Ferreira da Rocha, Characterization and Simulation of an Optical Channel for Communication Systems Based on Solitons, Física’98, Maia, Portugal, proceedings pp. 633, 1998;

P. S. André, A. Nolasco Pinto, J. L. Pinto and J. Ferreira da Rocha, Dispersion Measurement in Optical Fibers, Proto-Física’98, Aveiro, Portugal, proceedings pp. 13, 1998;

J. L. Pinto , M. Pousa , P. S. André , A. Nolasco Pinto e M. R. Ferreira, Optical Source for Solitons Communication Systems, A Engenharia Portuguesa no Mundo, Congresso da Ordem dos Engenheiros, Lisboa, Portugal, 1998;


A. Nolasco Pinto and J. Ferreira da Rocha, Bit Error Rate Degradation Due to Timing Jitter in Soliton Communication Systems, OSA’97, Long-Beach, California, USA, October 12-17, 1997;

A. Nolasco Pinto and J. Ferreira da Rocha, Analysis of Arrival Time Fluctuations Influence in Solitons Communication Systems Performance, I Conferência Nacional de Telecomunicações, Aveiro, Portugal, proceedings pp. 261-263,
April 10-11, 1997;

A. Nolasco Pinto, Govind P. Agrawal and J. Ferreira da Rocha, Analytical and Numerical Study of Timing Jitter in Soliton Communication Systems, OSA’96, Rochester, New York, USA, October 20-24, 1996;

J. Alvoeiro, A. Nolasco Pinto, J. L. Pinto, J. M. Oliveira, M. A. Santos and L. F. Semblano, Optical Measurements of Psychomotor Interventions on Dysfunctional Knee Cycle: a Case Study, ICAPT’96, Montreal, Canada, July 29 - August 1, proceedings pp. 11.7-11.8, 1996;

A. Nolasco Pinto and J. Ferreira da Rocha, Timing Jitter Statistics Due to Soliton Interaction and Gordon-Haus Effect, NOC’96, Heidelberg, Germany, proceedings pp. 304-311, 1996;

L. F. Ribeiro, A. Nolasco Pinto, J. F. Rocha and J. L. Pinto, Photonic Technology for High Speed Optical Communication Systems, Fisica’96
- 10ª Conferência Nacional de Física / 6º Encontro Ibérico para o Ensino da Física,
Proceedings pp. 583, Session XII-CO, Faro, Portugal,  April 13-17, 1996;

J. R. F. da Rocha, L. B. Ribeiro and A. Nolasco Pinto, Semi-Analytical Method for Performance Analysis of Soliton Systems, CLEO/Pacific’95, Chiba, Japan, proceedings pp. 43-44, 1995;


Other Publications:

Armando Pinto, Nuno Silva, Nelson Muga, Álvaro Almeida, Steven Carneiro, Luís Martins, Gil Fernandes, Manfred Niehus, Paulo André, Rogério Nogueira, João Pinto, Quantum Cryptography, pp. 12-13, Research Highlights UA 2010, In: Research@ua, University of Aveiro, 2011;

Paulo André, Armando Pinto, António Teixeira, Mário Lima, Rogério Nogueira, João Pinto, Ali Shahpari, Telmo Almeida, Gabriel Gonçalves, Fernando parente, Andreia Alves, Irina carvalho, Paulo Monteiro, José Girão, João Davim, GPON in a BOX, pp. 14-15, Research Highlights UA 2010, In: Research@ua, University of Aveiro, 2011;

Nuno A. Silva, Álvaro J. Almeida, Nelson J. Muga, Gil G. Fernandes, Manfred Niehus, Luís M. Martins, Armando N. Pinto, Optical Quantum Communications - An Experimental Approach, Research Day UA 2011, University of Aveiro, 2011;

Rui M. Morais, Paulo P. Monteiro, Armando N. Pinto, Optimization of Energy Consumption in Optical Networks, Research Day UA 2011, University of Aveiro, 2011;

Book Reviews: 

Uyless Black, IP Routing Protocols, reviewed by A. Nolasco Pinto, Optics & Photonics News, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 55, 2001, republished in Journal of Optical Networking, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 153, 2002

Rajiv Ramaswami and Kumar N. Sirarajan, Optical Networks: A Practical Perspective, 2nd Edition, reviewed by A. Nolasco Pinto, Journal of Optical Networking, Vol. 1, No. 6, pp. 219-220, 2002


