DocumentCode
3332560
Title
Fiber optic technology toward the next century
Author
Nakahara, Tsuneo
Author_Institution
Sumitomo Electric Ind. Ltd., Osaka, Japan
fYear
1991
fDate
28 Oct-1 Nov 1991
Firstpage
7
Abstract
The author reviews the progress of communications (the integrated services digital network and the optical fiber network) and forecasts the future of telecommunications for the 21st century. In particular he examines the fiber to the home (FTTH) project as well as several key technologies for the FTTH project, such as optical fibers, microelectronics, and optoelectronics technologies
Keywords
ISDN; optical fibres; optical links; B-ISDN; fiber to the home; integrated services digital network; microelectronics; optical fiber network; optoelectronics; B-ISDN; Coaxial cables; Communication networks; ISDN; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fibers; Samarium; Telephony;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Industrial Electronics, Control and Instrumentation, 1991. Proceedings. IECON '91., 1991 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kobe
Print_ISBN
0-87942-688-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IECON.1991.239336
Filename
239336
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