Title :
Hole-assisted fiber technology for access and long-haul networks
Author :
Nakajima, K. ; Matsui, T. ; Shimizu, T. ; Hanzawa, N. ; Kurokawa, K.
Author_Institution :
Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
Recent progress on hole-assisted fiber (HAF) technology is investigated. HAF with unique characteristics is expected to be an attractive medium not only for fiber to the home (FTTH) but also for large capacity transmission.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical fibre subscriber loops; FTTH; HAF technology; access networks; fiber-to-the-home; hole-assisted fiber technology; long-haul networks; Fuses; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3
