The European IST project DAVID: a viable approach toward optical packet switching. - Lars Dittmann; Chris Develder; Dominique Chiaroni; Fabio Neri; Franco Callegati; W. Körber; Alexandros A. Stavdas; Monique Renaud; Albert Rafel; Josep Solé-Pareta; Walter Cerroni; Nelly Leligou; et al. (IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., 2003)

Fragmentation in a Novel Implementation of Slotted GPON Segmentation and Reassembly. - Yixuan Qin; Martin J. Reed; Zheng Lu; David K. Hunter; Albert Rafel; Justin Kang (AccessNets, 2008)

Next-generation PON-part I: Technology roadmap and general requirements. - Junichi Kani; Fabrice Bourgart; Anna Cui; Albert Rafel; Malcolm Campbell; Russell Davey; Silvana Rodrigues (IEEE Commun. Mag., 2009)

Novel infrastructure network design approach to support resilience in FTTx deployments. - Nick Medlen; Tim Gilfedder; Albert Rafel (IEEE Commun. Mag., 2012)

Control and management requirements for a coherent ultra-dense WDM PON for lambda to the user access networks. - Christopher N. Ververidis; Ioannis Tomkos; Dimitrios Klonidis; Albert Rafel; Neil Parkin; Patryk J. Urban; Josep Prat; Josep Segarra (ICTON, 2014)

Cost analysis of coherent-based TRx PON network. - Albert Rafel; Neil Parkin (ECOC, 2015)

COCONUT cost, power consumption and migration analysis: A route towards NG-PON3. - Gemma Vall-llosera; Albert Rafel; Neil Parkin; Marianna Angelou; Dimitrios Klonidis; Ivan N. Cano; Marco Presi; George Papastergiou; Ioannis Tomkos; Josep Prat; Ernesto Ciaramella (ICTON, 2015)

Field-trial of a λ-to-the-user high-budget PON using a novel class of low-cost coherent transceivers and compatible with EPON system operation. - Mario Rannello; Ivan N. Cano; Jeison Tabares; J. Camilo Velasquez; Saeed Ghasemi; Victor Polo 001; Guang Yong Chu; Josep Prat; R. Pous; G. Azcarate; C. Vila; Helene Debregeas; et al. (ICTON, 2017)

METRO-HAUL - Designing Metro Networks for 5G NR and Vertical Services. - Albert Rafel (PSC, 2018)

The Impact of the Optical Network on 5G - The Metro-Haul Project. - Andrew Lord; Albert Rafel; Michael C. Parker; Adrian Farrel (ONDM, 2019)

Future Metro bottle-neck - how will optical networks cost-effectively deliver anticipated 5G services? - Andrew Lord; Albert Rafel; Pablo Pavón 001 (ECOC, 2020)

Novel Low Cost PON Protection Via Harvested Power. - Neil Parkin; Albert Rafel (OFC, 2020)

Hands-on Demonstration of Open-Source Filterless-Aware Offline Planning and Analysis Tool for WDM Networks. - Pablo Pavón-Mariño; Miquel Garrich; Francisco-Javier Moreno-Muro; Marco Quagliotti; Emilio Riccardi; Albert Rafel; Andrew Lord (OFC, 2020)

Comprehensive model for technoeconomic studies of next-generation central offices for metro networks. - José Alberto Hernández 001; Marco Quagliotti; Laura Serra; Lourdes Luque Canto; Rafael A. López da Silva; Albert Rafel; Óscar González de Dios; Víctor López 001; António Eira; Ramon Casellas; Andrew Lord; João Pedro 001; et al. (JOCN, 2020)

Coherent Passive Optical Networks: Why, When, and How. - Md. Saifuddin Faruk; Xiang Li 081; Derek Nesset; Ivan N. Cano; Albert Rafel; Seb J. Savory (IEEE Commun. Mag., 2021)

Comparing optical transport technologies for x-hauling 5G small cells in the sub-6 GHz. - Albert Rafel; Jochen Maes (JOCN, 2022)

Network traffic analysis under emerging beyond-5G scenarios for multi-band optical technology adoption. - Marc Ruiz 001; José Alberto Hernández 001; Marco Quagliotti; Emilio Hugues-Salas; Emilio Riccardi; Albert Rafel; Luis Velasco 001; Óscar González de Dios (JOCN, 2023)

Topology-Driven Edge Predictions with Graph Machine Learning for Optical Network Growth. - Akanksha Ahuja; Sam Nallaperuma Herzberg; Albert Rafel; Paul Wright 003; Andrew Lord; Seb J. Savory (OFC, 2024)

A Low-Cost Network Architecture Enabled by SOA-Based Filter-less OADMs and Digital Subcarrier Multiplexing. - Carlos Castro; Shiyi Xia; Antonio Napoli; João Pedro 001; Yesica Rumaldo; Nelson Costa; Nicola Calabretta; Bernhard Spinnler; Albert Rafel (OFC, 2024)

Topology Architect: Graph Generative Intelligence for Scalable Optical Network Topology Design. - Akanksha Ahuja; Sam Nallaperuma Herzberg; Albert Rafel; Paul Wright 003; Andrew Lord; Seb J. Savory (ONDM, 2025)