Research Projects Deliverables
and Milestones:

Vítor Barbosa, Armando Pinto, Celso Ribeiro B. Lemos, Ricardo Morais Diz, Transponder CWDM - Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplex, project SIRAC, 2004;

Helena Silva,
A. Nolasco Pinto,  P. S. André, João Lemos Pinto,  Teresa Almeida and Marcelino Pousa, 
Final Report, P152f2r3, project IT/P152 - ANALISE WDM, 2002

F. Matera, G. Tosi-Beleffi, F. Curti, A. Chiari (FUB), A. Pinto, P. Almeida (AVE), A. Schiffini, F. Alberti, D. Setti (PIR), S. Cascelli, M. Guglielmucci (ISCTI), Report on the robustness and limitations in Tbit/s WDM dispersion management systems including wavelength conversion
, D212, project EC/IST -1999-10626 - ATLAS, 2002;

Helena Silva,
A. Nolasco Pinto, P. S. André, João Lemos Pinto
,  Teresa Almeida and Marcelino Pousa,  Optical Networks Performance Evaluation - Experimental Results, P152f2r2, project IT/P152 - ANALISE WDM, 2002

F. Matera (FUB), A. Pinto (AVE), P. Almeida (AVE), A. Schiffini (PIR), A. Pizzinat (CPADOR), A. Galtarossa (CPADOR), M. Guglielmucci (ISCTI),
Description of Numerical Code and Analytical Tools for Optimising the Design of a Tbit/s Dense-WDM Link with Dispersion Management, D211, project EC/IST -1999-10626 - ATLAS, 2001;

Helena Silva,
A. Nolasco Pinto, Paulo Almeida,  P. S. André, João Lemos Pinto, Rogério Nogueira,  Teresa Almeida and Marcelino Pousa,  Faults in Optical Networks, P152f2r1, project IT/P152 - ANALISE WDM, 2001;

Helena Silva, Paulo Almeida,
A. Nolasco Pinto, P. S. André,  Rogério Nogueira, João Lemos Pinto, Teresa Almeida and Marcelino Pousa,  Annual Report (first year), P152f1r3, project IT/P152 - ANALISE WDM, 2001

Helena Silva, Paulo Almeida,
A. Nolasco Pinto, P. S. André,  João Lemos Pinto, Rogério Nogueira, Teresa Almeida and Marcelino Pousa,  Receiver Influence in Multigigabit Optical Systems Performance, P152f1r
1, project IT/P152 - ANALISE WDM, 2001

Helena Silva, Paulo Almeida, A. Nolasco Pinto, P. S. André,  João Lemos Pinto, Rogério Nogueira, Teresa Almeida and Marcelino Pousa, Receiver Influence in Multigigabit Optical Systems Performance, P152f1r2, project IT/P152 - ANALISE WDM, 2001;


Gilberto Magalhães, Rogério Nogueira,
A. Nolasco Pinto, Paulo André, Teresa Almeida, João Lemos Pinto and Marcelino Pousa, Optical Test Loop Final Report, P114f3r4, project IT/P114 - O-NODE, 2001;

Gilberto Magalhães, Rogério Nogueira,
A. Nolasco Pinto, Paulo André, Teresa Almeida, João Lemos Pinto and Marcelino Pousa, Optical Test Loop Users Manual, P114f3r3, project IT/P114 - O-NODE, 2001;

Gilberto Magalhães, Paulo André, Alexandra Fonseca, Rogério Nogueira, Catarina Mónica,
A. Nolasco Pinto, Teresa Almeida,   João Lemos Pinto and Marcelino Pousa, Optical Test Loop Specifications, P114f3r2, project IT/P114 - O-NODE, 2001;

Paulo Almeida, Rogério Nogueira, P. S. André,
A. Nolasco Pinto,  Helena Silva, António Teixeira, João Lemos Pinto, Teresa Almeida and Marcelino Pousa,  Final Report, P115f2r4, project IT/P115 - CAMADA, 2001;

Paulo André, Alexandra Fonseca, Catarina Mónica,
Teresa Almeida, A. Nolasco Pinto,  João Lemos Pinto and Marcelino Pousa, Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (OADM) Implementation and Test, P114f3r1, project IT/P114 - O-NODE, 2001

F. Matera (FUB), A. Schiffini (PIR), A. Galtarossa (CPADOR), A. Nolasco Pinto (AVE), Numerical Code and Analytical Tools for Investigating a Dense WDM DMS  System, Including the Effect of the PMD, M211, project EC/IST -1999-10626 - ATLAS, 2000;

