DocumentCode
1356968
Title
Fiber optics, ICs, and satellites: Advanced optical fibers, integrated circuits for telephony, and solid-state amplifiers for satellites presage a new era
Author
Kaplan, Gadi
Volume
20
Issue
1
fYear
1983
Firstpage
38
Lastpage
40
Abstract
Communication by single-mode optical fibers continues to fascinate researchers, and major advances were made last year in increasing the data rates and transmission distance without repeaters while retaining acceptably low error rates.
Keywords
Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Repeaters; Satellite broadcasting; Satellites;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSPEC.1983.6368966
Filename
6368966
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