The future of optical communications

Author

Akiba, Shigeyuki

Author_Institution

KDDI Submarine Cable Syst. Inc., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

7

Abstract

While high-end transmission technology is approaching an inherent limit, switching/processing technology should play an important role as a driving element in future optical communication businesses. The evolution of bandwidth-hungry new services and business applications such as distance learning/education, telemedicine and other applications can be enabled by the growth of metro and access optical infrastructure and will eventually promote the growth in the whole photonic industry.

Keywords

distance learning; metropolitan area networks; optical fibre communication; optical fibre networks; technological forecasting; access optical infrastructure; bandwidth-hungry services; business applications; distance learning; fiber-optic communications; high-end transmission technology; metro optical infrastructure; optical communication businesses; optical network industry; switching/processing technology; telemedicine; Bandwidth; Biomedical optical imaging; Business communication; IP networks; Internet telephony; Marine technology; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Passive optical networks; Telemedicine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7500-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.2002.1133891

Filename

1133891