Title :
The status of fiber optics
Author_Institution :
Infinera Corp., Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper gives a general review of the historical development and current status of the fiber optic industry. It encompasses such technical topics as erbium doped fiber amplifiers (EDFA), semiconductor lasers, dense wavelength division multiplexed (DWDM) systems, fiber networks, LiNbO based modulators, and dispersion compensation. In addition, it discussed the economic infrastructure of the fiber optics industry and the role played by basic materials and device development.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; DWDM; EDFA; Er; LiNbO; LiNbO based modulators; dense wavelength division multiplexed systems; dispersion compensation; erbium doped fiber amplifiers; fiber networks; fiber optics industry economic infrastructure; fiber optics industry status; semiconductor lasers; Doped fiber amplifiers; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Industrial economics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Semiconductor lasers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
High Performance Devices, 2002. Proceedings. IEEE Lester Eastman Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7478-9
DOI :
10.1109/LECHPD.2002.1146727
