Title :
Review of 20 years of undersea optical fiber transmission system development and deployment since TAT-8
Author_Institution :
Tyco Telecommunications, 250 Industrial Way West, Eatontown, NJ 07724 (USA)
Abstract :
TAT-8 was the first optical transatlantic undersea system, starting a dramatic expansion of the global telecommunications network. This paper reviews the drivers and products that emerged since TAT-8 was developed.
Keywords :
Circuits; Coaxial cables; Communication industry; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Repeaters; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels, Belgium
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729162
