Title :
Eradicating the central office with coherent optical technology
Author :
Cochrane, Peter ; Brain, Mike
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Lab., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
The replacement of the central office by a passive fiber network, the wide spectrum of which is used as an optical ether, is considered. Applications in the local loop and, with the addition of optical amplifiers, in long-haul networks, are discussed. The technology needed for such systems is considered
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical links; telecommunication networks; central office; coherent optical technology; local loop; long-haul networks; optical amplifiers; optical ether; optical fibres; passive fiber network; Central office; Copper; Costs; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Power cables; Repeaters; Telecommunications; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Communications, 1988. Mapping New Applications onto New Technologies, 1988 International Zurich Seminar on
Conference_Location :
Zurich
Print_ISBN :
3-908265-01-0
DOI :
10.1109/DIGCOM.1988.4685
