Cost optimization study using dispersion-managed fiber in a German backbone network. - Leo Nederlof; David Mirto; Sergey Ten; Matthias Gunkel; Dirk Breuer; Hans Reiner; Helmut Cremer; Ronald Freund; Christoph Caspar; Friedrich Raub (DRCN, 2005)

Integrated design and operation of a transparent optical network: a systematic approach to include physical layer awareness and cost function [Topics in Optical Communications]. - Christina Tanya Politi; Herbert Haunstein; Dominic A. Schupke; Svetoslav Duhovnikov; Gottfried Lehmann; Alexandros A. Stavdas; Matthias Gunkel; Jonas Mårtensson 002; Andrew Lord (IEEE Commun. Mag., 2007)

DICONET: future generation transparent networking with dynamic impairment awareness. - Ioannis Tomkos; Yvan Pointurier; Siamak Azodolmolky; Michael Eiselt; Thierry Zami; Radoslaw Piesiewicz; Chava Vijaya Saradhi; Matthias Gunkel; Uri Mahlab; Ming Chen; Yabin Ye; Mario Pickavet; et al. (Future Internet Assembly, 2009)

A dynamic impairment-aware networking solution for transparent mesh optical networks. - Siamak Azodolmolky; Dimitrios Klonidis; Ioannis Tomkos; Yabin Ye; Chava Vijaya Saradhi; Elio Salvadori; Matthias Gunkel; Konstantinos Manousakis; Kyriakos Vlachos; Emmanouel Manos Varvarigos; Reza Nejabati; Dimitra Simeonidou; et al. (IEEE Commun. Mag., 2009)

Hardware Accelerated Impairment-Aware Control Plane for Future Optical Networks. - Yixuan Qin; Siamak Azodolmolky; Matthias Gunkel; Reza Nejabati; Dimitra Simeonidou (IEEE Commun. Lett., 2011)

Advanced multilayer resilience scheme with optical restoration for IP-over-DWDM core networks. - Matthias Gunkel; Achim Autenrieth; Markus Neugirg; Jörg-Peter Elbers (ICUMT, 2012)

Elastic optical networks: The vision of the ICT project IDEALIST. - Marc Bohn; Antonio Napoli; Antonio D'Errico; Giuseppe Ferraris; Matthias Gunkel; Felipe Jiménez 001; Juan Pedro Fernández-Palacios; Patricia Layec; George Zervas; Norberto Amaya Gonzalez; Dimitra Simeonidou; Johannes Karl Fischer; et al. (Future Network & Mobile Summit, 2013)

A Multilayer Cost Model for Metro/Core Networks. - Franz Rambach; Beate Konrad; Lars Dembeck; Ulrich Gebhard; Matthias Gunkel; Marco Quagliotti; Laura Serra; Víctor López (JOCN, 2013)

Elastic multi-layer resilient IP-over-Flexgrid networking: Detailed cost analysis with bandwidth-variable transponders. - Michal Pióro; Artur Tomaszewski; Mateusz Zotkiewicz; Miroslaw Klinkowski; Marek Jaworski; Matthias Gunkel (ICTON, 2014)

Multi-layer restoration - the impact on the optical layer. - Matthias Gunkel (OFC, 2014)

Multi-layer capacity planning for IP-optical networks. - Ori Gerstel; Clarence Filsfils; Thomas Telkamp; Matthias Gunkel; Martin Horneffer; Víctor López 001; Arturo Mayoral (IEEE Commun. Mag., 2014)

Power consumption reduction through elastic data rate adaptation in survivable multi-layer optical networks. - Jordi Perelló; Annalisa Morea; Salvatore Spadaro; Albert Pagès; Sergio Ricciardi; Matthias Gunkel; Gabriel Junyent (Photonic Netw. Commun., 2014)

High-speed networks in field operation: An operator's view. - Armin Ehrhardt; Werner Weiershausen; Matthias Gunkel; Arnold Mattheus (ECOC, 2015)

Sliceable bandwidth variable transponder: The IDEALIST vision. - Emilio Riccardi; Annachiara Pagano; Emilio Hugues-Salas; Georgios Zervas; Dimitra Simeonidou; Marc Bohn; Antonio Napoli; Danish Rafique; Antonio D'Errico; Nicola Sambo; Piero Castoldi; Talha Rahman; et al. (EuCNC, 2015)

Elastic Black Link for future vendor independent optical networks. - Matthias Gunkel; Arnold Mattheus; Antonio Napoli; Gianluca Meloni; Francesco Fresi; Talha Rahman (OFC, 2015)

Vendor-Interoperable Elastic Optical Interfaces: Standards, Experiments, and Challenges [Invited]. - Matthias Gunkel; Arnold Mattheus; Felix Wissel; Antonio Napoli; João Pedro 001; Nelson Costa; Talha Rahman; Gianluca Meloni; Francesco Fresi; Filippo Cugini; Nicola Sambo; Marc Bohn (JOCN, 2015)

Future research directions in design of reliable communication systems. - Jacek Rak; Mario Pickavet; Kishor S. Trivedi; Javier Alonso Lopez 001; Arie M. C. A. Koster; James P. G. Sterbenz; Egemen K. Çetinkaya; Teresa Gomes; Matthias Gunkel; Krzysztof Walkowiak; Dimitri Staessens (Telecommun. Syst., 2015)

