Introduction to the OFC/NFOEC 2013 special issue

The 2013 Optical Fiber Communication Conference/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC) offered global leaders in the field of optical communications and networking the opportunity to meet and share their work. This special annual OFC/NFOEC feature issue highlights leading trends in the field through 29 invitation-only papers from leading researchers in optical communications and networking.