Title :
Optical communications: the highways of the future [Series Editorial]
Author :
Kuwahara, Hideo ; Theodoras, Jim
fDate :
5/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The five articles chosen for this month´s issue of the Optical Communications Series examine the higher-level protocols that are desperately needed as bandwidth continues its climb into the stratosphere. The proposals are not merely theoretical postulating, though, as the concepts presented herein are validated in real-world networks.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; High speed optical techniques; Optical control; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical network units; Optical sensors; Road transportation; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCOM.2009.4939274