Enabling efficient multi-layer repair in elastic optical networks by gradually superimposing SDN. - Jeremias Blendin; Daniel Herrmann; Matthias Wichtlhuber; Matthias Gunkel; Felix Wissel; David Hausheer (CNSM, 2016)

RECODIS: Resilient Communication Services Protecting End-user Applications from Disaster-based Failures. - Jacek Rak; David Hutchison 001; Eusebi Calle; Teresa Gomes; Matthias Gunkel; Paul Smith 001; János Tapolcai; Sofie Verbrugge; Lena Wosinska (ICTON, 2016)

Black link versus cutting edge transceivers: A comparison for next generation WDM optical networks. - Arnold Mattheus; Matthias Gunkel; Antonio Napoli; Gert Grammel (OFC, 2016)

Disaster-resilient communication networks: Principles and best practices. - Andreas Mauthe; David Hutchison 001; Egemen K. Çetinkaya; Ivan Ganchev; Jacek Rak; James P. G. Sterbenz; Matthias Gunkel; Paul Smith 001; Teresa Gomes (RNDM, 2016)

On the Filter Narrowing Issues in Elastic Optical Networks. - Josep M. Fàbrega; Michela Svaluto Moreolo; L. Martín; Anna Chiado Piat; Emilio Riccardi; Diego Roccato; Nicola Sambo; Filippo Cugini; Luca Potì; Shuangyi Yan; Emilio Hugues-Salas; Dimitra Simeonidou; et al. (JOCN, 2016)

Raman amplification: Key enabler for next-generation flexible optical networks? - João Pedro 001; Nelson Costa; Matthias Gunkel (ICTON, 2017)

Network service orchestration standardization: A technology survey. - Charalampos Rotsos; Daniel King; Arsham Farshad; Jamie Bird; Lyndon Fawcett; Nektarios Georgalas; Matthias Gunkel; Kohei Shiomoto; Aijun Wang; Andreas Mauthe; Nicholas J. P. Race; David Hutchison 001 (Comput. Stand. Interfaces, 2017)

Key performance indicators for elastic optical transponders and ROADMs: The role of flexibility. - Adaranijo Peters; Emilio Hugues-Salas; Matthias Gunkel; Georgios Zervas (Opt. Switch. Netw., 2017)

SRLG-disjointness and geodiverse routing - a practical network study and operational conclusions. - Boro Nedic; Matthias Gunkel; Teresa Gomes; Rita Girão-Silva (RNDM, 2018)

Spare Capacity Dimensioning for different Re-Routing Strategies in Transport Networks. - Hassan Saeed; Ronald Romero Reyes; Thomas Bauschert; Matthias Gunkel; Felix Wissel (RNDM, 2019)

Shared Risk Link Group disjointness and geodiverse routing: A trade-off between benefit and practical effort. - Rita Girão-Silva; Boro Nedic; Matthias Gunkel; Teresa Gomes (Networks, 2020)

Disaster-Resilient Routing Schemes for Regional Failures. - Teresa Gomes; Dorabella Santos; Rita Girão-Silva; Lúcia Martins; Boro Nedic; Matthias Gunkel; Balázs Vass; János Tapolcai; Jacek Rak (Guide to Disaster-Resilient Communication Networks, 2020)

Quantum Technologies in the Telecommunications Industry. - Vicente Martín; Juan Pedro Brito; Carmen Escribano; Marco Menchetti; Catherine White; Andrew Lord; Felix Wissel; Matthias Gunkel; Paulette Gavignet; Naveena Genay; Olivier Le Moult; Carlos Abellán; et al. (CoRR, 2021)

Quantum Key Distribution: An Optimization Approach for the Management Plane. - Giannis Savva; Konstantinos Manousakis; Matthias Gunkel; Georgios Ellinas (ICC, 2022)

Optimization of QKD Networks with Classical and Quantum Annealing. - Bob Godar; Christoph Roch; Jonas Stein 001; Marc Geitz; Bettina Lehmann; Matthias Gunkel; Volker Fürst; Fred Hofmann (CoRR, 2022)

The Opportunities and Challenges of EuroQCI. - Felix Wissel; Oleg Nikiforov; Daniel Giemsa; Matthias Gunkel (OFC, 2024)

Simulation Study on the Impact of Variable SKR and Outdated Information in QKD Networks. - Luís Boavida; Teresa Gomes; Rita Girão-Silva; Tim Johann; Daniel Giemsa; Matthias Gunkel (RNDM, 2024)

Comparison and optimization of different routing methods for meshed QKD networks using trusted nodes. - Tim Johann; Mario Wenning; Daniel Giemsa; Annika Dochhan; Matthias Gunkel; Tobias Fehenberger; Stephan Pachnicke (J. Opt. Commun. Netw., 2024)

Exploring Quantum Key Distribution Routing Algorithms. - João Barreirinhas; Rita Girão-Silva; Teresa Gomes; Matthias Gunkel (DRCN, 2025)

DemoQuanDT: A Carrier-Grade QKD Network. - Peter Horoschenkoff; J. Henrich; R. Böhn; I. Khan; Jasper Rödiger; Matthias Gunkel; M. Bauch; J. Benda; P. Bläcker; E. Eichhammer; U. Eismann; G. Frenck; et al. (CoRR, 2025)