Helena Silva,
A. Nolasco Pinto, P. S. André, Paulo Almeida, Rogério Nogueira,  João Lemos Pinto, Teresa Almeida and Marcelino Pousa,  Performance Evaluation in the Optical Layer, P152f1r1, project IT/P152 - ANALISE WDM, 2000;

Paulo Almeida, Rogério Nogueira, P. S. André, Helena Silva,
A. Nolasco Pinto, Teresa Almeida, Marcelino Pousa and João Lemos Pinto, Optical Signal-to-Noise Ratio Degradation in Multigigabit Systems, P115f2r3, project IT/P115 - CAMADA, 2000;

Paulo André, António Teixeira, Jorge Pinto, Teresa Almeida, João Lemos Pinto, Armando Nolasco Pinto and Marcelino Pousa, Optical Cross-Connect (OXC) Implementation and Test , P114f2r1, project IT/P114 - O-NODE, 2000

Paulo Almeida, P. S. André, Rogério Nogueira, Helena Silva,
A. Nolasco Pinto, Teresa Almeida, Marcelino Pousa and João Lemos Pinto, Wavelength Conversation and Nonlinear Induced Distortions in Multigigabit Optical Networks, P115f2r2, project IT/P115 - CAMADA, 2000;

Rogério Nunes Nogueira, Jorge Pinto, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Paulo Sérgio André, Teresa Almeida, João Lemos Pinto and Marcelino Pousa, Annual Report (second year), P114f1r3, project IT/P114 - O-NODE, 2000;

Rogério Nunes Nogueira, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Paulo Sérgio André, Jorge Pinto, Paulo Almeida, Teresa Almeida, João Lemos Pinto and Marcelino Pousa, Homidine Cross-Talk in Optical Networks, P115f2r1, project IT/P115 - Camada, 2000

Paulo Almeida, P. S. André, Rogério Nogueira, Jorge Pinto,
A. Nolasco Pinto, António Teixiera, Teresa Almeida, Marcelino Pousa and João Lemos Pinto, Annual Report (first year), P115f1r3, project IT/P115 - CAMADA, 2000

P. S. André, Rogério Nogueira, Jorge Pinto,
A. Nolasco Pinto, Marcelino Pousa, Teresa Almeida and, João Lemos Pinto, Optical Simulator Customization, P115f1r2, project IT/P115 - CAMADA, 2000

Rogério Nunes Nogueira, Jorge Pinto, Armando Nolasco Pinto, Paulo Sérgio André, Teresa Almeida, João Lemos Pinto and Marcelino Pousa, Multiple Wavelengths Propagation in a WDM Demostrator, P114f1r2, project IT/P114 - O-NODE, 2000

António Teixeira, João Lemos Pinto, Marcelino Pousa, Teresa Almeida, A. Nolasco Pinto and Paulo André, Optical Communications Simulator Specifications, P115f1r1, project IT/P115 - CAMADA, 1999;

Paulo Sérgio André, Teresa Almeida, João Lemos Pinto, Marcelino Pousa and A. Nolasco Pinto, Specifications of an Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer (OADM),
P114f1r1, project IT/P114 - O-NODE, 1999;

João Lemos Pinto, A. Nolasco Pinto, Paulo Sérgio André, Marcelino Pousa and Mário Rui Ferreira, Final Report, P058f2r1, project IT018/P058 - EMITON, 1998;

João Lemos Pinto, A. Nolasco Pinto and Paulo André, Annual Report, P058f1r3,
P058f1r3, project IT018/P058 - EMITON, 1997

A. Nolasco Pinto
, Paulo André and João Lemos Pinto, Soliton Source Specifications, P058f1r2, project IT018/P058 - EMITON, 1997;

A. Nolasco Pinto, Paulo André and João Lemos Pinto, Study of Alternative Techniques for Solitons Generation,
P058f1r1, project IT018/P058 - EMITON, 1997

A. Nolasco Pinto, J. Seabra and J. Fernandes, Report on Channel Emulator Software, project EC/RACE 2067 - MBS, 1995;

A. Nolasco Pinto, L. Botelho Ribeiro, Mário Ferreira, Berthold Wedding, Bernhard Junginger, A. Matheus and R. Ries, Experiments on Nonlinear Propagation, project EC/RACE 2011 – TRAVEL, 1993;


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