Title :
Optical communication as a social infrastructure of "change" [Series Editorial]
Author :
Kuwahara, Hideo ; Theodoras, Jim
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
fDate :
8/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We believe the broadband evolution is contributing to the improvement of social concerns such as effective production, environmental issues, our aging population, safer society, and so on. This issue features five articles that examine optical communication as a social infrastructure of "change."
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Communications technology; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical sensors; Passive optical networks; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2009.5181888
