Figure 1 (IMAGE) Optica Caption (a) Experimental setup illustrating the network layout and how the FPGA-based coherent transceiver prototype was connected to the network for continuous monitoring/sensing. (b) A map of Sunet’s Swedish fiber network with the 524-km route round-trip from Gothenburg to Karlstad and back highlighted in blue. (c) Zoom-in of the route consisting of aerial fiber,including five ROADM nodes, which were connected with the aerial cables using shorter segments of buried fiber. The fiber break happened as one of these segments was accidentally exposed by an excavator, with the approximate location illustrated by the star. Credit Mikael Mazur, Nokia Bell Labs, 600 Mountain Ave., Murray Hill, NJ 07974, USA Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.